# Australian Government

> Australian Government is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Health Care. See 78 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Canberra, Australia
- Total investments: 78
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 78%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/australiangovernment/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ausgov
- Website: https://www.australia.gov.au/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ausgov

Australian Government is a VC fund in Canberra focused on Manufacturing and Health Care. Australian Government website is primarily for the public and is your trusted source of government information.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Australian Government. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Australian Government. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/australian-government?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 13% |
| Health Care | 9 | 12% |
| Software | 7 | 9% |
| Medical Device | 7 | 9% |
| Mining | 6 | 8% |

94 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 67 | 86% |
| Seed | 1 | 1% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 1% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 1% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 57 | 73% |
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Kendall | Co-Chair, Stem Cell Therapies Mission, Australian Government Department of Health | 0 | — |
| Michael Monck | Founding Member - General Aviation Advisory Group | 0 | — |
| Priyanka Ashraf | Expert Mentor, Boosting Female Founders Initiative @ Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | 0 | — |
| Richard Magalad | Systems Integrator | 0 | — |
| Vladimir Videnovic | Business Intelligence Specialist / Data and Systems Analyst | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia Post Postcards | With our Postcards App, you can send postcards to anyone you like, anywhere in the world when you have internet connection. | $28.4M | Grant | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Australia Post | For more than 200 years, Australia Post has met the changing needs of Australians. We continue to be a trusted part of everyday life for people and businesses across Australia.Apart from being Australia's postal and mail service provider we also provide a range of services and products; from banking and bills, office supplies andequipment, passport photos to travel money, foreignt currency and travel insurance. Australia Post is a Government Business Enterprise, with the Commonwealth of Australia as our sole stakeholder. We are a progressive, commercially run business dedicated to providing accessible, reliable and affordable postal services to all Australians. We are a fully self funding business which earns a profit year on year and returns a large share of this profit to the Commonwealth Government. We receive no taxpayer funding. Australia Post works closely with other international postal administrations through the Universal Postal Union and the Kahala Posts Group to ensure reliable and efficient delivery of international mail. | $28.4M | Grant | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Iluka Resources Ltd | Iluka Resources Limited is engaged in mineral sands exploration, project development, operations and marketing. It is the producer of zircon and titanium dioxide products. The Company offers products of rutile and synthetic rutile. The Company's segments include Australia (AUS), United States (US) and Mining Area C (MAC). The AUS segmentincludes the integrated mineral sands mining and processing operations in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. The material is mined from various deposits in western Australia (Perth Basin), together with the Jacinth-Ambrosia deposit in south Australia (Eucla Basin) and several deposits in Victoria (Murray Basin). The US segment includes the mineral sands mining and processing operations in Virginia and rehabilitation obligations in Florida. The MAC segment includes iron ore royalty interest over certain mining tenements in Australia operated by BHP Billiton Iron Ore. | $1.2B | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | The Australian Digital Health Agency leads and develops Australia's digital health strategy. | $13.8M | Grant | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Laronix | Laronix is a developer of sound wearable voice prostheses solutions for restoring voices for individuals with voice loss. | $2.1M | Grant | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| East Forged | East Forged operates as a tea specialist. | $225K | Grant | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Eclipse Ingredients | Eclipse Ingredients transform the future of health and wellbeing by making beneficial ingredients accessible through sustainable production. Eclipse emerged from a unique collaboration between dietitian-turned-entrepreneur Siobhan Coster and CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. | $1.2M | Grant | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Carbon280 | Carbon280 is putting the Hydrilyte Hydrogen Storage System on the market. Hydrilyte is non-toxic and safe for both humans and the environment, in contrast to ammonia, compressed hydrogen, and liquified hydrogen. | $3.6M | Grant | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| iQRenew | iQRenew is an innovative recycling and processing company that connects communities with industry through cutting edge solutions. | $6M | Grant | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Zetifi | Zetifi has developed wireless network technology that provides mobile broadband coverage extension for farms, vehicles and machinery. | $3.3M | Grant | Aug 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 78 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Queensland Government](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/queensland-government) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Australian Renewable Energy Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/australian-renewable-energy-agency) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Commonwealth Bank of Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonwealth-bank-of-australia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- NSW Government — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Telstra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telstra) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- 776 Foundation — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Australian Government invest in?

Australian Government invests primarily in Manufacturing, Health Care and Software startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 78 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Australian Government?

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### Who are the partners at Australian Government?

The team at Australian Government includes Mark Kendall (Co-Chair, Stem Cell Therapies Mission, Australian Government Department of Health), Michael Monck (Founding Member - General Aviation Advisory Group) and Priyanka Ashraf (Expert Mentor, Boosting Female Founders Initiative @ Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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