Australia: Venture Capital

In part one of this series on preference share structure, we explored the basics of preference share structures in Australia. In part two, we deal with the legal, commercial and exit considerations that need to be considered when opting for a preference share structure.

Preference shares are a common financing tool used by Australian companies, particularly startups, growth businesses and venture-backed enterprises.

Australia's proposed capital gains tax reforms may inadvertently undermine government efforts to strengthen sovereign defence capability and innovation. As the nation faces increasing global instability and supply chain vulnerabilities, changes to the CGT regime could discourage investment in defence-focused startups precisely when such investment is most critical to national security objectives.

Part 5 of the series shares details of into building a board of directors and facilitating director and shareholder meetings.

Part 1 of this 5 part series provides an overview of raising capital through crowd-sources funding (CSF) in Australia.

Article outlines 3 ways to raise capital: equity financing, crowdfunding and debt financing.

These exposure draft Regulations make further changes to the CSF framework, expected to extend to proprietary companies.

The legislation to extend crowdsourced equity based funding legislation to proprietary companies has failed to pass.

A wide variety of grants and funding programs can assist start-ups and businesses develop and commercialise their IP.