Corran Toohill

Corran Toohill Capital is a Trans-Pacific advisory and investment firm founded in Silicon Valley in 2006 and now based in Sydney. The firm advises investors, corporations, growth companies, R&D institutions and governments to help them understand and capitalise on business model and technology disruption. The current investment focus is on blockchain and IOT across multiple industry sectors. The firm seeks to create an investment triumvirate between Australia, Silicon Valley and China to foster investment in Australian technology companies. In keeping with the strategy developed at CalCEF, the firm supports ecosystem development across the policy, investment, technology and commercial spheres to support success. Services include market strategy, product development, technology strategy, M&A strategy, investment management, due diligence, and corporate development. As well as a range of commercial clients, the firm also advised the Australian and Victorian Governments and many of the leading research institutions in Australia, including UNSW, UQ, UTS, UOW, James Cook and the University of Tasmania. Information Technology: blockchain, distributed ledger, internet of things (IOT), sensor networks, big data, machine learning, AI, GPS and location based services, enterprise SaaS, education services, electronic components, photonics, secure computing, natural language processing, image search, thought control, and tele-medicine. Energy, resources and industrial: solar, energy storage, smart grid, remote monitoring and control, PPA and project finance, crowd-funding, lighting, electric motors, HVACR, industrial products, waste heat recovery, turbines, cogeneration, fuel cells, advanced coatings, semiconductors, water, waste water and soil remediation.