Empowering purpose-driven ventures.
Bringing science and business together and preparing the case for investment.
$2.06 billion raised since 2005 for the teams I have worked with
Dr Patrick Silvey
I connect and partner with creative minds to make exciting collaborations happen in science, technology, and the arts. I am a specialist in managing the elements needed to prepare investment cases for new ventures and initiatives.
In my work, I channel the talent and passion of teams to grow businesses, generate new revenue and investment and turn ideas and innovations into market-ready solutions or evidence-based policies.
Since 2005, I have helped teams secure over $2.06 billion in funding for innovative projects and high-growth businesses. I was a member of the QIC Business Development Fund investment panel and have assisted venture capital firms to raise capital.
I have a PhD in biotechnology and chemical engineering and an MBA majoring in new venture management and finance, with a University Medal. I have completed the AICD Company Directors Course and I was a previously a Director in Corporate Finance and Strategy at a Big 4 accounting firm.
Services.
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Pat has worked with hundreds of groups to prepare business and strategic plans
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Pat specialise in helping organisations get together and secure the resources and funding needed to implement amazing projects or a business plan. He’s worked across industries that are underpinned by research and innovation - that’s just about any industry really but examples include healthcare, engineering, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, enabling technologies like AI and quantum science, and marine and environmental science.
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Pat has worked alongside people in science and business to build investment cases for new ventures and projects or programs. This includes budgets and financial forecasts. He brings a strategic, hands-on approach and specialist insight - gained over a bloody long time - into what is required to secure major government and industry investment into new initiatives.
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Pat can co-ordinate economic impact and market / competitor analyses. He’s great at understanding and articulating the likely impact of innovative projects.
A few of the projects that I am grateful to have ben a part of…
The Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program. I worked with the wonderful teams at the Australian Institute for Marine Science and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to prepare the investment case, the for this comprehensive program or work intended to save the reef from the ongoing damage and destruction caused by climate change. This became a $150 million program of work within the $450 million Reef Trust Partnership which I was also fortunate to be a part of at inception.
Clients
Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS); Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF)
Year
2017 - 2020
National Soil Monitoring and Incentives Program, Scoping Report. The Australian Government announced an allocation of $196 million to the National Soil Monitoring and Incentives Pilot program in May 2019 as a centrepiece of the Interim Action Plan for the National Soil Strategy.
Client
Commonwealth Government, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Year
2019
One of the first projects when VenturePro was established was the business case to establish The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research at Herston. The project received over $76m in funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Government and others.
Client
The University of Queensland.
Year
2005