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Pre-seed Investors

GBS Venture Partners

GBS Venture Partners is a leading life science venture capital group. GBS invests in and adds value to unlisted high growth companies involved in innovative technologies such as: human/animal therapeutics and diagnostics, medical devices, health information technology, agribusiness, food and environmental technology. The GBS team has been investing in Australasia since 1996 and played founding roles in companies with a combined market capitalisation of more than $1 billion.

http://www.gbsventures.com.au/

Starfish Ventures

Starfish Ventures is a venture capital fund manager committed to building innovative Australian technology companies. Starfish Ventures currently manages over $170 million in investment funds through several venture capital funds supporting business at all stages of development and in a broad range of industries. These include information and communications technology, biotechnology and the life sciences. These funds are available for investment in leading Australian technology businesses that possess outstanding management teams, are commercialising innovative technology and are capable of becoming a global or regional market leader.

http://www.starfishventures.com.au/

Alan & Buckeridge

Allen & Buckeridge is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in and helping build global companies of significant and lasting value. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Silicon Valley, Allen & Buckeridge currently manages approximately $250 million spread across several funds. The Allen & Buckeridge Emerging Technologies Fund is one of only four pre-seed funds licensed by the Commonwealth Government and invests in research & development originating out of Australian universities and other government- funded research organisations.

http://www.a-b.com.au/

Sciventures Investments Pty. Ltd.

SciVentures is an Australian-owned and operated funds management company. It currently operates primarily in the start-up/new business space in a range of high technology disciplines. SciVentures is a recipient of an Australian Federal Government license under its Pre-Seed Fund Program.

http://www.sciventures.com.au/