Australia has outgrown early-stage VC tax breaks, Tech Council says


Australia’s startup ecosystem has outgrown the venture capital tax breaks on offer to boost early-stage tech investment, and are now acting as a handbrake as companies level up.

That’s according to the Tech Council of Australia, which has flagged the need to re-energise the federal government’s Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) program.

In its submission to a discussion paper prompted by a decline in sharemarket listing and the …

Want to know how this story ends?

Become a subscriber for complete access to all stories on InnovationAus.com and our daily newsletter.

Already a member? Log in here

Do you know more? Contact James Riley via Email.

Related stories