Government · 1 deal
Every published round AusIndustry took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortical Pty Ltd | Grant | 5 Nov 2004 | $3m | Lead | GBS Ventures (Thu 1 Dec 2005), GBS Ventures (Fri 5 Nov 2004) |
Companies AusIndustry has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortical Pty Ltd | Psychiatric and pain management treatment and medicolegal opinions | 5 Nov 2004, Grant | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for AusIndustry, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies AusIndustry has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal AusIndustry did.
Stories naming AusIndustry. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A Mackay Goodwin tax specialist explains Australia's R&D Tax Incentive, urging eligible startups and SMEs to claim early, and cites MindFlight7's recent refund of more than $150,000 as an example of the cash-flow benefit.
LENSELL, maker of the Diversiview portfolio analysis tool, joins The Big LEAP incubator's acceleration phase to prepare launching its product into the Indian market.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: NeuRizer secures $1.5 million against a tax rebate, Matrix wins a riser contract, DroneShield scales production, Anteris reports valve trial results, Carbonix gains certification, Port Kembla berths approved for upgrade.
Ampcontrol, Steber International and the University of Newcastle have launched a 43-foot hybrid vessel in regional NSW, building on earlier prototype work backed by federal grant funding.
A taste-preference trial at UNE is testing how cattle respond to Rumin8's methane-reducing feed additive, guiding dosing and efficacy decisions as the company moves from lab work into animal studies.
Australia's science agency received a Defence Innovation Hub grant to build a CBRN respirator with two manufacturers and a university.
Adatree's founder recalls early grant and competition funding her startup won, then gives four tips for chasing government grants: research sources, check eligibility, treat applying rigorously, and partner with researchers.
Climate tech firm Rumin8 has been awarded a government grant to advance animal trials of feed additives that cut livestock methane emissions, with research partners assisting.
Manufacturing roundup covering Hexagon's blue hydrogen plans, Tritium appointing a new COO, a Fortescue-Airbus green hydrogen alliance, and Calix gaining registration for its crop protection product.
Three Western Australian female-led businesses were named recipients of grants in the second round of the federal Boosting Female Founders program, sharing $944,107 between them.
Eight Australian companies have received federal Accelerating Commercialisation Grants totalling $3.9 million, funding commercialisation of technologies from energy optimisation and biometric security to an artificial voice box and a tinnitus therapy app.
SafetyCulture's founder tells a federal inquiry Australia must restore grant funding, simplify employee equity and ease tech visas to build a world-class startup culture, citing his own grant-backed growth from a Townsville garage.
Portland Orthopaedics wins US FDA approval for its Beacon Primary Knee, licensed from Signal Medical, and uses an AusIndustry grant to develop a revision knee product.
Melbourne drug-discovery firm Cortical has won an AusIndustry-administered federal R&D Start grant of $3.03 million, funding early clinical testing of its MIF-antagonist treatment candidate for inflammatory conditions.
Also GBS Ventures