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Wholesale Investor and MTPConnect Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Investment in Australia’s Life Sciences Sector
- Published October 07, 2025 11:34PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Capital Insights, Company Updates, Landing, Trending
The collaboration will create a dedicated pathway connecting Australia’s most promising medtech, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical innovators with private capital, culminating in a premier investor showcase at the Emergence 2026 Conference.
[SYDNEY, October 7] – Wholesale Investor, a leading private capital marketplace, and MTPConnect, Australia’s Life Sciences Innovation Accelerator for the medical technology, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector, today announced a landmark strategic partnership.
The collaboration is designed to bridge a critical funding gap by connecting the nation’s life sciences innovators directly with Wholesale Investor’s extensive network of over 45,000 high-net-worth, family office, and professional investors.
The partnership addresses a well-defined challenge in the Australian market: while the nation produces world-class research and innovation, early-stage and scaling companies often struggle to access the private capital required to navigate crucial phases of development, clinical trials, and commercialisation.
This initiative will provide a comprehensive capital engagement program, leveraging MTPConnect’s deep sector expertise and ecosystem network with Wholesale Investor’s proven capital-raising platform and investor network.
The cornerstone of the partnership will be the Life Sciences Investor Day, a premier showcase event that will be held as the dedicated Day 1 of Wholesale Investor’s annual Emergence 2026 Conference in February.
A Strategic Solution for Investors and Innovators
For investors, this partnership acts as a powerful curation engine, providing a direct and efficient channel to access high-potential, vetted investment opportunities within the complex life sciences field. For life sciences companies, it creates a structured pathway to engage with a previously fragmented but essential class of private investors.
Steve Torso, Founder of Wholesale Investor, commented:
“This partnership is about creating a more efficient and intelligent market. We are breaking down the barriers between Australia’s world-class innovators and the private capital essential for their growth. By combining MTPConnect’s unparalleled sector knowledge with our platform, we can provide our investor network with potential new life science investment opportunities while giving life sciences companies the tools and access they need to succeed. The showcase at Emergence 2026 will be a pivotal moment for the entire industry.”
Stuart Dignam, MTPConnect CEO, stated:
“Our mission is to foster the growth and global competitiveness of Australia’s vibrant life sciences sector. Access to capital is a critical component of this mission. By partnering with Wholesale Investor, we are creating a vital new pathway for companies to connect with potential investors and assist them to become Investor Ready.”
The program will formally launch this month and culminate with the Life Sciences Investor Day scheduled for February 18, 2026.
About Wholesale Investor:
Wholesale Investor is a global private capital marketplace connecting innovative companies with a network of over 45,000 sophisticated investors. Through its platform CapitalHQ, live events, and media channels, Wholesale Investor facilitates discovery and engagement for capital raising, M&A, and business exits.
About MTPConnect:
MTPConnect is Australia’s Life Sciences Innovation Accelerator – an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 2015 to champion Australia’s life sciences sector. It does this by backing start-ups, researchers, entrepreneurs and SMEs to bring new medical products from research labs to the market, delivering innovation programs for state and federal governments and helping Australian companies connect and access global markets through trade missions and strategic collaborations.
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