Startup · $8.8m raised · Agriculture and food · Energy
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round HydGene Renewables raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Seed | $2,000,000 |
| Clean Energy Innovation Fund | Seed | $2,000,000 |
| Agronomics | Seed | $2,500,000 |
| ARENA | Grant | - |
| Greentown Labs | Accelerator | - |
| NSW Government | Accelerator · Grant | - |
| NOAB Ventures | Seed | - |
| Understorey Ventures | Seed | - |
| Virescent Ventures | Seed | - |
Companies HydGene Renewables acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Kerstin Petroll | Chief Technical Officer | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, HydGene Renewables team page |
| Dr Louise Brown | CEO · Founder | hydgene.com, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing, RenewEconomy, SmartCompany |
| Professor Robert Willows | Chief Scientific Officer | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, HydGene Renewables team page |
Stories naming HydGene Renewables. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian climate tech company HydGene Renewables was chosen among five companies worldwide for Greentown Labs' Go Make 2026 initiative with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies, targeting industrial decarbonisation and low-carbon hydrogen.
NSW has launched a $20m fund to help startups commercialise emerging tech and named All G, HydGene Renewables, Number 8 Bio and Swan Genomics as recipients of Biosciences Fund grants.
Also Startup Daily
Virescent Ventures' blog announces its seed backing of HydGene Renewables, an Australian startup whose biocatalyst process converts biomass and organic waste into green hydrogen, linking to the fuller announcement.
Also SmartCompany·RenewEconomy·@AuManufacturing·Startup Daily
Weekly roundup of six Australian startup raises: Lyka's Series B extension, plus new funding for HydGene, JDoodle, One Future Football, Aquila and Number 8 Bio, with investors and founder comment.
Also RenewEconomy·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy