Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Government

Australian Taxation Office

Coverage

Stories naming Australian Taxation Office. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Exit / M&A

‘A sword to send companies into bankruptcy’: Businesses face ‘audit hell’ as R&D goalposts shift

Advisers warn that ATO audits and years-later repayment demands are destabilising firms claiming the R&D tax incentive, citing BindiMaps' administration and sale, as the government prepares to overhaul the scheme from 2028.

3 deals

Australian champion of two-way smart grid technology that won Arena funding placed in liquidation

Queensland smart-grid company Elexsys Energy, trading as Planet Ark Power, won federal and state grants and partial Series B backing before being wound up on a tax office application.

Grant $504k

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup of manufacturing news: Namoi Cotton agrees a takeover scheme with Louis Dreyfus, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax payment, SPEE3D and NIOA appoint executives, and Cicada opens workshop applications.

Grant $935k

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup: ClearVue gets a $935,000 research tax credit; UNSW and Northrop Grumman Australia team up on quantum communications; Sentinel Boats shows an autonomous vessel; UOW leads national research rankings; LETA welcomes CCS progress.

4 deals

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup of manufacturing news: Vaxxas secures CEPI funding and a CRC-P grant, Hastings gains an increased NAIF loan, Bio-Gene receives an R&D tax incentive, plus jobs data and a skills consultation.

3 deals

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Manufacturing roundup covering Cyclopharm's tax incentive payment, Carbon Revolution's government grant payments, CEFC's wind farm debt commitment, Adbri's land sales, a Monash energy report and a Wollongong research showcase.

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