Top 5 Cannabis VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 5 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Cannabis startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cannabis companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Cannabis VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in January 2026

Investor	Cannabis Australia investments
Tidal Ventures	2
Black Nova Venture Capital	2
AfterWork Ventures	1
Black Nova Group	1
LUXEM Ventures	1

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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.

Investment focus

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

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Championing the next generation of B2B technology startups.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

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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, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

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Black Nova Group provide services across investment & venture capital.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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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.