Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Angel investor

Gina Rinehart

Coverage

Stories naming Gina Rinehart. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

4 deals

Australia's richest anti-renewables campaigner backs giant mine selling rare earths for wind turbines

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.

Unnamed stage ~$1.2b

Australia's richest anti-renewables campaigner backs giant mine selling rare earths for wind turbines

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.

2 deals

Rinehart-backed lithium and rare earths projects rake in more than $1 billion in federal funding

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.

Seed $10.2m

The ten richest women in Australia, according to the AFR

Profiles Australia's ten wealthiest women from the AFR's new list, alongside Canva's in-progress share sale, a large gift to a global gender-fund vehicle, and one backer's earlier healthtech round.

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