R&D Tax Incentive
The R&DTI can offset some eligible R&D costs after the relevant activities and expenditure have been incurred and the program requirements are met.
R&D funding Australia
Fund the R&D runway without confusing finance with entitlement.
Technical development consumes cash before commercial outcomes are certain. Australian R&D companies can plan around the R&DTI, ordinary business finance, private capital and strategic investment — but each solves a different timing or risk problem.
R&D funding stack
Match capital duration to technical and commercial uncertainty.
Working capital
Commercial finance may bridge a timing gap where the business has sufficient repayment capacity and the provider accepts the risk.
Private investment
Equity can suit longer-duration R&D where fixed debt service would reduce the runway needed to reach technical or commercial milestones.
Strategic partners
Customers, industry participants and aligned investors can sometimes contribute capital, capability, distribution or validation.
Government grants
Separate grant programs may exist from time to time, but they have their own eligibility, application windows and assessment criteria. Do not describe the R&DTI itself as a grant.
Operating efficiency
AI and better systems can extend runway by reducing administrative cost and giving management earlier visibility of spend, experiments and milestones.
Funding readiness
Capital providers want the technical story and commercial story to connect.
Strong R&D businesses can explain what is uncertain technically, what has been learned, what milestones remain, how much cash is required, what the capital funds and what changes when those milestones are achieved.
Experiment roadmapWhat is being tested and what decisions follow the results?
Runway modelMonthly cash needs, current resources and timing of key milestones.
Evidence packTechnical records, expenditure support, IP position and commercial validation.
Capital purposeExactly what the funding buys in terms of capability, runway or market progress.
Integrated systems
Put R&D evidence and funding milestones in the same management view.
My approach combines AI-enabled R&D evidence capture with operating and capital readiness. Where there is a compelling fit I can also consider selective principal investment or work with aligned funding partners. No investment or finance is guaranteed.
See investment & growth capitalOfficial R&DTI source
The Australian Government describes the R&DTI as a tax incentive that offsets some costs of eligible R&D. Eligibility, record keeping and application requirements must be met.
Official R&DTI program →R&D funding-readiness review
Connect technical milestones, evidence and runway.
Tell me what you are developing, the next milestone, forecast R&D spend and what additional capital would enable.
Finance changes timing, not R&DTI entitlement. Provider and investor assessment always applies.