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Government-led coinvestment funds move ahead

Government-backed investment funds have emerged as a key component of increasingly interventionist industrial policy strategies across the developed world. The is certainly the case in Australia, with the $15...

Gilmour Space secures extra $55m ahead of first launch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies has raised an additional $55 million in capital to support ongoing development work as its first launch draws closer. Gilmour plans to use...

v2food recognised for Food and Agritech innovations

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Sydney-based company v2food has won the InnovationAus 2023 Award for Excellence in the Food and Agritech category for its cutting-edge protein-based meat 2.0. The InnovationAus 2023 Awards for Excellence...

Mining tech startup Plotlogic closes $43m Series B round

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Brisbane-based mining tech startup Plotlogic has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round to continue its expansion into North America and boost investment in R&D, as demand...

Main Sequence bags another $450m for its third fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Main Sequence Ventures raised $450 million for its third investment fund, bringing the venture capital firm’s total funds under management to more than $1 billion for the first time....

Seizing the moment on quantum computing

Posted on   |  by Bill Bartee
Australia has been at the forefront of quantum research for decades. And while the sector has only been brought to public attention in the last few years, we’re now...

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

Main Sequence investment brings US robots firm to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO’s innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures has led a $39 million investment into RIOS Intelligent Machines which will see the US-based AI factory robots firm come to Australian shores....

Finally, VC wakes to innovation in manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
For a very long time now in Australia it has been possible to get venture capital for a yet-another gold mine or some FinTech app. But when manufacturing innovators...