Venture capital fund
Ethical superannuation and managed investment funds
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Australian Ethical Investment 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.
Companies Australian Ethical Investment has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|
Companies Australian Ethical Investment's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| All managed funds (except Altius) | adviserserve.com.au ↗ |
| Bcorporation | bcorporation.net ↗ |
| Employer login | employerpay.com.au ↗ |
| InvestorServe (all investor types) | investorserve.com.au ↗ |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
| Fund | Manager | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Fund 3 | Main Sequence Ventures | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, TechCrunch Venture, Main Sequence |
Companies Australian Ethical Investment has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Australian Ethical Investment did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Theau | Chief Investment Officer | fpinvest.com.au |
| Mara Bún | Director | Startup Daily |
| Phil Vernon | CEO (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Australian Ethical Investment. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
OncoSil Medical has raised $5.6m from three large existing shareholders to fund overseas and domestic launches of its radiation therapy, after winning TGA and FDA clearances for pancreatic and bile duct cancer use.
Climate Tech Partners has reached a $50 million first close on its debut climate tech fund, backed by Australian Ethical, the CEFC, Qantas, Airbus and Daniel Besen's family office.
Qantas Super has committed A$75 million to For Purpose Investment Partners' aged care platform, with Australian Ethical adding an initial $10 million, enabling FP Aged Care Australia to expand its facility portfolio.
Deep tech venture firm Main Sequence has reached an initial A$450 million close on its third fund, pushing money under management past A$1 billion; Hostplus, Temasek and CSIRO are among the backers.
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AirSeed, a drone reforestation startup splitting bases between Sydney and South Africa, partners with CIM on a carbon fund, prepares a Series A, and appoints Mara Bún to its board.
Also Startup Daily
Pathzero has topped up its Series A with $8.6 million led again by Carthona Capital, lifting that round to $15.6 million. The piece also recalls earlier raises and notes funding by Arvani and Greener.
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