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Top 50 Hardware VC Funds & Investors in Australia (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Australia Hardware startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Australia Hardware startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
32 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $34k–$35M
Main Sequence Ventures
VC Fund
17 Australia, United States, Philippines Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing $1M–$73M
Artesian VC
VC Fund
16 Australia, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $40k–$15M
Investible
VC Fund
13 Australia, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, FinTech $250k–$20M
Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund
13 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $120k–$5.7M
Uniseed
VC Fund
12 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing $471k–$22M
Sydney Angels
VC Fund
10 Australia, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Health Care $120k–$1.5M
Significant Ventures
VC Fund
9 Australia Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Software, Health Care $67k–$8.2M
OIF Ventures
VC Fund
9 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, FinTech $1.5M–$23M
Airtree Ventures
VC Fund
9 Australia, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology $750k–$48M
Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
8 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Information Technology $508k–$15M
Skalata
VC Fund
8 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed Software, Education, Information Technology $135k–$2.3M
Skip Capital
VC Fund
7 Australia, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $1.3M–$100M
Uniseed Ventures
VC Fund
7 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing $381k–$16M
Antler
VC Fund
7 Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $104k–$29M
EVP
VC Fund
7 Australia, New Zealand, United States Series A, Seed Software, SaaS, Information Technology $942k–$5.4M
Carthona Capital
VC Fund
6 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Financial Services, FinTech $404k–$50M
Right Click Capital
VC Fund
6 Australia, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $200k–$16M
Reinventure
VC Fund
6 Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Software, Financial Services $800k–$54M
TEN13
VC Fund
5 Australia, United States, Kenya Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Financial Services $808k–$46M
Jelix Ventures
VC Fund
5 Australia, New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $616k–$26M
Paspalis
VC Fund
5 Australia, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A Aerospace, Manufacturing, Space Travel $236k–$13M
Acorn Capital
VC Fund
5 Australia, United Kingdom Series B, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
Rampersand
VC Fund
5 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$10M
In-Q-Tel
VC Fund
5 United States, Australia, United Kingdom Series B, Series A Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Macdoch Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, SaaS $400k–$7.3M
Salus Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, AgTech $1.6M–$26M
Larsen Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Education, SaaS $457k–$31M
Archangel Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, Philippines Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence $100k–$22M
Qualgro VC
VC Fund
4 Singapore, Australia, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence $979k–$25M
Ellerston Capital
VC Fund
4 Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce $850k–$24M
AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, FinTech $367k–$21M
Stoic VC
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care $600k–$16M
Taronga Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, Canada Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Construction, Information Technology $962k–$27M
Folklore Ventures
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Apps $500k–$21M
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, United Kingdom Debt Financing, Series B Energy, Renewable Energy, Real Estate $5M–$333M
Breakthrough Victoria
VC Fund
4 Australia, United States, Philippines Series A, Seed Health Care, Manufacturing, Software
MA Growth Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, Singapore Series B, Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $616k–$44M
Square Peg Capital
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $653k–$72M
ANU Connect Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States Series A, Angel Water, EdTech, Medical $2.1M–$8.2M
Rio Tinto
VC Fund
3 United States, Canada, Australia Seed, Series B, Convertible Note Manufacturing, Energy, Mining $2.3M–$198M
SafetyCulture
VC Fund
3 Australia, Philippines Series A, Seed, Corporate Round Software, SaaS, AgTech $2.7M–$5.4M
Upswell Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Developer Tools, Apps $539k–$13M
Australia Business Growth Fund
VC Fund
3 Australia Private Equity, Series B Cloud Data Services, Sales, Water $8.1M–$11M
Eleanor Venture
VC Fund
3 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Education, Software, Marketing $612k–$1.4M
Starfish Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Australia, Philippines Series A, Series B Software, Enterprise Software, Internet $2M–$18M
Boost VC
VC Fund
3 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain $100k–$6.6M
Nightingale Partners
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Private Equity, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, SaaS $275k–$3.5M
Side Stage Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Health Care, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $681k–$3.5M
Saniel Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, France Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Construction
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 32 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 311
  • Round size: Seed $34k–$7.1M; Pre-Seed $50k–$3M; Series A $3.4M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Sumday — Non - financial accounting software. Start carbon accounting, properly, with the support of your existing advisors
  • Fleet Space Technologies — Fleet is an agile, next generation connectivity company. Our mission is to Connect Everything using cutting-edge communications and space technologies to maximise the resource efficiency of human civilisation and enable the next industrial revolution with our free, ubiquitous connectivity platform.
  • Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com
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Main Sequence Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 17 investments in Australia Hardware startups

We work with inventors who are building something hard from their unique expertise in science. These inventors are building the industries that will thrive for the decades to come. We have a unique working model to accelerate a company's pathway to scale.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 125
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.1M; Series A $4.5M–$29M; Series B $13M–$73M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $303M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Endua — Endua is building the next generation of clean energy deep storage to power communities, remote industries and off-grid infrastructure at the flick of a switch - all day and night
  • Arlula — Arlula provides a single integration point for a global network of satellite imagery. Sign up today and get BETA access to our API.
  • QuintessenceLabs — Quantum cyberattacks can break current encryption in minutes! Get protected with QuintessenceLabs quantum key distribution, generation, and management.
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Artesian VC
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 16 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 227
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$5M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.5M; Series A $2.3M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • CUZIN — Providing a surprisingly human shopping experience. Trusted and secure. Millions of domains to choose from.
  • Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.
  • Infiction labs — SPARC 1.2 is a solar panel robotic cleaning system designed and developed by Infiction Labs Pvt Ltd for commercial solar plants.
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Investible
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 13 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 169
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$4.7M; Pre-Seed $404k–$2M; Series A $1.4M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Inspace XR — Inspire and engage prospective tenants, buyers, and your team with interactive virtual replicas of your assets, with 360 virtual tours, analytics & more.
  • Directo — Directo operates as an independent B2B e-commerce pharmacy marketplace.
  • EdenFarm Indonesia — EdenFarm Indonesia merupakan Start Up B2B, Pemasok bahan makanan mulai dari produk segar hingga sembako untuk restoran, warung nasi, hingga toko grosir.Menjual berbagai bahan pangan untuk usahamu mulai dari restoran hingga warung nasi
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Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 13 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 104
  • Round size: Seed $992k–$3.2M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3M; Series A $649k–$5.7M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Predelo — Streamline workflows and optimize operations with Predelo's AI-driven automation. Discover the benefits of our solutions and stay ahead!
  • Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
  • Mass Dynamics — Mass Dynamics exists to enable more life scientists to accelerate their studies using Mass Spectrometry (MS). It's our contribution towards enriching lives and freeing humanity and society from the burden of disease. Mass Dynamics includes Enrichment Analysis based on GSEA algorithms and utilises Gene Ontology (GO) and Reactome knowledge bases.
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Uniseed
VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 12 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Uniseed was established in October 2000 as a $20 million joint venture between the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Queensland (UQ). This proof of concept fund (Fund-1) operated with significant input and support from the commercialization offices of the two universities (UniQuest and Melbourne Ventures Limited), with staff ofthese organizations making up the majority of the Investment Committee and leading due diligence and management of most investment opportunities. Over 20 investments, typically of $250,000 - $500,000 were made from this fund.A new $40 million venture fund (Fund-2) ran from 2005-15, with the addition of a third leading university, the University of New South Wales, and a major private institutional investor, the Westscheme superannuation fund. The founding universities (UQ & UM) also committed further funds. Australian Super took over Westscheme's essets and commitments in July 2011.With the start of Fund-2, an independent management team was established, consisting of the CEO and three Investment Managers; one at each university catchment. The Investment Committee was restructured, with dedicated committees established for biotechnology or other technologies. The nominal investment limit was increased to $2.5 million to allow participation in follow-on funding rounds so as to preserve Uniseed's equity position.On 1 November 2015, Uniseed started its third and largest fund (Fund-3) with the addition of the University of Sydney and the CSIRO to the Universities of Queensland, Melbourne and NSW. This followed three high profile exits in the preceding 14 months (Fibrotech; Spinifex & Hatchtech). Each of the five partners committed $10 million over 10 years to the new fund (total fund $50 million).Uniseed’s partner research organisations spent nearly $4 billion on research, making up over 40% of the total research spend at 67 research organisations in Australia. Together, these organisations accounted for nearly 500 invention disclosures (34% of total) and 500 new registered IP rights filed (45% of total) over the same period(2013 National Survey of Research Commercialisation). Unlike private venture capital funds, Uniseed is dedicated to the needs of its research partners, and committed to servicing them consistently over the long term, irrespective of the short term conditions in external capital markets. It works in very close partnership with the research partner commercialisation companies and staff, providing a valuable adjunct to the capabilities these companies and staff provide. They in turn provide a best-practice commercialisation service tailored to their respective organisations. These companies are able to leverage to great effect the scale of operation and expertise of the Uniseed network.The fund is run with commercial discipline, ensuring independence and financial rigor in its investment decision-making processes. Success is measured by a balance of return on investment (including the flow of funds for research to further the commercialisation of intellectual property generated within the research partner catchments), the establishment of viable start-up companies, the generation of research income for research partners and the improvement of partner commercialisation processes.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 84
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$3.5M; Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $471k–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Lucia Bio — Lucia Bio is a biotechnology company that focuses on developing Syk inhibitors that help in the treatment of immunological diseases.
  • Tiny Bright Things — Melbourne-based company Tiny Bright Things was cofounded in 2020 by long-time research collaborators Ray Dagastine and Chris Bolton. We invented Halo microscopy to transform the way researchers and manufacturers look at small or transparent things. This helps manufacturers in areas like agrichemicals and pharmaceuticals (where the size and shape ofpowders are critical) and researchers at every stage of discovery— particularly in nanotechnology (where samples are especially tiny) and life sciences (where samples are often also transparent).
  • Kinoxis Therapeutics — Developing novel therapeutics for social dysfunction and substance use disorders.
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Sydney Angels
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 10 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Sydney Angels is a not-for-profit angel investment membership organisation. Since our establishment in 2008, they have stayed true to our mission of supporting the early-stage ecosystem by running processes and events that connect our investing members with promising early-stage companiesThey believe that encouraging smart investment in startupcompanies will benefit both our members’ portfolios and Australia’s emergent innovation economy.They see this as the ultimate win-win situation. Sydney Angels is led by an elected committee of ten volunteers who meet weekly. It is supported by an operations manager and alliance partners.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 94
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$1.3M; Angel $130k–$890k; Pre-Seed $337k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Quizling — Quizling is an educational app that allows its users to make quick quizzes on their iPhone or iPad. Its users have the ability to plug their iPhone or iPad into their smart board or digital projector and challenge their class.Quizling is designed for teachers, students, and classrooms. Its aim is to make a teacher’s life easier, a student’slearning more interesting and challenging, and to help make the classroom a fun and engaging place. It can be used to preview a topic and check prior learning or before a test. Students also have the opportunity to make their own quizlings and challenge each other.Quizling was launched in 2012.
  • ExtrasJar — Swap health insurance premiums for balanced investments and get access to your funds when using health services.
  • Mary Technology — Generate detailed chronologies from documents in minutes with Mary Technology. Achieve 90%+ time reduction and ensure 99%+ accuracy. Try for free.
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Significant Ventures
VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 9 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Significant Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund backing transformative technologies and the ambitious founders behind them.Founded by the Hindmarsh family, Significant Ventures invests in deep tech, applied science and research-driven innovation emerging from Australia’s leading universities and research institutions. The fundcombines capital with active, hands-on support—helping early-stage companies shape their strategy, attract talent, and access follow-on funding.With a network of expert operators, advisors and institutional partners, Significant Ventures focuses on turning high-potential ideas into globally scalable businesses. The team works closely with founders across sectors including life sciences, climate tech, AI, education and advanced manufacturing.Driven by a commitment to impact, collaboration and long-term value creation, Significant Ventures exists to build the next generation of high-growth companies that will lead Australia’s innovation economy

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $67k–$5M; Series A $4.5M–$8.2M
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Earthodic — Earthodic is an Australian materials science company creating functional biobased coatings. Paperbarc by Earthodic is a biobased water-resistant coating for pulped or paper products. It has better water-resistance than wax coatings, more sustainable and circular than plastic coatings. Repulpable. Re
  • Hearables 3D — Scale your custom-fit volumes and solve dental lab technician shortage with AI and automation solutions.
  • Visionary Machines — Superior perception for next-generation autonomy
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OIF Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 9 investments in Australia Hardware startups

OIF is a venture capital firm focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 77
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.5M; Series A $2.7M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $65M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Biza.io — Founded in 2017, Biza•io is an innovative technology business which develops banking and compliance software for the highly regulated financial services industry. Our vision is to change the way financial services are delivered by levelling the playing field through open banking while leveraging the transformational opportunities offered by theemergence of blockchain technology.
  • DataMasque — DataMasque automatically discovers and masks sensitive data, replacing it with synthetically identical customer data for development, testing, analytics and AI. GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliant.
  • Payble — Payble offers insight led flexible payment options and customer engagement tools for a proactive approach to rates collections. Get more control and never miss a bill again!
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Airtree Ventures
VC Fund · Paddington, Western Australia, Australia · 9 investments in Australia Hardware startups

AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 184
  • Round size: Seed $750k–$10M; Series A $2.8M–$35M; Series B $4M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $288M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • TrueState — Accelerate your AI adoption with TrueState's library of high-impact AI solutions, infinitely customisable for your unique business context.
  • Sauce — AI customer insights for product teams
  • SafetyCulture — Digitize & improve elements of your operations. Give your teams the knowledge, tools & confidence to work safely & meet higher standards.
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 8 investments in Australia Hardware startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7M; Pre-Seed $508k–$1.3M; Series A $1.7M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
  • Socialsuite — Share your impact with the world using Socialsuite’s social impact and ESG technology.Whether you're looking to monitor your nonprofit's impact on people, or would like to demonstrate your organization's ESG commitments, Socialsuite's powerful impact technology can help you to show the change you're making.With officesin Australia, America and Canada, Socialsuite simplifies the complexity of social impact and sustainability reporting for corporates, nonprofits, charities, NGO's, governments, foundations, management consultants and impact investors.
  • Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.
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Skalata
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 8 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Giving Australian founders access to the education, capital and networks needed to build significant, sustainable, global businesses of the future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Education, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $135k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $135k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $18M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Paperly — Paperly is an mobile app that provides modules for school management system and learning management system.
  • Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.
  • 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.
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Skip Capital
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 7 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Skip Capital is a private investment fund investing in technology and infrastructure

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$9M; Series A $4M–$50M; Series B $10M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Reejig — At Reejig, we believe in zero wasted potential in people and in business – and that starts with harnessing the skills you have within your organisation. Our workforce intelligence platform provides 100% visibility of your people’s skills, potential, passions and experiences, creating a powerful central nervous system for all talent decisions.Powered by the world’s first independently audited Ethical Talent AI engine, Reejig generates the intelligence to instantly fill roles, track retention risks, mobilise talent to opportunities, pivot talent for reskilling and much more. Plus, we give you the power to ‘nudge’ people to new career opportunities, taking your engagement with internal and external talent to the next level. Put simply, we make workforce agility a reality.Reejig is trusted and used by some of the largest and most complex organisations including Woolworths, KPMG, NSW Government, John Holland, MYOB and UTS, and together we are creating a world where everyone can reach their full potential at work. It’s what we call zero-wasted potential in people and in business.
  • Brighte — Brighte makes solar, battery and home improvements affordable for Aussies with easy finance and a network of trusted tradies.
  • WORK180 — WORK180 is a global jobs network that operates at the forefront of a new workplace revolution. Our function is twofold.As an advocate for working women, we provide job applicants with a transparent directory of endorsed employers who support diversity, inclusion and equality.We share information around pay equity, flexible working, paidparental leave, equal opportunities and a range of other important criteria. Before an employer comes on board, we put them through a pre-screening process and on average, about 80% of companies who apply to work with us, pass our criteria.
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Uniseed Ventures
VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 7 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Uniseed was established in October 2000 as a $20 million joint venture between the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Queensland (UQ). This proof of concept fund (Fund-1) operated with significant input and support from the commercialization offices of the two universities (UniQuest and Melbourne Ventures Limited), with staff ofthese organizations making up the majority of the Investment Committee and leading due diligence and management of most investment opportunities. Over 20 investments, typically of $250,000 - $500,000 were made from this fund.A new $40 million venture fund (Fund-2) ran from 2005-15, with the addition of a third leading university, the University of New South Wales, and a major private institutional investor, the Westscheme superannuation fund. The founding universities (UQ & UM) also committed further funds. Australian Super took over Westscheme's essets and commitments in July 2011.With the start of Fund-2, an independent management team was established, consisting of the CEO and three Investment Managers; one at each university catchment. The Investment Committee was restructured, with dedicated committees established for biotechnology or other technologies. The nominal investment limit was increased to $2.5 million to allow participation in follow-on funding rounds so as to preserve Uniseed's equity position.On 1 November 2015, Uniseed started its third and largest fund (Fund-3) with the addition of the University of Sydney and the CSIRO to the Universities of Queensland, Melbourne and NSW. This followed three high profile exits in the preceding 14 months (Fibrotech; Spinifex & Hatchtech). Each of the five partners committed $10 million over 10 years to the new fund (total fund $50 million).Uniseed’s partner research organisations spent nearly $4 billion on research, making up over 40% of the total research spend at 67 research organisations in Australia. Together, these organisations accounted for nearly 500 invention disclosures (34% of total) and 500 new registered IP rights filed (45% of total) over the same period(2013 National Survey of Research Commercialisation). Unlike private venture capital funds, Uniseed is dedicated to the needs of its research partners, and committed to servicing them consistently over the long term, irrespective of the short term conditions in external capital markets. It works in very close partnership with the research partner commercialisation companies and staff, providing a valuable adjunct to the capabilities these companies and staff provide. They in turn provide a best-practice commercialisation service tailored to their respective organisations. These companies are able to leverage to great effect the scale of operation and expertise of the Uniseed network.The fund is run with commercial discipline, ensuring independence and financial rigor in its investment decision-making processes. Success is measured by a balance of return on investment (including the flow of funds for research to further the commercialisation of intellectual property generated within the research partner catchments), the establishment of viable start-up companies, the generation of research income for research partners and the improvement of partner commercialisation processes.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $381k–$4.2M; Series A $1.3M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • BioScout — Welcome to BioScout, your partner in revolutionizing the agriculture industry with cutting-edge automated disease detection technology for crop growers and viticulture.
  • Ferronova — Ferronova is a medical device company that offers imaging and surgery products.
  • Morse Micro — Morse Micro is a fast-growing wireless integrated circuit solutions company that is reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company was founded by Wi-Fi pioneers and innovators, Michael De Nil and Andrew Terry, joined by the original Wi-Fi inventor Prof. Neil Weste and wireless industry veterans, whose teams designed Wi-Fi chipsinto billions of smartphones. Headquartered in Australia with offices in China and the U.S., Morse Micro’s strong and diverse system team, portfolio of IP and patents, enables Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity across the complete IoT ecosystem, from surveillance systems and access control to industrial automation and mobile devices, allowing connected devices to reach farther. www.morsemicro.com
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 7 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1206
  • Round size: Seed $196k–$5.8M; Pre-Seed $104k–$1.1M; Series A $4.6M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $72M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Qeeper — On-demand property maintenance across London, Edinburgh and Brighton
  • Twisty — Use our character engine to make your message come alive
  • EnterMeme — meme.market is where you coin the best meme
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EVP
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 7 investments in Australia Hardware startups

EVP is an early stage venture capital firm based in Sydney Australia with c. $300M FUM across four fund vintages.Our most recent fund was launched in December 2022 and is a $100M fund. The fund targets early Series-A investments initially with cheque sizes in the range of $0.5 – $5.0 million. Our funds invest in software, are sector agnosticand have a focus on Australian based B2B SaaS companies.Over the years, we’ve backed brilliant founders building global software companies like SiteMinder, Deputy, Ignition and Shippit. We make high conviction investments, underpinned by ambition, pragmatism and a deep understanding of the software journey.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $942k–$3M; Series A $1.2M–$5.4M
  • Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AutoGrab — Australia's Automotive Intelligence Platform
  • Practifi — The leading wealth management CRM purpose-built for advisors, Practifi transforms how financial professionals connect with and grow their client base.
  • Smartabase — Centralize your health, medical, and performance data in Teamworks' AMS to gain a holistic view of your athletes and optimize performance.
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Carthona Capital
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 6 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 111
  • Round size: Seed $404k–$4.2M; Series A $3.3M–$17M; Series B $9.8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Pathzero — Pathzero's carbon management platform enables any business to start disclosing corporate carbon emissions and the actions being taken to address them.
  • CoverRight — Use CoverRight's tools to find a personalized Medicare plan and get the best coverage for your situation! Compare and enroll in Medicare Advantage, Medigap, and Prescription Drug Plans, all in one place.
  • Lounge — Use Lounge to organise events and groups in seconds, without a newsfeed. Stop scrolling, start living.
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Right Click Capital
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 6 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Right Click Capital - Australian Venture Capital Firm

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$3.6M; Series A $3.3M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • black.ai — Build smarter spaces with Black.ai
  • Tability — Automate the boring parts of OKRs to cut the waste and spend more time doing what really matters.
  • Nomad Atomics — At Nomad Atomics, we develop innovative quantum sensors to solve outstanding problems in mining, underground resources and navigation
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Reinventure
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 6 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally.With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner,Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$4.7M; Series A $3.3M–$18M; Series B $8.1M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Kasada — Kasada stops automated threats and bot attacks from the very first request across web, mobile apps, and APIs. Real-time bot mitigation with no rules to manage.
  • InDebted — InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good by creating a better way for businesses to support their customers to get back on track.
  • Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
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TEN13
VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups

TEN13 is Australia's leading Venture Capital Syndicate.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$8M; Pre-Seed $808k–$2.2M; Series A $3.7M–$46M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Drawboard — Remarkable markup tools for WIndows 10, iOS and your web browser. Download for free today.
  • Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!
  • Clipchamp — Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use video templates, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser or download the Windows app.
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Jelix Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $616k–$5.7M; Series A $1.9M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Syenta — Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector. Our patented fabrication method enables the 3D printing of multi-material electronics with fewer steps and less waste.
  • PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
  • Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.
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Paspalis
VC Fund · Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Paspalis is a leading venture capital investor in Northern Australia. We invest in innovative companies, both locally and globally, looking to do business in the Northern Territory.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing, Space Travel
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $236k–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arlula — Arlula provides a single integration point for a global network of satellite imagery. Sign up today and get BETA access to our API.
  • Atomionics — Atomionics is building atomic sensors for navigation and resource exploration. Sensing technology is severely inadequate for a lot of applications navigation and positioning, pinpointing oil and gas reserves, tunnel detection etc. Atomionics builds atomic sensors harnessing quantum mechanical properties of the atoms. This enables measurement ofparameters like gravity, acceleration and rotation with 1000x higher precision and accuracy than the current state of the art, leading to a completely new way of global positioning, and resource exploration.
  • Transcelestial Technologies — Secure, last mile connectivity with fiber-like speeds using next gen Wireless Fiber Optics or Lasercomms, at a fraction of the deployment time and cost of fiber.
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Acorn Capital
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Acorn Capital Specialist Emerging & Microcap Investment Management. We research and invest in the most attractive Australian based emerging or microcap companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • ImmVirX — ImmVirX is an Australian company founded in 2019 with a mission to improve outcomes for patients with cancer types in which immunotherapy treatments have limited effect.
  • Conflux Technology — Conflux Technology is a new generation of heat exchangers made by metal additive manufacturing (3D printing).
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
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Rampersand
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups

We back ambitious ANZ tech founders from inception to seed, with proven support, no empty promises, and a track record of helping startups scale smarter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$4.7M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.5M; Series A $2.9M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Restoke — Your restaurant, Your rules. Automate your process and let your team deliver
  • Cuttable — The AI ad creative production system for high-growth DTC brands. Scale Meta ad volume and variation without scaling headcount. Built for performance teams.
  • Parachute
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In-Q-Tel
VC Fund · Arlington, Virginia, United States · 5 investments in Australia Hardware startups, 16 in the past 12 months

In-Q-Tel identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver these solutions to the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) to further their missions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 169
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Cortical Labs — Cortical Labs are creators of the dishbrain that fuses living brain cells onto computing devices to create machines with biological intelligence
  • Stoke Space — STOKE Space Technologies seamlessly connecting earth and space.
  • High Earth Orbit Robotics — HEO Robotics provides on-orbit inspection services for satellites, using a network of space-based sensors. The high quality image data and insights allow satellite operators to conduct predictive maintenance and diagnose issues with their assets
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Macdoch Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Our mission is to support Australia & New Zealand’s late seed stage founders. Since 2011, we have partnered with extraordinary founders building companies using technology to build a better future.We are looking for late seed stage founders who have a product and paying customers, in businesses across Australia & New Zealand. Our currentthesis surrounds networked businesses (like platforms and marketplaces) and select SaaS, but we do engage more broadly.We have been active seed investors since 2011. We invested in Cliff, Mel and Cameron when Canva was just starting to offer paid subscription plans. We partnered with Dylan and Mark at Qwilr based on their first public beta. Peter and Tony at Mable had 350 carers on their Sydney-based marketplace when we first partnered with them.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 38
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $808k–$2.2M; Series A $1.4M–$7.3M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CUZIN — Providing a surprisingly human shopping experience. Trusted and secure. Millions of domains to choose from.
  • Vinex — Vinex is a global supplier of digital wine services, like supply management tools, early payments, and a B2B wine marketplace.
  • Scala Med — ScalaMed has created the most transformative piece of real-estate in healthcare that embeds into any health App (B2B/SaaS), utilizing prescription fulfillment as the gateway of patient access & engagement.
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Salus Ventures
VC Fund · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Building the future through strategic technology investments

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, AgTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$5.7M; Series A $8.1M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Phantm — Discover Phantm, your trusted guide to sustainable packaging. We provide packaging lifecycle analysis and environmental impact reporting to help you make informed packaging decisions
  • ExoFlare — ExoFlare is built for intensive agri industries, transforming biosecurity from a compliance burden into a strategic advantage. Streamline and protect operations. Maintain market and capital access. Stay in business during incursions. Thrive amid escalating biosecurity risks.
  • Visionary Machines — Superior perception for next-generation autonomy
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Larsen Ventures
VC Fund · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Larsen Ventures is a lean, driven and strategic venture investment firmWe believe in alignment, long-term thinking & investor due diligence
 We like metrics, traction & perseverance
 We invest in people
1/3 of our focus is on Health and Education; 
We like the thematic & overall gains for society2/3 of our time is spentlearning from peers, digging into research, 
chasing leads & hanging out on caffeinated zooms in the endless search for;Founders with Traction 
Founders with Insight
 Founders with Perseverance and Courage 
Founders with an innate ability to question EverythingWe have patient capital that engages & contributes to your Journey 
Accelerate your business with our portfolios' intellectual capital

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Education, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $457k–$8M; Series A $500k–$15M; Series B $4.4M–$31M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Go1 — Simplify employee training with one subscription that delivers essential learning from 250+ providers, integrated seamlessly into your HR tech stack.
  • OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
  • Seedflex Technologies — Pay-As-You-Sell Advance for Merchants; A frictionless way for merchants to stay in control of their business, capital, and growth
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Archangel Ventures
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Archangel is an early stage venture capital fund based in Australia. We work with great founders and investors to build game changing companies together.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $750k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.5M; Series A $3.3M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mutinex — Discover how Mutinex helps businesses optimize marketing decisions with data-driven insights and AI-powered solutions.
  • Modo — Declutter your mind with our app to boost your mental wellbeing and productivity. modo helps you be present in the moment and focus on what matters most.
  • Vouch — Vouch allows you to collect, edit & share authentic videos with a single link. Capture customer video testimonials, employee feedback, win-loss reports & more.
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Qualgro VC
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Qualgro is a venture capital (VC) fund based in Singapore that provides funding to tech startups across Southeast Asia, in areas like Data, Software, and AI.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Singapore, Australia, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $979k–$4.7M; Series A $1.6M–$20M; Series B $7M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Brighte — Brighte makes solar, battery and home improvements affordable for Aussies with easy finance and a network of trusted tradies.
  • 90 Seconds — Shoot high quality video anywhere in the world with 90 Seconds.
  • EngageRocket — We help organizations make better people decisions using real-time analytics. Our customers use EngageRocket platform to measure and improve employee experience.
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Ellerston Capital
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Ellerston Capital is a specialist investment manager with a distinctive approach to portfolio construction and investment selection.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $850k–$16M; Series A $2.4M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ansarada — Always achieve the best outcome with Ansarada's advanced Virtual Data Room solutions. Leave legacy data rooms behind & join the world's top dealmakers now.
  • Firmus Technologies
  • EcoJoule Energy — EcoJoule Energy delivers intelligent, Australian-made power management systems that improve energy quality, reliability, and efficiency.
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 82
  • Round size: Seed $367k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $410k–$2.2M; Series A $4.2M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% 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.
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Stoic VC
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Stoic VC is an early-stage venture fund backing founders at the forefront of University Innovation. We partner with Uniseed to accelerate the commercialisation of university research across the ANZ.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$4.2M; Series A $7.6M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ena Respiratory — Ena Respiratory is a biotechnology company seeking to transform the treatment and prevention of respiratory infections and the effectiveness of vaccines.Ena Respiratory novel, synthetic Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) receptor agonists have been shown to activate the innate immune system in the respiratory tract and prevent viral and bacterialdissemination to the lungs.
  • Lenexa Medical — Lenexa Medical is an Australian based MedTech company.
  • Kinoxis Therapeutics — Developing novel therapeutics for social dysfunction and substance use disorders.
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Taronga Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Taronga Ventures is an investment firm that invests in emerging innovation, technology, and business. Taronga Ventures is headquartered in Australia.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Construction, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $962k–$7M; Series A $4M–$10M; Series B $8.7M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ampd Energy — A state of the art battery system with high output power electronics powers the most demanding of loads. Enabling the use of zero or low carbon energy sources.
  • Xandar Kardian — FDA-cleared, contactless Remote Patient Monitoring radar sensor enabling proactive health care through continuous vital sign monitoring.
  • Hubble.Build — Build better, faster, safer and cost-effective with our construction management software. Learn how to digitise and automate your construction worksite workflows.
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Folklore Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $725k–$5M; Series A $500k–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Arkeus — Arkeus is a leader in the fusion of optics and autonomy. Our wide area autonomous optical systems are deployed to conduct Search, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in a range of operating environments.
  • Hullbot — Hullbot is a developer of a robotic in-water cleaning system designed to inspect, map, and clean the hull of a boat without a human operator present. They offer design, development, and deployment of autonomous drones, delivering solutions to stop the growth of marine organisms, improve performance, and extend the time between haul-outs. Theirembedded intelligence enables their robots to interact with the environment on-the-fly.
  • Sphere — Live courses led by vetted experts for professionals who want to advance their careers
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Clean Energy Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation invests using a commercial approach to overcome market barriers and mobilize investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low emissions technologies. They seek to catalyze and leverage private sector funding for the commercialization and deployment of clean energy technologies necessary for thetransition to a carbon-constrained economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Real Estate
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 118
  • Round size: Series B $5M–$71M; Debt Financing $13M–$333M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $62M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Relectrify — Unlocking extra lifetime and performance of batteries via advanced battery management (BMS) technology.
  • Wattwatchers — Be more energy efficient and maximise your renewable energy to save money, and the environment.
  • Renewable Metals — Renewable Metals' unique alkali recycling process recovers critical minerals from old batteries so they can be used again and again.
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Breakthrough Victoria
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 4 investments in Australia Hardware startups

The Breakthrough Victoria Fund is a $2 billion investment by the Victorian Government to drive investment in research and innovation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • EntroMat — EntroMat is a pioneering deep-tech startup transforming the metal powder industry through the advancement of high entropy material (HEM) powders.
  • Fyton Bio — FytonBio is a privately held, preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in biotechnology research. Their core mission is to achieve functional cures for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases by deleting pathogenic immune cells. The company focuses on developing monoclonal antibodies capable of highly specific depletion of such cellsto durably alter disease progression.
  • Myostellar — Myostellar is creating a first-in-class, highly differentiated biologic therapy that stimulates muscle stem cells to promote muscle regeneration with no fibrosis.
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MA Growth Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

MA Financial Group's Asset Management division manages investments for institutional & wholesale investors across real estate, credit, private equity & venture capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $616k–$17M; Series A $2M–$8.1M; Series B $4.6M–$44M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sonder — Sonder's employee care platform is the future of workforce health, medical, safety and wellbeing. One platform. All the support. Learn more.
  • Apera Hotels — Apera Hotels is a platform designed to provide accommodations in hotels that cater to the mid-range market.
  • Avena Communities — Avena Communities provides a platform for communities, offering diverse property options for both permanent and holiday living.
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Square Peg Capital
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Square Peg is a global investment firm on a mission to empower exceptional founders. With investing teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, Square Peg invests in emerging technology companies across the internet economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 175
  • Round size: Seed $653k–$12M; Series A $2.7M–$34M; Series B $10M–$72M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Neara — Beyond visualization. A geometrically precise, 3D model that reveals how assets behave and react in the real world
  • Pluang — Investasi di Saham AS, Kripto, Emas & Reksa Dana mulai Rp5.000. Aman, teregulasi, dan mudah digunakan.
  • Excelero Storage — Founded in 2014 by a team of storage veterans and inspired by the Tech Giants’ shared-nothing architectures for web-scale applications, the company has created a Software-Defined Block Storage solution that meets performance and scalability requirements of the largest web-scale and enterprise applications.With Excelero’s NVMesh, customers canbuild distributed, high-performance Server SAN for mixed application workloads. Customers benefit from the performance of local flash, with the convenience of centralized storage while avoiding proprietary hardware lock-in and reducing the overall storage TCO. The solution has been deployed for hyper-scale Industrial IoT services, machine learning applications and massive-scale simulation visualization.
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ANU Connect Ventures
VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

ANU Connect Ventures manages two funds: The Discovery Translation Fund, which aims to support emerging businesses in undertaking crucial proof-of-concept work; and the $27 million Seed Investment fund for ANU-MTAA Super Venture Capital Partnership.Both funds have been established with the support of the ACT Government to invest in promisingcommercial opportunities arising out of the ANU research, other ACT-based research institutions and local R&D companies. More information regarding our investment funds and their criteria can be found in the Investment section.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Water, EdTech, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Angel
  • Geography: Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Series A $2.1M–$8.2M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Instaclustr — Instaclustr Managed and supported platform for open source technologies. Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL and Redis.
  • Nexus eWater — Nexus eWater unlocks the greywater to provide unprecedented benefits to developers, public utilities, and homeowners. The platform has developed groundbreaking technology and is commercializing the world's first integrated water and heat reCycler. Using patent-pending processes, reCycler offers, for the first time, an affordable, reliablesolution to onsite domestic water recycling and wastewater heat recovery.It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
  • Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
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Rio Tinto
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Rio Tinto is a mining and exploration finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Steel is made from iron ore. Aluminum with a low carbon footprint for electric vehicles and smartphones. Copper is used in wind turbines, electric cars, and water pipes in our homes. Borates, which aid crop growth, and titanium, which is used inpaint.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Energy, Mining
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $2.3M–$5M; Series B $30M–$198M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vycarb — Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based firm that enables decentralized carbon removal through real-time, autonomous, and direct detection of CO2 in water.
  • Terra AI — Accelerate and improve resource exploration
  • ElectraLith — The cleanest, most versatile and most cost-efficient method of extracting and refining lithium, the primary element of a sustainable future.
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SafetyCulture
VC Fund · Townsville, Queensland, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Digitize & improve elements of your operations. Give your teams the knowledge, tools & confidence to work safely & meet higher standards.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, AgTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Australia, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$5.4M; Corporate Round $2.7M–$4.3M
  • Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Inauro — Inauro is an Australian real-time data fusion company that specialises in leveraging data from IoT devices, digital forms, ERP, CRM and other enterprise systems to create efficiencies in operational workflows. Inauro’s know-how comes from having undertaken this transformation within a large industrial organisation and having connected thousands ofmobile plant assets into operational processes and seen the ROI realised. Leveraging a cutting-edge data fusion platform, Perspio, Inauro specialises in providing real-time contextual recommendations for operational teams to make better decisions and increase automation.
  • Sauce — AI customer insights for product teams
  • Unleash live — Enterprise real-time computer vision and live video streaming capabilities from virtually any camera for improved operations and safety across Energy, Transport, and Resources
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Upswell Ventures
VC Fund · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

We're an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies at the Seed and Series A stage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Developer Tools, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $539k–$5M; Series A $5M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Amaka — Accounting integrations and automation solutions for SMBs. Sync data from POS and e-commerce business apps to Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB and more.
  • Riparide — Riparide helps you plan and book your next escape through our Storyteller travel guides. These guides, called Riparide Stories, come packed with unique stays, local adventures and social vibes....
  • Lasertrade — Lasertrade is an online marketplace that offers a wide range of medical devices and equipment for the healthcare sector.
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Australia Business Growth Fund
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) is a middle market private equity fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Cloud Data Services, Sales, Water
  • Stage:Private Equity, Series B
  • Geography: Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Private Equity $8.1M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 89% lead, 11% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $72M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • MAPTO — Bringing industries together since 2008, Mapto.com stands as the premier platform for a global business directory. Serving millions of companies and suppliers worldwide.Mapto, the “Business Development Guide,” has been specially designed to offer an e-commerce solution that brings together all companies in the world and provides an excellent B2Cuser experience without sacrificing B2B functionality. The most significant difference from other marketplaces is that it is customer-supported!In today’s world, product, manufacturer, and communication demands are the basis of e-commerce searches on the internet. It restructures the “roadmap of e-commerce” by bringing all these demands together and making them accessible to users.
  • Derwent Industries — Derwent Industries Manufactures Ductile Iron Fittings, Valves and 316 SS Clamps and Couplings as well as supplies products for Civil - Water & Waste Water, Irrigation, Fire and Mining.
  • Consolidated Linen Service — Our family owned and operated company supplies and launders linen and garments to the Hospitality, Aged and Heath Care Sectors across regional Queensland.
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Eleanor Venture
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

INVEST IN TECH TOGETHER

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Education, Software, Marketing
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $612k–$1.4M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Multitudes — Multitudes provides data-led insights and recommendations so your software engineering teams can work better together.
  • Driven — Driven provides scientifically proven resilience assessment, research and training programs that are designed for individuals and organisations.
  • GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.
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Starfish Ventures
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Starfish Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm focused on information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Australia, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$6.6M; Series B $2.5M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $134M in 2008

Portfolio highlights

  • Aktana — Build stronger relationships with HCPs using Aktana's artificial intelligence (AI) platform for life sciences to optimize omnichannel engagement.
  • DesignCrowd — Crowdsourced logo, freelance graphic and web design at DesignCrowd. 1,328,201 freelance designers compete to create amazing designs for your business. Start Today!
  • Marani — Marani helps maternity providers quickly identify and manage maternal and fetal risk as well as empowering moms to have healthier pregnancies.
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Boost VC
VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Boost VC: The Pre-Seed Fund Making Sci-FI a Reality. Investing in crypto, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, Ocean Tech, Space Tech, human augmentation, exoskeletons and more.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 244
  • Round size: Seed $406k–$6.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Zoolife — Giving 4 billion animal lovers access to wildlife animals up-close, through live 24/7 user-controlled cameras, with behind-the-scenes zookeeper talks and feeding times daily from the best ethical zoos & animal sanctuaries.
  • Pageport — Effortlessly convert more leads by automatically sending unique, personalized video pages to everyone.
  • Polkadot — Polkadot is a dedicated community that envisions a web where users own their digital identities and data, restoring their authority.
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Nightingale Partners
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

First established in London in 1985, our private equity firm was founded on one word. Patience. Now headquartered in Australia and with offices in Sydney and Hong Kong, patience still is, and always will be, our guiding principle and how we achieve superior long-term returns for our stakeholders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Private Equity, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $337k–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $275k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bilby — Artificial Intelligence RegTech Platform
  • PayOK — PayOK's API driven solution delivers real-time dual account validation between Australian banks which can reduce mistaken or fraudulent payments, protecting and giving confidence to your customers.
  • Aerologix — Free access to the largest qualified drone pilot network in the southern hemisphere via one platform.
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Side Stage Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Side Stage Ventures is a founder-led seed fund backing outlier founders in Australia. We write the first cheque into the best early stage companies. Then we lean in to help the founders build & scale.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $681k–$1.8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Leonardo.Ai — Transform your projects with our AI image generator. Generate high-quality, AI generated images with unparalleled speed and style to elevate your creative vision
  • Outstaffer — Find & hire talent from around the world. We handle payroll, benefits, tax, compliance, HR & provide WorkFromAnywhere tech to safeguard your IP & productivity.
  • Arca Climate Technologies, Inc. — Carbin Minerals unlock the enormous carbon dioxide removal potential of mine waste.
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Saniel Ventures
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in Australia Hardware startups

Helping passionate founders build the future Saniel Ventures is a private investment group supporting high growth technology companies. Get in touch We invest in people first Smart, passionate, resilient founders building the future We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect that you are humble enough to know

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Construction
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • BuildPass — Unlock the full potential of your site with easy-to-use AI software to streamline operations, reduce admin tasks, and ensure every project is on track and compliant.
  • Arca Climate Technologies, Inc. — Carbin Minerals unlock the enormous carbon dioxide removal potential of mine waste.
  • Matrak Industries — Matrak is automating global construction - combining AI takeoff with agentic supply-chain, manufacturing, logistics, quality and more.
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Hardware VC funding in Australia at a glance

Stats across 521 deals from 469 investors.

469
investors
in Australia Hardware startups
521
deals
in Australia Hardware startups
$2.8M
median round
in Australia Hardware startups
43%
lead investors
lead at least one round
32%
Seed
most common funding stage

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