Tag: Martijn Wilder

SERD review paper highlights super gap in R&D investment

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia’s $4.2 trillion superannuation pool has been highlighted as a potential source of much-needed capital for early-stage innovation, with a new government issues paper pointing to the current system’s...

National Reconstruction Fund chair weighs in on super stoush

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Albanese government’s $15 billion industry fund has questioned why Australia’s superannuation funds aren’t willing to lean into a national innovation drive and suggested mandatory contributions...

Diagnostics startup Harrison.ai lands $32m NRF investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its first funding foray into its medical science priority area with a $32 million equity investment in Harrison.ai, an artificial intelligence MedTech...

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...

$100m in a month: The NRF cranks investment pace

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has announced a $22.5 million investment in secure data infrastructure provider Vault Cloud, bringing its total investments into Australian companies in the past month...

NRF unveils $25m equity investment in IoT startup Myriota

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made a $25 million equity investment in South Australian IoT and satellite startup Myriota as part of a broader $50 million funding round....

First NRF deal keeps mining company in Qld

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of Australia’s $15 billion manufacturing fund says a pipeline of innovation investments will follow its debut equity deal for a Queensland mining equipment maker, and that its...