Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Level 5, 131-139 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Overview
The Australian Trade Commission–Austrade–contributes to Australia’s economic prosperity by helping Australian businesses, education institutions, tourism operators, governments and citizens as they: - develop international markets and promote international education - win productive foreign direct investment - strengthen Australia’s tourism industry - seek consular and passport services. Austrade achieves this by generating market information and insight, promoting Australian capabilities, developing policy, making connections through an extensive global network of contacts, leveraging the badge of government offshore and providing quality advice and services. Austrade aims to create value for businesses and institutions, in a way that represents a good investment for the taxpayer and meets or exceeds all appropriate standards of ethical behaviour.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Association
- Government
Investment portfolio
- The Laundry Lady
Participated · Seed · Aug 2025
The Laundry Lady operates a tech-enabled contractor marketplace and the TimeBoss platform, a one-stop suite for managing service businesses. Founded in 2012 by Susan Toft and long bootstrapped, it now serves customers across Australia and New Zealand through more than 375 home-based contractors. The business offers pickup and delivery laundry services to residential, business, NDIS and aged-care clients with online bookings and payments. The company plans international expansion into Canada and the United Kingdom and will use new capital to accelerate that offshore push. The raise will also fund enhancements to the TimeBoss platform, including mobile apps, AI tools and advanced segmentation capabilities. The business emphasizes flexible income opportunities predominantly for women and has received government support that underscores alignment with women-led startup initiatives.