Beaten Zone fund wins approval, targets AUD $451m defence tech
Article as produced in CFOTECH By Melvin Hipolito, Editor Beaten Zone Venture Capital Fund 1, LP has secured unconditional registration as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) from
FORBES: Inside Australia’s most controversial venture fund
Steve Baxter and Beaten Zone Venture Partners have been featured in the August edition of Forbes Magazine. You can read the full article here.
TAK-HACK 2025: Innovation Under Pressure
PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release DATE: Tuesday 26 August 2025 Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) has concluded TAK-HACK 2025, a three-day hackathon at The Precinct in Brisbane, with over
Beaten Zone Venture Capital Fund 1 Achieves Unconditional ESVCLP Registration
Brisbane-based defence technology venture capital fund secures government registration, unlocking significant tax benefits for investors BRISBANE, Australia 16 July 2025 – Beaten Zone Venture Capital Fund 1, LP today announced
TAK-HACK 2025: Brisbane’s First Defence Tech Hackathon Delivers Innovative Solutions
Beaten Zone Venture Partners successfully concluded TAK-HACK 2025, a three-day defence technology hackathon that brought together innovators, end users, and technologists to develop practical solutions for modern warfare challenges. Event
Integrated Air and Missile Defence remains a key capability that Australia doesn’t yet employ. Is it time to commission a ‘Down Under’ Dome? ⬇️
Breaking Defense this week reported on Turkey’s new Steel Dome, a domestically designed and manufactured integrated Air and Missile Defence system. This system of systems will seek to defend Turkey
Is Australia leveraging our strategic geography in the way we should be? Time to super charge efforts to invest in Northern Australia! ⬇️
Robert D Kaplan’s classic ‘Revenge of Geography’ foretold of increased conflicts and division as geography and long standing geopolitical tensions eroded unipolar moment globalism and soft power effectiveness. Geography matters
Even the grumpiest of strategists have to be pleased with what the surface fleet will look like in the 2030s. But if we have to fight tonight? ⬇️
An enhanced Mogami class, a strengthened partnership with Japan – a manufacturing powerhouse and key ally in our region. This decision has lots to like – it simply leaves you
The next cycle of adaption is underway in the sky above Ukraine. Tactics, techniques and technology continue to evolve in the crucible of combat. ⬇️
After adopting Iran’s Shahed attack drones, Russia has scaled domestic production, enhanced design and is now introducing jet engines, armour plating and even commercial off the shelf AI. Shaheds are
Will we be prepared and ready to respond? Does distance still protect our North or will missiles and long range strike close the gap? ⬇️
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has an excellent new report titled ‘Indo Pacific Stronghold’ that examines Australia’s strategic context and how advances in military technology is closing