Significant Ventures
VC Fund
Canberra, Australia
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
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Significant Ventures invests in
Stages Significant Ventures invests in
Countries Significant Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $77k–$4.8M
- Series A
- $4.5M–$8.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 5 (19%)
- Software 3 (12%)
- Health Care 3 (12%)
- Training 2 (8%)
- Electronics 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (38%)
- Series A 6 (23%)
- Funding Round 2 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (4%)
- Series B 1 (4%)
Country
- Australia 13 (50%)
- United States 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Ireland
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Fiona Hindmarsh
Chief Executive Officer
|
Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Michele Troni
Chief Investment Officer & Partner
|
Chief Investment Officer & Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Nina Kuzmina
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearables 3D is a custom-fit ear device company. | $5.8M / Series A / Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Visionary Machines uses non-planar arrays of many low cost cameras to deliver high-fidelity long-range spatial 3D models of a scene in real time. Its vision is to enable machines to see and perceive the world. Using its "mix-and-match" approach, its sensor arrays can be multi spectral and can mix optics (such as long range telephotowith wide angle) to deliver unheralded range & fidelity. Its sensor system is passive, has zero cross interference, has high immunity to transient interference (snow, rain, dust), has accurate depth, trajectory (direction & velocity) and object classification. Its cloud-connect option enhances each sensor using models of the world created in the cloud from many other sensors. Applications being targeted are automotive ADAS, surveillance, targeting, mapping in both civilian and military sectors. | $2.3M / Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| Earthodic is an Australian materials science business makes useful biobased coatings. | $3.9M / Seed / Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Cyban is a medical equipment manufacturing company that manufactures brain oxygen monitors. | $6.3M / Series A / Dec 11, 2023 | ||
| Vantari VR provides procedural training for medicine and surgery. | $7M / Series A / Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| Vantari VR provides procedural training for medicine and surgery. | $4.6M / Seed / Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| FLAIM Systems develops leading multi-sensory immersive learning solutions for training in hazardous and emergency situations. They intersect technology and science to create real-world immersive learning solutions in safe virtual environments, for training in hazardous and emergency situations. Their extinguisher is the immersive learning solutionfor the fire and safety industry. | $4.5M / Series A / Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| Additive Assurance offers quality assurance for metal additive manufacturing. | $4.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 07, 2022 | ||
| Visionary Machines uses non-planar arrays of many low cost cameras to deliver high-fidelity long-range spatial 3D models of a scene in real time. Its vision is to enable machines to see and perceive the world. Using its "mix-and-match" approach, its sensor arrays can be multi spectral and can mix optics (such as long range telephotowith wide angle) to deliver unheralded range & fidelity. Its sensor system is passive, has zero cross interference, has high immunity to transient interference (snow, rain, dust), has accurate depth, trajectory (direction & velocity) and object classification. Its cloud-connect option enhances each sensor using models of the world created in the cloud from many other sensors. Applications being targeted are automotive ADAS, surveillance, targeting, mapping in both civilian and military sectors. | $4.8M / Seed / Dec 02, 2022 | ||
| Liquid Instruments develops software-defined test and measurement systems that enable engineers and scientists to perform complex experiments and signal analysis using a single, reconfigurable hardware platform. The company’s core offering is the Moku product line, which integrates multiple laboratory instruments, such as oscilloscopes, spectrumanalyzers, waveform generators, and lock-in amplifiers, into one device that can be configured and updated through software. Its platform is built on field-programmable gate arrays, allowing users to dynamically switch between instrument functions or combine multiple tools within the same system depending on testing requirements. This approach replaces traditional setups that rely on multiple standalone instruments, reducing equipment complexity, cost, and physical space while enabling customized configurations for different applications. | $28.5M / Series B / Sep 13, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does Significant Ventures invest in?
Significant Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Significant Ventures invest in?
Significant Ventures typically joins rounds of $77k–$4.8M at Seed and $4.5M–$8.2M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Significant Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Significant Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Significant Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Significant Ventures?
The team at Significant Ventures includes David Ireland (Partner), Fiona Hindmarsh (Chief Executive Officer) and Michele Troni (Chief Investment Officer & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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