Government · 1 deal
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Future Fund 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Space | Series D+ | 20 Jan 2026 | $217m | Participant | Business News Australia, Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 28 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 23 Jan 2026), Beaten Zone Venture Partners, australianmanufacturing.com.au, AFR Technology, SmartCompany (Tue 20 Jan 2026), Dealroom, Forbes Australia, Main Sequence Ventures portfolio |
Companies Future Fund has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Space | 20 Jan 2026, Series D+ | 1 | 0 |
Companies Future Fund's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| Adams Street Partners | - |
| Advent International Corporation | - |
| Altarea Cogedim | - |
| American Industrial Partners | - |
| Apax Partners | - |
| Archer Capital | - |
| Ares Management | - |
| Ashmore Investment Management Limited | - |
| Atlas Infrastructure | - |
| Atom Investors L.P. | - |
| Bain Capital | - |
| Bain Capital Credit | - |
| Berkshire Property Advisors | - |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | - |
| BlackRock Alternative Advisors | - |
| BlackRock Investment Management | - |
| Blackstone Credit and Insurance | - |
| Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing | - |
| Blackstone Real Estate | - |
| Bridgewater Associates, Inc | - |
| Brookfield Asset Management | - |
| Campbell Global | - |
| CDH Investments | - |
| Centerbridge Partners L.P | - |
| Charterhouse Capital Partners | - |
| Citadel Advisors | - |
| Clocktower Group L.P. | - |
| Clocktower Technology Ventures | - |
| Columbia Capital | - |
| Columbia Pacific Advisors | - |
| CoreCommodity Management | - |
| Corval | - |
| CVC Capital Partners | - |
| D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | - |
| DWS | - |
| Dymon Asia Capital | - |
| Effissimo Capital Management | - |
| Elementum Advisors | - |
| Energy Capital Partners | - |
| EQT Partners | - |
| EQT Partners Energy Capital Partners | - |
| First Sentier Investors | - |
| FitzWalter Capital Partners | - |
| FountainVest Partners | - |
| GI Partners | - |
| Global Infrastructure Partners | - |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management | - |
| Greystar Equity Partners | - |
| Harbert Management Corporation | - |
| Hayfin Asset Management | - |
| Hellman & Friedman | - |
| HG Capital | - |
| Hillhouse Capital | - |
| Hillwood Investment Properties | - |
| Hiscox Re Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd | - |
| HongShan | - |
| Horsley Bridge Partners | - |
| ICAMAP Advisory | - |
| Insight Investment Management | - |
| Insight Investment Management (Global) | - |
| Ionic Capital Management | - |
| I Squared Capital | - |
| JJJ Capital | - |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co | - |
| Lazard Asset Management | - |
| Legal & General | - |
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited | - |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | - |
| Logistics Property Company | - |
| Lotus Infrastructure Partners | - |
| Macquarie Asset Management Real Estate | - |
| Macquarie Investment Management | - |
| MAN AHL | - |
| MAN AHL Partners LLP | - |
| MAN FRM | - |
| MAN Solutions | - |
| Maple-Brown Abbott Limited | - |
| M&G Investment Management Limited | - |
| Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners | - |
| Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing | - |
| Morrison Global | - |
| Motive Partners | - |
| New Enterprise Associates | - |
| Northcape Capital | - |
| Oak Hill Advisors | - |
| Oakley Capital | - |
| Oaktree Capital Management | - |
| OMERS Infrastructure | - |
| Pacific Alliance Group | - |
| PAG Holdings Limited | - |
| Parthenon Capital | - |
| PEET Limited | - |
| PIMCO Australia | - |
| Playground Global | - |
| PSG Equity | - |
| QIC Global Infrastructure | - |
| Quadrant Private Equity | - |
| Quantix Commodities | - |
| Qube Research and Technologies | - |
| Quilvest | - |
| RCP Advisors | - |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management | - |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors | - |
| Seidler Equity Partners | - |
| Sequoia Capital | - |
| Silver Point Capital | - |
| Siris Capital | - |
| Squarepoint Capital | - |
| Starlight Investments | - |
| State Street Global Advisors | - |
| State Street Investment Management | - |
| The Growth Fund | - |
| TowerBrook Capital Partners | - |
| Tract Capital Management | - |
| Trustar Capital (previously Citic Capital) | - |
| UBS Securities Australia | - |
| Vitruvian Investment Partners | - |
| Wellington Investment Management | - |
| Westbourne Credit Management Limited | - |
| Xiang He Capital | - |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
Companies Future Fund has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Future Fund did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Raphael Arndt | Chief Investment Officer | Startup Daily |
| Michael Tolo | Startup Daily, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming Future Fund. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Skalata's rebrand announcement explains its shift to year-round seed investing, wider cheque sizes and follow-on plans, recaps team hires including a Venture Partner and three associates, and notes portfolio companies' Series A raises.
Weekly roundup: Blackbird confirms a record fund close and Galileo reaches a first close, Genesis merges with Proudi, IREN secures massive debt, and several startups report raises, grants and program wins.
Blackbird has locked in a second billion-dollar fund — its sixth, slightly bigger than the last — bringing in new institutional backers, and the article recalls portfolio wins, writedowns and failures.
Global consultancy Sia has acquired Seven Consulting, an Australian business transformation firm, roughly quadrupling Sia's local headcount and adding major banking, government and retail clients.
Consulting group Sia has bought Seven Consulting, an Australian transformation consultancy, adding Sydney and Melbourne offices, a Perth presence and major clients across banking, government and retail.
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Roundup of four ANZ raises: a Queensland rocket company's nine-figure Series E, a New Zealand legal-AI firm's Series B, a seed round for AI code-security, and a Melbourne construction-software raise.
Roundup of four ANZ raises totalling over $307m: Gilmour Space's Series E, Ivo's Series B, Dam Secure's seed round and SPEC Toolbox's pre-Series A, plus a board appointment at Dam Secure.
Rocket firm Gilmour Space raised a $217 million Series E co-led by the National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus, reaching a billion-dollar valuation; earlier Series B, C and D raises are recapped.
Blackbird's Rick Baker recounts backing rocket firm Gilmour Space from its 2017 Series A to a newly closed A$217 million Series E at a valuation above US$1 billion.
Potentum Partners, founded by ex-Future Fund private equity staff, has closed a $300 million raise for its debut global private equity fund, with four offerings due this week.
Blackbird closed its fifth fund at over A$1 billion, backed by super funds, sovereign wealth funds and hundreds of individual investors — which the firm calls Australia's largest venture fund yet.
The former Future Fund private equity team's new firm, Potentum Partners, is pitching investors for its annual co-investment fund. No commitments are reported, so the raise remains in progress only.
Blackbird is recruiting its first Head of Investor Relations to manage relationships with existing and prospective LPs, describing the role, benefits, and the firm's assets under management and portfolio.
Blackbird introduces Tom Humphrey and Michael Tolo as new investment Principals alongside Tip Piumsomboon, and notes its fourth fund closed at $650 million in late 2020.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports MyDeal and Adore Beauty listing on the ASX, Rokt's US$80 million Series D, several trans-Tasman raises, Quibi shutting down, Westpac trimming its Zip stake, and local executive appointments.
Also Crunchbase News·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·ARN (ARNnet)
Blackbird Ventures has closed a $500 million fourth fund backed by Australian institutional and international investors. The article recalls Square Peg and Tidal Ventures raises, Our Innovation Fund's new fund, and Amazon's Zoox acquisition.
Also SmartCompany
Blackbird announces the close of its fourth fund at $500 million, bringing total committed capital to $1.24 billion, and separately announces Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board as chair.
Also Blackbird Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
KPMG's Venture Pulse report shows Australian startup venture funding hit a record in 2018, highlighted by large rounds for several companies, while Blackbird closed its third fund backed by major institutional investors.
Rocket Lab, a New Zealand launch startup, closed a $140 million Series E led by Australia's Future Fund to scale Electron rocket production, build launch pads and fund new R&D programs.