Tag: venture capital

New government to mull venture capital concessions report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The new Labor government will mull reforms to Australia’s venture capital tax concessions based on a report the Coalition sat on for six months before the election. Treasury and...

NSW sets aside $10m for women-led VCs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Women-led startups will get access to a $10 million venture capital fund as part of the New South Wales government’s 2022-23 budget, to be released later this month. Named...

Investment Council chief Yasser El-Ansary steps down

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The influential chief executive of the Australian Investment Council, Yasser El-Ansary, has stood down after nearly a decade in the role. The Council, which represents the Australian venture capital...

Andrea Gardiner on Australia’s startup funding gap

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Jelix Ventures founder and chief executive Andrea Gardiner says the biggest challenge for pre-revenue and early-revenue startups in Australia remains the difficulty in securing funding, despite the huge volumes...

Foreign funds are being discouraged: AIC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The lack of common investment vehicles first promised by the Coalition five years ago is acting as a handbrake on foreign capital entering Australia, according to the peak investment...

Tech companies spared from new FIRB test

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Most tech companies may be spared from the strict new foreign investment national security test rules, with the government releasing draft legislation on the significant reforms. The federal government...