Tag: Queensland Investment Corporation

Qld govt funds lure Vic innovators north

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Investments from the Queensland government’s venture capital and sovereign industry accelerator funds have persuaded two Victorian firms to expand north, locking in more than 150 new jobs from high-tech...

New Qld innovation fund targets farming productivity surge

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Queensland government has pulled the trigger on a new farming sector innovation fund, deploying $30 million through the state’s sovereign wealth manager with the aim of sparking an...

Super funds, NRF rocket Gilmour Space to unicorn status

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Gold Coast rocket startup Gilmour Space has blasted through a $1 billion valuation after raising $217 million from an all-Australian group of investors led by the National Reconstruction Fund...

Qld super mandate directs $50m to local startups

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
One of Queensland’s largest super funds will direct $50 million towards innovative startups under a new investment mandate designed to drive productivity. The mandate will see Brighter Super work...

Ex-Atlassians raise $2m for SaaS data startup

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Three ex-Atlassian employees have raised $2 million in a seed round led by their former employer and Queensland’s sovereign wealth fund to get their analytics startup off the ground...

QIC jumps into $125m climate tech fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland’s sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday hopped into a $125 million climate technology venture capital fund, boosting the funding available to local startups while expanding its global climate mandate....

State backed VC investments start flowing in Qld

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Mandalay Venture Partners is the first off the mark in delivering funding out of the Queensland government’s Venture Capital Development Fund, revealing deals with two local AgTech startups on...

Synthetic tissue BioTech completes pre-seed capital raise

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Brisbane-based startup Gelomics, which technology to support the cultivation of synthetic tissue, has completed a $2.2 million pre-seed capital raise with the support of local investors, including the state-owned...

VCs Jekara, Tidal flock to Qld’s matched funding

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s startup investment pool continues to grow with four more venture capital firms agreeing to expand in the state in exchange for backing from the Miles government’s new development...