Startup · $7.2m raised
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Wildfire Energy raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus | Unnamed stage | - |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency | Grant | $3,150,000 |
| Climate Tech Partners | Unnamed stage | - |
| Qantas | Unnamed stage | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Wildfire Energy, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Artesian VC | its portfolio page ↗ |
| Artesian VC | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Wildfire Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Perkins | CEO (former) · Founder | Startup Daily, Dealroom, Wholesale Investor |
Stories naming Wildfire Energy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A think tank report finds electrifying vehicles and machinery plus local low-carbon fuel production would greatly lift Australia's fuel security, while oil drilling would not; also notes a waste-to-fuels firm's $2m investment.
Also RenewEconomy
Wildfire Energy, a Brisbane waste-to-fuels startup, secured A$2m from Qantas, Airbus and Climate Tech Partners, plus an A$3.15m government grant, to scale technology that turns waste into low-carbon fuels.
Also Startup Daily
Artesian's write-up of its first Yield summit in Melbourne, where agrifood leaders discussed AI, biologicals, robotics, agri-energy and biosecurity, and how RDCs, investors and corporates can together speed Australian agricultural innovation.
Techboard's May 2023 roundup of Australian startup funding: 42 private raises topped by Fleet Space's $50m round, two $40m acquisitions, multiple grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including GiantLeap's $50m fund raise.
Wildfire Energy received a $1 million Australian government grant under the BRII program to advance its MIHG technology turning farm crop residues into green hydrogen, working with GRDC and CSIRO toward deployment by 2023.