# Ventures ilab Accelerator

> Ventures ilab Accelerator is a VC fund in Brisbane backing Software, Apps and Coffee. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 97%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-queensland
- Website: https://ventures.uq.edu.au/programs/ilab-accelerator

Ventures ilab Accelerator is a VC fund in Brisbane focused on Software and Apps. Ventures ilab Accelerator provides equity-free funding.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $15k–$15k |
| Grant | $10k–$15k |
| Pre-Seed | $15k–$15k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Apps | 2 | 6% |
| Coffee | 2 | 6% |
| Fitness | 2 | 6% |
| Internet | 2 | 6% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 23 | 72% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 19% |
| Seed | 3 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 21 | 66% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planoplan | Planoplan is an apartment on site. | $15K | Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| CellScope | CellScope is an automated analysis platform that simplifies flow cytometry and single‑cell gene‑expression workflows by using AI to identify cell populations while letting users keep full control over the results. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| reMYNd | reMYNd exists to make dementia prevention practical, accessible and grounded in real science. | $15K | Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Urban Inventors | Urban Inventors is a patented storm water inlet retrofit which intercepts litter to reduce blockages, with the option of IoT monitoring. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Qubit Forge | Qubit Forge operates as an execution-based educational platform centered on quantum programming. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Rava | Rava restores authentic connections remotely. It immerses users in a lifelike sense of presence from anywhere. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Whistl | Whistl is detecting and blocking harmful spending in real time, redirecting funds into an investment vehicle. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| BIDLOGIQ | Bidlogiq is an AI‑powered tendering and proposal platform that makes bid preparation faster and more efficient while maintaining expert‑level quality. | $15K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Krepko | Krepko is an AI‑powered workforce and automation platform that streamlines business communications and operations using intelligent AI agents. | $15K | Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Blunge AI | Blunge is developing an assistive AI method to give users more control over AI image generation using freehand drawing. |  | Grant | Jul 03, 2024 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ventures ilab Accelerator invest in?

Ventures ilab Accelerator invests primarily in Software, Apps and Coffee startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ventures ilab Accelerator's check size?

Ventures ilab Accelerator typically joins rounds of $15k–$15k at Seed, $10k–$15k at Grant and $15k–$15k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ventures ilab Accelerator participates in.

### When did Ventures ilab Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ventures ilab Accelerator closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 32 investments 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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