Fast growing proptech company raises US$8M Pre-Series A round, in addition to securing US$2M in venture credit financing, following banner year of 300% revenue growthMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XY Sense—the leading occupancy sensor and analytics platform for corporate real estate teams—today announced it raised an $8M Pre-Series A funding round, led by InterValley Ventures with participation from strategic investor JCI Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Johnson Controls, and returning investor Blackbird, a leading Australasian VC. The fast-growth PropTech company will utilize the funds to deliver on rapidly increasing international demand as well as roll out its sensor technology–the most advanced sensor available on the market–in workplaces globally.
Organizations can now get an accurate and targeted picture of their candidates’ behavior with an adaptive assessment that’s made for work LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Criteria--Criteria, a market-leading SaaS talent success platform, announced the release of Illustrait, a next-generation personality assessment. Illustrait enables organizations to quickly and precisely identify candidates with the competency potential required to succeed in their unique roles. The new behavioral assessment will join Criteria’s comprehensive portfolio of scientifically validated assessments
IperionX and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (“ORNL”) to collaborate on developing low-cost titanium alloys for additive manufacturing (3D printing) using IperionX’s titanium metal powders A U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) approved User Agreement has been executed to advance work between ORNL and IperionX at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (“MDF”) at ORNL, a 110,000 sq. ft. user facility that is the nation’s only large-scale open-access facility for demonstrating R&D manufacturing technologies and optimizing critical processes (link
Helbiz will receive a 12-month license to operate e-scooters and e-bikes in Queensland starting late AugustNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$HLBZ--Helbiz (Nasdaq: HLBZ) launches its expansion into Australia with a landmark partnership with Logan City Council in Queensland. Following months of close consultation and collaboration, the City has approved a 12-month license for Helbiz to operate up to 400 e-scooters and 400 e-bikes starting in late August.
Launching Fall 2022, OrganiQ Hershey’s Cacao Body Scrub is a Treat: Clean, Conscious Beauty that Nourishes the Body and SoulADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OrganiQ Kangaroo Island, an Australian clean beauty brand, today announced a partnership with the Hershey’s brand to introduce a body treatment inspired by the classic Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Candy Bar. Launching this fall, OrganiQ
(all amounts in US$ unless otherwise indicated)VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CapstoneCopper--Capstone Copper Corp. (“Capstone”) (TSX:CS) today announced that it has closed the amendment and extension of the Capstone corporate revolving credit facility (“RCF”) from $225 million to $500 million plus $100 million accordion and extended the RCF by four years to May 12, 2026. Upon closing of the RCF, Capstone will repay the existing debt facility with Glencore Chile SpA ("Glencore") which was previously raised in connection with the Mantos Blancos Concentrator Development Project.
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Campus--upGrad, Asia’s largest integrated higher Edtech major has announced a 100% merger of Harappa Education at a value of USD 38 million (INR 300 crores). Harappa will clock USD ~10 million( INR 75 crores) in Revenue this year. upGrad closed this transaction with present Harappa shareholders - Bodhi Tree Systems, (a newly formed platform between James Murdoch & Uday Shankar) and Co-founders Pramath Raj Sinha & Shreyasi Singh. All of them join the upGrad Cap table.
Combined market, XaaS and managed services all down versus strong year-ago quarterSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #BPO--Asia Pacific’s IT and business services market was down sharply in the second quarter, buffeted by slowing demand in several key geographies, the latest state-of-the-industry report from Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, finds.
Seasoned aerospace business development executive offers regional and industry expertise to fuel growth of Spire Space Services in ANZVIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$spir--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced the appointment of Seyed Miri as Director of Space Services for Australia and New Zealand. Miri is an entrepreneur and seasoned business development executive with more than 20 years of experience working in the Earth observation and location intelligence industry in Australia and New Zealand. He is based in Melbourne, Australia, and will report to Kamal Arafeh, Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Woodside provides the following information in relation to its Second Quarter 2022 Report, changes to conversion factors, and the impact on reported production and full-year 2022 production guidance. Woodside confirms that there is no change to the physical product volumes underpinning the full-year 2022 production guidance issued by Woodside in January 2022, which did not include BHP Petroleum (BHPP) production.
PERTH, Australia & HEIDELBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#biotechnology--Ozgene and Gen-H are pleased to announce our working partnership supporting Ozgene’s new OzBIG capability. Ozgene Pty Ltd is a privately held CRO based in Perth, Australia providing custom genetically engineered mice for academic and commercial researchers worldwide. Gen-H GmbH is a privately held CRO based in Heidelberg, Germany providing genetically engineered bacterial clones and E. coli strains. The partnership leverages the expertise of both companies to enable the development of sophisticated mouse models with targeted modifications up to 240 kb of the mouse genome for research in basic science, human disease, and drug discovery and development. We envision near term potential to increase the upper kb limit of the capability.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airwallex, a leading global fintech platform, announced the launch of its Airwallex Online Payments App on Shopify. The Airwallex Online Payments App is a payment gateway plugin that merchants can integrate on their online store to accept payments from their global customers. This new app is offered through Airwallex’s payment acceptance solution that covers a wide range of payment methods. These payment methods include Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay bank cards, and 30+ other local payment methods across the Asia-Pacific and Europe, such as GrabPay in Southeast Asia, WeChat Pay in APAC, and Bancontact and Sofort in Europe.
Growing ecosystem of global and local providers allows enterprises to take advantage of Google Cloud Platform’s strong data tools, ISG Provider Lens™ report saysSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #Google--Australian enterprises adopting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are turning to an increasingly sophisticated ecosystem of service providers to get more value from their data, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG
Performance Delivered production of 33.8 MMboe, up 60% from Q1 2022.Delivered sales volume of 35.8 MMboe, up 51% from Q1 2022.Delivered average realised price of $95 per barrel of oil equivalent.Delivered revenue of $3,438 million, up 44% from Q1 2022.HighlightsCompleted the merger with BHP’s petroleum business on 1 June.Changed company name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd.Commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 2 June and the London Stock Exchange on 6 June under the ticker ‘WDS’.
MCLEAN, Va. & CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MITRE, a U.S.-based not-for-profit organization, and the Australian Department of Defence have signed an agreement encouraging greater collaboration to bring about innovative and integrated solutions for enhanced operations and allied coalition interoperability. The agreement, developed and administered by the Australia Defence Science and Technology Group, will provide access to MITRE’s transformational solutions, systems engineering excellence, a world-class workforce, and the opportunity to transfer innovations and knowledge.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest New Zealand Podcast Ranker. The Ranker provides insight into the Top 100 Podcasts as well as the Top Networks in New Zealand from 1 June through 30 June, 2022, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service.
Marqeta selected by MPMS as partner of choice to allow Transport for NSW the flexibility to offer digital-first payment solutions for consumersMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today announced an innovative new transport partnership. Marqeta was named as the payment processor of choice for Opal Plus, the new transit program for Transport for NSW (TfNSW), in partnership with Mastercard Prepaid Managed Services (MPMS). The New South Wales government is introducing Opal Plus, a Mobility as a Service app within the Opal system, which allows subscribers to plan, book and pay for a tailored commuter experience directly from their mobile devices.
Additional Strategic Development includes Equity Investment by Titanium Industry VeteranLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fodere Titanium Limited (“Fodere”) the owner of a proprietary zero waste technology capable of extracting value from a wide variety of mineral and industrial waste feedstocks, today announced that it has commenced construction of a seven ton per day pilot plant near Kitwe, Zambia. The pilot plant is a crucial step towards demonstrating the advantages of Fodere’s technology and enabling its widespread commercialization. The pilot plant will facilitate refinement of the production process and allow the technology to be demonstrated with various feedstocks. The company expects the pilot plant to become operational in the first quarter of 2023.
Leading Construction Technology Provider Achieves Rigorous Certification for Security and Privacy ComplianceDENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#construction--Assignar, the global leader in cloud-based construction operations, today announces completion of the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 1 certification, which marks a significant compliance milestone for the organization. This means that the company’s security and privacy policies are compliant with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), demonstrating Assignar’s commitment to the integrity of their customer’s data.
-The expansion will enhance business banking for small businesses and community financial institutions-COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BankiFi, an embedded banking solutions provider, announced its expansion into North America with the launch of BankiFi Americas. The organization’s growth and expansion into the U.S. market will support the unique digitization and payment modernization requirements of SMBs, while placing financial institutions at the heart of the relationship.
Alsym’s high-performance battery technology promises to speed the pace of electrification in the maritime sector by minimizing the risk of fires associated with lithium-based batteriesWOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#battery--Alsym™ Energy, a developer of next-generation rechargeable batteries, today announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun, Japan, will jointly develop applications specific to the marine shipping industry using Alsym’s high-performance, low-cost technology. Singapore-based Synergy Marine is a leading global ship management services provider, currently managing more than 500 vessels.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has reached agreement with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on all tax matters in dispute. The agreement resolves the disagreement relating to interest on an isolated borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend in 2015. It also separately resolves the pricing of certain transactions between Rio Tinto entities based in Australia and the Group’s commercial centre in Singapore from 2010-2021 and provides certainty for a further five-year period.
TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Ecoppia--Ecoppia (TASE: ECPA), the pioneer and world leader in robotic cleaning solutions for solar PV, has won the Top Product of the Year Award for their H4 robot in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. Receiving this prestigious award demonstrates that industry experts see the H4 as an exemplary solution in the fields of energy and environmental management.
HOUSTON & CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) announced today that it has scheduled its second quarter 2022 earnings conference call for Friday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). During the call, Civeo will discuss financial and operating results for the second quarter 2022, which will be released before the market opens on Friday, July 29, 2022.
LOS ANGELES & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#MedTechInnovator--MedTech Innovator, the largest accelerator of medical technology companies in the world, in partnership with Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the first and only regional association to provide a unified voice for the medical technology industry, has announced the 20 companies selected to participate in the organization’s third annual Asia Pacific Accelerator program.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today announced the appointment of Jeane Hull to the Company’s Board of Directors and its Audit, Compensation and Leadership Development and Environmental, Health, Safety and Corporate Responsibility Committees effective July 19, 2022. Ms. Hull has over 35 years of mining operational leadership and engineering experience, most notably holding the positions of Chief Operating Officer for Rio Tinto plc at the Kennecott Utah Copper Mine and Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Peabody Energy Corporation. She also has held numerous management engineering and operations positions with Rio Tinto and affiliates. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, she held positions with Mobil Mining and Minerals, and has additional engineering, environmental and regulatory affairs experience in the public and private sector. Ms. Hull is currently a director of Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, Trevali Mining Corporation, Epiroc AB, and Interfor Corporation and previously served on the boards of Pretium Resources Inc and Cloud Peak Energy Inc. A Registered Professional Engineer, Ms. Hull holds a Bachelor of Science (Civil Eng.) from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University. She serves on the University Advisory Board for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smarty, the premier online shopping destination that saves time and money on online purchases, today announced it is going global: Smarty is now offering cash back and coupons for retailers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada. As a result, international shoppers will get the same great benefits and savings on their online purchases as shoppers in the United States have through Smarty. International shoppers will also get the same perks, including cash back bonuses, double cash back on purchases with Smarty’s retail partners and automated coupon codes applied with the company’s desktop and mobile apps.
Latest Botium chatbot and conversational AI testing features further establish Cyara as global leader in CX testing and assurance marketREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyara, provider of the award-winning Automated Customer Experience (CX) Assurance Platform, today unveiled innovative new chatbot testing features with the latest release of Cyara Botium, the industry’s leading one-stop solution for comprehensive, automated chatbot testing and assurance. The release comes just weeks after Cyara announced its acquisition
Identifying a Backup Clinical Candidate for Projected $111B Global Metastatic Cancer MarketMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTCQB: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, today announced that successful production of a synthetic recombinant version of the proenzyme trypsinogen was completed via the Proenzyme Optimization Project 1 (POP1) joint research and drug discovery program. The program is designed to produce a backup clinical compound to the Company’s lead product candidate, PRP, which is targeting metastatic cancer from solid tumors. According to Emergen Research, the global metastatic cancer market is projected to be worth $111 Billion by 2027.
The solution helps contractors combat the labor shortage with workforce planning and field productivity toolsCARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced the launch of a new solution, Procore Workforce Management, which features two key products — Field Productivity as well as, Workforce Planning
