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Macquarie-backed AI start-up hits $1.7b valuation, readies ASX float

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 05, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The business, which creates agents with names and human faces to help businesses with complex tasks, is planning a local sharemarket listing next year.

Macquarie-backed AI start-up hits $1.7b valuation, readies ASX float

Future Secure AI, a Macquarie Capital-backed start-up that builds artificial intelligence co-workers for companies, has secured more than $100 million in funding before a planned listing on the ASX late next year.

The start-up, chaired by former Macquarie chief financial officer Alex Harvey, has attracted new investment from Square Peg, Yarra Capital Management and Firetrail in an attempt to expand its customer base, and is expected to appoint banks for its IPO in the next few months.

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