Helping SA companies raise over $100m of investment
September 14, 2010
Adelaide-based seed capital investor Playford Capital is celebrating a major milestone: A$100m in investment and support to South Australian technology start ups. Read the full story here.
June 22, 2010
Australian medical device company, Signostics Ltd, has appointed prominent global businessman Raymond Spencer as the company’s new Chairman http://www.hughespr.com.au/news/newsreleases/216-signostics-appoints-raymond-spencer-as-new-chairman
June 17, 2010
Cavitus Pty Ltd has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the Iberia region for its high power ultrasonics (HPU) technology. The distributor is Spanish company Ros Casares RRE Medio Ambeinetal S.L. which has a subsidiary specialising in application of ultrasonics technologies. The Ros Casares industrial group is one of Spain’s largest private companies. http://www.cavitus.com/downloads/CavitusPressApril2010.pdf
February 7, 2010
Pioneering Australian medical device company, NVT Systems (NVT), closed a $500k round of investment from Playford Capital, the Commonwealth Government’s Innovation Investment Follow On Fund and Bio Angels SA in January. To read the full press release click here.
January 13, 2010
Cavitus Pty Ltd successfully closed a $1m investment round in December with Playford making its first investment as part of its Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund (IIFF) commitments. Cavitus will use the funding to continue its product development and sales efforts in high-power ultrasonics (‘HPU’) applications for optimising liquid-phase Agri-Food manufacturing.
August 20, 2009
Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, seed investor Playford Capital succeeded in generating more than $12 million in innovation investment during the 2008-09 financial year.
August 1, 2009
Playford is pleased to announce it has been successful in receiving an offer from the Australian Government to enter into an IIFF funding agreement. To read the full story click here.
July 1, 2009
Playford Capital has gained accreditation as a Network Partner in the Microsoft BizSpark Program, giving innovative South Australian companies access to resources that can fast-track their success.
May 13, 2009
Pioneering medical device company Signostics announced today it has secured clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its palm-sized personal ultrasound product, the “Signos.” Read the full story here.
May 1, 2009
Seed investor Playford Capital passed a significant milestone in the 2008-09 financial year by bringing the total investment it has attracted to SA-based innovators to more than $90 million.
