Growth Capital: backing the businesses scaling Australia’s net zero transition
Recap of CEFC’s Sydney forum on climate tech investing, revisiting its 2025 co-investment with Five V Capital in Agile Energy and the PATF’s growth capital approach.
Head of Growth Capital, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Growth Capital (former) | Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Malcolm Thornton. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Recap of CEFC’s Sydney forum on climate tech investing, revisiting its 2025 co-investment with Five V Capital in Agile Energy and the PATF’s growth capital approach.
CEFC's write-up of its Growth Capital Forum sets out its PATF investment approach and revisits its late-2025 co-investment with Five V Capital in Agile Energy, plus Australian Ethical's view on transition investing.
IP Group Australia and the CEFC launched the Climate Catalyst Fund with a first close of $50 million combined, targeting seed and Series A investments in Australian climate technology.
Climate Salad's report says Australia's climate tech sector has passed 7,000 workers across 730 startups and drew $680 million in venture capital; Sea Forest's ASX debut and fund commitments point to investor appetite.
Climate Tech Partners has reached a $50 million first close on its debut climate tech fund, backed by Australian Ethical, the CEFC, Qantas, Airbus and Daniel Besen's family office.