Growing calls for Defence to seed a dual-use tech fund


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australian and US Defence departments must forge closer innovation ties to counter China’s technology growth, including jointly backing dual-use breakthroughs with a new venture capital fund, according to a new report.

The proposed dual-use venture fund would include low-cost, long-term financing options from both governments and private investors, and be modelled on an existing US deep tech fund that prioritises  “clean” and patient capital.

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