Macdoch Australia
Australian arm of Macdoch (private office of an international family)
Australian arm of the Macdoch family private office; invests in agricultural land, agtech and seed-stage ventures, advisory businesses and philanthropy for natural capital.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Sydney, Australia
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Australia
- STAGES
- Seed
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Real estateVenture capitalImpact
Overview
Macdoch Australia is the Australian part of the Macdoch group, which describes its UK office as the private office of an international family. Established over a decade ago, it invests in agricultural land, technology development, advisory businesses and philanthropy, aiming to build natural capital and a low-carbon, climate-resilient Australian agriculture. It works through five entities: Impact Ag, Atlas Ag, Wilmot Field Day, the Macdoch Foundation and Macdoch Ventures, which backs seed-stage founders.
Investment thesis
Commercial and philanthropic investments that provide tools, advice, data and test cases to build natural capital and a climate-resilient future for Australian food and agriculture, each delivering financial return, community or environmental impact, or both.
Holdings & investments
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Nature positive asset management and natural capital strategies
- Partners with producers through Atlas Grazing and Atlas Carbon
- Brings changemakers together on the future of agriculture
- Philanthropy across agriculture and food systems, climate solutions and healthy communities
- Partners with founders of seed-stage, technology-enabled ventures
People
- Alasdair MacLeodExecutive Chairman · source
Frequently asked questions
Macdoch Australia is a single family office based in Sydney, Australia.
Macdoch Australia invests directly in companies. Capital origin: one family's own capital. Stated strategies include real estate, venture capital and impact.
Macdoch Australia invests at Seed stage in Food & Agriculture and Climate & Energy.
Key people at Macdoch Australia include Alasdair MacLeod (Executive Chairman).