Small and medium-sized enterprises now spend more on research and development than large businesses, with the growth of local venture capital and government support helping to alleviate some financing...
A $20 million venture capital fund has been set up by the Northern Territory government and the Paspalis Corporation to support local innovation. The territory government is committing $10...
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Elaine Stead has joined CSIRO-seeded Main Sequence Ventures’ investment team, concluding her time leading Human Venture Capital. Ms Stead has 20 years’ experience working across...
The NSW government must become an equity exemplar by applying a new “gender lens” to its innovation funding, according to a group of experts that found a decade of...
Former Macquarie Group executive Ivan Power has been named the inaugural chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation. Mr Power, who has nearly 25 years’ experience in finance,...
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....
Digital health firms pulled back on expansionary activities last financial year as “economic headwinds” made it harder to access capital, according to a new industry sentiment report by commercialisation...
An early-stage venture capital model for Western Australia will be developed by the state government in a bid to identify VC interest and boost funding available to local scale-ups...
AI robotics and navigation technology firm Advanced Navigation has raised $108 million in its series B funding round led by global investment firm KKR. The Australian company is eyeing...
The federal government must do more to improve access to capital for early-stage Australian tech companies and cut down associated red tape, according to the founder of Tasmanian startup...