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Top VCs for Australian startups

Updated 23 Oct 2026

975
Startups in Australia with investors recorded
102
VCs backing 3 or more
46 / 50
Of the top list based in Australia
VC firms by startups backed in Australia, ten largestAntler89Artesian VC52Investible38Airtree Ventures36Blackbird Ventures34Skalata32Flying Fox Ventures30Main Sequence Ventures20OIF Ventures18Black Nova Venture Capital18
Figure 1. VC firms by startups backed in Australia, ten largest. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 975.

Venture capital firms

#InvestorBased in StartupsSince 2024Best-funded companies
1 Antler Singapore, Singapore 89 28 Earlytrade, upcover, Tactiq
2 Artesian VC Melbourne, Australia 52 9 mx51, Sitemate, Mastt
3 Investible Sydney, Australia 38 11 Applied EV, Nexl, Goterra
4 Airtree Ventures Surry Hills, Australia 36 8 Pet Circle, Eucalyptus, Constantinople
5 Blackbird Ventures Sydney, Australia 34 10 Gilmour Space Technologies, Culture Amp, Harrison.ai
6 Skalata Melbourne, Australia 32 13 Enrola, Style Sourcebook, Flux
7 Flying Fox Ventures Melbourne, Australia 30 8 Everlab, Qsic, Goterra
8 Main Sequence Ventures Sydney, Australia 20 10 Gilmour Space Technologies, Advanced Navigation, Amber Electric
9 OIF Ventures Sydney, Australia 18 7 Advanced Navigation, LinkBy, Nullify
10 Black Nova Venture Capital Surry Hills, Australia 18 5 Operata, Pathzero, upflowy
11 Archangel Ventures Melbourne, Australia 16 7 Relevance AI, Pearler, SPEC Toolbox
12 EVP Sydney, Australia 16 3 EatClub, Shippit, Nexl
13 Carthona Capital Sydney, Australia 15 5 Cascade Strategy, Qsic, Pathzero
14 Scalare Partners Sydney, Australia 14 2 MyPass Global, Cape, Picturewealth
15 TEN13 Brisbane, Australia 13 8 AutoGrab, Everlab, Qsic
16 Antler Australia Sydney, Australia 13 5 upcover, Pathzero, Reach Alternative Investments
17 AfterWork Ventures Sydney, Australia 13 4 Everlab, Enrola, uPaged
18 Jelix Ventures Sydney, Australia 13 2 Sinorbis, Josef, Amaka
19 Clinton Capital Partners Sydney, Australia 13 1 Loc8, FLK It Over, PrimeXConnect
20 OneVentures Sydney, Australia 12 2 Eucalyptus, EatClub, Shippit
21 Five V Capital Darlinghurst, Australia 12 0 Cascade Strategy, Flare, Lexer
22 Square Peg Capital Surry Hills, Australia 11 5 Constantinople, Lorikeet, Blinq
23 Folklore Ventures Sydney, Australia 11 1 HealthMatch, Ansarada, Forever Network
24 Reinventure Sydney, Australia 10 1 Flare, Data Republic, Instant
25 Tidal Ventures Sydney, Australia 9 4 Operata, Drive Yello, Flagship
26 BetterLabs Ventures Perth, Australia 8 3 upcover, WeMoney, Loopit
27 Shearwater Capital Edgecliff, Australia 8 3 Nexl, Earlytrade, Calcs.com
28 Perennial Partners Sydney, Australia 8 2 Shippit, LinkBy, Ento
29 Rampersand Melbourne, Australia 8 2 mx51, Goterra, Mentorloop
30 Sprint Ventures Brisbane, Australia 8 1 Clipboard, Umps Health, Avarni
31 Breakthrough Victoria Melbourne, Australia 7 5 Amber Electric, RayGen, Aravax
32 Galileo Ventures Sydney, Australia 7 4 Relevance AI, Andromeda Robotics, TrueState
33 Possible Ventures Munich, Germany 7 3 Arlula, Sumday, Buildxact
34 Skip Capital Sydney, Australia 7 3 Harrison.ai, Lorikeet, Qwilr
35 Black Nova Group Artarmon, Australia 7 2 Operata, SaasGuru, Enaxiom
36 Alium Capital Sydney, Australia 7 1 EatClub, Healthengine, Alex Bank
37 Aura Ventures Sydney, Australia 7 1 Sahha, Cape, Hatch
38 Black Sheep Capital Brisbane, Australia 7 1 Beamible, Aerotruth, Llama Life
39 Ellerston Capital Sydney, Australia 7 1 Ansarada, Prospecta, LiteracyPlanet
40 MA Growth Ventures Sydney, Australia 7 1 Ansarada, Comestri, CartonCloud
41 Second Century Ventures Chicago, United States 6 2 BOOM! Power, PAM, Soho
42 Uniseed Brisbane, Australia 6 2 BioScout, Aravax, Solaris AI
43 Follow[the]Seed Sydney, Australia 6 1 Cozitrip, Haystack, Lumi Finance
44 Right Click Capital Sydney, Australia 6 1 Health Care Innovate (Clinivid), CohortIQ, Tability
45 Global Founders Capital Berlin, Germany 6 0 Weel, upflowy, Stables
46 NAB Ventures Sydney, Australia 6 0 Data Republic, Thriday, DataMesh Group
47 Starfish Ventures Melbourne, Australia 6 0 MetaCDN, BugHerd, Scalify
48 Alberts Impact Ventures Sydney, Australia 5 4 Oli, AirRobe, Hatch
49 Macdoch Ventures Sydney, Australia 5 3 Qwilr, Flagship, Farmbot
50 Paspalis Darwin, Australia 5 3 Salty Games, Go Locum, Praetorian Aeronautics

Venture capital firms by startups in Australia in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 975 startups.

Accelerators, incubators and public funders

#InvestorTypeBased in StartupsSince 2024
1 Startmate Startup accelerator, Angel group Melbourne, Australia 49 21
2 Techstars Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm New City, United States 20 7
3 Newchip Accelerator Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Austin, United States 20 2
4 H2 Ventures Startup accelerator Sydney, Australia 20 0
5 LVT Capital Startup accelerator, Angel group, Entrepreneurship program, Family office, Startup incubator, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Edgecliff, Australia 19 2
6 LaunchVic Startup accelerator Melbourne, Australia 18 7
7 muru-D Startup accelerator Sydney, Australia 16 1
8 Startupbootcamp Australia Startup accelerator, Angel group, Venture capital firm Melbourne, Australia 12 5
9 RCL Accelerator Startup accelerator Brisbane, Australia 12 1
10 Remarkable Startup accelerator Sydney, Australia 11 4
11 BlueChilli Startup accelerator Sydney, Australia 11 0
12 ilab Accelerator Startup accelerator Brisbane, Australia 11 0
13 SparkLabs Cultiv8 Startup accelerator Orange, Australia 9 9
14 500 Global Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 9 1
15 Boab AI Startup accelerator Melbourne, Australia 8 2
16 Sproutx Startup accelerator Melbourne, Australia 7 2
17 CyRise Startup accelerator Melbourne, Australia 7 0
18 AWS Impact Accelerator Startup accelerator Seattle, United States 5 3
19 Y Combinator Startup accelerator Mountain View, United States 5 1
20 AngelCube Startup accelerator Richmond, Australia 5 0

Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in Australia. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 975 startups.

Method

A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in Australia whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.

Other countries

United States3,096 China574 United Kingdom438 Germany303 India263 Canada227 France219 Israel168 Singapore166 South Korea137 Japan130 Brazil111 Spain84 The Netherlands78 Switzerland66 Mexico54 Indonesia47 Poland45 Sweden44 United Arab Emirates40 Turkey40 Italy36 Finland36 Denmark31 Saudi Arabia28 Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for australian startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/australia/