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Top 50 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Australia

A list of 50 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Manufacturing startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Australia

Investor Manufacturing Australia investments
Blackbird Ventures 11
Uniseed Ventures 8
Jelix Ventures 4
Artesian VC 4
Defence Trailblazer 4
Melbourne Angels 3
Investible 3
Main Sequence Ventures 3
Airtree Ventures 3
Australia Business Growth Fund 3
ANU Connect Ventures 3
Significant Early Venture Capital 3
Right Click Capital 3
Anzu Partners 2
Breakthrough Victoria 2
Archangel Ventures 2
Qualgro VC 2
Allen & Buckeridge 2
Melt Ventures 2
Costanoa Ventures 2
Carthona Capital 2
Brisbane Angels 2
Mike Zimmerman 2
Clean Energy Finance Corporation 2
OIF Ventures 2
Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) 2
ACAC Innovation 2
Acorn Capital 1
Agri Vie 1
Lockheed Martin Ventures 1
Andrew Coppin 1
Austin Group 1
Energy Impact Partners 1
GE Equity 1
Banter Capital 1
Playground Global 1
Edison International 1
Flying Fox Ventures 1
Wollemi 1
Ampol 1
ACME foundation 1
Bombora 1
Queensland Investment Corporation 1
Ellerston Capital 1
Southern Cross Venture Partners 1
Saar Gillai 1
Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry 1
Bunge 1
Grand Challenges Canada 1
Celesta Capital 1
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Blackbird Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 18 investments in the past 12 months
Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Redactive — Redactive.ai is an Enterprise AI enablement platform that accelerates regulated organisations to secure & remediate their operational (unstructured) data, preparing it to be used by AI applications (eg: Co-pilots), along with providing engineering teams inside the enterprise the tools to build their own AI use cases securely with any LLM.
  • Aquila — We're powering the future by building and operating an infinitely scalable energy network.
  • Vertus Energy — We innovate to make fossil natural gas extinct.
Uniseed Ventures VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Uniseed was established in October 2000 as a $20 million joint venture between the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Queensland (UQ). This proof of concept fund (Fund-1) operated with significant input and support from the commercialization offices of the two universities (UniQuest and Melbourne Ventures Limited), with staff ofthese organizations making up the majority of the Investment Committee and leading due diligence and management of most investment opportunities. Over 20 investments, typically of $250,000 - $500,000 were made from this fund.A new $40 million venture fund (Fund-2) ran from 2005-15, with the addition of a third leading university, the University of New South Wales, and a major private institutional investor, the Westscheme superannuation fund. The founding universities (UQ & UM) also committed further funds. Australian Super took over Westscheme's essets and commitments in July 2011.With the start of Fund-2, an independent management team was established, consisting of the CEO and three Investment Managers; one at each university catchment. The Investment Committee was restructured, with dedicated committees established for biotechnology or other technologies. The nominal investment limit was increased to $2.5 million to allow participation in follow-on funding rounds so as to preserve Uniseed's equity position.On 1 November 2015, Uniseed started its third and largest fund (Fund-3) with the addition of the University of Sydney and the CSIRO to the Universities of Queensland, Melbourne and NSW. This followed three high profile exits in the preceding 14 months (Fibrotech; Spinifex & Hatchtech). Each of the five partners committed $10 million over 10 years to the new fund (total fund $50 million).Uniseed’s partner research organisations spent nearly $4 billion on research, making up over 40% of the total research spend at 67 research organisations in Australia. Together, these organisations accounted for nearly 500 invention disclosures (34% of total) and 500 new registered IP rights filed (45% of total) over the same period(2013 National Survey of Research Commercialisation). Unlike private venture capital funds, Uniseed is dedicated to the needs of its research partners, and committed to servicing them consistently over the long term, irrespective of the short term conditions in external capital markets. It works in very close partnership with the research partner commercialisation companies and staff, providing a valuable adjunct to the capabilities these companies and staff provide. They in turn provide a best-practice commercialisation service tailored to their respective organisations. These companies are able to leverage to great effect the scale of operation and expertise of the Uniseed network.The fund is run with commercial discipline, ensuring independence and financial rigor in its investment decision-making processes. Success is measured by a balance of return on investment (including the flow of funds for research to further the commercialisation of intellectual property generated within the research partner catchments), the establishment of viable start-up companies, the generation of research income for research partners and the improvement of partner commercialisation processes.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Series A, Seed, Funding Round
  • Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • BioScout — Welcome to BioScout, your partner in revolutionizing the agriculture industry with cutting-edge automated disease detection technology for crop growers and viticulture. Our high-level introduction and detailed insights into our innovative solutions, exceptional collaborations, and dedicated team make it easy to understand WHO we are, WHAT we do, and HOW we do it. Stay updated with valuable resources, customer portal, and regular content via our blog. Contact us today to collaborate and optimize your farm's productivity and sustainability.
  • Ferronova — Ferronova is a medical device company that offers imaging and surgery products.
  • Morse Micro — Morse Micro Shatters the Wi-Fi HaLow Range Record... AgainSets New Benchmark in Connectivity with Record 16 km Wi-Fi HaLow Range Watch Now Smarter,
Jelix Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Gelomics — Gelomics operates as a biotechnology company. Gelomics provides 3D cell culture technologies.
  • Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age
  • Fugu Carbon — Fugu Carbon is a machinery manufacturing company that helps in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology from air.
Artesian VC VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Australia, United States, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
  • Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
  • Sova Health — Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that guides users towards a healthier lifestyle with personalized nutrition advice based on accurate blood biomarker analysis. Understand what is stopping you from achieving your nutritional goal and get your personalized nutrition plan.
Defence Trailblazer VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Transforming defence innovation through strategic partnership between the University of Adelaide (UoA), the University of NSW (UNSW) and industry partners, with support from the Australian Government Department of Education.
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Investment focus
  • Mining, Manufacturing, Precious Metals
  • Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Hullbot — Hullbot is a developer of a robotic in-water cleaning system designed to inspect, map, and clean the hull of a boat without a human operator present. They offer design, development, and deployment of autonomous drones, delivering solutions to stop the growth of marine organisms, improve performance, and extend the time between haul-outs. Theirembedded intelligence enables their robots to interact with the environment on-the-fly.
  • ADR (Australian Droid + Robot) — Industrial robotics and automation. We provide robot and drone solutions to solve problems. At Australian Droid and Robot our motto is 'Safety by Separation' - our robots are built for hazardous environments - humans are not.
  • Advanced Alloy Holdings — Tailored alloy solutions for advanced applications
Melbourne Angels VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Angel, Seed, Funding Round
  • Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
  • Apop Imaging — Apop Imaging develops and commercialises novel imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic tools to improve patient outcomes based on our proprietary calcitonin receptor antibody technology.
  • Alkira Software — Deliver interactive content and answer customer queries at scale using conversational AI. TalkVia offers quick and easy NO CODE voice and chat solutions for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and web based chatbots.
Investible VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 18 investments in the past 12 months
Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Australia, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Decarice — Explore DeCarice's hydrogen retrofit technology to significantly reduce carbon emissions from your existing diesel fleet. Decarbonize with innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
  • JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
  • Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age
Main Sequence Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 16 investments in the past 12 months
We work with inventors who are building something hard from their unique expertise in science. These inventors are building the industries that will thrive for the decades to come. We have a unique working model to accelerate a company's pathway to scale.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, United States, Philippines
Portfolio highlights
  • Diraq — Diraq uses spins in silicon quantum dots as qubits. Diraq's qubits are compatible with existing CMOS processes and can fit billions of qubits on a single chip. To transform our world, quantum computers need billions of qubits and Diraq has the IP, the team and the plan to get there.
  • Xefco — Xefco is a company that develops novel textile and coating technologies. It uses a global network of research partners to develop advanced manufacturing solutions and apply cutting-edge materials science, with an emphasis on functional enhancements, sustainable manufacturing, and decreased resource consumption.
  • Samsara Eco — Samsara Eco is an enviro-tech company creating infinite recycling to end plastic pollution.
Airtree Ventures VC Fund · Paddington, Western Australia, Australia · 13 investments in the past 12 months
AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • M^0 Labs — M^0 is money middleware for the digital age. It is a decentralized, on-chain protocol, as well as a corresponding set of off-chain standards and APIs, that allows holders of high-quality eligible collateral to participate in the issuance of a fungible cryptodollar. With M^0, any number of institutions around the world can tap on turnkey middlewareto become their own cryptodollar issuer, upgrading their money tech stack to the digital age.
  • TrueState — Accelerate your AI adoption with TrueState's library of high-impact AI solutions, infinitely customisable for your unique business context.
  • Zeta Markets — Trade crypto like never before. Zeta lets you trade all your favorite assets at lightning speed without compromising security.
Australia Business Growth Fund VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) is a middle market private equity fund.
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Investment focus
  • Cloud Data Services, Sales, Cryptocurrency
  • Private Equity, Funding Round, Series B
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • MAPTO — Bringing industries together since 2008, Mapto.com stands as the premier platform for a global business directory. Serving millions of companies and suppliers worldwide.Mapto, the “Business Development Guide,” has been specially designed to offer an e-commerce solution that brings together all companies in the world and provides an excellent B2Cuser experience without sacrificing B2B functionality. The most significant difference from other marketplaces is that it is customer-supported!In today’s world, product, manufacturer, and communication demands are the basis of e-commerce searches on the internet. It restructures the “roadmap of e-commerce” by bringing all these demands together and making them accessible to users.
  • Derwent Industries — Derwent Industries Manufactures Ductile Iron Fittings, Valves and 316 SS Clamps and Couplings as well as supplies products for Civil - Water & Waste Water, Irrigation, Fire and Mining.
  • Consolidated Linen Service — Our family owned and operated company supplies and launders linen and garments to the Hospitality, Aged and Heath Care Sectors across regional Queensland.
ANU Connect Ventures VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
ANU Connect Ventures manages two funds: The Discovery Translation Fund, which aims to support emerging businesses in undertaking crucial proof-of-concept work; and the $27 million Seed Investment fund for ANU-MTAA Super Venture Capital Partnership.Both funds have been established with the support of the ACT Government to invest in promisingcommercial opportunities arising out of the ANU research, other ACT-based research institutions and local R&D companies. More information regarding our investment funds and their criteria can be found in the Investment section.
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Investment focus
  • Water, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software
  • Funding Round, Series A, Angel
  • Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Instaclustr — Instaclustr Managed and supported platform for open source technologies. Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL and Redis.
  • Nexus eWater — Nexus eWater unlocks the greywater to provide unprecedented benefits to developers, public utilities, and homeowners. The platform has developed groundbreaking technology and is commercializing the world's first integrated water and heat reCycler. Using patent-pending processes, reCycler offers, for the first time, an affordable, reliablesolution to onsite domestic water recycling and wastewater heat recovery.It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Significant Early Venture Capital VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Connecting innovation to the market.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Electronics
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Vantari VR — Virtual Reality for Healthcare
  • FLAIM Systems — FLAIM Systems is a virtual reality platform that develops, produces and supports the next step in skills training for emergency services.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Right Click Capital VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Right Click Capital - Australian Venture Capital Firm
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Cydarm — A case management platform that enables cybersecurity operations teams to collaborate, integrate, and respond with ease.
  • Tability — Automate the boring parts of OKRs to cut the waste and spend more time doing what really matters.
  • Nomad Atomics — At Nomad Atomics, we develop innovative quantum sensors to solve outstanding problems in mining, underground resources and navigation
Anzu Partners VC Fund · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industry. Anzu's portfolio support platform is dedicated to drive results beyond our initial investment and establish long-term relationships. We team with entrepreneurs to develop and commercializetechnological innovations by providing capital and deep expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations. .Co-founders Whitney Haring-Smith, David Michael, and David Seldin launched the firm in 2014 in Washington, District of Columbia.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Software, Manufacturing
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • United States, Canada, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • e-Zinc — Founded in 2012, e-Zinc is a Toronto, Canada, based corporation that has developed a breakthrough electrochemical technology for storing energy in zinc metal. This low-cost, flexible, and long-duration energy storage solution will provide the platform for the world’s energy markets to be fully powered by renewable energy, enabling a zero-carbonenergy future.
  • Voxeljet — The experts in 3D printing systems: voxeljet is a leading industrial 3D printing company and 3D printer manufacturer and supplier.
  • Framework — We know consumer electronics can be better for you and for the environment. Unlike most products, ours are open for you to repair and upgrade
Breakthrough Victoria VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 8 investments in the past 12 months
Independent company in Australia managing a $2 billion investment fund set up by the Victorian Government to make the state an innovation leader.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Quantum Computing, Energy
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, Philippines, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
  • Millibeam — MILLIBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company based in Sydney, Australia. We develop innovative radio-frequency and millimeter-wave chipsets used in 5G/6G networks and dual-use systems in the defence and satcom markets. Our products help Telcos, OEMs and radio system integrators overcome the challenges of low-energy efficiency, limited radio coverage and cost, all of which are limiting factors in the wider deployment and adoption of next generation wireless and mobile connectivity.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Archangel Ventures VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Archangel is an early stage venture capital fund based in Australia. We work with great founders and investors to build game changing companies together.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Australia, United States, Philippines
Portfolio highlights
  • iion — iion the only unified game advertising platform that unites brands and game publishers. Engage gamers, monetize effectively, and unlock infinite opportunities across gaming environments.
  • Switchboard — Switchboard is the fastest, easiest, most affordable way to integrate your supply chain and connect to all of your customers and suppliers. We can connect any supply chain system, including managing EDI.
  • InvestorHub — We provide comprehensive access to listed capital raises for institutional, family office and high net worth investors.
Qualgro VC VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
Qualgro is a venture capital (VC) fund based in Singapore that provides funding to tech startups across Southeast Asia, in areas like Data, Software, and AI.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Singapore, Australia, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Convosight — World's #1 platform to monetize your Facebook group, engage members and get deep insights into what is working in your community.
  • Accredify — Build digital trust for your organisation with verifiable information. Issue instantly verifiable digital documents and simplify document management processes.
  • Supermom — Supermom helps parents make the right decisions on what to buy and where to buy at the lowest prices. Best prices guaranteed for millions of mom, baby & kids products.
Allen & Buckeridge VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Working on something fresh. Also, Partner @Acceleprise & columnist @TheNextWeb.
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Investment focus
  • Telecommunications, Chemical, Hardware
  • Series C, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • RPO — RPO, Inc. develops, designs, and manufactures waveguides for the consumer electronics market. The company’s products include digital waveguide touch systems, which is a touch screen solution applied in various products, including gameplayers, cellphones, PDAs, GPS systems, automotive control displays, multimedia players, and tablet personalcomputers, as well as in ATM’s and gambling machines. It also manufactures polymer optical waveguides on wafer and panel substrates. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. It has a research and development facility in Canberra, Australia; and pilot assembly operations in Sydney, Australia.
  • BT Imaging — Home page for BT Imaging. BT Imaging sells inspection manufacturing equipment into the photovoltaics manufacturing sector. We specialise in photoluminescence imaging or PL Imaging
  • Fultec Semiconductor — Fultec Semiconductor operates as a circuit protection semiconductor company. It offers transient blocking device for the over-voltage and over-current protection of telecommunication and data communication systems. The company's products offer wide bandwidth circuit protection against lightning, power induction, power cross, and short circuitevents. Its products have applications, such as telecom, datacom, sensors, automotive, and power distribution. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. As of October 13, 2008, Fultec Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bourns, Inc.
Melt Ventures VC Fund · 3 investments in the past 12 months
We provide venture capital, expertise and advice to advanced manufacturing-focused Australian startups with global ambitions.
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Investment focus
  • Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Energy
  • Seed, Series A
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Refilled — Refilled is an eco-friendly company that offers smart drink dispenser vending machines to eliminate single-use plastic bottles.
  • Newera Bio — Newera Bio is an environmental friendly textile manufacturing firm making sustainable and innovative fashion industry.
  • MGA Thermal — MGA Thermal, specialists in thermal energy storage technology. Renewable, high-power, economical, modular, safe and sustainable thermal storage solutions.
Costanoa Ventures VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Early Stage Venture Capital (VC) Firm
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Brazil, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
  • Comun — The Neo Bank for Latino families
  • Cadana — The world's largest payroll platforms and talent marketplaces use Cadana's APIs to build compliant hiring products in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • Muon Space — Earth intelligence for a Safe and Resilient World.
Carthona Capital VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • CNaught — CNaught is an online platform that helps companies to purchase a diversified portfolio of carbon offsets.
  • NayaOne — Revolutionise your financial institution with NayaOne's Sandbox as a Service platform. Accelerate innovation, reduce risks, and partner with top-tier fintechs.
  • Lounge — Use Lounge to organise events and groups in seconds, without a newsfeed. Stop scrolling, start living.
Brisbane Angels VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Formed in late 2006, the Brisbane Angels Pty Ltd is a large group of private investors who actively invest in early stage technology companies, usually in South East Queensland, Australia. The members are typically active or semi-retired former senior business executives, who apart from financial input can provide much needed value adding toinvestee companies through hands-on management experience and high level business networks.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • PropCode — PropCode is a online platform, that helps in researching for town planning queries. the rules can be complex, and make it easy to get the right answers.
  • Apollo Secure — Cyber for Humans - an automated cybersecurity platform for startups and small businesses to improve security maturity and simplify security compliance.
Mike Zimmerman Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Michael brings over 20 years experience in strategy, business development and general management of technology startups and other high growth companies. Michael founded BuildingIQ in 2009 and served as its CEO until 2013. Prior to founding the company, Michael was a General Partner at Technology Venture Partners (TVP), a leading Australian venturecapital firm. Prior to TVP, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Altos Ventures, and a senior executive at iOwn Holdings, a leading Internet mortgage company (sold to Citigroup in 2001). Previously, Michael worked with Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs. He holds a BA with Honors from Amherst College and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Birch — A credit card rewards app that helps you get the most out of your reward programs.
  • InDebted — InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good by creating a better way for businesses to support their customers to get back on track.
  • Propeller Aero — Propeller is a global leader in drone-mapping and analytics solutions that give worksites the power to measure and manage themselves.Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a North American office in Denver, USA, Propeller’s innovative hardware and software products solve real problems for real people. With visual tools everyone can use,Propeller is helping teams on thousands of worksites track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity safely and accurately. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, Propeller serves construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries globally.
Clean Energy Finance Corporation VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 11 investments in the past 12 months
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation invests using a commercial approach to overcome market barriers and mobilize investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low emissions technologies. They seek to catalyze and leverage private sector funding for the commercialization and deployment of clean energy technologies necessary for thetransition to a carbon-constrained economy.
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Investment focus
  • Energy, Renewable Energy, Real Estate
  • Debt Financing, Series B, Seed
  • Australia, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • Plenti — When it comes to money, every decision counts. From what you borrow, and when you pay it back. To where you invest it, and how you make it go further. We’re on a mission to help everyone to make the right choices — about the choices that count.
  • Team Global Express — Send parcels to family and friends anywhere with Team Global Express offering the BEST and fastest freight, parcel delivery service. Trusted Partner, world class eCommerce Leader in digitally connecting customers globally
  • Downforce Technologies — Downforce Technologies is a pioneering leader in science-led, data-driven land management solutions focused on optimising soil health, soil organic carbon levels and biodiversity. With over 30% of the world's soil already degraded, urgent action is needed to address this pressing global challenge. Our platform offers a complete,high-resolution view of the land's carbon profile, enabling precise analysis and site-specific strategies for optimizing carbon levels.
OIF Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 5 investments in the past 12 months
OIF is a venture capital firm focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Internet
  • Series A, Seed, Funding Round
  • Australia, United States, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
  • Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
  • LoveHeart — LoveHeart is an AI educator-aide that streamlines child development documentation. Write learning stories, journals, plans, and reflections in seconds. Trusted by leading educators. Get your team plan today.
  • Hapana — Elevate your fitness business with Hapana - The Ultimate Fitness Studio Software. Streamline operations, engage clients, and boost growth effortlessly.
Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
The Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) is a $108 million social impact investment fund designed to provide financing to advance the development of drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other interventions against diseases that disproportionately burden low- and middle-income countries. GHIF supports late-stage innovations for public health challengessuch as malaria, pre-eclampsia, cholera, HIV and river blindness, with an emphasis on infectious diseases and maternal/infant health issues that cause significant morbidity and mortality in resource-limited settings. GHIF may also make investments that improve or expand access to existing products—such as developing pediatric formulations of approved therapeutics or improving the stability of widely-used global health vaccines.As an investment fund with a limited time-horizon, GHIF seeks opportunities that have a high probability of successful commercialization within two or three years. Products with “dual market” potential are of greatest interest; i.e., those that will have a clear impact on public health in developing countries but also have value in high-income countries. High-volume / low-margin products, such as essential vaccines, are also of significant interest.GHIF employs a range of investment structures including mezzanine debt, convertible debt, preferred equity and project financing with an average investment target of approximately $10 million per project. Each GHIF project must advance the Fund’s social impact objectives and demonstrate the ability to achieve commercial success.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
  • Series B, Series C, Funding Round
  • United States, India, Austria
Portfolio highlights
  • Monod Bio — Monod Bio l Simple. Powerful. Biosensors for Medicine & Biotech.
  • CXL Ophthalmics — CXLO is developing a minimally invasive treatment for an ectatic corneal disease that can bring early intervention to millions of patients globally.
  • Endpoint Health — Endpoint Health is a precision-first therapeutics company. By rewriting the molecule-first drug development model, we aim to deliver precision therapies that have the potential to improve outcomes for patients with immune-driven illnesses.
ACAC Innovation VC Fund
ACAC Innovation provides angel investment, mentoring and support to game-changing startups. We work with founders to turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Renewable Energy
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Gathar — Book a dining experience in your own home. Browse menus and book online, and our Culinarians will bring the ingredients, cook, and clean up.
  • Vaulta — Discover Vaulta's high-performance batteries for sustainable energy solutions. Revolutionising power with easy installation, maintenance, and recycling. Join the Australian-made energy revolution today!
  • Bloom Impact Investing — Bloom Impact Investing provides an investment platform to investors wanting to make a difference to the environment. Join us to access clean energy and cleantech investment portfolios that your future self will thank you for.
Acorn Capital VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Acorn Capital Specialist Emerging & Microcap Investment Management. We research and invest in the most attractive Australian based emerging or microcap companies.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • mx51 — Obsessed with the merchant experience.
  • ImmVirX — ImmVirX is an Australian company founded in 2019 with a mission to improve outcomes for patients with cancer types in which immunotherapy treatments have limited effect.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Agri Vie VC Fund · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
Agri-Vie is a private equity investment fund focused on food and agribusiness in Sub-Sahara Africa with a mission to generate an above average investment return, as well as demonstrable socio-economic development impacts through its equity investments in food and agribusinesses. As such, Agri-Vie is styled as an ‘impact investment fund’, harnessinginvestment disciplines to address development challenges.The fund was initiated by SP-aktif and Sanlam Private Equity with the cooperation of South African and international investors as well as the Makotulo Consortium. The fund’s vision is to be a catalyst for sustainable growth in Africa through investing in one of the foundational sectors of the continent.Agri-Vie seeks to realise this vision through deploying development capital and management know-how according to sound investment and business principles.
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Investment focus
  • AgTech, Robotics, Software
  • Series B, Funding Round
  • Belgium, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Biotalys — Biotalys is an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company that employs its proprietary Agrobody technology platform to develop crop and food protection products. The company develops a new generation of protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Biotalys' unique protein-based biocontrols combinethe high-performance characteristics of chemicals with the clean safety profile of biologicals, making them ideal crop protection agents for both pre- and post-harvest applications.It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in the Biotech hub in Ghent, Belgium.
  • BEELINE Technologies — BEELINE Technologies is the global software partner for clients requiring integrated autonomous control and navigation technologies for land-based vehicles. Quality assured and agile, we develop integrated solutions across all industries.For more than 10 years, the company’s diverse and experienced teams have worked with original equipmentmanufacturers and technology organisations, to deliver flexible, leading-edge technology solutions for self-propelled, ground-based vehicles. BEELINE is proud of its pioneering spirit, and its innovative, autonomous solutions are used extensively around the world.BEELINE’s commitment to product innovation continues through its investment in sophisticated technology research and development programs that deliver outstanding solutions to our clients.BEELINE is in an exciting growth phase that continues to build value for its existing clients, whilst applying that experience, knowledge, and capability to new industries and technologies.
Lockheed Martin Ventures VC Fund · Bethesda, Maryland, United States · 11 investments in the past 12 months
As a leading technology and innovation company, Lockheed Martin is committed to the next big idea.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Firestorm — Democratizing deterrence through the use of radically affordable, mission-adaptable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and answering the call for future-proofed systems with open system architectures.
  • HelicitySpace — ​HelicitySpace develops critical propulsion and power technology necessary for enabling humanity's expansion into the solar system. Its Helicity Drive technology is a scalable pulsed fusion concept - from fusion-augmented electric propulsion to fully ignited reactors --based on magnetic reconnection, plasma plectonemes, and peristalticmagnetic compression. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Berkeley, California.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Andrew Coppin Angel
Andrew Coppin - Advisor @ DisruptSports.com
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Investment focus
  • Retail, Logistics, 3D Printing
  • Angel
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • DisruptSports.com — Disrupt Sports offers a full range of promotional, custom, branded and wholesale sports equipment in USA, UK & Australia, that is premium quality.
  • Freight Exchange Pty Ltd — Multi-Carrier Shipping Software | TMS | FMS | ERP
Austin Group VC Fund · Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Austin Group is an Australian, family-owned group of brands that aim to deliver high quality apparel. Explore GAZMAN, Blazer, Cable Melbourne and Perri Cutten .
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Investment focus
  • Textiles, Environmental Consulting
  • Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Alt.Leather — Alt. Leather is a Textile Manufacturing company that provides 100% biobased, plastic & toxin free, leather-alternative.
Energy Impact Partners VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 19 investments in the past 12 months
Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in companies optimizing energy consumption and improving sustainable energy generation. Through close collaboration with its strategic investor base, EIP seeks to bring the best companies, buying power and vision in the industry to bear on the emerging energy landscape.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Energy, Renewable Energy
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • GridBeyond — Endeco's Energy ManagementSystem (EMS) provides wirelessenergy management and controlsystems for retail, commercial andindustrial users. Applications includebuilding control, refrigeration control,demand management, priceresponse, energy efficiency, anddemand response. Our automatedwireless systems seamlesslyintegrate intoyour existingoperations and/or BuildingManagement System (BMS) withoutany training of retail staff required.
  • FLO — FLO is a leader in electric vehicle charging, offering a selection of reliable EV charging stations and a coast-to-coast network with 98% uptime.
  • XONA Systems — XONA enables frictionless user access that’s purpose-built for operational technology (OT) and other critical infrastructure systems. Technology agnostic and configured in minutes, XONA’s proprietary protocol isolation and zero-trust architecture immediately eliminates common attack vectors, while giving authorized users seamless and secure controlof operational technology from any location or device. With integrated MFA, user-to-asset access controls, user session analytics, and automatic video recording, XONA is the single, secure portal that connects the cyber-physical world and enables critical operations to happen from anywhere with total confidence and trust.
GE Equity VC Fund · Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Customer service is our #1 priority. Get a premium domain for your website today. Financing available.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Series C, Funding Round, Series B
  • United States, France, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Univa — Univa is the innovator of workload management solutions that optimize throughput and performance of applications, containers and services. Univa manages workloads automatically by maximizing shared resources and enabling enterprises to scale compute resources across on-premise, hybrid and cloud infrastructures. Univa's solutions help hundredsof companies to manage thousands of applications and run billions of tasks every day to obtain actionable insights and achieve faster time-to-results. Univa is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with offices in Canada and Germany.
  • Mzinga — Find out how Online Moderation's human approach can help you implement the best social customer service plan for your brand. Protect your business's reputation and leverage valuable insights from your followers with the help of our social media customer services.
  • Redfern Integrated Optics — Leading global supplier of single frequency narrow linewidth lasers, modules, and subsystems to clean energy, security, oil & gas, test/measurement markets.
Banter Capital VC Fund · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Banter Capital is an investment firm.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Gaming, Blockchain
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • Canada, Israel, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Hemster — Hemster is an on-demand tailoring service that empowers customers to create their own size no matter where they shop. It offers and provides alteration and tailoring services to brand name retailers across the country. Hemster eliminates the most frustrating part of shopping: finding that perfect size. Instead of making shoppers look for theirperfect size, retailers can now create a tailored size from off-the-rack inventory using Hemster’s Perfect Fit Platform.It was founded in 2015 and operates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York.
  • E Money Network — E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core.
  • The Lumber Manufactory — Enabling timberland owners to get the most out of their land.
Playground Global VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Playground is an early-stage investment firm that helps old and new investors and entrepreneurs working at the intersection of bits, atoms, and AI. It focuses on investment, innovation, connected hardware, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, Canada, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Anjuna — Anjuna confidential cloud software establishes a secure enclave that isolates and encrypts applications and data in runtime, at rest, and on the network for end-to-end data protection
  • Insamo — Insamo is a global biotechnology company pioneering the discovery of membrane-permeable and orally available cyclic-peptides with antibody-like binding affinity.
  • Outpace Bio — Outpace Bio is a biotechnology company that creates smart cell therapies aimed at improving efficacy and safety.It offers a platform that combines custom-designed biological functions with cellular control modalities that program the right response at the right time and place. It creates a mechanism-driven solution tailor-made to improve efficacyand safety. The company collaborates with Lyell Immunopharma to develop and commercialize a potential immune cell therapy for the treatment of cancer, auto-immune diseases, infectious diseases, degenerative diseases, regenerative medicine, metabolic disorders, and genetic disorders, enabling healthcare providers to cure a wide range of diseases as per patient's need.
Edison International VC Fund · Rosemead, California, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Edison International, is a holding company of Southern California Edison Company (SCE). SCE is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying electricity to an approximately 50,000 square-mile area of southern California. The SCE service territory contains a population of nearly 14 million people and SCE serves the populationthrough approximately 5 million customer accounts. In August 2013, Edison International completed the acquisition of SoCore Energy, LLC.
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Investment focus
  • Energy, Renewable Energy, Industrial
  • Series B, Seed, Series A
  • United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • AiDash — AI-first SaaS company on a mission to transform operations, maintenance, and sustainability in industries with geographically distributed assets by using satellites and AI at scale.
  • Element Energy — Element Energy, a startup with technology that significantly improves the performance, lifetime, reliability and cost of large battery packs used in a wide range of applications including stationary and renewable energy storage and hybrid and electric vehicles.
  • Infravision — Infravision provides custom engineering solutions to deliver world-leading power line stringing methods across maintenance, repair, and new construction projects. They install line hardware on overhead earth wires and conductors using unmanned aircraft. They are working around the world to bring certified stringing solutions with their TX system.
Flying Fox Ventures VC Fund · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
  • CLT Toolbox — CLT Tool Box: CLT Design Software and Structural design software for CLT to simplify mass timber calculations for Europe, Australia, & New Zealand
  • Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
Wollemi VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wollemi Capital is a global climate specialist investment firm. We fund and support businesses creating a net-zero future, securing the financial opportunity of our planet’s lifetime.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, AgTech, Textiles
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Alt.Leather — High performance, 100% plant-based leather alternative. Turning waste and regenerative plants into next-gen materials.
  • Loam Bio — Loam has designed farmer-focused carbon projects that support farmers to build stable soil carbon in cropping and mixed farming systems.
  • Pluton Biosciences — The miniscule organisms Pluton Biosciences discover possess the power to create global change. Pluton quickly and inexpensively taps into the diverse world of bacteria, fungi and viruses to discover next-generation products for carbon sequestration, agriculture, pharmaceutical, biomaterials and bioremediation.Pluton Bioscience's discoveryprocess generates diverse commercialization options, including: Organisms (biological products), Small Molecule Chemistries (fermentable and non-fermentable) and New Traits (scale dependent).
Ampol VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ampol connects our proud history with everything our business is known for today, our trusted high-quality products, our commitment to customer service, local communities and the largest leading transport fuels network in Australia.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Energy Storage
  • Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Endua — Endua is building the next generation of clean energy deep storage to power communities, remote industries and off-grid infrastructure at the flick of a switch - all day and night
ACME foundation VC Fund
Impact investment
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Investment focus
  • Battery, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
  • Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Vaulta — Discover Vaulta's high-performance batteries for sustainable energy solutions. Revolutionising power with easy installation, maintenance, and recycling. Join the Australian-made energy revolution today!
Bombora VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bombora is a unique portfolio of actively managed high growth pre-IPO and listed equities. We have generated returns of c.25% per annum over the past 8 years
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Marketplace
  • Funding Round, Seed, Post-IPO Equity
  • Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Javln — Digitise and automate insurance policy management with intelligent, cloud-based software designed for brokers and underwriters.
  • Autism 360™ — Try Autism 360 free for 7 day! Eliminate wait-lists | Save thousands on expensive Therapy | Feel supported by the community without breaking bank!
  • Fenn Foods — Paving the way toward a healthy plant-based future for Australians since 2015, family business Fënn Foods puts sustainability at the heart of every decision it makes. With celebrated chef Alejandro Cancino at the helm of Fënn Foods’ recipe development, customers can expect to enjoy natural, high-quality and seriously delicious vegan fare that willappeal to (and surprise) everyone. Based on Queensland’s serene Sunshine Coast, the passionate plant-powered family behind these delectable products is excited to share its expanding range of umami-rich plant-based meats with food-loving people seeking sustainable and appetising alternatives.
Queensland Investment Corporation VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Queensland Investment Corporation is an investment company.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Gelomics — Gelomics operates as a biotechnology company. Gelomics provides 3D cell culture technologies.
  • One Model — OneModel is a talent analytics accelerator for human resources (HR) departments. It enables companies to measure the productivity and efficiency of their workforces.OneModel helps HR departments handle employees, career pathing, recruiting, succession, exits, engagement, surveys, HR effectiveness, payrolls, planning, and others, all in one place.OneModel was launched in November 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.
  • Renewa — Renewa is a top renewable energy land & infrastructure investor that buys land, ground leases, & royalties to help landowners attain financial security.
Ellerston Capital VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ellerston Capital is a specialist investment manager with a distinctive approach to portfolio construction and investment selection.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Willed — Willed is an Australian online estate planning platform.
  • BiomeBank — BiomeBank is a clinical stage biotechnology company with a mission to treat our microbiome and prevent disease by restoring gut microbial ecology.
  • Internet 2.0 — Military Grade cyber security with core products Cloaking Firewall, Malcore and 5th Column
Southern Cross Venture Partners VC Fund · North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Southern Cross Venture Partners was launched in 2006 by veteran venture capitalists who have managed and operated companies themselves. Southern Cross Venture Partners assist early stage technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership build significant businesses. The founding principle of SouthernCross is partnership -- they are passionately committed to doing everything they can to help their portfolio companies succeed. Their team has a strong record of utilizing their start-up and management experience, industry knowledge, network of business/customer relationships, and recruiting skills to assist in building significant shareholder value.Southern Cross is currently investing in companies that fit their investment criteria. They prefer to act as lead or co-lead in the early stages where they have experience that can help build value rapidly. They do not have a minimum investment amount, however, a typical initial investment will be $2 million to $5 million with an ability to invest more money in later rounds.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
  • Funding Round, Series B, Series A
  • United States, Australia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Sunman — Sunman Energy is a technology company founded by a group of industry veterans delivering the future of Solar. Through the research and development of composite materials, Sunman has successfully commercialized the world’s first glass-free, lightweight and flexible Panel – eArc. Replacing glass completely, eArc brings solar power to markets andapplication scenarios that were previously impossible.
  • Wave Computing — The future of high-tech in online casino is a bright one. For example, RFID technology will help casinos track and identify stolen chips. In addition, these systems can also predict player behavior and betting patterns. The latter are especially useful if a player is caught while he is trying to switch out his cards. These ... Read more
  • Brisbane Materials Technology — Brisbane Materials aims to be the leading supplier of anti-reflective and anti-soiling coatings for solar and other applications. Born out of the University of Queensland in 2005, Brisbane Materials builds on six years and significant investment in technology and application experience. Longer term, Brisbane Materials will extend its unique roomtemperature and atmospheric pressure synthesis of glass and ceramic coatings to a wide variety of materials systems and applications.
Saar Gillai Angel · Los Altos, California, United States
Saar Gillai is an Independent board director at Xilinx, Semtech, and Liquid Instruments as well as a CEO advisor to multiple companies. Saar is also an executive mentor at Merryck. Previously, Saar was the CEO of Teridion, a SaaS startup focused on cloud networking, where he grew recurring revenue 50% YoY, and expanded the product line to go afterthe SD-WAN market.Before Teridion, Saar was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of HPE’s Communications Solutions Business (CSB), a global billion-dollar division with over 4000 employees. In this role, Saar integrated multiple units and acquisitions into one cohesive division focused on the Telco space. He established HPE as a key player in the software-defined next-generation service provider market and grew network virtualization revenue by over 10x within two years.Before running CSB, Saar spent two years as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of HP Cloud where he played a vital role in aggressively driving and consolidating HP's disparate cloud efforts into a full business unit with the number one market position in private cloud while working closely with F50 enterprises on their cloud adoption and digital transformation journey.Prior to HPE, Saar was SVP of Products and Solutions at 3com, where he played a key role in rebuilding 3coms enterprise offerings, driving the collaboration with H3C, a Chinese subsidiary, and ultimate sale to HP for ~$3B, achieving a 350% valuation increase in 18 months. In addition, Saar has held C level positions at Tropos Networks and Enfora; two startups focused on Wireless Mesh and M2M / IoT, and spent seven years at Cisco Systems in a variety of leadership positions, including VP of Engineering for the Wireless Networking business undevelopment and operations with Enfora, Inc., a wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) company. In addition, Mr. Gillai served for seven years in a variety of leadership positions with Cisco Systems, Inc., including as Vice President of Engineering for Cisco’s Wireless Networking business unit.
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Investment focus
  • Electronics, Manufacturing
  • Convertible Note
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
A grant program offered by AusIndustry as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mining, Hardware
  • Grant, Pre-Seed
  • Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Neuromersiv — Neuromersiv empowers stroke and brain injury survivors with clinically designed virtual reality-based neurological rehabilitation solutions.
  • Tiny Bright Things — Melbourne-based company Tiny Bright Things was cofounded in 2020 by long-time research collaborators Ray Dagastine and Chris Bolton. We invented Halo microscopy to transform the way researchers and manufacturers look at small or transparent things. This helps manufacturers in areas like agrichemicals and pharmaceuticals (where the size and shape ofpowders are critical) and researchers at every stage of discovery— particularly in nanotechnology (where samples are especially tiny) and life sciences (where samples are often also transparent).
Bunge VC Fund · White Plains, New York, United States
Bunge is a global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. The Company is engaged in oilseed processing, producing and supplying fertilizer to farmers in South America, and selling packaged vegetable oils worldwide. The Company conducts its operations in three divisions: agribusiness, fertilizer, and food andingredients. These divisions include four reportable business segments: agribusiness, fertilizer, edible oil products and milling products. Its agribusiness division is an integrated business principally involved in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products. Its fertilizer division is involved in every stage of the fertilizer business, from mining of phosphate-based raw materials to the sale of retail fertilizer products. Its food and ingredients division consists of two reportable business segments: edible oil products and milling products.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing
  • Seed, Series A, Series D
  • United States, Argentina, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • SEEDCORP|HO — SEEDCORP|HO offers options to producers, working in the development of soybean germplasm, production, marketing, storage, and logistics of soybean and corn seeds.
  • Orbital Insight — Orbital Insight is a geospatial data analytics company based in California. Our mission is to measure and quantify what is happening on and to the Earth.
  • Australian Plant Proteins — Australian Plant Proteins | Creating Sustainable Proteins from plants that taste great and are good for you and the environment.
Grand Challenges Canada VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact® in global health. They are funded by the Government of Canada and they fund innovators in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and Canada. The bold ideas they support integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – they call this IntegratedInnovation®. They focus on bringing successful innovation to scale, catalyzing sustainability and impact. They have a determined focus on results, and on saving and improving lives.Grand Challenges Canada works closely with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Global Affairs Canada to catalyze scale, sustainability and impact. Grand Challenges Canada takes an evidence-based approach to development innovation to save and improve lives in LMICs. They are a platform for development innovation in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) through their Saving Lives at Birth, Saving Brains and MNCH Stars in Global Health programs. They are also focused on helping the poorest and most vulnerable populations, for example those who suffer from mental illness.Since their launch in 2010, Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 700 projects in more than 80 countries. Their investments are producing results: Thousands of lives have been saved and over two hundred and eighty thousand lives have been improved, thus far. By 2030, these innovations have the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives and improve millions of lives.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
  • Grant, Seed, Debt Financing
  • Canada, United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • OmniVis — OmniVis is a technology company creating handheld devices to rapidly detect dangerous pathogens - saving food and saving lives.
  • Nivi — Nivi is the best digital health chatbot built for whatsapp and rooted in behavioral science. Nivi enables users to take charge of their own health and works with private and public agencies to driver better public health outcomes.
  • Sensoreal — Sensoreal Inc. is a diagnostic device and service provider company. The company is developing a variety of biosensors, which can perform one-step immunoassays in low-cost, accurate and quantifiable manners. Sensoreal was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Celesta Capital VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies. Their management team and investment professionals leverage over 400 years of accumulated investment and operational experience and bring to their portfolio companies a deep and unmatched network of value-added strategic relationships.Celesta Capital invests globally and has offices in California, Israel, India, and China
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Series B, Series A, Series C
  • United States, India, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Recogni — Discover Recogni's innovative solutions for AI inference computing, offering unprecedented performance, scalability, and sustainability. Explore our cutting-edge technology designed for diverse markets including automotive and intelligent autonomy.
  • Auradine — Auradinescalability, sustainability and security solutions for the infrastructure, enabled by revolutionary blockchain, security, zero-knowledge and AI technologies.
  • Aurascape — Aurascape is a cybersecurity business that provides generative AI protection solutions against emerging cyber threats.
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