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CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... plant, expand its team and conduct further research. The CEFC investment is managed by specialist climate-tech venture capital manager Virescent Ventures.

Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Impact venture capital fund Giant Leap has completed fundraising for its second impact fund, tripling the size of its inaugural fund. The Giant Leap II fund is backed by NRMA, entrepreneurs including Kate Morris, Dom Pym and Roger Allan. Giant Leap ...

Women-led founders, climate tech grow VC impact sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Women-led impact startups constituted a quarter of the venture capital opportunities reviewed by Giant Leap in 2022, a higher percentage than the broader VC ecosystem. VC impact investor Giant Leap released its second Impact Startups Benchmark Report ...

Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... multiple asset classes including infrastructure, structured debt, public equities, private markets and private equity/venture capital. Australian Ethical pointed to Theau's "extensive international experience, and depth of knowledge in responsible ...

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... financial markets. Quigley commented agriculture and food technology is a small but rapidly growing segment of the venture capital universe that is serious about reimagining the global agriculture and food industry. "We support companies to evolve from ...

Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure on the rise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Space, covering what they label as a "dynamic" deal-making environment. The report notes, among other aspects, venture capital investments in clean energy hit a record-breaking US$24.1 billion in 2021, with 957 transactions worldwide so far this year. ...

CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated $2 million to an Australian manufacturing company developing a solution to combat aviation carbon emissions. CEFC has joined venture capitalist Bill Tai and Amanda Terry of ACTAI Ventures in ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
UniSuper has allocated $75 million towards venture capital for its sustainable investment options. UniSuper has secured a relationship with Uniseed, an early-stage commercialisation fund manager. Established in 2000 and now owned by the Universities ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... "Any organisation that has investors know that they need to have a plan in place." Evans also highlighted that venture capital firms are also seeking to increase their in-house capabilities. "We're seeing the VCs as well hiring ESG specialists because ...