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The federal government-financed National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its second $20 million quantum computing investment this year.

An Australian semiconductor manufacturer, which claims global leadership of its segment, appears to be preparing for a possible stock exchange listing with the recruitment of a new chief financial officer.

A technology investment firm has led a $17 million investment round in a company that has developed an efficient way to store energy as heat.

An industry super fund has added to its investment in a UK company that has developed artificial intelligence-powered imaging technology for assessing stroke and pulmonary fibrosis.

The Future Fund's head of private equity has reportedly resigned.

A leading Australian venture firm has led a $158 million late-stage funding round for a Sydney-based defence tech company.

A pre-seed investment fund is well on the way to raising a $15 million-target second fund.

A global private equity manager is to pay up to $550 million to acquire the wealth management arm of an ASX-listed financial services business.

A leading venture firm has stepped up its funding for a sales accounts management technology sold through a software-as-a-service business mode.

An Australian institutional investor has cornerstoned a $250 million first close for an international debt fund for growth stage businesses.

A Silicon Valley venture firm has led a seed round in a Melbourne start-up that offers a platform that analyses how artificaial intelligence (AI) can improve workflows.

A Sydney private equity firm is to exit its large majority stake in a chain of sushi restaurants to a Japanese listed company which is seeking expansion in overseas markets.

Global impact investors have backed the technogy of a Sydney start-up to significantly reduce the cost of nitrogen fertilisers while also significantly reducing greenhouse emissions.

Applications for grants of up to $2 million are now open for the NSW state government's Emerging Technology Commercialisation Fund.

Two US venture firms have committed to back a New Zealand-founded online education start-up after the founder committed to relocate to the US.

The first investment from a new lower mid-market private equity fund has been made in a company that claims to be Australia's leading provider of professional laundry equipment.

A US-based growth-stage technology investor has taken a majority stake in a New Zealand-founded company, now based in the US, which provides fleet maintenance and compliance software.

A US growth capital firm has led a $46 million funding round for an Adelaide company that provides practice management software for health professionals.