Tag: Cameron Dick

Qld beefs up startup fund, reveals VC deals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has responded to overwhelming demand for its inaugural venture capital fund by adding another $55 million. The top up to the now $130 million fund comes...

Former Qld Premier, Treasurer met with PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum met with former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in the same month that a secret quantum computing EoI was issued by the federal government last...

Queensland to lure VCs with $150m fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government is creating a new $150 million fund for venture capital firms in a bid to revive innovation funding in the state after its share of national...

Blood BioTech Aegros to build $352m manufacturing hub in Qld

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $352 million manufacturing facility for therapeutic plasma products will be established in Queensland by local biopharmaceuticals company Aegros, which will also base its global headquarters in the state....

Qld govt creates $24m investment fund to grow local startups

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government will make $24 million in seed funding available to startups operating in the sunshine state through a newly-created Enterprise Acceleration Fund. The $24 million fund, unveiled...

Qld Budget : Good news for renewables and advanced manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The manufacturing, resources and renewable energy sectors have together been given a $350 million boost through new measures in the Queensland government’s 2022-23 Budget. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick told the...

Qld govt makes equity investment in space tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies as part of its $61 million Series C round, the largest private equity raise...

Qld launches $8m space strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Queensland is set to become the “space coast” under the state government’s $8 million industry growth strategy that aims to create 6000 jobs. The strategy will see the state...

State space race gathers pace

Posted on   |  by Joan Westenberg
The Queensland government has ramped up efforts to snag a bigger slice of Australia’s nascent space sector, committing to the development of a Queensland Space Strategy to address space...