Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A Brisbane-based early-stage venture capital firm has been added to the pool of investment firms investing the state government financed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund.

The firm which invests on behalf of leading industry super funds has decided to wind down its direct private equity investing division because it does not believe it can be scaled up to match the growth of super to be invested.

A private capital-owned corporate registry business has predicted an imminent increase in IPOs in Australia.

Two venture capital firms have led a $2.3 million capital raising round for a start-up that is developing specialised artificial intelligence co-pilot technology.

A family office has taken a substantial stake in a wellness supplements business.

Fundraising for a first Australian venture capital secondaries fund-of-funds has been launched.

A Perth venture capital firm has led a $3m seed funding round for a Melbourne company that has developed companion robots that have been successfully trialed in care homes.

A Sydney-based sole venture capital general partner has recruited a partner.

A Sydney-based company that is targeting dominating production of internet of things (I0T) computer chips has raised an $88 million funding round from global and local investors.

A new venture capital fund-of-funds for retail investors plans to make investing in venture capital accessible for a wider range of individual investors.

A smaller businesses private equity investor has raised a $280 million continuation fund which will take over its stakes in three investments from its earlie funds.

A property private equity firm has raised $350 million for a new fund which will make opportunistic investments.

The Victorian state government's $2 billion venture capital fund has invested in a protein enhanced food products company that uses protein processed from crops grown in Victoria.

US technolgy giant NVIDIA has contributed to a $330 million capital raise which will be used to develop a large data centre campus in Tasmania.

A women-led female founder-focused venture capital firm has so far raised $26 million for its first fund.

An Auckland private capital firm has taken a majority stake in New Zealand's leading e-waste re-cycling company.

Australia's second largest industry super fund has allocated almost $1 billion to a fund that is investing green energy opportunities in Australia and overseas.