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An analysis of what Australian long-horizon research commercialisation requires, citing Gilmour Space, Cochlear and BluGlass as illustrations of patient capital and ecosystem support needs.
Radium Capital's R&D lending has passed $1 billion across 1,000-plus companies since 2017; case studies recall WeMoney's $12 million Series A and ElectraLith's $27.5 million Main Sequence-led round.
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Radium Capital's blog post celebrates how Australian inventions succeed globally, surveying foodtech, cleantech, medtech, fintech and quantum companies, noting ElectraLith's recent Series A and the national R&D review led by Robyn Denholm.
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Radium Capital article contrasts two aviation founders: Stralis Aircraft raised venture capital through Y Combinator, grants and R&D lending, while V-TOL Aerospace bootstrapped for two decades before sharing a federal grant.
An explainer from Radium Capital covering four innovation categories — incremental, breakthrough, foundational research and disruptive — with examples such as Avicena Systems and Airbnb, and advocating varied capital sources including R&D financing.
Radium Capital outlines five ways innovation businesses can use its Radium Advances as bridging finance, illustrated with case studies of NeedleCalm, Ground Source Systems and FBR.
Radium Capital's explainer on R&D financing describes how ventures including Juice Batteries, Recce Pharmaceuticals, SSW Dairy, Linecrest, NeedleCalm and iCommand used Radium Advances against their R&D tax refunds as non-dilutive debt capital.
Radium Capital promotes CFO Jeremy Loftus to Managing Director as CEO David Weir relocates to Brevet Capital Management in the US, while Georgina Wade becomes Chief Growth Officer.
Deals recorded from Radium Capital's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeMoney | Series A | 22 Apr 2025 | $12m | |
| ElectraLith | Series A | 16 Jan 2025 | $27.5m | |
| Stralis Aircraft | Accelerator | 2024 | - |
Companies named in Radium Capital's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 1 | |
| World Economic Forum | 1 | |
| World Bank | 1 | |
| Western Australian government | 1 | |
| WeMoney | Financial health coach app | 2 |
| VTOL Aerospace | 1 | |
| Vow | Cultivated meat company | 1 |
| Universities Australia | 1 | |
| Tesla | 1 | |
| Stralis Aircraft | Developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems that emit only water | 1 |
| SSW Dairy | 1 | |
| ResMed | 1 | |
| Recce Pharmaceuticals | 1 | |
| Radium Capital | Finance solutions advancing R&D tax refunds to businesses | 6 |
| Queensland Government | 1 | |
| Quantum Brilliance | Quantum computing company that installed QPUs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 1 |
| OpenAI | AI company | 1 |
| NXT TEC. Ltd | 1 | |
| Nimble | 1 | |
| NeedleCalm | 3 | |
| Macquarie University | 1 | |
| Linecrest | 1 | |
| Juice Batteries Pty Ltd | 1 | |
| iCommand | 1 | |
| IBM | Technology company providing private blockchain infrastructure | 1 |
| Horizon Europe | 1 | |
| Hitachi | 1 | |
| Ground Source Systems | 1 | |
| Gilmour Space | Queensland rocket builder and launchpad scaleup | 1 |
| Federal Government | 1 | |
| FBR Limited | Construction robotics company developing the Mantis welding robot and Hadrian bricklaying… | 1 |
| ElectraLith | Developer of a novel electrochemical direct lithium extraction technology producing batte… | 2 |
| Diraq | Quantum computing company building spin qubit chips on silicon | 1 |
| CSL | Biotechnology company partnering on the Jumar Bioincubator grant | 1 |
| Cochlear | Australian medical technology firm. | 1 |
| Cicada Innovations | Deeptech incubator supporting investment-readiness for startups | 2 |
| Canva | Online design and visual communication platform | 1 |
| Brevet Capital Management | 1 | |
| BluGlass | 1 | |
| Birchal | Equity crowdfunding platform | 2 |
| Avicena Systems | 2 | |
| Aussie Plant Based Co | 1 | |
| AusBiotech | Biotechnology industry organisation. | 1 |
| Atlassian | Australian software company referenced as Accel's earlier investment. | 1 |
| Aldi | 1 | |
| Airwallex | Fintech payments and financial infrastructure company | 1 |
| Airbnb | US home-sharing platform | 1 |
| Afterpay | Buy now pay later company | 1 |
Investors named in Radium Capital's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Monash University | University partnered on Remagine Labs spin-out | 2 |
| Breakthrough Victoria | 1 | |
| Chevron Technology Ventures | 1 | |
| Fathom Fund | 1 | |
| Hostplus | 1 | |
| In-Q-Tel | 1 | |
| IP Group Australia | Venture firm backing early-stage science and technology companies | 1 |
| Main Sequence Ventures | 1 | |
| Marathon Petroleum | 1 | |
| Rio Tinto | 1 | |
| Vista Energy | 1 |