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UNSW

High St, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia

Overview

Top-ranked public university offering diverse educational programs.

Founded

1949

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Multi-stage

Geographic focus

Australia

Sector focus

Education
Higher Education
Medical
Universities

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
HEO
Sep 2026Participated
$26 MSeries B
Seitec
Aug 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Mako
Jul 2025Participated
$2 MGrant
Diraq
Feb 2024Participated
$15 MSeries A
LM Plus
Aug 2021Participated
$0.60 MSeed
HEO
Sep 2026Participated
$26 MSeries B
Seitec
Aug 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Mako
Jul 2025Participated
$2 MGrant
Diraq
Feb 2024Participated
$15 MSeries A
LM Plus
Aug 2021Participated
$0.60 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

UNSW: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
UNSW: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A01
Series B01
Grant01

Monthly Deal Activity

UNSW: 5 deals are recorded across 63 months.All available history.
UNSW: 5 deals are recorded across 63 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
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Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

UNSW: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 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.

UNSW: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Space & Frontier Tech4
Hardware & Robotics2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Government & Defense1
Manufacturing1
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
AI & Machine Learning1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1

Deal Size Distribution

UNSW: 5 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.

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

Deals By Geography

UNSW: Australia has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

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

UNSW: Australia has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Australia5
UNSW: 17 co-investors are shown, with Beaten Zone Venture Partners sharing 2 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.

UNSW: 17 co-investors are shown, with Beaten Zone Venture Partners sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Beaten Zone Venture Partners2
Activate Capital1
AirTree Ventures1
Dcode Capital1
Deepwater Asset Management1
Dumm Capital1
John Higgins Family Investments1
MicroTau1
Paspalis1
Quantonation1
Rotary Engineering1
Salus Ventures1
Stoic VC1
TEN131
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation1
Uniseed1
Wunala Capital1

Investment Strategy

UNSW: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
UNSW: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating5100%
UNSW: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
UNSW: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Belinda Butcher

Adjunct Lecturer

Ian Brightwell

Adjunct Faculty Member

Ken Ho

Professor of Medicine

Kondo Zinsou

Professor for Materials Energy Research Laboratory

Mark Diesendorf

Associate Professor

Michael Hitch

Assoc. Professor, Director and Mitsubishi Chair in Sustainable Mining

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Adjunct Professor - Computer Science & Engineering

Tom Quinn

Executive Director - Technology Operations (Interim)