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Steve Baxter's Brisbane defence-tech venture firm Beaten Zone has wrapped its first fund at $26 million, with Baxter the largest backer at $6 million of his own money.
Beaten Zone Venture Partners announces Fund 1 joined Activate Capital and UNSW in a seed round for Seitec, a Canberra defence startup whose seismic sensors find unexploded ordnance and hidden drones.
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BZV's post announcing it co-led Zendir's oversubscribed seed round with Investible, joined by Galileo Ventures, TEN13, Jelix Ventures and Innovation Bay, to fund overseas growth of the spacecraft digital-twin platform.
Steve Baxter's Brisbane defence-tech fund announces it now holds unconditional early-stage venture capital registration, giving investors tax breaks; it has put A$4.45m into four companies so far.
Brisbane defence-tech fund manager BZV says Fund I has drawn over A$10 million in commitments, meeting its ESVCLP condition, with A$60 million targeted and a final close expected inside 18 months.
Also Startup Daily
Western Australia's government will cover costs for up to five local startups joining the Startup Catalyst mission to London Tech Week, with applications closing 10 May.