# Austin Group

> Austin Group is a VC fund in Malvern backing Textiles and Environmental Consulting. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Malvern, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/austin-group
- Website: https://www.austingroup.com.au

Austin Group is a distinctly Australian and family-owned group of brands.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Textiles | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alt.Leather | Alt. Leather is a Textile Manufacturing company that provides 100% biobased, plastic & toxin free, leather-alternative. | $727.7K | Seed | Jan 29, 2024 | https://alt-leather.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FB10x adVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fb10x-adventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LaunchVic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-vic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wollemi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wollemi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Austin Group invest in?

Austin Group invests primarily in Textiles and Environmental Consulting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Austin Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Austin Group closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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