CF Private Equity

Industry Ventures invests in venture funds and companies through primary commitments, secondary transactions and direct investments, alongside technology buyouts. Founded in 2000.

Huizenga Capital Management is an investment firm founded by the Huizenga family in 1990. It invests directly in private opportunities, including operating companies, real estate and oil and gas partnerships, and with external money managers.

Lighthouse Canton is a wealth and asset manager with strategies including private credit, venture debt, venture capital, life sciences real estate, Indian equities and global macro.

Australian statutory investor deploying Australian Government capital into renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-emissions technologies through direct finance and fund investments. Virescent Ventures manages its Clean Energy Innovation Fund.

Smedvig Captial is a family office investment vehicle that primarily invests the capital of the fourth generation of the Smedvig Family. We invest both directly into businesses, as well as into a select number of leading private equity fund managers. Our direct investing strategy is focused on early-stage (Series A and Series B) technology investments in the UK and Nordic regions. We look for ambitious management teams, tech-enabled businesses in attractive markets, and strong revenue growth (with minimum revenue > 1mm GBP). Smedvig Capital was founded in 1996 by Johnny Hewett and Peter Smedvig. Today, Smedvig has approximately $1.6bn of capital invested. $500m of this is direct investments, with the remainder via investments into private equity and venture capital managers.

Unilever Ventures is Unilever’s venture and growth capital arm. It invests directly in consumer brands, commerce and technology, and also makes fund investments; its stated stage coverage is Seed through Series C/D.

Lederer (Group) is an Australian-owned family business founded by Paul Lederer. It describes a property investment portfolio and a focus on creating communities within its buildings.

Carbon Equity is a climate tech fund-of-funds platform that allows investors to access a diversified portfolio of venture capital, private equity, and infrastructure funds managed by top investors globally.

New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) is a crown-owned fund-of-funds and direct venture capital investor backing high-growth New Zealand companies through investments in locally-managed venture capital funds and co-investments.

Prisma Investment is a family office investing in early-stage companies through venture-partner funds and follow-on investments, income-yielding credit funds and online collaboration tools. It also co-manages the Transfield Holdings investment portfolio.

Tulla Group is the Maloney family's Australian-owned investment group. It invests its own capital across mining and resources and venture capital in AI, agtech, fintech and enterprise.

Acurio Ventures makes direct early-stage venture investments and operates a standalone fund-of-funds program using primary commitments, secondaries, and other structured transactions.

Jagen is the Melbourne-based family office of Justin Liberman, a member of the well-known Liberman family, Jagen is very active in real estate investing, as well as venture, growth and private equity.

IAG Firemark Ventures is IAG’s corporate venture arm. Its Early Stage Fund invests in pre-seed and seed companies; its Main Fund invests in Seed-to-Series B companies and can continue investing at later stages, focused on insurance and adjacent sectors.

WayFinder Capital Managers is Australia's first Fund Manager of Search Funds. We champion the aspirations of entrepreneurs who want to acquire a company. We source, invest in, and support that talent to grow value together in Australia's Mid-Market sector. We work with talented entrepreneurs who; - Dedicate themselves to search for up to two years to find the best possible Mid-Market businesses; - Acquire and Grow economic and social value; - Exit; and - Deliver outstanding investor Returns These talented entrepreneurs are called "Searchers."

A family office with a diversified portfolio that invests in early-stage companies, venture debt and growth capital, alternative assets, and listed equities, and offers advisory and consulting services.

NextGen is a future-focused alternative investment specialist, offering wholesale investors a range of innovative investment solutions. At NextGen, we firmly believe that Artificial Intelligence will be the defining technology of our time and have positioned ourselves to be key contributors to the rapid advancements in technology, which will transform our way of life in the years ahead. Our experience, knowledge, and network throughout the AI technology, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and many other sectors, allow us to offer a unique mix of exciting investment opportunities that are unavailable to public markets. The NextGen Artificial Intelligence Fund is the first fund of its kind released within the Australian market. With the applications of AI permeating multiple sectors, our fund, although having its roots in Technology, is somewhat sector agnostic.

3MER Partners describes the 3MER Secondary Fund as specializing in venture-capital secondaries, investing in venture funds and enterprises through secondary transactions and targeting late-to-growth-stage companies.