Hostplus

Growth or private equity
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Melbourne
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About

Hostplus is a Melbourne-based industry super fund with more than $3 billion in venture capital, investing mostly through venture managers and co-investments at Series A and later. It has committed $435 million to the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund for university deep tech, and its investments span space and defence, hardware, life sciences and climate. Recent investments include Emesent, Diraq and Gilmour Space Technologies.

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October 20, 2026

Stage focus

Series A
Series B
Series C+

Sector focus

Fintech
Life sciences and biotech
Space and defence
Horizontal business software
Hardware, robotics and sensors
Climate and energy
Healthtech

At a glance

Fund type
Growth or private equity
Headquarters
Melbourne
Primary stage
Series A

Example portfolio companies

Emesent Diraq Gilmour Space Technologies RAGE Biotech Morse Micro

Source, Cut Through Venture deal tracker.

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