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Aware Super

Level 28, 388 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia

Overview

Aware Super is a not-for-profit fund providing superannuation, advice, and retirement solutions to those who are teaching, nursing, caring, responding, and helping communities. The fund invests in assets that they believe will make a positive difference and improves communities, building a more sustainable economy and supporting employment both locally and globally at the same time as providing strong long-term returns. It services public sector employees and their families and offers security and benefits through competitive fees, value-for-money insurance rates, and financial advice. The Sydney, New South Wales-headquartered firm was launched in 1992.

Total investments
6
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
7

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
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Investment portfolio

  • Eelpower Energy

    Participated · Equity · Aug 2025

    Eelpower Energy is a business created from grid‑scale storage developer Eelpower Limited to develop, own and operate battery energy storage systems. The company has secured GBP 500 million ($675 million) of public and private sector investment to fund UK projects. The investment consortium is led by international investor Equitix and joined by Australian pension fund Aware Super and the United Kingdom’s National Wealth Fund (NWF). The NWF has committed to invest up to GBP 200 million in Eelpower Energy. An Equitix spokesperson confirmed the investment is for UK projects only. Eelpower Energy aims to deliver over 1 GW of new battery storage projects for the UK grid.

  • Harrison.ai

    Led · Series C · Feb 2025

    Harrison.ai develops AI-powered diagnostic products for radiology (Annalise.ai) and pathology (Franklin.ai) to assist clinicians in detecting and categorizing disease. The company aims to scale internationally across the U.S., EMEA and Asia Pacific and to expand AI automation beyond radiology and pathology. Annalise.ai has been monetized since 2022, is operational in more than 1,000 healthcare facilities, supports treatment of over 6 million patients annually, and has regulatory clearance for clinical use in 40 countries including 12 FDA clearances. The firm reports tripling contracted annual recurring revenue for its radiology offering each year for the past three years. Harrison.ai has about 200 employees and now operates in 15 countries, and plans a North American presence in Boston. Its product pipeline includes a Prostate Biopsy offering in development, expected in 2025.

  • Guzman y Gomez (GYG)

    Participated · Equity · Apr 2024

    Guzman y Gomez (GYG) is a Sydney-headquartered Mexican quick-service restaurant chain co-founded by Steven Marks in 2006. The group operates 183 restaurants in Australia and 26 across Singapore, Japan and the US, and is targeting the Chicago area where it has four stores. GYG reported global sales of $471 million in the December half (up 31% year‑on‑year), FY23 network sales of $759 million, and underlying FY23 EBITDA of $32 million (up 56%). The company plans to open 30–40 new restaurants per year long term and has ambitions to add 800 more stores in Australia. GYG says the fresh capital will be used to expand both in Australia and offshore, and it continues to review the possibility of an IPO within the next 12 months. Investors and management cite the founder-led culture, superior unit economics and systems to deliver at scale as reasons for support.

  • Edrolo

    Participated · Series B · Jun 2022

    Edrolo produces curriculum-specific tutorial videos, textbooks and online content for secondary school students and sells packaged resources to schools. The company began by selling to parents but shifted to school packages after teacher demand; those packages save teachers time in lesson prep and marking. Last year Edrolo recorded 71 million online video plays and 106 million pieces of content viewed by teachers and students. The business employs almost 200 people and has reinvested 100% of its revenue back into the company alongside outside investment. The new capital will finance an ambitious rebuild to create a complete catalogue of core curriculum-aligned resources for science, maths, humanities and more across Years 7–12, accommodating state-by-state curriculum differences; Year 7 content has already been completed. Edrolo is Melbourne-based and was founded by Ben Sze, Duncan Anderson and Jeremy Cox. Edrolo is an Australia-based online education startup. The company operates in the online education space. It raised $2.6 million in a venture round. The round was led by AirTree Ventures and Blackbird Ventures, with support from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, investor Roger Allen and others. The article does not disclose the company's founding year, valuation, prior rounds, specific product details, operating metrics, or how the proceeds will be used.

  • Generate

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2021

    Generate builds, owns, operates and finances sustainable infrastructure across energy, waste, water and transport, offering an Infrastructure-as-a-Service model so customers avoid large capital commitments. The company partners with more than 40 technology and project developers and serves over 1,000 customers. Over the last seven years it has built a portfolio of about $2 billion in sustainable infrastructure assets and now owns and operates more than 2,000 assets globally. Generate says its assets are expected to prevent over 43 million metric tons of CO2e over their operating lives. The company recently doubled staff across business lines, launched a Generate Credit unit to create more credit solutions for green projects, and is pursuing geographic expansion beyond North America. The new capital infusion will support expansion into new sectors and regions and continued deployment of proven decarbonization and resource-efficiency solutions. Generate builds, owns, operates, and finances sustainable infrastructure for industry and municipalities across energy, waste, water and transport. Its technology stack includes battery storage, solar, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, fuel cells, wastewater treatment, distributed desalination and organic waste management. The company works with more than 25 development partners to serve hundreds of companies, schools, cities and non-profits throughout North America. Generate plans to grow its fleet of renewable infrastructure projects using recently secured capital. Founded in 2014, the firm has built more than $1 billion in sustainable infrastructure assets. The company reported positive cash flows since its first year and netted more than $100 million in 2019.

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