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CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has joined Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures in backing an Australian company commercialising technology that could drastically cut costs and increase efficiency of solar panels. The CEFC and Main Sequence ...

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... over the past four years, has supported 36 start-up companies. Successful SparkLabs Cultiv8 investments have included ventures that explore the use of seaweed to significantly reduce livestock methane emissions, the replacement of anti-biotics in livestock ...

AXA IM Alts bolsters natural capital platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... years of experience investing in climate solutions, with previous roles including founder and director of NatureBased Ventures and investment director and chief technical officer at Mirova. Cavallo also spent time at NatureBased ventures as its director ...

VC sector risks running cold

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... professional Australian cricketer, now tech entrepreneur Matt Berriman has been involved in several high growth digital ventures since leaving the sport in 2006. Most recently, he launched RealVC, a seed and early-stage venture technology fund aiming ...

Pretium Partners lands down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, and family offices. He joins Pretium from Asia Principal Capital and Morpheus Ventures, where he served as director in the private market investor relations group. Previously he was director of institutional ...

AXA IM Alts names head of client group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Perpetual Investments, BNP Paribas Asset Management and, most recently, Folklore Ventures where he served as head of investor relations. AXA IM Alts global head of client group Florence Dard said: "AXA IM Alts ...

Pearler raises $7.8m to continue growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
The one-year-old retail trading platform has successfully closed a seed funding round led by Portage Ventures, a global fintech investor. Australian venture capital firms Archangel Ventures and Ten13 also participated in the round. The funding will ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Barclays, Legal & General Investment Management, Link Group, Chrysalis Investments, and Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Smart's technology aims to transform the ease of saving for retirement and taking retirement income. Victorian Minister ...

University of Melbourne launches investment funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... networks and mentoring to create seed-fund-ready companies. Up to 20% of this funding can be invested in social purpose ventures. Meanwhile, the $100 million Tin Alley Ventures Fund, led by Tanarra Capital, will invest in high-potential university-affiliated ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... confidence that a 75% approval would be gained when it went to vote on June 15. Several shareholders, including Grok Ventures and HESTA, had confirmed they would oppose the demerger as it wouldn't support climate change goals. HESTA welcomed the ...