RCF Innovation

Navitas Ventures is the education venturing arm of Navitas. With teams in 50 cities around the world, we build, invest and partner in education innovation. We are a dynamic team that works with founders, entrepreneurs, tertiary institutions and industry partners in flexible ways. Navitas Ventures does not have a set amount of capital which must be invested in a limited period, but seeks to invest approximately $10m per year. It is looking for long-term investments in companies which will work in synergy with the Navitas education business. Typically, it will look to initially own between 5-15% of a company's equity, with potential to grow this in follow-on rounds. Navitas was an Australian education startup 20+ years ago and pioneered the pathways business model, now a global multi billion dollar industry. In 2014, Forbes ranked Navitas one of the world's most innovative growth companies and today Navitas is a $2b education company serving more than 80,000 students in 50 countries.

Nine Entertainment Co (NEC) is Nine’s listed parent company and operates a media network spanning broadcast, streaming, publishing and digital out of home.

Bioscience Managers is an international healthcare investment firm that finances and enables innovative science and technology with the potential to transform healthcare. Bioscience Managers invests in private and public healthcare companies with clear technological and market advantages in any territory, where we are confident that our engagement with management will deliver commercial success and returns for investors. We are both geographically and therapeutically agnostic. We invest in public and private healthcare companies in any territory which work in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics or digital health, which are in or near clinical development or commercialisation. Our strategy is to take a a meaningful stake in our investee companies, including board representation, advisory and or hands-on-roles to augment existing skills and to build a proactive and supportive relationships. We are part of the PhillipCapital Group, which has £30bn under management across 16 offices around the world.

Allectus Capital is an investor in disruptive technology companies in the Asia Pacific and United Kingdom. We invest in both listed and unlisted companies and partner with and support our investment companies through regular management contact and active communication across our portfolio. Allectus Capital likes to be the first investor in our high conviction portfolio investments. However, we invest across early to late stage deals ranging from very small to very large. Our first cheque is usually $300k - $3m AUD and we look to invest in subsequent rounds where they have gained traction. Allectus Capital is owned by ICM, an international fund manager based in Bermuda, and UIL Limited.

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.

Hoperidge Capital describes itself as an Australian-based family office investing globally across all asset classes.

Australian Capital Equity is the Stokes family's private investment company. Its principal investment is in listed industrial group SGH. It also holds interests across media, resources, energy, property and pastoral businesses. The Brisbane Times reported A$3.23 billion in total assets for FY2026, citing the company's filings.

Alceon Private Equity is a modern, ambitious and flexible private equity firm that does things a bit differently. We are diversely skilled business, operations and finance specialists within the $6 billion FUM Alceon Group. We invest in mid-market growth companies where we believe we can help more effectively and rapidly realise those companies' potential and consequently deliver outstanding returns to shareholders, founders and investors. We use modern tools, processes and playbooks that build from historically proven approaches but evolved to suit the future, not the past. As part of the successful Alceon Group, we have access to a large network of loyal investors with appetite to grow their wealth through investing in a variety of asset classes. Combined with Alceon Group's significant balance sheet, we think of this as our permanent capital. We then work with corporate advisers and company owners to identify high potential investment opportunities in which to deploy that capital as either a minority or majority stake. But we bring more than just money. We leverage our proven processes, governance and playbooks to work with our portfolio companies to level up their weaker operational areas and accelerate their growth plans. Unlike many of our competitors, we recognise each company has its own timeline so while we work to a successful exit, we do so on a schedule that will generate the best results for the business's shareholders.

Banksia Capital is a Perth-based private equity firm providing equity funds for expansion, acquisition and small-to-mid market buyouts in WA. Banksia was established in 2003 and has since invested more than $150m into private WA businesses. We primarily look for private, profitable businesses (more than $1 million) that we can add value to. We typically invest $3 to $15m per business and hold for 2 to 7 years and can hold minority or majority stakes. We offer deep expertise in managing growth via M&A and in securing debt, and helping to solve succession issues in family run businesses.

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."