# Advance Queensland

> Advance Queensland is a VC fund in Brisbane backing B2B, Health Care and Biotechnology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advance-queensland
- Website: https://x.com/advanceqld
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdvanceQueensland/

Advance Queensland is a VC fund in Brisbane focused on B2B and Health Care. Advance Queensland is the Queensland Government's initiative to invest $180 million over four years to create the knowledge based jobs of the future. It is managed by the Queensland Government Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | 33% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proseek Bio | Proseek Bio is a clinical diagnostics company specialising in women’s health, specifically focusing on the early detection of ovarian cancer. |  | Grant | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Brander | Brander is an AI-powered B2B platform designed for brand-led growth, focusing on defining, tracking, governing, and scaling brand identity using first-party data like customer feedback and internal assets. It uncovers "Brand DNA" through AI analysis of team and customer inputs, visualizes brand health metrics like consistency and trust,and centralizes asset management for tone, values, and sharing. Tools include the Brand ID template for team alignment and the Brand Intelligence Engine for real-time insights from surveys, audits, and transcripts. |  | Grant | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Crowd Canvas | Crowd Canvas Reshaping large-scale events by transforming audience experience into an interactive and immersive experience. | $25K | Grant | Feb 19, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Brisbane Economic Development Agency — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CSIRO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csiro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Advance Queensland invest in?

Advance Queensland invests primarily in B2B, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Advance Queensland last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Advance Queensland closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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