Startup & Early-Stage Business Grants

The ESVCLP program supports fund managers and investors in stimulating early stage venture capital investments in Australia. Fund managers can raise venture capital funds between $10 million and $200 million to invest in innovative early stage businesses, while both fund managers and investors receive tax benefits including exemptions on income and gains from eligible investments.

A venture capital investment program that provides capital and professional expertise to innovative Australian early-stage companies and high-growth startups. The program offers increased fund sizes up to $200 million, a 10% tax offset on capital deployed into start-up companies, and a tax-exempt environment for investment returns.

A program that provides capital for early-stage venture capital limited partnerships to invest in innovative Australian businesses. The program attracts venture capital investors to high-potential sectors including agricultural technology, enabling funding for companies like SwarmFarm Robotics to develop and scale cutting-edge solutions.

A legislated tax offset program that supports companies to invest in eligible research and development by offsetting some of the associated costs. The program provides refundable or non-refundable tax offsets based on company turnover and R&D expenditure proportions, with offsets up to $150 million.

A new $20 million funding program to support companies developing high-tech innovations in NSW. The program supports research commercialisation and helps innovative small businesses bring their technologies to market.

The Energy Innovation Fund provides up to $17 million over five years in flexible, early-stage grants for energy innovation projects across three streams: Technology Demonstration, Policy Challenge, and Innovation Ecosystem. It aims to support new and emerging technologies while developing the ACT as an export-oriented hub for energy transition innovation to achieve net zero emissions by 2045.

The CRC-P grant supports collaborative research and development projects between industry and academia. ACE Infrastructure received a $3 million grant to develop a world-first prototype for wirelessly charging electric trucks and buses on regional Australian roads, addressing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

A $2.77 million grant supporting Rux Energy's development of advanced nanoporous materials for hydrogen storage solutions in heavy industry and transport. The project involves collaboration between Rux Energy, University of Sydney, UNSW, ANSTO, and industry partners to accelerate commercialisation and validation of hydrogen storage technology that improves energy efficiency and reduces costs.

A government grant supporting research partnerships between companies and universities to develop innovative recycling technologies. Separtis received $1.18 million over three years to fund research into sustainable waste recovery applications, including recycling co-mingled plastics and recovering metals from e-waste.

Agristarter Loans provide farmers with loans of up to $2 million to assist them in starting their own farming business or to plan for and implement succession arrangements. The loans can be used to purchase or establish a farm business, buy out relatives during succession, or pay associated legal and administrative costs.

This program provides funding to NSW startups to help them turn world-class research into market-ready products, services and systems. Eligible uses include prototyping, product development, manufacturing, scaling, salaries, market research, regulatory approvals, commercialisation strategies, specialist equipment, and intellectual property protection.

Matched funding for early-stage South Australian startups to commercialise innovative products or services. Offers two funding options: Seed grants ($50,000-$100,000 at 2:1 ratio) for businesses overcoming initial market entry challenges, and Start grants ($100,001-$500,000 at 1:1 ratio) for businesses accelerating development of near-ready products.