Top 5 Art Startup Investors in Australia

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 5 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Art startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Art companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Art Startup Investors in Australia

Investor	Art Australia investments
Black Sheep Capital	2
Silicon Balls	1
AfterWork Ventures	1
Adam Schwab	1
Piton Capital	1

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Black Sheep Capital is making its mark as a preferred investment capital provider due to their 'Everyone Wins' approach. Their philosophy is to work with their investment partners to create and grow opportunities where they can all enjoy success. Through this approach, they have been able to create a diverse portfolio of investments thatcontinues to grow.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series C
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Beamible — Get the most for and from your workforce. Deconstruct work down to its individual components so it can be reconstructed to better meet the needs of the business and the employees. Reduce turnover and burnout, enable flex and drive efficiency with Beamible.
Aerotruth — Aerotruth is a B2B SaaS solution which automates the document on-boarding process for banks, financial institutions and fintechs
Curious Thing AI — Curious Thing is a conversational AI startup for mass information discovery. The technology enables businesses to proactively discover deeper insights from humans. The AI has applications including candidate assessments, customer engagement, stakeholder check-in, and more.

Seed VC

Investment focus

Art, Music, Brewing
Seed
Australia, Canada, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Preezie — Bridge the gap between in-store and online shopping through individualised journeys. Create guided selling experiences and omnichannel strategies for customer engagement.
FleetOps — We power a network of load boards embedded inside leading ELD solutions. When you work with FleetOps, you can access 126K drivers, and automate your coverage in the spot market.
Tribe Theory — A global business hub for startups & entrepreneurs. Visit our worldwide hostels. Explore coworking, events and access to venture capital.

We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Avarni — Smart carbon emissions management tool designed for complex supply chains. Turn your raw data into meaningful emissions insights and bolster your carbon strategy.
tikpay — tikpay is building a modern ticketing and payment solution for transport operators & authorities. We grow revenues, lower costs, enable operator collaboration and delight travellers by reducing friction in transport payments. Our mission is to enable travellers to pay for transport however, whenever, wherever ... easily.
SearchEye — Get tech-driven SEO at scale, speed and a fraction of the cost compared to traditional agencies. Acquire PR Mentions, Digital PR and Content.

Adam Schwab, 36, studied Law/Commerce at Monash University before becoming a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers & acquisitions at Freehills (now HerbertSmithFreehills). At 25, Adam co-founded corporate accommodation and services group, Living Corporate Apartments. In 2010, Adam co-founded what would soon become the Lux Group. In2011, Adam co-founded of MyTable, which eventually formed part of Menulog (which was sold to JustEat in 2015). Adam is currently an investor and non-executive director of online art marketplace, BlueThumb.com.au.In 2015, Adam was named the Australian Young Executive of the Year by CEO Magazine, and Adam has been a director of the Myeloma Foundation of Australia since 2010.

Investment focus

Wellness, Software, Art
Seed, Angel, Series C
Australia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bookwell — Book your haircut, waxing, nail and other appointments online. Browse venues, make a selection then book and pay online.
Officely — Ensure your team are safe and productive when they get back to the office after COVID-19
Healthengine — Find and book health appointments online, 24/7. View all available appointments in your local area and choose a time and place that suits you.

Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Piton focuses exclusively on network effects businesses (marketplaces, exchanges and platforms) as this provide one of the few moats or forms of defensibility to achieve dominance. There are several forms of great network effects businesses thataren’t marketplaces that include data network effects (including machine learning and AI), businesses that rely on user generated content, as well as SaaS businesses with the potential to layer network effects around it. The firm is a stage and style-agnostic and seeks to invest from seed to late stage (€200k to €15m).