About Epicorp 

Epicorp is an information and communication technology commercialisation centre committed to turning great science into profitable business.  The fund’s experienced managers help connect great ideas to market opportunities through the provision of seed funding and on-going business support.
From its inception in 2001, Epicorp has established its credentials as a successful centre of commercialisation excellence.  Its high-value portfolio includes a number of investments spun out from quality Australian centres of research. Epicorp’s portfolio encompasses areas within ICT as diverse as media editing and wind resource assessment to broadband telecommunication and highly-precise global positioning. 
Epicorp has a particular interest in the early-stage commercialisation of research from the country’s pre-eminent centres of innovation. Epicorp works closely with Australian’s major research institutions. The Australian National University (ANU), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), National ICT Australia (NICTA) and the University of Canberra (UC) are all Epicorp's owner members.

Epicorp is supported by an $4.57m, ITC incubator program (ICTIP) grant from the Federal Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and The Arts (DCITA), a supporting grant from the ACT Government, and the provision of buildings by CSIRO.

Epicorp's objectives are to:

  • Create a strong high technology commercialisation system for the Australian Capital Region, under common ownership and management, involving the Region's research institutions and supported by Government and the private sector;
  • Draw together the relevant resources and players in the Region;
  • Foster and support the commercialisation of technology and knowledge from ANU, CSIRO, UC, NICTA and industry within the broader Australian Capital Region community; and
  • Complement other commercialisation initiatives.

Epicorp delivers assistance to new-start and spin-off ventures in two ways:

  • Through the implementation of a tailored Incubator Program designed to assist businesses to commercialise IP; and
  • Through the provision of seed funding to suitable Epicorp incubator businesses.

Epicorp portfolio companies make a difference.  They employ talented IT professionals, contribute to Australia’s ICT export balance and reflect global best practice in the areas of business management and corporate governance.