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Queensland continues venture capital commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
The Queensland Government is spending a further $11 million on venture capital investment via its Business Development Fund, as announced in the state's 2017-18 Budget. Working with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), the Queensland government ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Limited investment by super funds in Australia's venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... programs and angel groups. The Seed Fund is also registered with Innovation and Science Australia as an early stage venture capital partnership providing investors with tax-free returns. The fund was launched in September last year with a $20 million ...

ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... range to the ASX 'supermarket'. It includes serving the needs of smaller, early-stage firms, and acting like a venture capital provider. According to Stevens, both local investors and fund managers will benefit from access to a growing range of international ...

Fund manager appoints managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... a subsidiary of the $169 million Aura Group, focused on Australia and South-East Asia, and offers funds across venture capital, private equity, listed equities, fixed income, real estate and agriculture.

Global VC fund opens Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
A global venture capital fund is partnering to expand into the Australian market, opening its first office in Melbourne. 500 Startups, which has already made investments in 20 Australian companies - including Canva, HappyCo and UpGuard - is working ...

Instreet launches VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... be producing revenue or show signs that revenue is imminent. He said the fund is suited to investors wanting a venture capital-like exposure, but may not have the expertise or resources to undertake due diligence themselves: "This is an asset class with ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with investors such as Freelancer chief executive Matt Barrie and venture capital firm Reinventure to launch the syndicate platform, which is based on the success of the American and European model AngelList. ...

Hostplus commits further to Australian VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Hostplus has now invested more than $350 million in Australian venture capital initiatives, having made a significant investment in a seed-stage VC firm recently. Hostplus invested $85 million in Artesian, which provides a pre-screened funnel for more ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... reached $626 million across 25 deals in 2016, a major increase on 2015 which saw $185 million across 23 deals. Venture capital investment in fintech also stayed at healthy levels, with $71million invested across 15 deals. This was however a considerable ...