AusBiotech’s Voice on Investment Survey 2024

Thank you for your participation in this survey. Your responses will help us understand the key challenges that Australian biotech and medtech companies face in securing funding. This information will be used to develop strategies to support our members better. All information will be aggregated for analysis and not linked back to any individual person or company.
Section 1: Company Background

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* 1. Are you responsible for attracting funding / investment for your company?

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* 2. Please indicate your role in your company:

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* 3. Are you a first-time founder/co-founder?

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* 4. Are you a CEO who has been hired specifically for your skill in leading an organisation through its commercialisation journey?

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* 5. Are you a female leader?

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* 6. Please indicate which state your company is located in:

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* 7. In which year was your company established?

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* 8. How many employees does your company have?

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* 9. Is your company publicly listed or privately held?

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* 10. Please indicate your company’s primary focus area:

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* 11. Please indicate the current revenue stage of your company:

Section 2: Funding

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* 12. What have been all the sources of funding for your company has attracted to date? (Select all that apply)

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* 13. How many funding rounds has your company completed to date?

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* 14. What is the total amount of funding raised to date?

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* 15. Of the funding you have attracted, from which geographic regions are the funds that have been invested in your organisation? (Select all that apply and indicate percentages from each) – total to add up to 100%

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* 16. Of the funding you have attracted to date, how much of this was from Australian Commonwealth Government funding, and through which programme?

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* 17. Have you received any funding from non-Australian public sources?

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* 18. Do you plan to raise in 2025?

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* 19. How much do you plan to raise in 2025?

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* 20. What do you think will be most likely sources of this planned raise (in 2025)?

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* 21. How do you plan to prepare and execute on your raise?

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* 22. How long do you think it will take from the time you contact a specific investor for this raise to obtaining a decision / funding?

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* 23. How confident are you that you will successfully raise the required funds you need for the company to move to the next stage of development and/or commercialisation?

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* 24. What are the top three challenges you face in raising funding in Australia? (Select top 3)

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* 25. What types of support would be most beneficial to your company in securing funding?

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* 26. Are there any specific resources or programs you believe are lacking in Australia to help companies in the sector raise funds?

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* 27. What additional support or initiatives from AusBiotech would be beneficial to your company?

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* 28. If you have any other feedback on this topic that you would like to share that is not covered in the questions above, please indicate here:

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* 29. If you would like to be involved in future consultation on this topic, please provide your agreement to be contacted and your contact details below:

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