# Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry

> Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry is a VC fund in Canberra backing Software and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Canberra, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/business.gov.au
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/business_gov_au
- Website: http://www.business.gov.au/advice-and-support/EIP/Accelerating-Commercialisation/Pages/default.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/business.gov.au

Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry is a VC fund in Canberra focused on Software and SaaS. A grant program offered by AusIndustry as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $153k–$472k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 17% |
| Mining | 1 | 17% |
| Hardware | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 5 | 83% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Getmee | Getmee is an AI employability and communication coach. The product suite contains a branded mobile app for Android and iOS Smartphones as well as an LMS for enterprises. Getmee currently supports over 50,000 clients in Australia, the UK and Mexico. | $267.2K | Grant | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| BioScout | BioScout utilises state-of-the-art technology to detect and prevent airborne diseases allowing for proactive disease management on farms worldwide! | $472K | Grant | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Hearables 3D | Hearables 3D is a custom-fit ear device company. | $200K | Grant | Aug 11, 2021 |  |
| Beamible | Beamible operates as a cloud-based and data-driven start-up. Beamible is a SaaS platform that takes a bottom-up, people-led approach to people analytics and includes a simple user interface to enable all staff, HR leaders, and CEOs to use it | $313.5K | Grant | May 11, 2021 |  |
| 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). | $400K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2020 |  |
| Neuromersiv | Combining Virtual Reality, haptics and functional electrical stimulation, Neuromersiv is revolutionising brain rehabilitation therapy.Using a proprietary wearable device paired with a VR headset, Neuromersiv provides an engaging, immersive therapy experience in which patients perform gamified tasks ranging from picking up a toothbrush to climbingEverest! This unique approach increases dopamine activity in the brain, enhancing neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s ability to form new neural connections. Early trials of Neuromersiv technology have demonstrated 3x better outcomes as compared to traditional rehabilitation therapy resulting in faster independence and reduced care costs. | $152.6K | Grant | Feb 25, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry invest in?

Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry invests primarily in Software, SaaS and AgTech startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry's check size?

Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry typically joins rounds of $153k–$472k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry participates in.

### When did Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Accelerating Commercialisation - AusIndustry closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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