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Breakthrough Victoria rounds up April–May 2026 portfolio news, including grants for Number 8 Bio and Xefco, Liquid Instruments' Series C, program selections, partnerships, regulatory clearances and two new Aravax directors.

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Breakthrough Victoria portfolio company Xefco reaches major commercial milestone

Xefco, held by Breakthrough Victoria, has secured a $4,999,122 federal Industry Growth Program grant as it sends its first production-scale waterless plasma dyeing unit to Indonesia, with twelve systems already committed by customers.

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Climate tech now employs 7000+ people and is driving Australia's economic growth, Climate Salad's annual analysis finds

Climate Salad's report says Australia's climate tech sector has passed 7,000 workers across 730 startups and drew $680 million in venture capital; Sea Forest's ASX debut and fund commitments point to investor appetite.

AR 2024/25: Breakthrough Victoria's J-Curve Moment

Breakthrough Victoria's CEO reviews its 2024/25 year: growing capital base, strong co-investment leverage, portfolio milestones including Amber's $10m raise, first fellows awarded, and projected economic impact ahead.

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Breakthrough Victoria is slinging another $75 million at local VC funds

Victoria's Breakthrough Victoria has committed $75m to five specialist VC funds covering climate tech, life sciences, female founders and healthcare, each pledging a quarter of its capital to local startups.

BREAKTHROUGH VICTORIA INVESTS $75 MILLION IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS TO BUILD VICTORIA'S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Breakthrough Victoria is putting $75 million into five venture capital funds, including Virescent, SYNthesis BioVentures, Scale and Galileo, each of which has pledged a quarter of its capital to Victorian startups.

Climate Tech and driving a Clean Economy

Breakthrough Victoria showcases nine climate-focused portfolio companies across clean energy and agrifood, describing each technology and its contribution to the energy transition and circular economy.

Breakthrough Victoria Portfolio Companies Celebrate Milestones and Global Growth

Breakthrough Victoria highlights recent achievements of portfolio companies including funding, awards, and expansions for firms like Liquid Instruments, Quantum Brilliance, and Samsara Eco.

FY23/24 New Investment Summary

Breakthrough Victoria's yearly investment review reports sixteen new portfolio companies backed in FY23/24, itemising five with amounts — Xefco, Raygen, Jupiter Ionics, Bygen, Aravax — and cumulative investment beyond $300 million.

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $27.4 million this week

Weekly roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises totalling $27.4 million, headlined by Xefco's $10.5 million round, plus Hometime board appointments and Matrak's China expansion.

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Textiles dyeing climate tech startup Xefco raises $10.5 million Seed extension

Sydney-based textile dyeing startup Xefco has raised a $10.5 million seed extension led by Main Sequence Ventures, including $2.5 million from Breakthrough Victoria, funding expansion of its water-free dyeing technology into Victoria.

Investment update: Xefco

Breakthrough Victoria announces a $2.5 million Series A investment in Xefco, a Victorian startup whose Ausora technology dyes and finishes textiles without water, helping it scale manufacturing and create local jobs.

Xefco secures A$10.5m to reduce textile emissions - Investible

Textile technology company Xefco has raised A$10.5 million, led by Main Sequence with Investible, Breakthrough Victoria, Virescent Ventures and Voyagers taking part, to commercialise its water-free dyeing and finishing system.

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The Science Behind Backing Science

An Investible investor explains the firm's approach to vetting deep tech startups, recalling its Climate Tech Fund's recent backing of BSpkl, Xefco, Earthodic and Kite Magnetics.

Australian team develops more durable antiviral PPE coatings through R&D project

IMCRC awards grant to project that could cut textile industry’s water use

A plasma-coating company, a university and a manufacturing research centre will develop lower-water textile dyeing, supported through the centre's Activate grants program; a related facemask venture with PPK was flagged in September.

$3.4 million project to take coating technology from university lab to global market by 2021

Deakin University, Xefco and Proficiency Consulting have launched a three-year collaboration to scale atmospheric plasma textile coating, backed by an IMCRC grant within a larger project budget.