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QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... Investment Corporation (QIC) has backed a new initiative to address underrepresentation of female investors in venture capital. The initiative, 77 Venture Fellows, is a venture capital deep emersion program for 10 female candidates, with a target of ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... institutional capital by harnessing its pipeline of investments and track record as the UK's largest investor in venture capital." "This new government is getting on with the job of delivering economic growth. I have been clear that there is no time ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... delivered 12.2%, which TelstraSuper described as a "strong start." The option has a tilt towards technology and venture capital type investments, it noted.

Former director disqualified for breaching obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... as Christian Atkinson Insolvency Partners, Clickthru Deby Management, Cornerstone Global Capital, Cornerstone Venture Capital, No Bankruptcy, Storytellr, and NoBankruptcy.com.au. Oey has been disqualified from managing corporations until 6 June 2029. ...

Telstra flags ditching venture capital arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... Telstra's US$1 billion start-up incubator has rebranded to Titanium Ventures as the telco giant looks to ditch the venture capital space. Telstra Ventures, a subsidiary of Telstra founded in 2011, overnight announced it has rebranded to Titanium ...

QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... fund manager, which has some $100 billion in AUM, has recently ramped up its investing spree specifically in the venture capital space, injecting undisclosed amounts in Tidal Ventures, Brandon Capital, and Sprint Ventures. Its Queensland Venture Capital ...

QIC adds to streak of venture capital investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... become a cornerstone investor in early and growth-stage fund Sprint Ventures, while also investing in biotech venture capital firm Brandon Capital. Yesterday, Financial Standard reported that QIC's venture capital development fund (QVCDF) committed funds ...

QIC backs startup investor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) Venture Capital Development Fund has made an investment in technology investor Tidal Ventures. The undisclosed investment sum will support Tidal Ventures, which focuses on vertical AI, to invest in high-growth ...

BT Panorama launches first-of-its-kind private market managed account

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... of $100,000, making private markets accessible to sophisticated investors, unlike traditional private equity or venture capital funds that typically require investments of $5 million to $10 million. BT explained that investor interest in private markets ...

UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... Council (AIC) wrote in its submission to the inquiry that depending on the extent of the increases, the impact on venture capital (VC) and private equity funds' ability "to raise capital and invest would be profound". In analysing the potential impact ...