🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #162, 24th May 2026
$545.4m raised across 4 rounds, Women-owned startups received just 8.6% of approved Industry Growth Program grants, More discourse on CGT reforms including from Treasurer Jim Chalmers
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M&A, IPOs & Exits
General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja says Canva does not need an IPO as the $84b design software company shifts deeper into AI and continues scaling in private markets (AFR)
Codan, an ASX-listed Australian defence technology company, has acquire…
