Tag: David Gall

‘We are nowhere near running out of opportunities’: NRF chief

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation chief executive David Gall says Australia’s scaleup pipeline is stronger than people think. “We’re not anywhere near running out of opportunities at the moment,” he...

NRF backs brain tech startup Synchron in $305m Series D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $54 million stake in Synchron, the Melbourne-founded startup developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface that rivals Elon Musk’s Neuralink, as part of a...

NRF takes $35m stake in Aussie chipmaker

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer has secured investment from the federal government’s industry fund, a former Prime Minister and several super funds to keep developing Wi-Fi microchips for IoT devices...

NRF takes $50m stake in WA lithium project

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its second investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector, committing $50 million to Liontown Resources’ flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia....

Melbourne biotech PolyActiva scores $27m NRFC investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based biotech firm PolyActiva, which has spent 15 years developing an eye-implant technology to treat glaucoma, has won a $27 million investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation as...

NRFC grilled over scandal-linked startup investment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The corporation managing the government’s $15 billion industry fund has agreed to review potential risks to the Commonwealth from its $32 million equity investment in a startup linked to...

Veteran Big Four banker to lead NRF Corporation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Career banker David Gall has been handed the reins of the agency responsible for the federal government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund, arriving as its first investments roll out to...