Raising Capital in the USA Webinar Series

Global Victoria recently hosted a three-part webinar series to provide critical tips and insights for Victorian companies looking to raise capital for expansion into the USA.  Topics covered included types of funding, preparing to raise and the realities of expanding in the US and raising money abroad.

Watch the webinar recordings to gain valuable insights into raising capital in the USA.

Ready to expand your food and beverage business to the USA? 

Global Victoria’s Trade Manager for Food and Beverage, Luke Lucas is presenting an insightful LinkedIn video series on the US food and beverage market. You can catch them here:

• The United States Grocery Market Explained
• Retailer Formats in the US Food and Beverage Market
• Selling your Food and Beverage Products in the United States

Reach out to Luke for further information and to discuss how Global Victoria can support your food or beverage business in accessing US opportunities.

For the latest US and Canada market updates, stay connected by following the USA & Canada LinkedIn page.

Looking ahead

Global Victoria’s next trade mission to the US is for JP Morgan Healthcare Week. The mission is focused on supporting Victorian companies looking to raise capital, form partnerships and attract clinical trials into Victoria.

Applications have closed for this trade mission, but for further information, connect with Stuart Bland, Lead Technology, Health and Sports.

Planning is underway for several trade missions to the USA and Canada in the first half of 2024, with activities centred around:

• CIM Connect –  Canada's premier mining trade show, features hundreds of companies showcasing the latest in mining equipment, tools, technology, services and products (Vancouver, May 2024)
  • Applications to join Global Victoria's Trade Mission to CIM Connect are now open, closing on 26 January 2024. Explore the opportunity.
• RSA Conference – covering the entire spectrum of cybersecurity (San Francisco, May 2024
• BIO International Convention (San Diego, June 2024)
• Summer Fancy Food –  the largest specialty food industry event in North America (New York, June 2024)

To find out more about our upcoming activities, connect with our Senior Regional Manager for the Americas, Pamela Wearing.

Webinar: New FDA Compliance and Regulation requirements in the US related to the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act

Global Victoria in collaboration with Austrade, held a webinar for Victorian beauty and wellness companies focused on new FDA compliance and regulation requirements in the US for the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA).

Watch the webinar to gain key insights about the new compliance requirements. For more information about the webinars or the US BWPC industry, connect with Elizabeth Moffat - Global Victoria's Trade Manager, Beauty, Wellness and Personal Care.

Growing collaboration and business connections with the US States of Washington and Minnesota 

Governor Jay Inslee from the State of Washington and Governor Tim Walz from the State of Minnesota both visited Victoria in November 2023 accompanied by business delegations as part of broader trade and study missions to Australia.  Global Victoria was delighted to support these visits and looks forward to growing business connections and collaboration with both States across multiple shared sectors of interest – including cleantech and sustainability, medical technology, agriculture, technology, aviation and defence.

State of Washington 

Washington is a leading state in the US for carbon reduction and is a major player in developing new, renewable, and sustainable energy sources while protecting the environment. Since 2013, the state’s Clean Energy Fund has allocated more than $150 million in grants to organisations and researchers exploring new energy concepts and technologies.  Washington is also well known for its technology sector: it is the birthplace of businesses such as Microsoft, Amazon, F5 Networks, Zillow and Expedia and home to engineering offices for companies including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Apple, Salesforce, BestBuy, Alibaba and eBay.

For the aerospace sector, Washington’s supply chain is the largest in the US, with more than 1,500 aerospace-related suppliers and vendors. The state has produced more than 33,000 commercial and military aircraft, including every Boeing model that begins and ends with a ‘7’  (including being the sole producer of the Boeing 737, 767 and 777).

More information is available from the Washington State Department of Commerce.

State of Minnesota 

The State of Minnesota, centrally located in the U.S., is a diverse economy, with a high concentration of Fortune 500 companies and a fast-growing startup ecosystem. They are a leader in innovative medical technology, have a growing clean energy and hydrogen ecosystem, and are one of the top producers of food in the United States. Minnesota has a reputation as a medical technology pioneer and ranks among the top states for medical device patents per 1 million people, and is recognised as the most efficient region for medical device production in the United States.

The Minnesota MedTech Hub 3.0 consortium has recently been recognised by the Biden Administration as one of 31 inaugural "Tech Hubs" across the United States. As part of their growing clean energy and hydrogen ecosystem, the Heartland Hydrogen Hub was recently designated U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) as one of seven regional clean hydrogen hubs across the US to be developed.

More information is available from Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development.