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QIC

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 4 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BInfraInfrastructure

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque121days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch QIC

QIC highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Pre-seed: 67% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
InfraInfrastructure
Based in
Brisbane, Australia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Jul
    EmesentAU · Startup Daily$15MWith 6 others
  3. Jun
    FlyweelPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.4MWith 6 others
  4. Jan
    Gilmour Space TechnologiesGrowth · AU · Startup Daily$217MWith 9 others
  5. 2025

    1 round

  6. Oct
    SwarmFarm RoboticsSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$20MWith 4 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

ASArash ShojaieDirectoriForm ADV
CMClaire Marite BlakeDirectoriForm ADV
EBEvan Bianchini NahnsenDirectoriForm ADV
JMJohn Martin GallagherChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
RDRoss Daniel IsraelDirectoriForm ADV
WSWilliam Stephen WhatmoreDirectoriForm ADV
WTWilliam Thomas KeatingDirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 18 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$13Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
QIC Investments No. 1 PTY LTD
SEC number
CRD 160732

Funds on its Form ADV

30 private funds, $10B in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

Infrastructure 12Infrastructure assets 10Private equity 5

  1. Golden REEF Infrastructure TrustInfrastructure assets2 investors$2.6B
  2. QIC Global Infrastructure Fund (Australia) NO. 2 TrustInfrastructure22 investors$1.4B
  3. QIC US Shopping Center Fund, L.P.Shopping malls5 investors$766M
  4. QIC Global Infrastructure Fund (Australia) NO. 1 TrustInfrastructure22 investors$641M
  5. GRIT AIV I LimitedInfrastructure assets1 investor$617M
  6. QIC Global Infrastructure Fund US AIV, L.P.Infrastructure assets23 investors$591M
  7. QIC Infrastructure Portfolio NO. 1 TrustInfrastructure12 investors$484M
  8. QGIF Sprint L.P.Infrastructure3 investors$477M
  9. QGIF II PARA Aggregator SCSPInfrastructure assets5 investors$365M
  10. QIC Infrastructure Portfolio NO. 2 TrustInfrastructure12 investors$359M

And 20 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

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

HostplusPrivate equity2rounds togetherMain Sequence VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies QIC put money into.

Emesent$15M · Jul 2026Flyweel$2.4M · Jun 2026Gilmour Space Technologies$217M · Jan 2026SwarmFarm Robotics$20M · Oct 2025

Quick answers about QIC

What does QIC invest in?

QIC invests most often at Growth and Pre-seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infra and Infrastructure.

How active is QIC?

4 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has QIC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Emesent (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026), Flyweel (Pre-seed, Jun 2026) and Gilmour Space Technologies (Growth, Jan 2026).

How big are QIC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Is QIC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does QIC invest alongside?

Most often Hostplus (2 rounds together) and Main Sequence Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is QIC?

QIC is a private equity firm based in Brisbane, Australia.

How much does QIC manage?

About $13B, as regulatory assets under management, 2 advisers added together (Oct 2026).

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