Top 30 Video Games Startup Investors in Australia (June 2026)

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• Nefta — One platform to build, launch and operate web3 games
• Arya — Arya is building the Couples Wellness category, poised to become the next billion-dollar cornerstone in the global wellness market.Couples are falling into routine and many are experiencing increased loneliness. While billions are spent on fitness, mindfulness, and sleep, emotional and physical intimacy is often neglected. We invest in swipingfor the right partner and then trying to fix it (or spend a fortune divorcing them)... but not much in between.Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, both inside and outside the bedroom - a crucial ingredient to a successful relationship.
• Hypersonic Laboratories — Hypersonic Laboratories is a venture startup building HELIX, a high-fidelity metaverse.

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• Pathzero — Pathzero's carbon management platform enables any business to start disclosing corporate carbon emissions and the actions being taken to address them.
• CoverRight — Use CoverRight's tools to find a personalized Medicare plan and get the best coverage for your situation! Compare and enroll in Medicare Advantage, Medigap, and Prescription Drug Plans, all in one place.
• Lounge — Use Lounge to organise events and groups in seconds, without a newsfeed. Stop scrolling, start living.

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• Predelo — Streamline workflows and optimize operations with Predelo's AI-driven automation. Discover the benefits of our solutions and stay ahead!
• Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
• Mass Dynamics — Mass Dynamics exists to enable more life scientists to accelerate their studies using Mass Spectrometry (MS). It's our contribution towards enriching lives and freeing humanity and society from the burden of disease. Mass Dynamics includes Enrichment Analysis based on GSEA algorithms and utilises Gene Ontology (GO) and Reactome knowledge bases.

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• Sherlok — Built by brokers for brokers, Sherlok is Australia’s first automated repricing and refinancing tool. In this session we invite Adam Grocke in to discuss what Sherlock is doing to help brokers manager their clients ongoing service experience. With Sherlok, brokers can:Reprice loans automatically • Sherlok predicts when a client will leave abroker, monitors interest rates, detects when homeowners could be on a lower rate with their current lender, and automatically reprices the home loan on the brokers behalf.Generate refinancing leads • Sherlok compares clients’ rates against other lender rates, identifies valuable refinancing opportunities from the broker’s existing trail book, and sends these leads straight to the broker’s inbox.
• 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.

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• Amutri — Visually communicate design and engineering with high quality 3D experiences that are instantly useful.
• VividQ — Our holographic technology is uniquely positioned to enable truly immersive AR gaming experiences through four key features.
• Karta — Karta brings your brand into the Metaverse. Karta create branded environments, experiences and events within virtual worlds like Fortnite, Roblox, The Sandbox and others.

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• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• mod.io — Support mods on PC, console and mobile with mod.io, a platform which makes it easy to grow, manage and integrate UGC in-game, using our API, SDK and plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine and more.
• Everybuddy Games — Wizits develops a platform that provides a virtual social casino for players online. Yair Panet founded it on January 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Tel Aviv in Israel.
• Magic Games — Magic Games is a mobile gaming company with new genre of casual multiplayer puzzle games.

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• Zena Sport — The most advanced Female Chest Protectors for Contact Sports. Using a patented design developed after 3 years of research and testing, Zena Sport Chest Protectors are ultimate essential to elevate your performance on game day. Reduces your risk of injury, wear Zena Sport and play fearlessly!
• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• BookMeBus — Travelling or planning your trip across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand? Find the best deals on bus, taxi and ferry tickets on BookMeBus.com. Book now!
• PoweredLocal — Wish you could uncover who's walking into your locations? PoweredLocal converts your real world visitors into a digital profile, complete with contact information, and sends this data into your existing marketing and CRM platforms. In real time.
• Freight Exchange Pty Ltd — Multi-Carrier Shipping Software | TMS | FMS | ERP

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• Hunch — Hunch is a consumer web application that is building the "taste graph" of the internet, mapping every person on the internet to every entity on the internet and their affinity for that entity. An entity could be a web site, a cookbook, a hotel room, a celebrity, a restaurant, etc.Hunch creates a taste profile by asking them a seriesof questions which range from serious to profound and subsequently can make recommendations personalized to that user, which live in "topics".Topics vary widely, from entertaining subjects like 'Which superhero would you be' to more conventional questions like 'Should I Switch to A Mac?' The system then uses the answers to these questions to offer the user a suggested solution, a "hunch" of what the user would like.
• Speak — People spend $90 billion a year on human english teachers that are expensive and ineffective. Speak offers a mobile app where you can have english conversations with your phone about real world scenarios like interviewing for a job or asking for directions. It uses speech recognition to identify english words through thick accents and teach peopleto speak more clearly. Meanwhile, it’s building a massive database of accented-english speech, which can be used to improve its system and other speech recognition systems. Speak’s team formerly built accent detection systems and sold Flashcards+ to Chegg. Though AI translation might reduce the need for people to know other languages, speaking English remains a valuable skill people are willing to pay for.
• The Climate Corporation (Bayer Crop Science) — The Climate Corporation (formerly WeatherBill) aims to help farmers around the world protect and improve their farming operations with uniquely powerful software, hardware and insurance products. The company’s proprietary Climate Technology Platform combines hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic modeling, and high-resolution weather simulationsto deliver Climate Basic and Climate Pro, mobile SaaS solutions that helps farmers improve profitability by making better informed operating and financing decisions.

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• BullPerks — BullPerks is a community of like-minded individuals who want to leverage their power and invest together in the best projects on equal terms with VCs.
• CryptoSlate — CryptoSlate was founded in 2017 by Seattle-based technology entrepreneurs, Nate Whitehill and Matthew Blancarte.As strong believers in blockchain technologies, they envisioned a more streamlined way to get a glimpse of the cryptocurrency universe - including the latest crypto news, blockchain companies, products, cryptocurrency prices andblockchain events.CryptoSlate's mission is to deliver transparent and accurate coverage of cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption.
• Molecule — Molecule is a collaborative platform, where stakeholders in drug development work together to accelerate the process of bringing novel therapeutics to patients. We connect leading researchers to investment opportunities by turning intellectual property and its development into a liquid and easily investable asset.

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• mod.io — Support mods on PC, console and mobile with mod.io, a platform which makes it easy to grow, manage and integrate UGC in-game, using our API, SDK and plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine and more.
• Jam.gg — Piepacker is a free cloud gaming platform to hangout and plays premium retro games with your friends online. Piepacker combines the video with a series of licensed popular retro-style games that friends can easily play together. It is simpler than organizing a discordant group but more interactive than just streaming. So far, the platform has seenlong sessions and participation. It was selected by TechCrunch in their top 12 favorite startups of the YC20 batch.
• Area9 Lyceum — Area9 is a Danish-owned group, which has two main business areas: Learning Technology, and High-Technology Computer Science for optimizing the humans value for companies in call centers, legacy systems migration and process optimization. Area9 Innovation, the computer science company, supplies technology globally to large companies such as banks,insurance companies and drug manufacturers in close collaboration with their strategic partner Cognizant. The new learning company, Area9 Lyceum, brings together all of the Group’s learning activities and IP rights including Area9’s majority shareholding in Area9 Learning, which is the adaptive learning company in the business segment.

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• Triggr — Own Triggr.ai today. Secure checkout and guided transfer support. No hidden fees.
• Adatree — Adatree helps organisations unleash the potential of Open Banking and the CDR through turnkey Data Recipient and Data Holder solutions.
• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• Multitudes — Multitudes provides data-led insights and recommendations so your software engineering teams can work better together.
• Driven — Driven provides scientifically proven resilience assessment, research and training programs that are designed for individuals and organisations.
• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
• Captain Fresh — Captain Fresh is a freshwater fish and seafood supply chain platform. Captain Fresh is a B2B marketplace leveraging technology to deliver the fastest harvest-to-retail in the industry. The company focuses on aggregating the fragmented retail demand across the country and linking them to the small fishermen and farmers throughout the Indian coast.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bengaluru, India.
• The Student Hub — Advancement through technology

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• MyDearest — MyDearest is a Full dive product planning and development company
• Build A Rocket Boy — We are a diverse, multinational group of developers, dedicated to making an all-new multi-world gaming experience, MindsEye.
• Blue Scarab Entertainment — Blue Scarab Entertainment is Stockholm-based video game studio developing a surprising MMORPG for fans of cozy escapism, true-crime, supernatural mystery, and horses.

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• iFood — IFood is an online food delivery portal that develops an innovative system so users can order deliveries on the internet with no hassle.It aims to revolutionize the world of food for a more practical and enjoyable life. In an innovative technology environment and the challenge of strong growth with the delivery partners, restaurants, andcustomers.Eduardo Baer, Felipe Ramos Fioravante, Gabriel Pinto, Guilherme Bonifacio, and Patrick Sigrist founded it on May 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Jundiaí, Brazil as a subsidiary of Movile Internet Móvel.
• Cashify — Buy & Sell Old Mobile Phones, Smartwatches, Laptops, Tablets And Other Gadgets Online, Get Exclusive Monthly Deal, Instant Quote And Free Doorstep Pickup At Cashify
• Dubizzle Group — The Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) owns and operates bespoke property verticals in emerging markets, primarily in the Middle East and South Asia. The group’s flagship ventures are Bayut.com in the UAE, Zameen.com in Pakistan and Bproperty.com in Bangladesh.They disrupt traditional processes in emerging markets by introducing solutionsthat make property searching faster, easier, and simpler. Their competitive advantage comes from the tremendous value they add to the businesses that work with their portals, and the significant ease we provide to end users.At EMPG, they are not interested in maintaining the status quo. Their property verticals in emerging markets completely redefine the way the property business is done there, and they are especially tuned into the unique requirements of these markets because they are borne of one.

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• Centrifuge — Centrifuge is the platform for tokenized real-world assets, providing the infrastructure and ecosystem to tokenize, manage, and invest into RWAs.
• Terra — Terra is a programmable money for the internet that is easier to spend, and more attractive to hold. Available on all leading blockchains.
• Candy Digital — Fandom, reimagined. Only at Candy.com

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• CARV — CARV enables AI Beings to live, evolve, and govern as sovereign intelligences on-chain; not as tools, but as beings that act, learn, and lead.
• Disclosure Facts — Prevent FTC disclosure risk and ad disputes with a provable system of record for creator and influencer ad disclosures.
• Kapital — Kapital empowers SMBs with a tech-banking platform giving visibility and control of their treasury, and their employees

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• c8apps — c8apps develops mobile sports games for the fantasy sports and team management genres. c8apps was formed by two passionate sports fans/developers who met while studying Computer Science at university. The c8apps portfolio consists of 3 x Top 10 ranking games and the #1 ranked sports game in Australia. Their titles are TradeChamp, Frantic FC(Soccer), Footy Coach (AFL), and League Coach (NRL).The goal of c8apps is to create a fun and social experience for millions of sports fans around the world.

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• Endel — Personalized soundscapes to help you focus, relax, and sleep. Backed by neuroscience.
• Hearvana — Hearvana is a IT consulting company.
• Yousician — Yousician is a fun way to learn the guitar, piano, bass, ukulele or singing. Enjoy thousands of songs with Yousician as your personal music teacher!

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• JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
• REALas — REALas provides Australia's most accurate price predictions on properties listed for sale. This includes auctions and private sales. Nationally, on average we've predicted within 5% of the sale price over the past 12 months.Visit https://REALas.comREALas started with a conversation between friends who were determined to givebuyers more realistic price predictions to guide their bids at auctions or offers at private sales.In 2011, we set out to develop the smartest property price prediction service in Australia. An international search led us to some incredibly talented data scientists, right here in Australia, at RMIT University.Using the latest research in data science, lots of property data, local market knowledge from property experts, and input from buyers - we developed our proprietary algorithm.And so, REALas was born.Fast forward to today, REALas has been rigorously tested across the Australian market. Nationally, on average we’ve predicted within 5% of the sale price over the 12 month period beginning Sep 16 to Aug 17. And we have not stopped there. Our algorithm continues to adapt as the market changes.In 2016, ANZ acquired REALas so we can continue in our pursuit to provide the most accurate predictions in the Australian property market, and supports us in the work we do from afar.REALas will continue to keep it real for property buyers so they don’t waste their time out there.
• GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.

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• Zeller — Leading EFTPOS Terminal provider for thousands of Australian businesses. Zeller helps you accept card payments, manage your finances, cash flow & more.
• Immutable Systems — Zero gas fees, instant trades and scalability for games, applications, marketplaces, without compromise.
• FrankieOne — FrankieOne helps banks and fintechs make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML and fraud.

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• Zitcha — Zitcha builds own-branded, high-performance, Retail Media Businesses by connecting Retailers and Brands to all marketing channels in one omnichannel platform, onsite, offsite and in-store.
• 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.
• Payble — Payble offers insight led flexible payment options and customer engagement tools for a proactive approach to rates collections. Get more control and never miss a bill again!

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• Wattpad — Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories.The company utilizes the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 65 million people who spend over20 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital, and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Millennial and Gen Z consumers.It was established by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006.
• Academia.edu — Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research. Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million uniquevisitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• Reliance Health — Reliance Health Global. Improve the lives of your staff with innovative company healthcare benefits fit for any business. You can rely on us.

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• mod.io — Support mods on PC, console and mobile with mod.io, a platform which makes it easy to grow, manage and integrate UGC in-game, using our API, SDK and plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine and more.

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• Drawboard — Remarkable markup tools for WIndows 10, iOS and your web browser. Download for free today.
• Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!
• Clipchamp — Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use video templates, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser or download the Windows app.

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• Studio 369 — METALCORE is a free-to-play, first-person/third-person multiplayer mechanized combat game powered by towering War Machines fighting for dominance in large-scale battles.
• Laguna Games — DropCatch.com helps you secure expiring domain names.
• Yield Guild Games — Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in non fungible tokens (NFTs) used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization’s mission is to create the biggest virtual world economy, optimizing its community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing its profits with its token holders.

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• OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
• Kleecks — Kleecks is an innovative SaaS platform that optimises performance marketing activities, improves website health and speed in real-time, and has a significant impact on businesses by increasing revenues, lowering costs, and accelerating time-to-market
• Project Manda — Transform your workspace with Project Manda's AI-driven platform. Analyse company meetings, receive actionable recommendations, and boost staff productivity and ROI

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• JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
• Scannable — Scannable helps Arborists, Rope Access Technicians, Riggers, and Rescuers easily manage PPE and safety equipment.
• SynergyXR — SynergyXR is a no-code, cloud platform that lets companies design, onboard, sell, and support across all XR devices without writing a single line of code