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Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in Oceania in October 2024

Last updated: Oct 2024 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Media (entertainment) startups based in Oceania. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Media (entertainment) companies from Oceania. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in Oceania in October 2024

Investor	Media (entertainment) Oceania investments
Investible	10
Blackbird Ventures	8
Skalata	7
Sydney Angels	6
CP Ventures	5
Flying Fox Ventures	5
Airtree Ventures	5
Skip Capital	5
Starfish Ventures	5
EVP	5
Black Sheep Capital	4
TEN13	4
Singtel Innov8	4
Archangel Ventures	4
SEEK	4
Rampersand	4
Enterprise Angels	4
Hillfarrance Venture Capital	4
Carthona Capital	4
Common Sense Ventures	4
GD1	3
Chris Sang	3
Artesian VC	3
Macdoch Ventures	3
K1W1	3
Yuuwa Capital	3
Square Peg Capital	3
Icehouse Ventures	3
HATCHER+	3
Kakao Ventures	2
Thorney Investment	2
Innovation Capital	2
Saniel Ventures	2
Alex Rigopulos	2
Regal Funds Management	2
Melbourne Angels	2
Chloe Steinberg	2
Shasta Ventures	2
Gravel Road Ventures	2
Ellerston Capital	2
Jonathan Hendriksen	2
Exto Partners	2
Cardinia Ventures	2
Maurice Eng	2
Stuart Fox	2
OIF Ventures	2
Jeremy Colless	2
Brisbane Angels	2
Grand Prix Capital	2
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund	2

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

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Decarice — Explore DeCarice's hydrogen retrofit technology to significantly reduce carbon emissions from your existing diesel fleet. Decarbonize with innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age

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.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Redactive — Redactive.ai is an Enterprise AI enablement platform that accelerates regulated organisations to secure & remediate their operational (unstructured) data, preparing it to be used by AI applications (eg: Co-pilots), along with providing engineering teams inside the enterprise the tools to build their own AI use cases securely with any LLM.
SafetyCulture — SafetyCulture is the operational heartbeat of working teams around the world. Its mobile-first operations platform leverages the power of human observation to identify issues and opportunities for businesses to improve everyday. More than 28,000 organisations use its flagship products, iAuditor and EdApp, to perform checks, train staff, reportissues, automate tasks and communicate fluidly. SafetyCulture powers over 600 million checks per year, approximately 50,000 lessons per day and millions of corrective actions, giving leaders visibility and workers a voice, in driving safety, quality and efficiency improvements.
Vertus Energy — We innovate to make fossil natural gas extinct.

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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Marketplace
Pre-Seed, Seed
Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WhyHive — WhyHive offers AI-driven text analysis tools for researchers to efficiently analyze survey data and open-ended text responses.
LoveHeart — LoveHeart is an AI educator-aide that streamlines child development documentation. Write learning stories, journals, plans, and reflections in seconds. Trusted by leading educators. Get your team plan today.
Switchboard — Switchboard is the fastest, easiest, most affordable way to integrate your supply chain and connect to all of your customers and suppliers. We can connect any supply chain system, including managing EDI.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Apps
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Trendspek — Make confident decisions on high-value infrastructure with speed, safety, and precision. Use Trendspek's intuitive 3D environment to interactively report asset conditions, streamline the O&M phase with advanced workflow tools, and securely share insights with global teams for informed decision-making. Empowering teams in 20+ countries.
Apollo Secure — Cyber for Humans - an automated cybersecurity platform for startups and small businesses to improve security maturity and simplify security compliance.
Mary Technology — Generate detailed chronologies from documents in minutes with Mary Technology. Achieve 90%+ time reduction and ensure 99%+ accuracy. Try for free.

CP Ventures is a VC fund that invests internationally in early stage, highly scalable, breakthrough technology companies driven by the 4IR

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Anility — Embed financial health insights within your application using our world leading API service
Ahura AI — Ahura AI, an EdTech startup using artificial intelligence to create personalized learning tools that replicate a 1-to-1 learning experience
Ensuredit — ENSUREDIT enables and empowers end customers and Insurance Intermediaries with AI-based product platforms for transformational customer experience.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
EverYoung AI — Everyoung AI is a pioneering organization in the field of Aged Care, utilizing advanced AI technology to enhance the quality of life for seniors. They are committed to building evolutionary AI solutions and have a vision to revolutionize Aged Care with new technology. Everyoung AI is inviting interns to join their team and contribute to theirmission of redefining Aged Care through innovative AI solutions. Their goal is to make Aged Care more personalized, efficient, and accessible, and they are dedicated to nurturing fresh talent in pursuit of this meaningful cause.

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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

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.
TrueState — Accelerate your AI adoption with TrueState's library of high-impact AI solutions, infinitely customisable for your unique business context.
SafetyCulture — SafetyCulture is the operational heartbeat of working teams around the world. Its mobile-first operations platform leverages the power of human observation to identify issues and opportunities for businesses to improve everyday. More than 28,000 organisations use its flagship products, iAuditor and EdApp, to perform checks, train staff, reportissues, automate tasks and communicate fluidly. SafetyCulture powers over 600 million checks per year, approximately 50,000 lessons per day and millions of corrective actions, giving leaders visibility and workers a voice, in driving safety, quality and efficiency improvements.

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

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
Australia, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Atticus — Atticus makes fact-checking quick, collaborative and secure, so you can spend less time on process and more on the things that matter.
Lorikeet — Lorikeet provides AI customer support. Lorikeet offer its customers responsive, personalized, and effective support as table stakes.
Archistar.ai — Archistar's world-first artificial intelligence helps property professionals find profitable land development sites, assess for feasibility and generate dozens of architectural design strategies - all within a few minutes

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

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Australia, Philippines

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. 1,242,946 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.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Australia, New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

CorePlan — CorePlan is drilling management platform for mining, exploration and drilling companies to digitise their drill program operations. Move from pen, paper and spreadsheets to digital plods, drill planning, rig management, safety compliance and more using our cloud based software.
Nexl — Nexl believes that CRM systems should be easy-to-use, affordable, and fully automated. They made it their mission to enable law firm's around the world to take back control over their business development efforts and enable them to grow at their full potential.
InvestorHub — We provide comprehensive access to listed capital raises for institutional, family office and high net worth investors.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Kleecks — Kleecks | Next-generation Enterprise Optimisation Platform
Beamible — Get the most for and from your workforce. Deconstruct work down to its individual components so it can be reconstructed to better meet the needs of the business and the employees. Reduce turnover and burnout, enable flex and drive efficiency with Beamible.
Brainfish — Brainfish is the world's first AI-powered help center + content platform that instantly answers any customer question.

TEN13 is Australia's leading Venture Capital Syndicate.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

iion — iion the only unified game advertising platform that unites brands and game publishers. Engage gamers, monetize effectively, and unlock infinite opportunities across gaming environments.
Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
Switchboard — Switchboard is the fastest, easiest, most affordable way to integrate your supply chain and connect to all of your customers and suppliers. We can connect any supply chain system, including managing EDI.

Singtel Innov8, the venture capital arm of the Singtel Group, invests in and partners with innovative tech start-ups worldwide. It has a fund size of US$250 million and its own set of decision making, approval and funding processes. Beyond funding, Singtel Innov8 is a gateway for start-ups to tap on the resources and expertise of the Singtel Group,while enabling the Group to gain access to emerging technologies. Singtel Innov8 focuses its investments on technologies and solutions that can lead to quantum changes in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and enablers to enhance customer experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel Innov8 also has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Cyber Security
Series A, Series C, Series B
United States, Singapore, China

Portfolio highlights

AI-LINK — AILINK is committed to being a pioneer and leader in mobile network and edge computing infrastructure in the AI era. The company currently focuses on intelligent manufacturing and other digital transformation scenarios. Its products are built on OICT (Operational and Information Communications Technology) integration, with a focus on industrial environments. AILINK offers end-to-end, scenario-driven 5G-to-B products and solutions, providing seamless industrial adaptation, enhanced smart operations, and simplified management. This enables plug-and-play deployment of private 5G network, accelerating the growth of new productivity models.
StrongDM — Manage access to any server, database, or Kubernetes instance in minutes. Fully auditable, replayable, secure, and drag-and-drop easy.
Synadia Communications — Synadia | Secure, decentralized, secure global utility, powered by NATS for IoT, microservices and all digital systems.

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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Primary — Primary is the modern operating system for treasury management. We empower startups & innovative corporates to grow by reducing complexity around treasury, payments and cash flow.Primary is used by leading founders and finance teams that value safety, control and efficiency. Our product simplifies access to best-in-class yield instruments,enables monitoring of real-time cash positions across multiple banking partners and improves cash forecasting capabilities. We are powering the secure, smart and transparent treasury to help all companies meaningfully extend their runways.
Switchboard — Switchboard is the fastest, easiest, most affordable way to integrate your supply chain and connect to all of your customers and suppliers. We can connect any supply chain system, including managing EDI.
InvestorHub — We provide comprehensive access to listed capital raises for institutional, family office and high net worth investors.

SEEK is a diverse group of companies that have a unified purpose to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organizations succeed. The Group encompasses a strong portfolio of employment, education, and volunteer businesses which span across Australia, New Zealand, China, South East Asia, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, andBangladesh. SEEK makes a positive impact on a truly global scale, operating in a total of 18 countries with market-leading positions in 14 countries. It creates world-class product technology solutions to address the needs of job seekers and hirers and facilitate the matching between job seekers and hirers across our online employment marketplaces. Online Education Services (‘OES’) offers leading online education and SEEK Learning offers trusted advice in relation to career-related education. SEEK’s commitment to having a positive impact on society is reflected through the diverse range of initiatives which its businesses across the globe partake in to support the communities they operate within. In Australia and New Zealand SEEK Volunteer is each country’s largest single source of volunteering opportunities offering not-for-profit organizations free access to post volunteer opportunities. This free marketplace is something SEEK is exceptionally proud of. Over its 20 years of operation, SEEK continues to innovate within the markets it operates in. It provides a culture of excellence and acceptance in our workplaces and celebrates the diversity of employees that contribute to the success of the organization.

Investment focus

Human Resources, Recruiting, Software
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Go1 — GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources.
Employment Hero — Employment Hero is Australia's top cloud-based HR, payroll and benefits platform for employers & employees. FREE trial for...
Talespin — Talespin is building the XR platform to power knowledge transfer and skill alignment for the future of employment

Rampersand is the first investor in founders with abnormal potential in Aus & NZ. We have invested 100M+ AUD in 34 companies & returned millions to investors.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Cuttable — Cuttable operates as an automated content agency.
JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
Hatch — Find roles and teams where you can make an impact. Match with intern, entry-level, junior and mid-level jobs based on your skills and values, not your CV.

Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Angel
New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.

We exist to serve great entrepreneurs with honest advice and education, investment capital that is fair, and an open door to our international network and connections.

Investment focus

Animation, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
Space Rock Games — Space Rock Games is the developer behind Criminals Within - a cooperative-only action game set in a medieval fantasy kingdom. Sign up to receive exclusive development updates!
Floating Rock Studio — Floating Rock Studio

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

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cherre — Connect all your real estate data and make it available to the entire organization for better investment, management, and underwriting decisions.
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.
Primary — Primary is the modern operating system for treasury management. We empower startups & innovative corporates to grow by reducing complexity around treasury, payments and cash flow.Primary is used by leading founders and finance teams that value safety, control and efficiency. Our product simplifies access to best-in-class yield instruments,enables monitoring of real-time cash positions across multiple banking partners and improves cash forecasting capabilities. We are powering the secure, smart and transparent treasury to help all companies meaningfully extend their runways.

Common Sense Ventures is an Australian family office backing early-stage, fast-growing businesses. We partner with ambitious managers looking to solve problems that will help the world.

Investment focus

FinTech, CleanTech, Sustainability
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Sherlok — Automated client retention for mortgage brokers, helping them grow their loan book by proactively keeping their existing clients happy and with them forever.
Hatch — Find roles and teams where you can make an impact. Match with intern, entry-level, junior and mid-level jobs based on your skills and values, not your CV.
Clayful — Clayful partners with K-12 schools and districts to support student mental wellness through on-demand coaching, responsive curriculum, & actionable data trends.

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
New Zealand, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Rilla — Demonstrating 90% reduction in cost-to-serve for live-streaming, Rilla is rewiring the content economy, directing the value generated back to creators and their communities.By leveraging audience bandwidth and rewarding them with ownership in the network, the savings are equivalent to a free month subscription every year for a moderate level ofviewership.Founded by the technical founders behind Altered State Machine, acquired for 214m. Together for 5+ ventures, collectively raising 130m+ and valued at 1b+.
NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
Type One Energy — At Type One Energy, we are mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world over the coming decade.

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Australia, India

Portfolio highlights

REZA — Footwear & Apparel Brand
Segna — Extract trends across your users. Build products that they love.
Anility — Embed financial health insights within your application using our world leading API service

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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
Sova Health — Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that guides users towards a healthier lifestyle with personalized nutrition advice based on accurate blood biomarker analysis. Understand what is stopping you from achieving your nutritional goal and get your personalized nutrition plan.

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Retail
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Australia, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Brainfish — Brainfish is the world's first AI-powered help center + content platform that instantly answers any customer question.
Primary — Primary is the modern operating system for treasury management. We empower startups & innovative corporates to grow by reducing complexity around treasury, payments and cash flow.Primary is used by leading founders and finance teams that value safety, control and efficiency. Our product simplifies access to best-in-class yield instruments,enables monitoring of real-time cash positions across multiple banking partners and improves cash forecasting capabilities. We are powering the secure, smart and transparent treasury to help all companies meaningfully extend their runways.
Flagship — Flagship provides retailers with a centralized Visual Merchandising platform that enables the creation, execution and review of Visual Merchandising directives.

K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Akahu — Akahu provides open banking and open finance infrastructure. We make it simple for people to connect their financial accounts to trusted third parties.
Lodestone Energy — Lodestone Energy builds and develops sustainable power production farms through solar energy market. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

Yuuwa Capital is a $40M early-stage venture capital firm based in Perth, Western Australia. They are actively seeking outstanding investment opportunities where Yuuwa can provide both capital and expertise to help founders, management and early investors to turn good ideas into great companies.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Analytics, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Series B
Australia

Portfolio highlights

Nexgen Plants Pty Limited — Healthy plants, healthy people, living planet. Nexgen develop's plants for future generations that will improve the environment and health of future generations.
Icetana — icetana Motion Intelligence dramatically improves the active monitoring of security surveillance networks, with AI video anomaly detection and video analytics.
Agworld — Agworld Farm Management software allows you to collect data at all levels and enables you to extract maximum value from this data; optimising profitability. The Agworld ecosystem is utilised by growers, agronomists and service providers on farms across the world.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Cuttable — Cuttable operates as an automated content agency.
Lorikeet — Lorikeet provides AI customer support. Lorikeet offer its customers responsive, personalized, and effective support as table stakes.
Mindverse — Discover the AI that transforms your life. MindOS boosts productivity, makes suggestions, and perfects your routines. Get an AI memory today.

Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative
Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.

Hatcher+ is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses AI and machine learning-based technologies to identify early-stage opportunities in partnership with leading accelerators and investors, worldwide.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
United States, Italy, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Cropify — Eliminating subjective testing from the classification process using AI and machine learning. Cropify.io
Kybele's Garden — Algae Biotechnology for Agrifood & Cosmetics Solutions
Cellivate Technology — Startup, with proprietary platform technologies and products that enable cellular meat companies to accelerate the growth of cells

We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Albus — Albus is a content company that creates games and VR content services.
WADDLE — WADDLE provides technological solutions that aim to bridge the digital divide between visually impaired and sighted communities.
Trillion Labs — Trillion Labs operates as an AI company.

Thorney Opportunities Ltd is an investment company. The Company's principal activity is making investments in listed securities. The Company is focused on producing absolute returns for shareholders over the medium to long-term. Its primary focus is on the selection of investments, which enable it to be a catalyst towards unlocking the valuein the companies that it identifies. The Company's investment manager is Thorney Management Services Pty Ltd.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
Australia, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Willed — Willed is an Australian online estate planning platform.
Earnity — Your new favorite crypto community. Build a portfolio in minutes, copy and share collections, and discuss the latest tokens and research. Create your profile now.
Buildxact — Buildxact is an easy to use construction management and estimating software designed for small builders and contractors. Sign up for your 14-day free trial.

An Australian venture capital firm building global technology businesses

Investment focus

Software, Audio, AgTech
Funding Round, Series A
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Audinate — Dante is a complete AVoIP platform offering full control and management used in more than 3,800 networked audio and video products worldwide
VPIsystems — VPIsystems (formerly VPI Virtual Photonics) develops and markets network planning software and services for the telecommunications industry in the United States and internationally. Its products include Photonic Design Automation, a solution for the modeling and optimization of photonic components and subsystems; and OnePlan, an integrated networkplanning system that enables communications service providers, systems integrators, and manufacturers to design, plan, and implement their transition to an IP-based network. The company serves wireline, wireless, and broadband carriers; and network equipment manufacturers and optical equipment vendors. VPIsystems, Inc. has strategic alliances with Accenture, HP, Logica, and Tech Mahindra. The company was founded as VPI Virtual Photonics, Inc. in 1997 and changed its name to VPIsystems, Inc. in July 2001. VPIsystems, Inc. is based in Holmdel, New Jersey with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Weathertrends 360 — Weathertrends 360 is a global, web solution.

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

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia

Portfolio highlights

Heidi Health — Heidi Health is modernizing primary care with AI-powered technologies to improve care's quality and accessibility. its creators and engineers is to completely eradicate missed and sluggish diagnoses worldwide. They are committed to bridging the gap between the level of care that patients desire and the level of care that doctors can delivergiven their budget constraints. To create a platform where patients can quickly and easily get the treatment they require and to give every clinician the resources they need to deliver care that is secure, efficient,
Nexl — Nexl believes that CRM systems should be easy-to-use, affordable, and fully automated. They made it their mission to enable law firm's around the world to take back control over their business development efforts and enable them to grow at their full potential.
ProcurePro — Unlock procurement, Enable performance.

Alex Rigopulos Co-Founded Harmonix in 1995 with the mission of inventing new ways for non-musicians to experience the joy of making music. He was CEO until 2014. Now, as CCO, Alex is responsible for ensuring the creative excellence of all Harmonix products. Prior to co-founding Harmonix, Alex studied computer music at the MIT Media Laboratory andmusic composition at MIT.

Investment focus

Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Syng — Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. their hardware and software platform gives creators and listeners the power to engage with, explore, and share sound in transformative new ways.
GameClub — GameClub offers a large and growing catalog of the best games on mobile. Games can be played offline, with new games being released every week.
Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether

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.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Funding Round, Series B, Convertible Note
Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nykaa — Nykaa is an e-Commerce platform for different beauty and wellness products for men and women. They also offer comprehensive content including product reviews, beauty how-to videos, articles by experts, and an e-beauty magazine. Their helpline helps to choose products and services best suited for customer's needs. Nykaa's products areauthentic sourced directly from brands and provide a delivery experience.Nykaa was founded in 2012 by Falguni Nayar and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Send Payments — SendFX provides cross-border payment and remittance services to individuals and SMEs.
Send Payments — Send is a fast-growing fintech delivering embedded finance solutions to well-known brands.

Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Angel, Seed, Funding Round
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
Apop Imaging — Apop Imaging develops and commercialises novel imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic tools to improve patient outcomes based on our proprietary calcitonin receptor antibody technology.
Alkira Software — Deliver interactive content and answer customer queries at scale using conversational AI. TalkVia offers quick and easy NO CODE voice and chat solutions for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and web based chatbots.

Chloe Steinberg is a partner at Sapphire Sport, where she focuses on investing in early-stage companies shaping the future of consumption. Chloe has deep industry expertise in the health & wellness sector, stemming from her 5+ years as an operator and investor with the Equinox Group of Brands. During that time, Chloe launched and led EquinoxVentures, the group’s investment arm focused on high performance living. She also supported Business Development & new business incubation, including the launch of Equinox Media in 2020. Earlier in her career, Chloe cofounded Vayner Capital in partnership with Gary Vaynerchuk and was a member of the investment team at Insight Venture Partners, where she focused on consumer tech and enterprise software investments. Chloe is deeply passionate about people doing work they love so in her free time, she founded and runs ExclusiveJobs, a not-for-profit, bespoke talent placement network in the consumer sector.Chloe graduated magna cum laude from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she played varsity lacrosse. She was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Venture Capital in 2020. A Baltimore native, Chloe now resides in Westport, CT with her husband and son.

Investment focus

Health Care, Fitness, Wellness
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Canada, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Canva — Canva is a graphic design software solutions provider that helps users to design presentations, social media graphics, and more with various layouts, images, photo filters, icons and shapes, and fonts. The platform combines a drag-and-drop design tool with a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and imagery.It was founded in 2012 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
Trust Software — The corporate card, made social. Trust is the only corporate card that helps startups grow smarter, together. Learn more at trust.co
Market AI — Market increases sales for eCommerce businesses. Deploy custom AI models that increase traffic, develop new creative, and reach high-value customers.

Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology like SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data intelligence & camera vision.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Canada, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Voxel51 — We build software that enables ML engineers to build better models, more quickly. Try FiftyOne, our powerful platform for dataset curation, analysis, and model development.
LeakSignal — Sensitive data and attack observability/mitigation across service mesh architecture. WAF, Data Exfiltration, Data protection, Real time mitigation.
Overland AI — Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.

= Don't forget where you came from. The road is not smooth. Detours are inevitable. Who you travel with matters. Enjoy the ride.

Investment focus

SaaS, Timber, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed
Australia, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

CLT Toolbox — CLT Toolbox offers sustainable design of structural materials, using software to clear through the clutter and make design simple. CLT Toolbox is building structural design software to make mass timber as easy as concrete or steel.
Style Sourcebook — Style Sourcebook provides digital platform that allows users to create mood boards for interior design ideas using images of items that are available for purchase from independent retailers .Style Sourcebook brings together all the tools, people and ideas to help you create your perfect space.

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

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Data Zoo — Data Zoo is an online identity service verifying customers instantly and providing global data coverage. Keeping information protected and systems secure.
Aerologix — Get skilled drone pilots and seamless drone hire services at Aerologix. Precision, reliability, and aerial excellence are at your fingertips. Contact us today!
BiomeBank — BiomeBank is a clinical stage biotechnology company with a mission to treat our microbiome and prevent disease by restoring gut microbial ecology.

Jonathan Hendriksen - Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock

Investment focus

Apps, Video, Facebook
Seed, Series A, Series B
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.

Exto Partners is a leading Australian venture capital firm that has backed the next growth phase of many of Australia's fast growing tech companies.

Investment focus

Apps, Content, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Hey You — Formerly Known as Beat The Q and Posse. Hey You is evolving the way that people order and pay at cafes, restaurants and bars. They connect customers with businesses through their app, so that you can order ahead and pay through your mobile. Hey You understand that humanity is at the core of all hospitality and we bring this to our users throughour app. It also focuses on building connections between customers and businesses every day from helping venues grow and run their businesses to transforming the way customers order at their favorite venues.Hey You was founded in 2011and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Zetaris — Zetaris is the Australia's Analytical Data Virtualization platform for self-service BI, AI and SQL Data Analytics and Big Data Visualization. Contact Us Today!
Airtasker — Access thousands of skilled people for your home & office tasks. From furniture assembly to data entry - hire a skilled Airtasker today.

Cardinia Ventures supports and invests in software and hardware companies throughout a wide range of sectors from Pre-seed to Series A across Australia and the US. The firm was founded in 2016 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Investment focus

SaaS, Lending, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Spice AI — Designed for apps and machine learning, Spice AI is helping developers working with web3 and blockchain data to build the next generation of apps.
VycoLend — The first decentralized Crypto money market built on BTC with advanced security features for pro traders
Style Sourcebook — Style Sourcebook provides digital platform that allows users to create mood boards for interior design ideas using images of items that are available for purchase from independent retailers .Style Sourcebook brings together all the tools, people and ideas to help you create your perfect space.

Maurice Eng

Investment focus

Apps, Video, Facebook
Seed, Series A
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.

Stuart Fox is a Partner at Artesian Capital Management (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Investment focus

Video, Advertising, Content Discovery
Seed, Pre-Seed
Australia

Portfolio highlights

NewsMaven — NewsMaven provides personalised recommendations on what to read next. Think of them like Google Adsense for news content. So, each time someone comes along to your content based site they provide a recommendation on other articles that might be of interest to that user.

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

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Australia, United States, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

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.
LoveHeart — LoveHeart is an AI educator-aide that streamlines child development documentation. Write learning stories, journals, plans, and reflections in seconds. Trusted by leading educators. Get your team plan today.
Hapana — Elevate your fitness business with Hapana - The Ultimate Fitness Studio Software. Streamline operations, engage clients, and boost growth effortlessly.

Jeremy Colless is managing partner of Artesian Capital Management an alternative investment fund manager spun out of ANZ in 2004. As well as being a principal investor in early stage ventures in Australia and China, Artesian partners with accelerators, incubators, angel groups and universities to create early stage venture capitalco-investment funds such as the $10M Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund and Newcastle-based Slingshot Venture Fund. Prior to founding Artesian in 2004, Jeremy spent 18 years trading global bond/credit markets for investment banks including SG Warburg and Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong.

Investment focus

Video, Advertising, Content Discovery
Seed, Pre-Seed
Australia

Portfolio highlights

NewsMaven — NewsMaven provides personalised recommendations on what to read next. Think of them like Google Adsense for news content. So, each time someone comes along to your content based site they provide a recommendation on other articles that might be of interest to that user.

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
PropCode — PropCode is a online platform, that helps in researching for town planning queries. the rules can be complex, and make it easy to get the right answers.
Apollo Secure — Cyber for Humans - an automated cybersecurity platform for startups and small businesses to improve security maturity and simplify security compliance.

Grand Prix Capital is a private venture capital and investment firm specialized in rapid growth, start-up, private and microcap listed businesses.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Online Portals, Marketplace
Seed, Angel, Series A
Australia

Portfolio highlights

Rezdy — Rezdy is the stress-free online booking software for tour & activity operators. Discover more about the largest distribution network for tours & activities.
Bluethumb — Buy original art direct from Australia's leading artists. Find Abstract, Nature, Aboriginal, Pop, Nude art & more. Free shipping & free returns. Thousands of artworks & paintings for sale.
funding.com.au — Fast, flexible property finance solutions in Australia. Explore Bridging Loans, Business Loans, and more to accelerate your property goals with ease.

Your guide to finding and using government services.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Angel
New Zealand, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure

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