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Venture capitalists Queensland-bound after govt investment fund rammed

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Oct 12, 2023 – 5.00am

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The Sunshine State is about to get an influx of venture capitalists after the state government’s start-up funding initiative received a staggering amount of interest.

Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick. Jamila Toderas

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.