1941 helps Australian and U.S. businesses harness the world-leading expertise and resources needed to deliver innovative technologies and products that address national security challenges now and into the future.
The Fund is a joint initiative of Bondi Partners and Ellerston Capital which identifies, invests in and helps grow the next generation of Australian and U.S. success stories – focused on national security dual-use businesses and technologies – across both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
1941 focuses on early-stage private businesses and select investments in later-stage businesses and listed growth companies, particularly in the defence, intelligence, cyber and space industries, and other dual-use businesses with a commercial application to the national security sector.
National security is a cornerstone of the Australia-U.S. relationship. Ever since Australian Prime Minister John Curtin turned towards the U.S. for defence support in 1941, the relationship between Australia and the U.S. has continued to grow. In 2021, 80 years after this momentous decision, we have seen the importance of the alliance between Australia and the U.S. prosper with the formation of AUKUS.
1941 is the investment opportunity in national security.