Government · 1 deal
Every published round Export Finance Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsiQuantum | Grant | Apr 2024 | $940m | Participant | Startup Daily (25 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (21 May 2026), Startup Daily (9 Dec 2025), Startup Daily (24 Mar 2025), Forbes Australia (25 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia (13 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (4 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (14 May 2024) |
Companies Export Finance Australia has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsiQuantum | Quantum computing company establishing APAC HQ in Brisbane | Apr 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Export Finance Australia, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Export Finance Australia has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Export Finance Australia did.
Stories naming Export Finance Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The US War Department has announced an estimated US$174m equity investment, partnering with Export Finance Australia, Japan and Sojitz, to build a gallium plant at Alcoa's Wagerup refinery.
Arafura, partly owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has finalised financing for its Northern Territory rare earths mine, with $1.2 billion in government support and wind turbine and EV makers as customers.
Arafura Rare Earths, part-owned by renewables critic Gina Rinehart, has locked in financing for its Nolans project, drawing roughly $1.2 billion in Australian and German government support despite her anti-net-zero campaigning.
Latrobe Magnesium has secured $10 million in equity commitments to advance its magnesium demonstration plant, while a planned $6 million entitlement offer and larger commercial-scale funding remain unresolved.
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Partner content profiling Australian cleantech firm Bygen, which is piloting its low-temperature activated carbon technology in Vietnam with support from Austrade, DFAT, Export Finance Australia, Global Victoria and local partner Envitech.
Industry minister Ed Husic told a Tech Council summit the National Reconstruction Fund is close to its first investments after asking for a $300m drawdown; the piece recaps federal tech funding moves including PsiQuantum's.
Federal budget documents show Canberra's PsiQuantum commitment at $466.4 million via Export Finance Australia, plus $27.7 million for oversight, and recall Blackbird joining the quantum company's 2021 Series D.
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Canberra announces up to $840m for Arafura's Northern Territory rare earths project, while Liontown secures $550m in bank debt for its Kathleen Valley mine, with CEFC and Export Finance Australia among lenders.
Climate Energy Finance analysts review Australian federal and state programs backing critical minerals projects, covering government grants, low-cost loans, new budget funds and the private equity raises and debt facilities they catalysed.
Australian Vanadium completed a bankable feasibility study for its Western Australian vanadium project, which recently received a $49 million federal government grant, and will now seek project financing.
Canberra approved a $1.25bn loan to Iluka Resources under its Critical Minerals Facility, funding the nation's first fully integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, WA; Export Finance Australia will administer the debt.