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An analysis of what Australian long-horizon research commercialisation requires, citing Gilmour Space, Cochlear and BluGlass as illustrations of patient capital and ecosystem support needs.
Radium Capital's R&D lending has passed $1 billion across 1,000-plus companies since 2017; case studies recall WeMoney's $12 million Series A and ElectraLith's $27.5 million Main Sequence-led round.
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Radium Capital's blog post celebrates how Australian inventions succeed globally, surveying foodtech, cleantech, medtech, fintech and quantum companies, noting ElectraLith's recent Series A and the national R&D review led by Robyn Denholm.
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Radium Capital article contrasts two aviation founders: Stralis Aircraft raised venture capital through Y Combinator, grants and R&D lending, while V-TOL Aerospace bootstrapped for two decades before sharing a federal grant.
An explainer from Radium Capital covering four innovation categories — incremental, breakthrough, foundational research and disruptive — with examples such as Avicena Systems and Airbnb, and advocating varied capital sources including R&D financing.
Radium Capital outlines five ways innovation businesses can use its Radium Advances as bridging finance, illustrated with case studies of NeedleCalm, Ground Source Systems and FBR.
Radium Capital's explainer on R&D financing describes how ventures including Juice Batteries, Recce Pharmaceuticals, SSW Dairy, Linecrest, NeedleCalm and iCommand used Radium Advances against their R&D tax refunds as non-dilutive debt capital.
Radium Capital promotes CFO Jeremy Loftus to Managing Director as CEO David Weir relocates to Brevet Capital Management in the US, while Georgina Wade becomes Chief Growth Officer.
Deals recorded from Radium Capital's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeMoney | Series A | 22 Apr 2025 | $12m | |
| ElectraLith | Series A | 16 Jan 2025 | $27.5m | |
| Stralis Aircraft | Accelerator | 2024 | - |
Companies named in Radium Capital's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Radium Capital | Finance solutions advancing R&D tax refunds to businesses | 6 |
| NeedleCalm | 3 | |
| Avicena Systems | 2 | |
| Birchal | 2 | |
| Cicada Innovations | 2 | |
| ElectraLith | 2 | |
| WeMoney | 2 | |
| Afterpay | 1 | |
| Airbnb | 1 | |
| Airwallex | 1 | |
| Aldi | 1 | |
| Atlassian | 1 | |
| AusBiotech | 1 | |
| Aussie Plant Based Co | 1 | |
| BluGlass | 1 | |
| Brevet Capital Management | 1 | |
| Canva | 1 | |
| Cochlear | 1 | |
| CSL | 1 | |
| Diraq | 1 | |
| FBR Limited | 1 | |
| Federal Government | 1 | |
| Gilmour Space | 1 | |
| Ground Source Systems | 1 | |
| Hitachi | 1 | |
| Horizon Europe | 1 | |
| IBM | 1 | |
| iCommand | 1 | |
| Juice Batteries Pty Ltd | 1 | |
| Linecrest | 1 | |
| Macquarie University | 1 | |
| Nimble | 1 | |
| NXT TEC. Ltd | 1 | |
| OpenAI | 1 | |
| Quantum Brilliance | 1 | |
| Queensland Government | 1 | |
| Recce Pharmaceuticals | 1 | |
| ResMed | 1 | |
| SSW Dairy | 1 | |
| Stralis Aircraft | 1 | |
| Tesla | 1 | |
| Universities Australia | 1 | |
| Vow | Cultured meat and novel food products grown from animal cells | 1 |
| VTOL Aerospace | 1 | |
| Western Australian government | 1 | |
| World Bank | 1 | |
| World Economic Forum | 1 | |
| YC | 1 |
Investors named in Radium Capital's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Monash University | 2 | |
| Breakthrough Victoria | 1 | |
| Chevron Technology Ventures | 1 | |
| Fathom Fund | 1 | |
| Hostplus | 1 | |
| In-Q-Tel | 1 | |
| IP Group Australia | Venture firm backing early-stage science and technology companies | 1 |
| Main Sequence Ventures | 1 | |
| Marathon Petroleum | 1 | |
| Rio Tinto | 1 | |
| Vista Energy | 1 |