AI investors backing startups in Australia
18 investors hold two or more AI startups in Australia each, 71 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Antler (29), Techstars (9) and AirTree Ventures (8). 5 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Australia
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · PromptLeash, Foodini, Flyweel | 29 | 59 | Nov 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Popgun Labs Pty Ltd, Daitum, Okkular | 9 | 110 | Nov 2026 |
 AirTree VenturesVenture capital · Australia · Lorikeet, Firmable, Mitti | 8 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Edexia, Earth AI, Strong Compute | 6 | 260 | Oct 2026 |
 Archangel VenturesVenture capital · Australia · Relevance AI, Heidi, Emesent | 5 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Relevance AI, Mitti, Gridsight | 3 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Square PegVenture capital · Lorikeet, Constantinople Operating Company Pty Ltd, Cuttable | 3 | 7 | Jun 2026 |
 InvestibleVenture capital · Australia · Mitti, DataFarming, Lumonus | 3 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 Equity Venture PartnersVenture capital · Australia · Shippit, Mutinex, Servicely | 3 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Sydney AngelsAngel network · Australia · Mary Technology, Apollo Secure, Okkular | 3 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
| FFlying Fox VenturesAngel network · Castlepoint Systems, Tiliter, Xailient | 3 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Nearmap, Myriad AI | 2 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Relevance AI, Breaker | 2 | 71 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Nearmap, Chime Labs | 2 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 DCVCVenture capital · United States · Earth AI, Quttera | 2 | 27 | Nov 2026 |
 Partners for GrowthCorporate VC · United States · FirstWave Cloud Technology, daisee | 2 | 3 | May 2026 |
 January CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Heidi, Marqo | 2 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 Galileo VenturesVenture capital · Relevance AI, Sync Technologies | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Australia
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Relevance AI | 4 |
 Mitti | 3 |
 Earth AI | 3 |
 Okkular | 2 |
 Xailient | 2 |
 Flowing Bee | 2 |
 Sync Technologies | 2 |
 Lorikeet | 2 |
 Gridsight | 2 |
 Constantinople Operating Company Pty Ltd | 2 |
 Cuttable | 2 |
 Nearmap | 2 |
 Heidi | 2 |
 Mutinex | 2 |
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Who invests in AI startups in Australia?
18 investors hold two or more AI startups in Australia each, 71 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Antler (29), Techstars (9) and AirTree Ventures (8). 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 2,418 portfolios.