Uniseed

VC🇦🇺 Australia

Investment thesis

One of the world's oldest university venture funds (formed 2000). A commercialisation fund investing seed capital into spinouts from 10 partner research organisations (UQ, Melbourne, Sydney, UNSW, Monash, Macquarie, UTS, Western Sydney, Newcastle and CSIRO), with UniSuper as cornerstone super fund partner. 70 active startups and 12 exits.

Notable portfolio

DiraqMorse MicroENA RespiratorySpinifexFibrotechHatchtechSpinifex (acquired by Novartis)Fibrotech (acquired by Shire)

Sector focus

TherapeuticsMedical devicesAdvanced materialsSemiconductorsSoftware & AIDeep TechBiotechMedtechLife sciencesResearch commercialisationBiopharma / biotechUniversity spinoutsPharmaceuticalsQuantum computingGreen energyPhysical sciences