Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Eagle Fund 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deftbiotech | Pre-seed | 19 Mar 2026 | $1m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Breakthrough Victoria | |
| Excelligent | undisclosed | 28 Mar 2025 | $1m | Participant | Breakthrough Victoria (28 Mar 2025), Breakthrough Victoria (28 Mar 2025) |
Companies Eagle Fund has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deftbiotech | Biotech company commercialising La Trobe University-invented technology | 19 Mar 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Excelligent | Biotech developing early blood test for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's | 28 Mar 2025, undisclosed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Eagle Fund, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Eagle Fund has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Eagle Fund did.
Stories naming Eagle Fund. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Victorian pre-seed program BVUIP, backed by Breakthrough Victoria and seven universities, has funded startups EntroMat, Excelligent and Remagine Labs, plus fellowship grants for three PhD-led ventures.
A roundup of three raises: Advanced Navigation's $158 million Series C, legal AI platform MiAI Law's $2 million launch funding, and Deftbiotech's $1 million pre-seed for a fungal nail treatment.
Melbourne biotech Deftbiotech secures $1 million combined investment from Breakthrough Victoria and La Trobe University's Eagle Fund to develop a topical nail fungus treatment.
Melbourne agtech YieldX has raised seed capital from the Eagle Fund, Mandalay and LaunchVic's Hugh Victor McKay Fund to commercialise its NASA-recognised growing technology, with first commercial farm builds planned in Victoria and India.
Breakthrough Victoria's update announces its Eagle Fund co-investment with La Trobe University, an $18 million pre-seed vehicle, and details $1 million backing each for agtech startup Yield X and diagnostics spin-out ExCelligent DX.