Tag: Innovation Investment Fund
Australia is still failing its tech start-ups. This is what the government should be...
StartupAUS, a not-for-profit entity that supports Australian tech start-ups, recently released the Crossroads 2015 report, which reveals that despite positive developments over the past 12 months,...
$200 million bounty awaits startups as Innovation Investment Fund picks 3 venture partners
The Australian government has named Carnegie Venture Capital Pty. Ltd., GBS Venture Partners Pty. Ltd. and Innovation Capital Associates Pty Ltd. as the latest...
How venture capital from Innovation Australia is breathing life into great ideas
Venture capital assistance from Australian Government programs, such as the Innovation Investment Fund, has been vital for helping turn groundbreaking ideas into commercial products...
Protrada platform helps Winged Media get a $3 million from the Carnegie Innovation Fund
Winged Media, a developer of technologies in digital media, domain assets and online publishing, has raised $3 million from the Carnegie Innovation Fund, which is supported by the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF) program, a federal Government initiative. The investment will be used to further its Protrada platform. An aggregator of the major domain auction houses, Protrada allows members to buy and sell domains, and provides data and analysing tools.
Life sciences sector shines but policy gaps pose challenges to Australia’s continued innovation
Like many industries, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) activity have suffered heavily from the global financial crisis, after peaking in 2007. PE...
Innovative technology startups gain access to extra $40m growth capital
Sydney-based venture capital firm OneVentures has been appointed as the fund manager for an extra $40 million of venture capital funding from the Federal Government's Innovation Investment Fund (IIF) program.
Playford secures $7.45M to invest in SA innovators
Playford Capital, the SA government backed seed investor fund, announced today that it will receive $7.45 million from the Federal Government to invest in its portfolio of emerging companies.