Investor

Australian Government

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 45 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

GrantSeries AVentureHealth CareBiotechnology

Deploying now
82%of best year14cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque90days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led0 of 45Sole investor31 roundsMostly inAustralia, 92%
Pitch Australian Government

Australian Government highlights

  1. 01

    14 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Series A: 76% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $3.2M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareBiotechnology
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Jul
    Navi Medical TechnologiesVenture · AU · Startup Daily$6.8MWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    MAKOSeries A · AU · Virescent Ventures$19MWith 8 others
  4. May
    Australian Digital Health AgencyGrant · AU$14MSole investor
  5. May
    AlgenieGrant · AU$987KSole investor
  6. May
    EMVision MedicalGrant · AU$286KSole investor
  7. Apr
    Telix PharmaceuticalsDebt · AU$600MSole investor
  8. Mar
    Silicon Quantum ComputingAU · Startup Daily$14MWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    1receipt®Debt · AU$53KSole investor
  10. Mar
    HydGene RenewablesGrant · AU$1.4MWith 1 other
  11. 2025

    12 rounds

  12. Dec
    FerronovaSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$6.0MWith 8 others
  13. Nov
    Ruminant BioTechSeries A · NZ$9.5MSole investor
  14. Nov
    LaronixGrant · AU$2.1MSole investor
  15. Nov
    East ForgedGrant · AU$225KSole investor
  16. Nov
    Eclipse IngredientsGrant · AU$1.2MSole investor
  17. Aug
    ZetifiGrant · AU$3.3MWith 1 other
  18. Aug
    iQRenewGrant · AU$6.0MSole investor
  19. Aug
    Carbon280Seed · AU$6.9MSole investor
  20. Jul
    EMVision MedicalGrant · AU$3.2MSole investor
  21. Jun
    GeoneonVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Feb
    Cobalt Blue HoldingsDebt · AU$700KSole investor
  23. Jan
    CI-ISAC AustraliaGrant · AU$4.0MSole investor
  24. 2024

    6 rounds

  25. Aug
    Inform AgAU$1.4MSole investor
  26. Jul
    Telix PharmaceuticalsDebt · AU$430MSole investor
  27. Jun
    VaultaSeed · AU$646KWith 3 others
  28. May
    LatConnect 60Grant · AU$3.8MSole investor
  29. Apr
    SkykraftGrant · AU$2.4MWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    Space Machines CompanyGrant · AU$5.5MSole investor
  31. 2023

    7 rounds

  32. Aug
    Navi Medical TechnologiesVenture · AU$2.4MWith 1 other
  33. Aug
    MicroTauGrant$2.0MWith 1 other
  34. Jul
    Silicon Quantum ComputingSeries A · AU$50MSole investor
  35. Jul
    Nourish IngredientsGrant · AU$3.9MWith 3 others
  36. May
    Sydney North Health NetworkGrant · AU$716KSole investor
  37. May
    VinESGrant$500KSole investor
  38. Mar
    Agora LivestockGrant · AU$369KSole investor
  39. 2022

    5 rounds

  40. Jul
    Developing East ArnhemGrant · AU$8.0MSole investor
  41. Jun
    AkinGrant · AU$100KWith 3 others
  42. May
    SoftIronGrant · GB$1.1MSole investor
  43. Mar
    Avicena SystemsVenture · AU$44MSole investor
  44. Mar
    TURBINE Sunshine CoastGrant · AU$25MSole investor
  45. 2021

    5 rounds

  46. Nov
    eleXsys EnergyGrowth · GB$2.7MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Australian Government. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Artesian VCAsset manager5rounds togetherClean Energy Finance CorporationVC firm3rounds togetherBrisbane AngelsVC firm2rounds togetherMain Sequence VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Australian Government put money into.

Navi Medical Technologies$6.8M · Jul 2026Australian Digital Health Agency$14M · May 2026Algenie$987K · May 2026EMVision Medical$286K · May 2026Telix Pharmaceuticals$600M · Apr 2026Silicon Quantum Computing$14M · Mar 2026

Quick answers about Australian Government

What does Australian Government invest in?

Australian Government invests most often at Grant and Series A (76% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care and Biotechnology.

How active is Australian Government?

45 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Australian Government invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Navi Medical Technologies (Venture, Jul 2026), MAKO (Series A, Jul 2026) and Australian Digital Health Agency (Grant, May 2026).

How big are Australian Government's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Does Australian Government lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Australian Government invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (92%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Australian Government investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Australian Government invest alongside?

Most often Artesian VC (5 rounds together), Clean Energy Finance Corporation (3 rounds together) and Brisbane Angels (2 rounds together).

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