# Export Finance Australia

> Export Finance Australia is a VC fund in Sydney backing Mineral and Manufacturing. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/export-finance-australia/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ExportFinanceAU
- Website: http://www.exportfinance.gov.au
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExportFinanceAU

Export Finance Australia is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Mineral and Manufacturing. Export Finance Australia is the government’s export credit agency that offers loans, guarantees, bonds, and insurance options.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mineral | 4 | 31% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 31% |
| Energy | 3 | 23% |
| Mining | 3 | 23% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 15% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | 8 | 62% |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 38% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 10 | 77% |
| Vietnam | 2 | 15% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| North Queensland Airports | North Queensland Airports is a private infrastructure management consortium that operates Cairns Airport and Mackay Airport under long-term leases. The core business model relies on managing aeronautical infrastructure, passenger terminals, and commercial precincts to facilitate international, domestic, and general aviation traffic. Thecompany's value proposition centers on providing integrated multimodal transport hubs that connect major commercial carriers and charter operations to regional tourism, trade networks, and resources sectors. | $761.2M | Debt Financing | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Rio Tinto | Rio Tinto is a mining and exploration finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Steel is made from iron ore. Aluminum with a low carbon footprint for electric vehicles and smartphones. Copper is used in wind turbines, electric cars, and water pipes in our homes. Borates, which aid crop growth, and titanium, which is used inpaint. | $835.6M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Ardea Resources | Ardea Resources Limited is an Australia-based company, which is engaged in the exploration and development of Heron non-Woodlawn assets portfolio in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia. The Company is focused on gold and nickel exploration and development. | $691.6M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Meteoric Resources | Meteoric Resources listed on ASX in 2004 and now holds a portfolio of exploration projects in Canada. Recent project acquisitions include Midrim & La Force in Quebec and Iron Mask & Mulligan in Ontario. Meteoric is focussed on expanding upon the extensive existing data and research to build a regional polymetallic and primary cobaltexploration profile. The management team includes experts in the field with previous project specific experience. | $50M | Post-IPO Debt | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| Tronox | Tronox mines and processes titanium ore, zircon and other minerals, and manufactures titanium dioxide (TiO2)pigments that add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper, and other everyday products. The company is the world’s largest fully integrated producer of titanium ore and TiO2, mining and processing enough titanium feedstock tomeet all of its capacity needs.Tronox’s electrolytic and specialty chemicals division provides innovative products to the energy storage, paper, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries.Tronox’s diverse global workforce of 3,600 is committed to safe and sustainable business practices that bring value to its shareholders, customers, and business partners. The company operates in 18 locations around the world with production facilities in the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, and South Africa. Tronox is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TROX | $600M | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Vulcan Energy Resources | Vulcan Energy is a producer of electric mobility. They provide carbon and lithium. They offer services for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy businesses. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. | $1.4B | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| VPBank | VPBank offers insurance, personal services, loans, electronic banking, and other products and services. VPBank is a joint-stock commercial bank in Vietnam. VPBank has achieved steady development throughout its history. Especially since 2010, VPBank has grown dramatically with the development and implementation of the strategic transformationprogram, with diligent support from consulting companies. | $350M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Pacific Energy | Pacific Energy is an ASX-listed energy supply business. PEA owns and operates approximately 40 power stations with a total power generation capacity of around 400MW. | $257.9M | Debt Financing | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Zenith Energy | Zenith Energy is a renewable energy company that specializes in power generation, microgrids, thermal power, and energy resources. | $1.2B | Debt Financing | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| BCI Minerals | BCI Minerals is an Australian-based company that is developing a salt and potash business supported by iron ore royalty earnings and divestment proceeds. BCI is focused on rapidly advancing its 100% owned Mardie Salt & Potash Project, a potential Tier 1 project located on the West Pilbara coast in the center of Australia's key saltproduction region. | $981M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 04, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [National Australia Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-australia-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Societe Generale S.A.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/societe-generale) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Westpac](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westpac) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ANZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-n-z) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of China](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-china) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Export Finance Australia invest in?

Export Finance Australia invests primarily in Mineral, Manufacturing and Energy startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Export Finance Australia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Export Finance Australia closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 13 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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