Weekly funding roundup: Seed rounds, government grants and a $16M launch dominate this week
From data centre cooling to enterprise AI, here are this week’s biggest startup raises

From data centre cooling to enterprise AI, here are this week’s biggest startup raises
Yajush Gupta
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Australia’s 50% capital gains tax discount has been in place since 1999. Budget 2026 could replace it with an inflation indexation model. CPA Australia, Deloitte and CommBank Economics have all weighed in.
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May 8, 2026
This Founder Friday, Hustle & Grace’s Cindi Greentree shares the TikTok moment that changed everything and the lessons she learned building a brand from zero in under a year.
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The RBA raised rates because underlying inflation was already strong before the fuel shock hit. Three experts on what SME owners need to understand right now.
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May 7, 2026
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More than eight in ten Australians no longer trust what they read online, and most are now doing their own research before spending.
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May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
The 2026 Federal Budget lands on 12 May. Before the night, several major measures are already confirmed. Here is what small business owners need to know right now.
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May 7, 2026
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Insolvency specialists are warning that Payday Super won’t create new business failures, but it will bring them forward.
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May 6, 2026
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From July 1, any branded SMS your business sends without a registered sender ID will be labelled “Unverified” and grouped with scam messages.
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May 6, 2026
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This week’s edition of Let’s Talk tackles client concentration risk, and our experts share what they wish more founders knew before it became a crisis.
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Two Australian startups selected for PepsiCo’s global supply chain program as corporate innovation push accelerates
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May 5, 2026
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