We take a sector-agnostic approach, investing in companies across a broad range of industries. Our primary focus is on technologies that demonstrate a unique and sustainable market advantage, creating solutions that are difficult to replicate.

We seek out companies led by deeply committed founders who are not only driven by their vision but also value collaboration and continuous learning. These teams exhibit a strong conviction in the transformative impact they aim to achieve, which aligns with our mission to support innovative and high-potential ventures.

Origination
• Significant sources investments directly from the innovation source. This is usually from our network of universities, incubators and accelerators.
• Following this the Investment Team then negatively screens the investment against our firm’s investment mandate.

Assessment
• If the investment meets our investment mandate, it then moves on to the Assessment stage where the investment team positively screens the investment against our stringent evaluation criteria.  
• This involves an intense quantitative and qualitative assessment of the business, its people, the market and the product.

Due Diligence
• Once this has been achieved it will then move onto the due diligence stage where look to our Advisory Partners who are specialists with direct domain capability to evaluate the technical, market and commercial readiness and potential of the product and the business.

Investment Committee
• Finally, the investment will then be assessed byour Investment Committee for a final evaluation of the investment quality andthe risk-adjusted reward to ensure it meets the firm’s appetite.

We look for founding teams that originate from the knowledge-led economy, often collaborating with Australia’s leading universities. These teams consist of brilliant minds leveraging deep and applied technologies to create transformative innovations that have the potential to shape the businesses of the future.

Successful founders must possess the grit, determination, and resilience needed to navigate the challenging journey from concept to global scale. We value leaders with the skills and emotional intelligence to persevere and succeed in this demanding path, particularly those who have the potential to become repeat founders.

Ultimately, we seek teams with a clear vision for impact — developing technologies and solutions that can redefine industries, drive economic growth, create future jobs, and promote values that shape society for the better. These founders are building businesses that will lead the economy of tomorrow.

We maintain a strategically small portfolio to ensure we can play an active and hands-on role in the growth of the companies we invest in.Our team works closely with founders, offering the guidance and expertise necessary to transform early-stage innovation into sustainable, long-term value.

With a deep history in investing in emerging and deep tech startups, we leverage our partnerships with universities, governments, and other capital sources to create unique opportunities for our portfolio companies. Over the past two decades, through our predecessor funds, we’ve been pivotal in building Canberra’s innovation ecosystem and have supported some of the region’s most celebrated tech success stories, including Seeing Machines,DigitalCore, and Instaclustr.

Our high-touch investment management approach sets us apart from traditional venture capital firms. Founders value our commitment to providing strategic guidance and support, often making us the preferred investor for those seeking to scale their ventures with confidence.