Brisbane · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Uniseed is a commercialisation fund that backs researchers and early-stage technologies coming out of its partner research organisations, aiming to turn academic ideas into commercial products and services. It provides seed capital to progress and de-risk innovations both technically and commercially, alongside mentoring, access to a network of industry experts and co-investors, and support with commercialisation strategy and intellectual property. The fund invests across a broad range of technology sectors and prioritises innovations that solve market problems and deliver positive community impact. It has made investments in around 70 start-ups and has achieved twelve exits to date.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 22 portfolio companiesBiotech ×9Healthtech ×9Medical Devices ×8Hardware ×6Deep Tech ×3Digital Health ×3IoT ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:Australia×9
Investments · 22 tracked
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Aravax is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation immunotherapies to treat food allergies.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMelbourne, AU
Sara Prickett(Co-founder)
Co-investorsNovartis Venture FundTenmileBreakthrough Victoria
Aurora develops inline process measurement, visualization, and control systems for photovoltaic (PV) solar cell manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardware
BioScout provides autonomous, solar-powered air sampling devices that detect and identify airborne fungal spores, combining live spore counts with weather data to give growers, agronomists, and agrochemical distributors disease-risk intelligence for fungicide spray timing.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoT
Lewis Collins(CEO)
Cardihab provides a digital cardiac rehabilitation platform that uses smartphone apps and web portals to enable clinicians to deliver remote and flexible rehabilitation services to patients with heart disease.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesQueensland, AU
Co-investorsStoic VC
Certa Therapeutics develops targeted therapeutics to treat fibrotic diseases including scleroderma, chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsStoic VC
Currus Biologics develops CAR T-cell immunotherapy for solid tumours using its proprietary BEAT platform, which recreates the immune-supportive conditions that CAR T-cells rely on to overcome barriers such as poor persistence, T-cell exhaustion, and limited tumour infiltration.
BiotechHealthtech
Diraq develops quantum computers based on modified silicon transistors, aiming for utility-scale quantum processing units the size of a single data-center rack.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsimec.xpandQuantonationIn-Q-Tel
ENA Respiratory develops and brings respiratory treatments to market across the US and other regions.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMelbourne, AU
Christophe Demaison(CEO)
Co-investorsBrandon BioCatalystStoic VC
Exonate is a biotechnology company developing treatments for retinal vascular diseases, with a lead asset (EXN407) intended as a topical therapy for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Olav Hellebø(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsO2h VenturesWellcome TrustWren CapitalCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet Capital+1 more
Ferronova develops magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticle tracers (FerroTrace) and related imaging and therapy technologies to detect and map lymph nodes and tumours in early-stage cancers, supporting surgeons, oncologists and pathologists in staging and treating cancers such as oral, colorectal, esophageal, prostate and pancreatic.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Benjamin Thierry(Scientific Advisor/Founder)Stewart Bartlett(CEO)Anil Shetty(CMO)
Co-investorsArtesianSouth Australian Venture Capital FundBooster Innovation FundMatūStoic VC
Kinoxis Therapeutics develops novel therapeutics targeting inflammatory signaling pathways in the nervous system to address unmet needs in CNS disorders, with initial focus on treatments for agitation and pain.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMelbourne, AU
Hugh Alsop(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)Michael Bowen(Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder)
Co-investorsStoic VC
Morse Micro designs Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah) system-on-chip semiconductors that provide long-range, low-power sub-1 GHz wireless connectivity for IoT devices such as security cameras, dongles, and access points.
HardwareIoTSemiconductorsSydney, AU
Andrew Terry(Co-founder & CTO)inMichael De Nil(Co-founder & CEO)inJoe Bedewi(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsMain Sequence VenturesBlackbird VenturesRight Click CapitalSpringCapital InvestmentStoic VCVirescent Ventures+1 more
PERKii makes probiotic drinks using a micro-shielding technology that protects live probiotics from stomach acid for targeted release in the gut, marketed for immune and gut health support.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Q-Sera is a biotech company backed by Australian investors Uniseed and Brandon BioCatalyst, emerging from University of Queensland commercialisation efforts.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBrisbane, AU
Michael Grant(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBrandon BioCatalystStoic VC
VeriQuantix presents itself as a data security company focused on protecting enterprise data against breaches.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSilicon Catalyst
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFerronova · ferronova.com.au · Dec 17, 2025
Morse Micro · computerweekly.com · Sep 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does UniSeed Pty Ltd. invest at?
- UniSeed Pty Ltd. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is UniSeed Pty Ltd.'s typical check size?
- UniSeed Pty Ltd. typically writes checks of $165K – $330K.
- What sectors does UniSeed Pty Ltd. focus on?
- UniSeed Pty Ltd. focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is UniSeed Pty Ltd. located?
- UniSeed Pty Ltd. is headquartered in Brisbane, AU.
- Does UniSeed Pty Ltd. lead rounds?
- UniSeed Pty Ltd. typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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