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Australian super funds manage $4.8 trillion of our retirement savings and invest almost none of it in Australian venture capital. 13 of the 20 largest have no public commitment to it at all. I took a closer look at the numbers.

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The AI-native companies we want to back

We’ve seen hundreds of impressive AI-native pitches over the past few months. But the real question isn’t who ships the best product in three months, it’s who’s still winning in three years.

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Why we paused

In March 2026, we did something no fund is supposed to do: we stopped investing. For five months we took the whole process apart and rebuilt it around AI. Here’s why.

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A Tall Order

No one starts a company knowing what it'll cost them. Some find out and keep going anyway...

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