🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #161, 17th May 2026
$63.9m raised across 9 rounds, Labor has announced a $3.5b innovation package, VC tax incentive changes and a $70m AI Accelerator as tech leaders push for CGT carve-outs to protect startup equity
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M&A, IPOs & Exits
Humankind, a Wellington HR consultancy, has acquired The Mintable, a management training startup backed by Blackbird, for an undisclosed sum. (Startup Daily)
NAB has acquired Banked, a London-founded account-to-account payments company, for an…
