CSIRO
VC Fund
Campbell, Australia
CSIRO is a VC fund in Campbell focused on Health Care and Software. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization is the federal government agency for scientific research. It manages three national research facilities, including the Australian Animal Health Laboratory at Geelong; Australia Telescope at Parkes, Coonabarabran, and Narrabri; and the oceanographic research vessel Southern Surveyor.CSIRO’s research highlights include the invention of atomic absorption spectroscopy, development of the first commercially successful polymer banknote, the invention of the insect repellent in Aerogard, and the introduction of a series of biological controls into Australia, such as the introduction of myxomatosis and rabbit calicivirus which causes rabbit haemorrhagic disease for the control of rabbit populations. Employing nearly 6,500 staff, CSIRO maintains more than 50 sites across Australia and biological control research stations in France and Mexico. It was founded in 1926 originally as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
- Fund size:
- $149M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries CSIRO invests in
Stages CSIRO invests in
Countries CSIRO invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$12M
- Grant
- $9.1k–$1.4M
- Series A
- $4.8M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 5 (33%)
- Software 4 (27%)
- Agriculture 3 (20%)
- Biotechnology 3 (20%)
- AgTech 2 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (40%)
- Grant 4 (27%)
- Seed 3 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (13%)
Country
- Australia 11 (73%)
- Philippines 1 (7%)
- United States 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Kingsbury
Innovation Centre Director
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Innovation Centre Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ian Oppermann
Entrepreneur in Residence
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Entrepreneur in Residence | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jonathan Law
Director, CSIRO Mineral Resources
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Director, CSIRO Mineral Resources | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Katie Green
Team Leader
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Team Leader | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Larry Marshall
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aus Ships Group is a maritime company that builds and supports boats and ships. It focuses on professionalism, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. The business has two divisions that provide marine products and services in Australia and internationally. | $1.4M / Grant / May 11, 2026 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | $4.6M / Seed / Jul 14, 2025 | ||
| Cytophenix is developing rapid antimicrobial susceptibility tests to identify the most effective antibiotics. | $327.2K / Grant / May 24, 2023 | ||
| Fivecast was spun out of the Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre, a collaboration between Australia's national security agencies and various research organisations. Fivecast and Data to Decisions CRC spent considerable effort working with the law enforcement and national security community to define the big data problems faced bythe industry. This collaboration, in line with Fivecast’s expertise in big data, natural language processing, knowledge mining and multimedia understanding, led to the development of the first commercial product, Fivecast Insight. This platform is a world-first data collection and analysis platform, powered by machine learning. | $19.9M / Series A / Apr 10, 2023 | ||
| DAS applies machine learning and AI to develop rural data-powered solutions aimed at transforming the way rural assets are assessed, valued, and monitored. The company came to life in 2017 in partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 14, 2023 | ||
| Rumin8 is tackling one of the biggest contributors to climate change: methane emissions from livestock. The digestive process of beef and dairy cattle accounts for a full 3.7% of all greenhouse gas emissions, a huge contribution from a single source. With billions of people around the world relying on animal proteins as part of their daily diet,eliminating livestock methane production is a powerful lever in the quest toward a climate-optimal future.Rumin8 has invented a technology that has been shown to reduce the emissions from cattle by up to 95%. Our technology productizes the anti-methane compounds that occur naturally in plants and turns them into dietary supplements for livestock. The results are a reduction in methane emissions by up to 95%, increase in efficiency of the animal’s digestive systems, and more energy for the animal to growWe are on a mission to decarbonize hundreds of millions of cattle around the world so the global food system can take a giant step forward. | $12M / Seed / Jan 23, 2023 | ||
| Metakosmos specializes in building cutting-edge complex systems, protective technologies, and real-time intelligence-collecting solutions. Metakosmos designs and manufactures engineering systems, conducts scientific research, and develops next-generation spacesuit systems for interplanetary flight. | $9.1K / Grant / Oct 07, 2021 | ||
| Coviu is a telehealth startup that helps doctors and health practitioners with AI-backed clinical tools to make the video calling experience with the patient even better than actually seeing the patient in real life. The company offers consultations regarding cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, diabetes, dietetics, endocrinology, Endoscopy. generalpractice, beauty, naturopathy, nutrition, homeopathy, occupational therapy, child health and pediatrics, orthopedics, psychology, psychotherapy, plastic surgery, speech and language therapy, urology, women’s health, and many more.Its video consultations are enhanced with a range of in-call clinical tools, and its software integrates seamlessly with a range of practice management systems. | $6M / Series A / Dec 07, 2020 | ||
| FutureFeed focuses on lowering methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis. FutureFeed has been established by CSIRO with investment support from Woolworths, Graincorp, Harvest Road, and AGP Sustainable Real Assets/ Sparklabs Cultiv8. The company holds the global IP rights to technology developed by CSIRO, Meat, and LivestockAustralia, and James Cook University.FutureFeed will commercialize an innovative livestock feed ingredient that utilizes a specific type of seaweed, Asparagopsis, which can increase productivity and reduce methane emissions simultaneously.Livestock feed with FutureFeed is the solution. It could improve farm profitability and will tackle climate change without adverse impact on livestock productivity. FutureFeed may also provide farmers access to other income streams through carbon markets and provide access to premium niche markets through a low carbon footprint and environmentally friendly product where markets and regulations allow.The company's new natural livestock feed ingredient is good for the animals, good for climate change, and great for business. | $9.3M / Series A / Aug 20, 2020 | ||
| See all 15 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does CSIRO invest in?
CSIRO invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A and Grant stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does CSIRO invest in?
CSIRO typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$12M at Seed, $9.1k–$1.4M at Grant and $4.8M–$20M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not CSIRO's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds CSIRO took part in.
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Who are the partners at CSIRO?
The team at CSIRO includes Alex Kingsbury (Innovation Centre Director), Ian Oppermann (Entrepreneur in Residence) and Jonathan Law (Director, CSIRO Mineral Resources), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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