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Who We Are

We are a government registered Australian venture capital fund operating under the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) framework — one of Australia’s highest-level innovation investment structures.

Our Fund Is Formally Registered With The Australian Government Through:

Australia Taxation Office (ATO)
Innovation & Science Australia (ISA)
Department of Industry, Science & Resources

This registration grants our investors access to one of Australia’s most generous venture capital tax incentives, while ensuring our fund meets the strict compliance, governance, and reporting standards required by the Commonwealth Government.

Being an approved ESVCLP means our fund is:

Recognised in Federal Legislation under the Venture Capital Act 2002

Monitored for compliance by Innovation and Science Australia

Subject to ATO regulations for eligibility, reporting, and governance

Granted tax exemptions on qualifying venture capital gains for investors

Protected by one of the world’s strongest institutional frameworks

REGULATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

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Trusted by Australia’s Universities and Research Organisations

Because our structure is government-registered and designed specifically to support innovation, we are:

Trusted by leading Australian universities

Trusted by Research Institutes and Technology Commercialisation Offices

Welcomed as An Approved Investment Partner for Early-stage Innovation Projects

Eligible to Co-invest alongside University Funds, Accelerators and Research Spin-outs

Trusted to Support PhD-led or Research-led Commercialisation Ventures

Trusted as A Compliant Investment Vehicle by University Governance Committees

ARC

(Australian Research Council)

initiatives

OUR FUND ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THE GOALS OF:

CSIRO research

commercialisation pathways

University technology transfer

frameworks (TTOs / Research

Offices)

National Innovation and

Science Agenda

We work closely with:

University incubators & entrepreneurship centres

Accredited research organisations

Registered technology transfer offices

PARTNERING WITH AUSTRALIA'S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

State innovation agencies

Industry and government innovation hubs

OUR MISSION

HELPING RESEARCHERS, FOUNDERS, AND INNOVATORS TURN NEW IDEAS INTO HIGH-GROWTH, GLOBALLY SCALABLE COMPANIES.