AUKUS Pillar II PitchFest 2025, Winners Announced
What a night at Tank Stream Labs for the AUKUS Pillar II Pitch Fest, held on Monday, 3rd November, alongside Indo Pacific 2025. Nine Australian founders pitched breakthrough Defence technologies across
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs ZeroMark to Deliver Soldier-Level Counter-Drone Capability
Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) this month announced its participation in a strategic investment round for” ZeroMark, Inc., a US-based defence technology company developing software-defined fire-control systems that bring counter-drone
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Zendir in AU$3M+ Seed Round to Advance Space-Cyber Defence Capabilities
Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) shared its participation in the AU$3M+ Seed round of Zendir (formerly Nominal Systems), a digital engineering spin-out of UNSW Canberra Space that is transforming the
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Tiberius Aerospace in US$4.5M Round to Transform Defence-as-a-Service
Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) this week announced its participation in the US$4.5M founders’ round of Tiberius Aerospace, a US-based defence technology company pioneering a new “Defence-as-a-Service” model. BZV’s first
Defence venture fund achieves tax-advantaged status
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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