Tag: NRF

Life sciences are a sleeping giant for the economy

Posted on   |  by Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Key to securing Australia’s high standard of living is in diversifying our economy from one that is skewed toward commodity export and focus more to value-adding. It will mean...

Govt’s manufacturing plans missing in action

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government has delivered only one of seven promised plans for developing priority areas of the economy, despite launching the first almost a year ago and billing the plans...

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...

Quantum Brilliance outlines a future for quantum chipmaking

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Quantum Brilliance will use its $30 million capital raise in part to expand its Melbourne-based development facility to scale the manufacturing processes for the synthetic diamond-based chips destined for...

NRF backs Quantum Brilliance with $13m investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Canberra-based Quantum Brilliance has attracted a $13 million investment from the National Reconstruction Fund as part of the larger Series A round that will help scale up new production...

‘Frontrunning’ fears over NRF’s first $40m deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A media drop and alleged leak has put the corporation in charge of the government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund under scrutiny at its first Senate Estimates appearance since its...