Virescent Ventures

Our newest cornerstone LP, Westpac, sat down with Jeff Renaud, CEO of Relectrify to discuss their groundbreaking battery tech and how they are planning to grow into the market. You can read the article at the link in the comments🔋 We'd like to give a huge thank you to all the team from Westpac who supported their investment into Virescent's Fund II - Christopher Tate, Anthony Potts, Adam Penny, Michael Rowland, Anthony Miller, Michael Chen and Peter Herbert. #venturecapital #fundII #climatetech

🌿 Virescent Ventures is thrilled to announce the $100m first close of our second climate technology investment fund with the backing of over 50 investors including cornerstones Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation!   The transition to a lower-emissions global economy offers unprecedented opportunities for innovation, growth and investment across all sectors – and Australia is uniquely placed to accelerate this transition by being a leader in climate tech. Fund II will build on the success of our first portfolio which has deployed more than $270 million across 34 world-leading Australian climate tech companies. Virescent Ventures is excited to be partnering with Westpac and the CEFC to accelerate our assessment of investment opportunities.   The Australian Financial Review has featured the announcement today – and you can read the story in the comments. Anthony Miller Peter Herbert Michael Chen Christopher Tate Anthony Potts Ian Learmonth Kristin Vaughan Ben Gust Blair Pritchard Alex Oppes Jonathon Cronin Tess Englund Mathew Velcic Sarah Fuller #ClimateTech #NetZero #ClimateAction #NetZero #NetZeroEconomy #ClimateStartUps #Investment #EnergyTransition #Startups #Innovation #Westpac #CEFC

🌱 Join Virescent Ventures as an Investment Associate! 🌱 We are looking for an Investment Associate to join our growing team in Sydney or Melbourne to help drive our mission of backing innovative businesses that support climate action and sustainability. As part of our team, you’ll get the opportunity to shape the clean economy by identifying, analysing, and supporting startups and scale-ups. 🔎 What You’ll Do: - Work closely with the investment team to evaluate new opportunities in the climate-tech space - Conduct deep financial and commercial analysis of potential investments - Support portfolio companies with strategic advice and operational insights - Assist in managing investment processes from sourcing to execution 🔑 What We're Looking For: - A strong analytical background, with experience in venture capital, private equity, consulting, or investment banking - A passion for climate action and sustainability - Excellent communication and collaboration skills - Enthusiasm for working in a small, dynamic team 🌍 Location: Sydney or Melbourne If you’re ready to help build a climate-resilient future, apply now! Click the link below for more details and to submit your application: https://lnkd.in/ga5ed-Gr #VirescentVentures #InvestmentAssociate #VentureCapital #Hiring #ClimateTech #CleanEconomy #Sustainability #SydneyJobs #MelbourneJobs #CareerOpportunity Kristin Ben Blair Jonathon Tess Mathew Sarah Clean Energy Finance Corporation John

👩🌾 We are so excited to be partnering with Beanstalk AgTech! They are a leader in the agrifood and drought startup ecosystem, and we think their expertise will be invaluable as we invest more in this space! #partnership #droughtresilience #venturestudio Kristin Mathew

This is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs who are looking to formalise their thinking and grow your business from an idea to a startup! Details below for applications. #BoomerangLabs #CircularEconomy #Bootcamp

🌏 At Relectrify, we're not just dreaming of a world powered by clean, renewable energy—we're engineering it. 🔋 We’re hiring — join us at Relectrify as the Business Analyst, Commercial! Are you passionate about making a #positiveimpact? Are you ready to dive into a dynamic role and push the boundaries of what’s possible? As the Business Analyst, Commercial, you'll: ♦ Research, model, and analyse business models to inform pricing, strategy, and key commercial agreements ♦ Support Product and Marketing teams to deepen their understanding of key market drivers and develop the models to communicate our customer value proposition clearly and impactfully to various audiences ♦ Help accelerate our development by providing analysis and guidance across a wide range of commercial activities 💡 If you're energised by the idea of collaborating with a world-class team where you'll be empowered to drive positive change, we want to connect with you! Apply now at https://lnkd.in/gBTUkcfF Not on the lookout but know someone who is? Share our link and let them know we’re hiring! #jobsearch #jobopening #recruitment #batterystorage #renewables #businessanalyst #commercialanalyst #hiring

🌏 At Relectrify, we're not just dreaming of a world powered by clean, renewable energy—we're engineering it. We’re hiring — join us at Relectrify as Head of Business Development, Australia or a Senior Power Electronics Engineer! 🔋 💡 Head of Business Development, Australia —  We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding of renewable asset development who can define, refine and execute our overall go-to-market playbook for maximising the impact that our unique storage platform can have on Australia’s commercial and industrial (C&I) and front-of-meter (FTM) battery energy storage markets. 💡 Senior Power Electronics Engineer — We’re looking for someone to develop power electronics circuits and systems for next-generation battery storage technology, consult with and provide guidance across all areas of Power Electronics, produce technical documentation, and conduct reviews of documentation created by others. If you're energised by the idea of collaborating with a world-class team where you'll be empowered to drive positive change, we want to connect with you! Apply now at https://lnkd.in/gkPc8yqQ Not on the lookout but know someone who is? Share our link and let them know we’re hiring! #jobsearch #jobopening #recruitment #batterystorage #renewables #engineeringjobs #powerelectronicsjobs #powerelectronics #businessdevelopment #bizdevjobs #BDM #hiring

👨🔬 We are very excited to announce that SILTRAX has joined the Virescent portfolio! Founded by Dr Zhengrong Shi and @, SILTRAX are revolutionising fuel cell technology with their silicon bipolar plates, which enable increased power density and performance in their fuel cells. By leveraging mature silicon manufacturing techniques, the technology can provide cost advantages and has potential benefits for hydrogen electrolysers. Virescent, on behalf of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation led SILTRAX's latest funding round, and we look forward to working closely with the team to support their growth and commercialisation journey! You can read more about their technology and the investment in the article below.🌿 Ben Gust Jonathon Cronin Mitchell Shi Renate Egan #hydrogenfuelcells #climatetech #innovation

Exciting news! Two of our portfolio companies, MicroTau and Novalith, have been featured on Bloomberg's "Zero: The Climate Race" podcast. 🎙️🌿 These innovative companies are at the forefront of climate tech, developing groundbreaking solutions to address some of our most pressing environmental challenges: ✈ MicroTau: Pioneering drag-reducing aircraft coatings inspired by shark skin, revolutionizing fuel efficiency in aviation. 🔬 Novalith: Creating a more sustainable lithium extraction process, crucial for the electric vehicle and renewable energy storage industries. We're proud to support these game-changing startups as they work towards a more sustainable future! 🎧 Listen to the episode to learn more about how MicroTau and Novalith are driving innovation in climate tech at the link in the comments! Henry Bilinsky Steven V. Blair Pritchard Sarah Fuller Kristin Vaughan Jonathon Cronin Clean Energy Finance Corporation #CleanTech #Sustainability #ClimateInnovation #VentureCaptial #BloombergPodcast

Sat down the other week with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation as part of their ‘Green Files’ series to talk about Hysata’s mission and the value of our electrolysers in decarbonising the hard to abate sectors. Much of the journey towards net-zero will be achieved with green electricity, but sectors such as steel, chemicals, high-grade industrial heat and heavy transport will need green hydrogen. The high-efficiency, intrinsically low capex and mass-manufacturable design of our electrolysers will bring Australia’s potential for green hydrogen to life, and play a critical role in our country realising the social and economic benefits of being an electrostate. The CEFC helps finance that transition and complements the strategic policy of the Australian Government's Future Made in Australia Act. The Act recognises and supports Australia’s most competitively advantaged sectors like hydrogen. We’re proud of our ongoing partnership with the CEFC and Virescent Ventures and look forward to more discussions as we progress our commercialisation! Blair Pritchard Ian Learmonth Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g8aJRDaN