Investor · 8 deals
Every published round Accelerating Commercialisation took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jevons Robotics | Grant | 25 Mar 2023 | $1m | Participant | @AuManufacturing (8 Feb 2024), @AuManufacturing (25 Mar 2023), @AuManufacturing (20 Mar 2023) | |
| TechNol | Grant | Mar 2023 | $297k | Participant | @AuManufacturing | |
| Smart MCs | Grant | Mar 2023 | $600k | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing | |
| Glaciem Cooling Technologies | Grant | Mar 2023 | $516.2k | Participant | @AuManufacturing (25 Mar 2023), @AuManufacturing (20 Mar 2023) | |
| Allegro Energy | Grant | Mar 2023 | $500k | Participant | @AuManufacturing (9 Sep 2024), @AuManufacturing (20 Mar 2023) | |
| Endua | Grant | 17 Feb 2022 | $984.2k | Lead | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (3 Feb 2022), @AuManufacturing (20 Jan 2022) | |
| BioCarbon | Grant | 20 Jan 2022 | $294k | Lead | @AuManufacturing (5 Oct 2023), @AuManufacturing (24 Jan 2022), @AuManufacturing (20 Jan 2022) | |
| Laronix | Grant | Aug 2021 | $551.1k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (27 Jul 2026), SmartCompany (13 Dec 2022) |
Companies Accelerating Commercialisation has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro Energy | Recyclable, water-based battery chemistry | Mar 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| BioCarbon | 20 Jan 2022, Grant | 1 | 1 | |
| Endua | Queensland energy company backed by Main Sequence. | 17 Feb 2022, Grant | 1 | 1 |
| Glaciem Cooling Technologies | Mar 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Jevons Robotics | 25 Mar 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Laronix | A Queensland startup using artificial intelligence to replicate the natural voice of pati… | Aug 2021, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Smart MCs | Biotech developing customisable microcarrier technology for large-scale cell-based manufa… | Mar 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| TechNol | Mar 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Accelerating Commercialisation, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Accelerating Commercialisation has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Accelerating Commercialisation did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Taylor | Industry Minister | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Accelerating Commercialisation. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Allegro Energy has completed a $17.5 million Series A round, with The Grantham Foundation at the helm and Origin Energy, Melt Ventures and Impact Ventures also in; Origin held a five per cent stake.
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A Wollongong university accelerator's impact report tallies its startups' 2023 sales and jobs, and recalls welding-software maker Verbotics attracting seed backing and a six-figure federal grant.
Mining robotics startup Jevons Robotics, based in Perth, has taken an undisclosed investment from vehicle maker Ausroad Manufacturing; it earlier won a $1 million grant for its ROEVA vehicle.
Interview with Lisa Vincent on building e-learning platform HowToo alongside agency Savv-e, covering government grants, a 2021 raise, backing via Aliavia Ventures, and plans to expand into the US market.
Podcast episode in which the co-founders of a medtech startup discuss their vein-visualising device, last year's seed raise, a grant win, and progress toward trials.
Hydrogen storage startup Endua has raised $7.5 million from QIC, Melt Ventures and 77 Partners to scale its modular hydrogen power banks for microgrid and standalone power markets.
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Over thirty Australian projects received federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants totalling roughly $18 million, including Jevons Robotics, Glaciem, Electrogenics and LYRO Robotics, with the full recipient list published.
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Six Australian manufacturers received more than $2.1 million in federal grants from AMGC's Commercialisation Fund, with individual awards going to Hygiene Co, Laronix, Provectus Algae, Process Plants International, Vypex and OptoTech.
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Twenty-two Australian companies plus Monash University won Accelerating Commercialisation grants worth $12.2 million combined, with recipients including EVOS, BioCarbon, Ripe Robotics and Endua, each receiving matched government funding for commercialisation projects.
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