Who invests in startups in Australia
73 investors back startups in Australia: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 382 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Antler (92), AirTree Ventures (41) and Techstars (40). 5 of them are accelerators.
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Investors backing startups in Australia
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Accord, PromptLeash, Ourfit | 92 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 AirTree VenturesVenture capital · Australia · Canva, me&u, Lorikeet | 41 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Linktree, Popgun Labs Pty Ltd, Yellow Box | 40 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Five V CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Canva, Sonder, Zip | 21 | – | – |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Brumby, Atlassian, Edexia | 19 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 InvestibleVenture capital · Australia · Wisr, Unseen, Canva | 19 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 Archangel VenturesVenture capital · Australia · Relevance AI, Heidi, Sendle | 18 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Equity Venture PartnersVenture capital · Australia · Deputy, Rezdy, Shippit | 17 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Partners for GrowthCorporate VC · United States · Rezdy, Ailo, FirstWave Cloud Technology | 15 | 3 | May 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Canva, Propeller, Nearmap | 12 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 ArtesianVenture capital · Australia · Myriota, Fleet Space Technologies, mx51 | 12 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Mercury CapitalPrivate equity · Australia · Squiz, Aremedia, Matrix Education | 11 | – | – |
 Square PegVenture capital · Canva, Neara, Lorikeet | 10 | 7 | Jun 2026 |
 Sydney AngelsAngel network · Australia · Simply Wall St, Rezdy, Edrolo | 10 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
| FFlying Fox VenturesAngel network · me&u, Safewill, Adatree | 10 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Right Click CapitalVenture capital · Australia · hipages, HotDoc, Myriota | 8 | – | – |
 Breakthrough VictoriaVenture capital · Australia · Cadmus, Amber, Quantum Brilliance | 7 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Black Nova Venture CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Avertro, Pathzero, Ornata | 7 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Linktree, Campaign Monitor, Relevance AI | 6 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 January CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Lexer, Heidi, Marqo | 6 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Next CapitalPrivate equity · Australia · Compare Club, Alloggio, GlobeWest AB | 6 | – | – |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Mitti, Linktree, Josh Wood Colour | 5 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Propeller, Dovetail, Atlassian | 4 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Relevance AI, Breaker, Insurance Australia Group | 4 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Side Stage VenturesVenture capital · me&u, Go1, Linktree | 4 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Galileo VenturesVenture capital · Relevance AI, Andromeda Robotics, Sync Technologies | 4 | – | – |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Canva, Buildkite, Carma | 3 | 121 | Nov 2026 |
 FelicisVenture capital · United States · Canva, Dovetail, Culture Amp | 3 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Haast, Brainfish, Shift | 3 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 DCVCVenture capital · United States · Earth AI, Plotlogic, Quttera | 3 | 27 | Sep 2026 |
 Salesforce VenturesVenture capital · United States · Culture Amp, Go1, Basiq | 3 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
 FoundamentalVenture capital · Germany · Ofload, Early Trade, CalcTree | 3 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Bodhi Ventures 2026 WebflowVenture capital · Immutable, Synthetix, Derive | 3 | 1 | Sep 2026 |
 Pacific Equity PartnersPrivate equity · Australia · Intellihub, Opal HealthCare, The Pure Agency | 3 | – | – |
 Bailador Technology InvestmentsVenture capital · Australia · Rezdy, Lendi Group, InstantScripts | 3 | – | – |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Nearmap, Myriad AI | 2 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 Sequoia CapitalVenture capital · United States · Magic Eden, Gridware | 2 | 90 | Nov 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Magic Eden, Marqo | 2 | 86 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Eatclub, Gridware | 2 | 59 | Oct 2026 |
 Octopus VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Lyrebird Health, AutoGrab | 2 | 51 | Sep 2026 |
The most backed startups in Australia
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Canva | 11 |
 Linktree | 6 |
 Go1 | 6 |
 Relevance AI | 4 |
 Culture Amp | 4 |
 Mitti | 4 |
 me&u | 4 |
 Fluent Commerce | 4 |
 Rezdy | 4 |
 Magic Eden | 3 |
 Atlassian | 3 |
 Early Trade | 3 |
 Unseen | 3 |
 Immutable | 3 |
 Earth AI | 3 |
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Who invests in startups in Australia?
73 investors back startups in Australia: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 382 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Antler (92), AirTree Ventures (41) and Techstars (40). 5 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Australia when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 5 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0