Top 50 Startup Investors in Australia (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Antler
VC Fund
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183 | Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $100k–$29M |
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Artesian VC
VC Fund
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143 | Australia, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $70k–$15M |
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
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131 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $34k–$35M |
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Investible
VC Fund
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117 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $300k–$20M |
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Airtree Ventures
VC Fund
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92 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $800k–$60M |
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Sydney Angels
VC Fund
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88 | Australia, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Health Care | $120k–$1.5M |
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Main Sequence Ventures
VC Fund
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84 | Australia, United States, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing | $1M–$72M |
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EVP
VC Fund
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80 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $1M–$6M |
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Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund
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79 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $120k–$11M |
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Skalata
VC Fund
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78 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $125k–$2.3M |
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Carthona Capital
VC Fund
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61 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $404k–$50M |
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OIF Ventures
VC Fund
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59 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $1.3M–$26M |
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Brisbane Angels
VC Fund
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59 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $200k–$19M |
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Uniseed
VC Fund
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54 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care | $471k–$22M |
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Archangel Ventures
VC Fund
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52 | Australia, United States, Philippines | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $100k–$23M |
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
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48 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $596k–$15M |
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Clinton Capital Partners
VC Fund
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47 | Australia, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Health Care | $337k–$6.7M |
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Jelix Ventures
VC Fund
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45 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $653k–$20M |
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
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45 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $367k–$22M |
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Black Sheep Capital
VC Fund
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43 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $34k–$13M |
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Skip Capital
VC Fund
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42 | Australia, United States, Canada | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $1.7M–$94M |
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Rampersand
VC Fund
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42 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $1M–$10M |
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Right Click Capital
VC Fund
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41 | Australia, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $200k–$16M |
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Reinventure
VC Fund
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41 | Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $800k–$55M |
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TEN13
VC Fund
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39 | Australia, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $877k–$46M |
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Square Peg Capital
VC Fund
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38 | United States, Australia, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $875k–$73M |
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Melbourne Angels
VC Fund
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36 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Angel | Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology | $34k–$1.3M |
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Saniel Ventures
VC Fund
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34 | Australia, United States, France | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Construction | $545k–$64M |
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Breakthrough Victoria
VC Fund
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33 | Australia, United States, Philippines | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology | $500k–$35M |
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Black Nova Venture Capital
VC Fund
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32 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $330k–$3.4M |
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Everywhere Ventures
VC Fund
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32 | United States, Australia, India | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, FinTech | $500k–$20M |
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Folklore Ventures
VC Fund
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32 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $500k–$21M |
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Uniseed Ventures
VC Fund
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32 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing | $381k–$16M |
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CP Ventures
VC Fund
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30 | Australia, United States, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $350k–$12M |
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OneVentures
VC Fund
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28 | Australia, United States, Israel | Series A, Debt Financing, Series B | Software, Health Care, SaaS | $1.2M–$29M |
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Clean Energy Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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28 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Debt Financing, Series B, Post-IPO Debt | Energy, Renewable Energy, Real Estate | $3.9M–$719M |
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Giant Leap Fund
VC Fund
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27 | Australia, United States, Philippines | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Information Technology | $897k–$25M |
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Aura Ventures
VC Fund
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26 | Australia, United States, Denmark | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | SaaS, Software, Financial Services | $468k–$12M |
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Macdoch Ventures
VC Fund
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26 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $400k–$7.3M |
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Regal Funds Management
VC Fund
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25 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Convertible Note, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $1.9M–$30M |
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Possible Ventures
VC Fund
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24 | Germany, United States, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $586k–$47M |
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Starfish Ventures
VC Fund
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23 | Australia, United States, Philippines | Series A, Series B | Software, Enterprise Software, Internet | $2M–$18M |
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Significant Ventures
VC Fund
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23 | Australia, United States | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Software, Health Care | $77k–$8.2M |
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Ellerston Capital
VC Fund
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23 | Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $850k–$23M |
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Grok Ventures
VC Fund
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22 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Renewable Energy, Energy, Software | $808k–$151M |
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Brandon Capital
VC Fund
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22 | Australia, United Kingdom, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $673k–$81M |
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Alium Capital
VC Fund
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22 | Australia, United States, Hong Kong | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $500k–$465M |
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Global Founders Capital
VC Fund
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22 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $500k–$32M |
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BetterLabs Ventures
VC Fund
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22 | Australia, United States | Seed, Series A, Grant | Education, Apps, FinTech | $915k–$11M |
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Scalare Partners
VC Fund
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22 | Australia, Singapore, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, FinTech, Information Technology | $360k–$8.2M |
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2213
- Round size: Seed $159k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$645k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $72M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
- Praktiki — Praktiki is building the "Decision Layer" for medicine.While medical knowledge doubles every 73 days, frontline clinicians struggle to translate guidelines into practice. Current AI search tools excel at surfacing public data from clinical trials, but fail to capture "how" experts apply that evidence in real-world scenarios.Praktiki fills this gap. We utilise an AI Agentic Creator Engine to capture tacit specialist reasoning and fuse it with public evidence. This feeds a proprietary Expert Knowledge Graph that powers: 1) Microlearning: Case-based modules created 10x faster and which are 170% more effective than traditional education 2) AI Expert Guidance: Real-time decision support synthesising evidence with expert implementation strategies.2025 Traction - our MVP proved that solving the expertise gap drives high engagement: - Registered >10% of UK GPs - 60,000+ modules completed with an 85% completion rate - 51% month-over-month growth - Market-leading NPS of 83We are building a compounding data moat to expand beyond education into clinical intelligence and healthcare data solutions.
- Forti Foods — The mission of Forti Foods is to enhance communities and change lives beyond the plate by fostering resilience and dignity via sustainable food innovation.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 407
- Round size: Seed $101k–$5M; Pre-Seed $70k–$1M; Series A $2.3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- LivedCX® — LIVEDCX: Advanced AI technology for contact centre leaders who must simplify complexity to create growth.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 337
- Round size: Seed $34k–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2.7M; Series A $3.4M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Vow — Vow is crafting a new category of food
- Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
- 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
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 215
- Round size: Seed $300k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $392k–$2M; Series A $1.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- VoiceByte — VoiceByte is an application platform that allows its users to record and share their voice either privately or on social networks.
- GeoSnapShot — Let's put your photos to work. Built for professionals, available to everyone. GeoSnapShot is loved by amateurs, professionals, teams and individuals.
- Shore Trade — Buy Wholesale Seafood Directly from the Best Fisheries
AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 206
- Round size: Seed $800k–$11M; Series A $3.4M–$35M; Series B $4M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $288M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
- Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
- Outlier Space — Outlier Space is an aerospace startup that builds a scalable, uncrewed, and reusable satellite platform designed to unlock access to microgravity. The company provides breakthrough infrastructure to safely return orbital payloads back to Earth. This technology allows sectors like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and advanced materials to manufactureand research products beyond Earth's atmospheric limits.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 97
- Round size: Seed $120k–$1.5M; Angel $130k–$1.1M; Pre-Seed $337k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Keeyu — keeyu. is a B2B SaaS platform that continuously monitors e-commerce transactions from payment to delivery. Should any issue emerge, our system immediately notifies the customer service team, enabling proactive issue resolution before it impacts the customer, saving them from opening a support ticket. The result is an enhanced post-purchaseexperience, ensuring sales retention and reducing customer complaints.Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and is dedicated to empowering businesses to deliver exceptional post-purchase experiences.
- iiShield — iiShield aims to improve patient outcomes and surgeon training in transplant surgery by providing effective organ heat protection.
- Mary Technology — Generate detailed chronologies from documents in minutes with Mary Technology. Achieve 90%+ time reduction and ensure 99%+ accuracy. Try for free.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 130
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7M; Series A $4.5M–$30M; Series B $13M–$72M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $303M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Varden — FILM-FREE BARRIER COATING
- Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.
- 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
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $1M–$3.5M; Series A $1.3M–$6M
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Modii — Leading the shift toward smart parking and mobility solutions to help create smarter, greener, and safer cities, universities and communities around the world.
- Lumary — Built on and invested in by Salesforce. Lumary software optimizes operations to increase revenue with advanced scheduling and billing functionality.
- Fergus — Fergus is a smart field service management software for service businesses. Make job management easy and carry out work better with our all-in-one solution.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $662k–$3.2M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3M; Series A $649k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
- SPEC Toolbox — Structural timber design software for Australian engineers. Design CLT, GLT, and connections to AS1720 standards. Start your free trial and automate today.
- Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
Giving Australian founders access to the education, capital and networks needed to build significant, sustainable, global businesses of the future.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Seed $135k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $125k–$406k
- Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $18M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Enrola — Looking for online training courses? Discover the perfect course for you with our easy course advisor quiz. Get individual guidance and apply directly.
- Paperly — Paperly helps companies streamline processes, compliance, and approvals in one platform. Gain real-time visibility and empower your teams to work with clarity and confidence.
- 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.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 121
- Round size: Seed $404k–$5M; Series A $3.3M–$17M; Series B $10M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- PREVE — Supporting back-to-back physios with their daily caseload, simplifying admin whilst making the patient experience more enjoyable. Preve does the admin work for practitioners. One click clinical notes, treatment plans, home rehab and documents.
- Qlarifi — Consumer lending decisions transformed with real time, comprehensive data.
- LendUs — LendUs caters for all different types of home loan requirements for consumers. The platform is designed to provide a simple home loan experience, completing much of the application preparation.
OIF is a venture capital firm focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 95
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$5.5M; Series A $2.6M–$26M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $65M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Pagaleve — pagaleve offers payment in installments at PIX, with no interest and no credit card required. They provide merchants with a new payment method in order to increase their sales in a simple, uncomplicated, and agile manner, but they also want to provide people with the opportunity to buy what they want without committing to the card'shigh-interest rates and credit.
- Rosterfy — Connect to your volunteers with a comprehensive & user-friendly platform where you can recruit, retain, reward and train your volunteers.
- Inspace XR — Inspire and engage prospective tenants, buyers, and your team with interactive virtual replicas of your assets, with 360 virtual tours, analytics & more.
Formed in late 2006, the Brisbane Angels Pty Ltd is a large group of private investors who actively invest in early stage technology companies, usually in South East Queensland, Australia. The members are typically active or semi-retired former senior business executives, who apart from financial input can provide much needed value adding toinvestee companies through hands-on management experience and high level business networks.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $250k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.4M; Series A $2M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Giftbee — Giftbee reshapes gifting for businesses and consumers. Send gifts with flexibility to accept, swap, or give forward. Manage gifting programs, reduce waste, and create meaningful impact.
- Indi — Indi supports parents’ mental well-being and helps them advocate for their children’s health.
- Ovum — Meet Ovum, the intelligent health journal mobile app designed for womankind.
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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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Seed $600k–$3.5M; Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $471k–$22M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- DeteQt — Semiconductor chip-based quantum magnetic field sensors using diamond - navigation, mining, medical imaging
- Ferronova — Ferronova is a medical device company that offers imaging and surgery products.
- Plasmaleap — Plasmaleap is a plasma technology company that manufactures and sells zero-emissions chemical reactors designed for industrial and energy applications. The company develops reactor systems that use plasma processes to enable chemical production and transformation without relying on conventional combustion methods. Its technology supports sectorssuch as clean fuels, chemical manufacturing, and materials processing by offering electrified reactor solutions that can be integrated into existing industrial workflows. Plasmaleap designs modular systems that allow operators to deploy plasma reactors for on-site production and conversion of feedstocks using electricity as the primary energy input. The company also provides engineering support and technical integration services to help customers incorporate its reactor technology into commercial operations. Through its plasma-based approach, Plasmaleap focuses on enabling chemical processes that align with decarbonization and emissions reduction objectives across multiple industries.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 64
- Round size: Seed $750k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.5M; Series A $3.3M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Fluency — Experience real-time visibility into how work happens. Measure ROI on GenAI initiatives, tie execution directly to KPIs, and automatically discover and optimize workflows. All without heavy integrations.
- Hachiko — Hachiko is a software building platform that aims to help the battery portfolio owners, also the firm is for energy trading.
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: 62
- Round size: Seed $1M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $596k–$2.3M; Series A $1.2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Search.io — Add search and discovery powered by machine learning to your website, e-commerce store, or app in minutes. Fully-hosted, free 14-day trial.
- 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.
- Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.
Clinton Capital Partners is a VC advisory business that specialises in raising capital and growing shareholder returns, for early stage technology companies and their investors. In addition, we invest our own funds to align company, investor and advisor. We have completed >70 successful transactions, and crystallised 14 liquidity events.Clinton Capital Partners has a long and established track record of growing companies, raising capital, conducting mergers, and creating liquidity events. When raising capital, we feel early-stage companies underestimate the time involved, the distraction to the underlying business, and the importance of identifying the “right culturally aligned” investors for their journey.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 77
- Round size: Seed $337k–$2.4M; Series A $740k–$6.7M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OpusXenta — Byond is comprehensive business management software for cemeteries & crematoria, streamlining operations with mapping, record-keeping, sales management and more.
- Neuweb — Real-time intelligence and situational awareness for safer, smarter and more efficient environments.
- My Emergency Dr — A leading provider of emergency telemedicine services in Australia, My Emergency Doctor is taking the pressure off emergency care delivery.
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $653k–$5.9M; Series A $1.9M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% 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.
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, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Seed $367k–$3.1M; Pre-Seed $410k–$2.2M; Series A $5M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
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- OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
- Enrola — Looking for online training courses? Discover the perfect course for you with our easy course advisor quiz. Get individual guidance and apply directly.
- 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.
Black Sheep Capital is making its mark as a preferred investment capital provider due to their 'Everyone Wins' approach. Their philosophy is to work with their investment partners to create and grow opportunities where they can all enjoy success. Through this approach, they have been able to create a diverse portfolio of investments thatcontinues to grow.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $34k–$2.7M; Pre-Seed $502k–$1.5M; Series A $1.2M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Haast — Haast is an artificial intelligence SAAS company that offers marketing compliance automation services.
- 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.
- TokenOne — TokenOne is a Cyber Security software company that makes it easy to replace passwords, tokens and other forms of authentication with a more secure solution.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$8.5M; Series A $4.7M–$54M; Series B $10M–$94M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- MAKO — Solving human problems with nature’s surfaces.
- August Robotics — August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment
Rampersand invest in the best Australian technology founders, teams and companies and are committed to helping them become global leaders.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 64
- Round size: Seed $1M–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.5M; Series A $3.1M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- 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 — Leverage for lean, ambitious law firms. AI-powered drafting, review and verification that gets you back to practicing law
Right Click Capital - Australian Venture Capital Firm
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Round size: Seed $200k–$3.7M; Series A $3.3M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% 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
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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- Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Seed $800k–$4.9M; Series A $3.3M–$18M; Series B $8.1M–$55M
- 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.
- 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
- Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!
TEN13 is Australia's leading Venture Capital Syndicate.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $999k–$8M; Pre-Seed $877k–$2.2M; Series A $4M–$46M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vexev — Vexev is on a mission to introduce innovative imaging diagnostic tools.
- Flyweel — Ad spend chaos... ending 2025. Apply for early access.
- Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Australia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 185
- Round size: Seed $875k–$16M; Series A $2.7M–$38M; Series B $13M–$73M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
- LimitlessCNC — Limitless CNC is an AI-powered technology intended to improve CNC machining operations. It offers an AI CAM agent that works with NX-CAM to give industry-specific strategies and operations.
- 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.
Melbourne Angels is the most active startup investor in Victoria, one of the most active in Australia. Investing in start-ups since 2007, Melbourne Angels is committed to helping innovative founders build the next generation of our economy.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $34k–$1.3M; Angel $219k–$918k
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Emanda — Thinking about selling your business in Australia? Emanda guides you through every step: business valuation, health check, corporate compliance, and sale process. Start with a business valuation.
- 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.
- Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Construction
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $545k–$8M; Series A $1.6M–$64M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
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.
- Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
The Breakthrough Victoria Fund is a $2 billion investment by the Victorian Government to drive investment in research and innovation.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $708k–$6.8M; Series A $4M–$35M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AlleSense — AlleSense has developed a unique and novel solution to label-free imaging, the NanoMslide.
- Mental Jam — We are a games studio dedicated to creating impactful experiences that explore mental health.
- Deftbiotech — Deftbiotech is a biotech startup developing peptide-based antifungal treatments for nail and skin infections.
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: 47
- Round size: Seed $640k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $330k–$2.9M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Zabidou — Zabidou develops laser-based sensing systems that give machines real-time perception to separate materials and improve sorting efficiency.
- Prefactor — Make AI Agents Enterprise Ready.
- Cable — Cable Energy helps Australian SMEs save 20-40% on power. Free smart battery, flat 24/7 rate, guaranteed for 3 years. No upfront cost.
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Browse database — It's Free!Everywhere Ventures is a global pre-seed venture capital fund for founders, by founders. Click to read Everywhere VC, by Everywhere Ventures, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Australia, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1093
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.6M; Series A $8M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
- Suma Wealth — Meet Charlie, your AI financial coach inside the SUMA app. Get personalized budgeting, savings, and investing advice in English or Spanish.
- Journey Live — Journey is shifting the way modern companies prioritize mental health. Our proactive, inclusive tools engage every employee, every day.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $698k–$5.5M; Series A $500k–$21M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
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- 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.
- Sphere — Live courses led by vetted experts for professionals who want to advance their careers
- Octopusbot — Empowering agribusinesses with 97% accurate AI forecasts, 7 months ahead of the market to mitigate weather risk and price volatility.
Uniseed is Australia's first, and longest running, university owned venture fund. Established in 2000, we are owned by 9 universities plus CSIRO (behind over 60% of Australia's research) and fund deep-tech spinouts through to global scale.
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- 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
The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $417k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $5.9M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
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- LeadStory — Watch breaking news from around the world and stay up to date with current events. Follow topics that matter to you from providers you can trust. See whats happening nearby or in places you care about.
- Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
- Skylark Labs — Skylark Labs develops continuously evolving and customizable threat detection systems for enhanced physical security. Our clients (CCTV or Drone companies) can customize our proprietary AI solutions at the time of deployment or continuously evolve them if needed after deployment making them preferable to other comparable market solutions.
OneVentures is a later-stage venture capital firm focused on scaling Technology and Healthcare companies through growth equity and credit. The firm's role extends far beyond investment, as the firm actively guides companies toward achieving their next critical milestones. By leveraging decades of global experience and operational expertise,OneVentures accelerates growth and helps shape the future of its portfolio companies.A global growth focus drives their investment selection, with their current portfolio including companies with truly innovative products tackling multi-billion-dollar problems, from needle-free vaccinations to virtual communications to adaptive e-learning.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Debt Financing, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$23M; Series B $13M–$29M; Debt Financing $1.2M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $145M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- me&u — me&u is an online ordering and payment application designed to order meals. They provide communication technology to order and pay through mobile phones at restaurants. Their process of ordering with waiters and splitting bills that enable users to order their food and pay bills through a digital payment platform.
- Truescope — Make better informed communications decisions with Truescope. Harnessing millions of media posts every day to deliver you real-time information that influences your business strategy.
- Vertero — Axial Therapeutics is a biotechnology company fundamentally changing the treatment of neurological diseases and disorders by harnessing groundbreaking science in the microbiome-gut-brain axis.
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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- Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Real Estate
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series B, Post-IPO Debt
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 137
- Round size: Series B $3.9M–$77M; Post-IPO Debt $42M–$719M; Debt Financing $18M–$511M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $62M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- FlexiGroup — At FlexiGroup, we love to connect customers with things that will help them work and play. FlexiGroup is a diversified financial services group. Through a network of over 16,000 retail and business partners we provide a wide range of innovative finance products and payment solutions to consumers and businesses. From supporting education, toequipping a home, to building a business – we have a wide range of solutions to help. This includes interest free cards and no interest ever payment plans; consumer and business leasing solutions; and mobile and broadband plans. FlexiGroup operates in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and is offered at more than 16,000 locations including Harvey Norman, Escape Travel, IKEA, Domayne, Joyce Mayne, King Living, Nick Scali, Australian Outdoor Living, JB Hi-Fi, AGL Solar, The Good Guys Kitchens, Noel Leeming, Husqvarna, and the Fantastic Group.
- Relectrify — Unlocking extra lifetime and performance of batteries via advanced battery management (BMS) technology.
- Quintessential Equity — Owner-operator discipline across acquisition, improvement and operations. Tenant-first execution, governed decision-making and clear reporting for wholesale and professional investors. Explore the portfolio, capabilities and how we invest across cycles.
Giant Leap is Australia's first venture capital fund to be 100% dedicated to investing in exceptional, rapidly scalable impact businesses.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $897k–$6.5M; Series A $2.8M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.7M in 2018
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- Indi — Indi supports parents’ mental well-being and helps them advocate for their children’s health.
- Ovum — Meet Ovum, the intelligent health journal mobile app designed for womankind.
- Clean Slate Clinic — We are a for-purpose healthcare company focused on helping Australians keen to detox from alcohol, safely from home.
Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies
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- Industry: SaaS, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $468k–$2M; Series A $2M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $24M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- TradeGecko — Powerful Automated Inventory Management Software for Wholesale and Multichannel eCommerce with a B2B Ordering Platform, and Mobile plus Shopify, WooCommerce and Amazon Integrations.
- Catapult — Discover Catapult. The cutting-edge sports technology, data analytics, and insights that will unleash your team's and athletes' potential.
- Integrated Portfolio Solutions — Integrated Portfolio Solutions is an independently owned and operated administration platform, built by advisors for advisors.Through incorporating the technology and market reach of our key business partners, IPS provides an end-to-end solution that removes the complexities of dealing with numerous organisations to make the integration betweeninvestment execution and portfolio administration a seamless experience.What you will notice with IPS compared to institutionally owned platforms is a personalised service, a desire to embrace change and take advantage of new technology and a team focused on the efficient administration of advisor portfolios.We understand different advice businesses have different needs and we retain the flexibility to tailor our platform to suit the specific needs of different organisations. The result is an extremely cost effective platform that is unique to the Australian market at this time.IPS was designed with two key drivers in mind. To develop a leading edge platform to help financial advisors run their business more efficiently by removing all client portfolio administration from their workload. Secondly, being mindful of the margin pressures faced by financial advisors, and therefore keeping fees to a minimum and market leading level.IPS offers a truly integrated portfolio administration solution through the incorporation of administration, reporting, SMSF, research, CRM functionality, and instruction management to give advisors, staff and clients a cohesive, branded, genuine fee-for-service solution.
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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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, 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 — CUZIN is your global shopping family. A community marketplace enabling members to purchase any product worldwide by leveraging other members’ buying access or advantages.Members post requests for any product they want from anywhere in the world. Online or offline, specialist boutiques/clearance outlets and sales. This request is pushed to'cuzins' best placed (geographically or commercially) to purchase the item on their behalf. Cuzins earn a tip for helping out!In addition to accepting a shopping request, any cuzin can instantly monetise being in the right place at the right time posting a purchase opportunity, which is pushed to interested members worldwide. Shopping, shipping, social. Sorted. CUZIN provides the social and logistics platform to facilitate the matching, communication, payment and shipping of the items we love worldwide.
- Vinex — Global 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.
Regal Funds Management was founded in 2004 by Andrew and Philip King. Regal utilises a long/short investment strategy and performs investment management and investment advisory services to a number of Australian Unit Trusts and Cayman Island Companies.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Convertible Note, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 82
- Round size: Series B $7M–$30M; Convertible Note $1.9M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $54M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Send Payments — SendFX provides cross-border payment and remittance services to individuals and SMEs.
- Firmus Technologies — Building the cloud infrastructure of tomorrow, today.
- Iondrive — Iondrive is an exploration company that provides metals. They offer products that include gold, silver, copper, and other metals. They provide services for industrial use.
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Browse database — It's Free!Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact society. We invest globally in the early stages, actively supporting founders via our collective of global entrepreneurs.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 170
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$10M; Pre-Seed $586k–$3.5M; Series A $9.7M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mkind — Mkind builds intelligent robots for high-mix manufacturing, developing advanced automation solutions that can adapt to diverse production requirements, improve operational efficiency, and support manufacturers in handling complex, low-volume, and frequently changing product lines.
- Orbem — Transform biological imaging with AI-powered MRI technology. Non-invasive solutions for poultry, fruits, nuts, and health. Building a sustainable future.
- Transition Metal Solutions — Transition harnesses wild microbial communities to recover copper and other critical metals from low-grade mining resources.
Starfish Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm focused on information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies.
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- Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Series A $2M–$6.6M; Series B $2.5M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $134M in 2008
Portfolio highlights
- CAP-XX — CAP-XX makes ultra-thin, high-power supercapacitors for portable and compact devices. Ideal for energy storage. Quotes & samples available.
- Milkdrop — Introducing The Milkdrop Breast Pump Cushion. A Super Soft Silicone Cushion That Attaches To Your Breast Pump and Gently Moulds to Your Breast Making Pumping More Comfortable.
- Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA) — Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA) offers a unique range of property solutions by bringing together renewable energy and mobility, super-speed fiber, and smart prop-tech. It is formed by bringing together Epsilon Security, b.energy, Fibrecorp, Smart Automation Systems, and connecX.
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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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $77k–$4.8M; 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
Ellerston Capital is a specialist investment manager with a distinctive approach to portfolio construction and investment selection.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $850k–$16M; Series A $2.4M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sleek — All-in-one business finances and admin for business owners, SMEs and investors in Singapore. Get started with our 100% online platform.
- Firmus Technologies — Building the cloud infrastructure of tomorrow, today.
- EcoJoule Energy — EcoJoule Energy delivers intelligent, Australian-made power management systems that improve energy quality, reliability, and efficiency.
Backing a better tomorrow
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- Industry: Renewable Energy, Energy, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $808k–$10M; Series A $3.3M–$63M; Series B $26M–$151M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
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- Endolith — Endolith is a biotech company transforming sustainable mining by leveraging microbes, synthetic biology, and cloud computing to extract more critical minerals like copper from low-grade ores. Working with the many of the leading mining companies, Endolith is advancing its innovative technology to commercial scale. Recognized as a finalist in theBHP Unearthed BioMetals cohort and a member of the Alaska Critical Minerals Collaborative, Endolith is driving the future of mining with sustainable, efficient, and responsible solutions for the clean energy transition.
- MAKO — Solving human problems with nature’s surfaces.
- Asterix Foods — Asterix Foods is a biotechnology company designed to build protein production using plant-cell culture techniques. The company's platform is developing and growing bioactive proteins for food that are scalable, functional, and complex, enabling users with plant cell-cultured and animal-free proteins.It was founded in 2022 and is located inTel Aviv, Israel.
Brandon Capital invests in the most promising biomedical opportunities that have the potential to improve the lives of patients.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $673k–$9.7M; Series A $5.2M–$81M; Series B $6.4M–$68M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $210M in 2019
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- Longas — Longas Technologies, a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology developer, has provided details on its Morphoseq™ library prep and associated software technology at the ‘Sequencing, Finishing and Analysis.
- Myricx Bio — Myricx Pharma is a small molecule drug discovery company engaged in developing novel proprietary inhibitors of human N-myristoyltransferases (NMT), with a primary focus in oncology but also exploring potential applications across other diseases.
- Cincera Therapeutics — Cincera Therapeutics is a privately held biotechnology company.
Alium Capital focuses on listed and unlisted technology investments to generate out-sized returns. The company invests in technology, innovation, and early-stage businesses, all the way through to publicly listed assets. It specializes in the fields of finance, investing, innovation, and capital.Alium Capital was founded in 2016 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 45
- Round size: Seed $4.5M–$10M; Series A $500k–$13M; Series B $2M–$465M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $72M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Boost Lab — Boost Lab provides solutions for skincare products that are cost-effective, effective, and safe.
- Koala — We're simplifying the mattress and furniture game. With free & fast delivery and a 120 night risk-free trial Australia-wide, try it out online today.
- York Street Brands — York Street Brands, formed by the merger of Boost Lab and tbh Skincare specializes in serums that target a range of skin concerns.
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 971
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9.2M; Pre-Seed $500k–$5M; Series A $5M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2B in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- sevDesk — Deutschlands beliebteste Buchhaltungssoftware: Rechnungen& Angebote erstellen, Buchhaltung erledigen, Kunden- &Lagerverwaltung u.v.m.
- Cambridge Aerospace — Our mission is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.
- Arrakis Technologies — Arrakis partners with ambitious companies to deploy secure AI in production, taking them from experimentation to real-world impact at warp speed.
BetterLabs is an early-stage venture capital fund and venture studio based in Perth, Australia. Backed by RAC the fund invests in technology and opportunities that impact next-generation insurance, clean technology, mobility, work and money. The studio creates ventures to solve challenges in these domains and we also invest in them.
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- Industry: Education, Apps, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Grant
- Geography: Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $915k–$5M; Series A $7M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- upcover — upcover is Australia's award winning Online business insurance provider for All type of business owners, startups, consultants, freelancers and gig economy workers in Australia. Get a quote online today.
- WeMoney — WeMoney is a financial wellness platform that tracks all your money in one place. You can track your credit score, bills and recurring payments, understand your savings, debts, and monitor your income through a complete toolset that can make your dollar and keep them in the black.By leveraging frontier behavioural science and artificialintelligence, WeMoney nudges and guides you towards better, informed and insightful financial choices and addresses the root causes of pitfalls of money management.
- Loopit — Loopit is the complete end-to-end software & professional services platform solution for car subscription to boost dealership & profitability.
Scalare Partners is more than a technology investment fund. We provide critical funding and resourcing
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Australia, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $360k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $726k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Brauz — Brauz connects your customers now with Reserve In Store, Find in Store, Click + Collect, On Demand Delivery, Ship from Store, Appointment Booking, Video Commerce, Clienteling and more.
- Betterx — Trade Securely and Trade for Good with BetterX! Join sophisticated investors in trading hundreds of assets | $BTTX Coming Soon
- Amelio Health — Amelio Health is a program integrating a set of pathways developing the capabilities of case managers to signpost claimants at risk of developing chronic pain
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