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South Australian Venture Capital Fund

200 Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia

Overview

Venture capital fund supporting early-stage company growth and innovation.

Founded

2004

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

Australia

Sector focus

Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

7rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Ferronova
Dec 2025Led
$6 MSeries A
ValAi
Oct 2024Led
$1 MOther Equity
Fivecast
Apr 2023Participated
$20 MSeries A
BiomeBank
Dec 2022Participated
$10 MOther Equity
Fleet Space Technologies
Nov 2021Participated
$26 MSeries B
Ferronova
May 2020Participated
$4 MSeries A
Fivecast
Jul 2019Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Ferronova
Dec 2025Led
$6 MSeries A
ValAi
Oct 2024Led
$1 MOther Equity
Fivecast
Apr 2023Participated
$20 MSeries A
BiomeBank
Dec 2022Participated
$10 MOther Equity
Fleet Space Technologies
Nov 2021Participated
$26 MSeries B
Ferronova
May 2020Participated
$4 MSeries A
Fivecast
Jul 2019Participated
$4 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A12
Series B01
Other Equity12

Monthly Deal Activity

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 deals are recorded across 88 months.All available history.
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 deals are recorded across 88 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
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Apr '200
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Dec '251
Jan '260
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Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences3
Cybersecurity & Privacy2
AI & Machine Learning2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Hardware & Robotics1
Crypto & Blockchain1
Manufacturing1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1

Deal Size Distribution

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Australia has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Australia has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Australia7
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 15 co-investors are shown, with Artesian sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: 15 co-investors are shown, with Artesian sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Artesian3
CSIRO2
Uniseed2
Alumni Ventures1
Blackbird Ventures1
Ellerston Capital1
Grok Ventures1
Horizons Ventures1
Hospital Research Foundation1
Hostplus1
In-Q-Tel1
Main Sequence Ventures1
Renew Pharmaceuticals1
Ten Eleven Ventures1
University of Sydney1

Investment Strategy

South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Led accounts for 29% and participating for 71% of round participation.All available history.
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Led accounts for 29% and participating for 71% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led229%
Participating571%
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
South Australian Venture Capital Fund: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead150%
Co-led150%

Team

David Rohrsheim

Portfolio Manager

Peter Malinauskas

Premier of South Australia

Susan Close

Deputy Premier