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Australian university partnering with Infleqtion on quantum sensing research
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Swinburne University 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, and a place in one of its own programs is under Cohorts.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3D | Series A | 16 Sep 2025 | $5.8m | Participant | swinburne.edu.au, Significant Ventures, Startup Daily (19 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (16 Sep 2025), SmartCompany, CoAct Capital portfolio, Significant Capital Ventures portfolio | |
| EntroMat | Pre-seed | 27 Mar 2025 | $1m | Participant | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing, SmartCompany, Breakthrough Victoria |
Everyone Swinburne University has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
| Member | Program | Announced | Cheque | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Barritt | Founder in Residence | 4 Feb 2023 | - | @AuManufacturing (7 Feb 2023), @AuManufacturing (4 Feb 2023), @AuManufacturing (31 Jan 2023) |
Companies Swinburne University has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Swinburne University, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Swinburne University has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Swinburne University did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Matthew Bailes | Professor | @AuManufacturing |
| Prem Prakash Jayaraman | Director | @AuManufacturing |
| Luke Downey | Professor in Performance and Psychology | Startup Daily |
| Dr Werner van der Merwe | Vice President Innovation and Enterprise | Breakthrough Victoria, @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Dimitrios Salampasis | Fintech Leader | Startup Daily |
| Dr Daniel Perkins | Adjunct Associate Professor of Mental Health | Forbes Australia |
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Breakthrough Victoria's release marks Infleqtion's New York Stock Exchange listing, the investor's first portfolio listing, and notes further quantum backing of Quantum Brilliance plus Infleqtion's Victorian operations and partnerships.
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