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Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... project development to scale a pilot iron plant. The fund raising was led by Playground Global, an early-stage venture capital firm with over US$1.2 billion of assets under management that invests in frontier technologies in deep tech and science, including ...

VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... problems that are real problems for Australian farmers in the first instance, but if we're going to invest venture capital into something, we want to make sure that can scale globally." Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio is likely to look at deeptech ...

Only one sector set to meet emissions reduction targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... there is a pressing need for new financial instruments and asset classes to be deployed at scale. These include venture capital investment in infrastructure and enhanced cross-border finance for developing economies. The Sector Progress Tracker, developed ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... firm analysed over 8000 climate tech start-ups and over 32,000 deals worth more than US$490 billion. The share of venture capital and private equity funding going into climate tech continued to rise, from 7% of private market start-up investments in ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... solving major global challenges. "These new team members bring diverse perspectives from their work in early-stage venture capital, academia, and startups that will prove invaluable as we continue building our portfolio. I am confident their knowledge ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... more evenly across different asset classes, while aggregate capital for impact funds is heavily concentrated in venture capital," Dabora said. Since 2014, North American-based impact funds have accounted for over 50% of aggregate capital raised, the ...

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 ...