Top 5 Cannabis Startup Investors in Australia (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $508k–$15M |
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Black Nova Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $330k–$3.3M |
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Antler Australia
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, Philippines | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Software, Health Care | |
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LUXEM Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Gaming, FinTech | $508k–$2.6M |
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $367k–$21M |
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We are a highly experienced Australian-US venture capital firm ready to back seed phase startups with brilliant ideas & global potential.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7M; Pre-Seed $508k–$2.3M; Series A $1.7M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- SecurePII — SecurePII provides a cloud-based platform that enables organisations to reduce exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) across voice, chat, and AI training channels. The service includes call-by-call redaction of credit-card and other sensitive data via its SecureCall component, enabling businesses to offload PCI-DSS complianceobligations while still retaining customer-facing interactions. SecurePII also empowers companies to process conversation data more safely, by filtering or anonymising PII in real time, to enable AI, analytics, and automation initiatives without compromising customer privacy. The platform integrates with existing payment gateway and communications infrastructure to support both contact centres and unified communications environments.
- Orkestra — Orkestra is a renewable energy software platform that provides tools to assist energy companies in the planning, selling, and optimization of new energy deployments.
- Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.
Championing the next generation of B2B technology startups.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $457k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $330k–$2.9M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Enaxiom — Enaxiom develops sustainable cooling technology that reduces energy and water use for AI data centres & industry.
- Prefactor — User Management platform seamlessly combining authentication, authorisation and audit via our unique Domain Specific Language. We enable engineers to build user workflows in our language, their way
- Cable — Cable Energy provides structurally cheaper power for Australian SMEs.
Australia's only truly global early stage VC, we believe in and back the most ambitious founders from the earliest stage.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Skipped — Never miss a sale again. Enabling retailers to sell even when a product is out-of-stock.
- Geniepay — Geniepay offers embedded B2B payment terms to help enterprise sales teams improve performance.
- Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.
L U X E M is a progressive Australia-based Family Office and Venture and PE-focused Investor in technology in Australia and or abroad. L U X E M boasts genuine early stage and early private equity Investment Mandates, both of which favor and invest actively in transformational B2B technology companies. In addition to out-performance, L U X E Mseeks to foster positive change through its direct and indirect investing activities.
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- Industry: Apps, Gaming, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $2.6M–$2.6M; Pre-Seed $508k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Blakthumb — Blakthumb is an Operating System software for cannabis and food producers. We make your operations so simple and intuitive, it's like running on autopilot.
- Layer — Layer matches brands and games to drive mutual audience growth and grow revenue.
- Loopit — Loopit is the complete end-to-end software & professional services platform solution for car subscription to boost dealership & profitability.
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
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 83
- Round size: Seed $367k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $410k–$2.2M; Series A $4.2M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
- BarterAds Pty Ltd — BarterAds is a programmatic advertising exchange that enables businesses to acquire customers without cash spend by converting unused ad inventory into a tradable asset. Instead of paying in fiat, companies earn and spend a proprietary internal currency called Barter Dollars, which are issued when they display ads on their owned media propertiessuch as websites, apps, or platforms.The platform operates as an auction-based exchange, similar to traditional ad networks, where advertisers bid for impressions using Barter Dollars. Inventory is matched contextually and priced dynamically through real-time bidding, ensuring efficient allocation of supply and demand across the network. This allows both advertisers and publishers to maximize the value of otherwise underutilized inventory.BarterAds primarily targets startups, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, gaming companies, and content publishers that have traffic but are constrained by rising customer acquisition costs. By removing the need for upfront cash spend, the platform provides a capital-efficient growth channel, particularly for small and mid-sized businesses.The system includes controls for brand safety, fraud prevention, and inventory quality through business verification, campaign approvals, and continuous monitoring. Barter Dollars are non-transferable and expire periodically, preventing hoarding and ensuring continuous circulation within the ecosystem.BarterAds is designed as a hybrid between barter networks and modern ad exchanges, combining the scalability and automation of programmatic advertising with a closed-loop, cashless economy. The company is headquartered in Australia and is focused on building a global network of advertisers and publishers who both contribute inventory and run campaigns within the platform.
- Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.
Cannabis Investor funding in Australia at a glance
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