Software and SaaS investors backing startups in Australia
23 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Australia each, 44 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are AirTree Ventures (11), Antler (7) and Equity Venture Partners (6). 4 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Australia
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 AirTree VenturesVenture capital · Australia · Canva, me&u, Lorikeet | 11 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Communiti Labs, indi, Pathzero | 7 | 59 | Nov 2026 |
 Equity Venture PartnersVenture capital · Australia · Nexl, Deputy, Rezdy | 6 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Square PegVenture capital · Canva, Neara, Lorikeet | 5 | 7 | Jun 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Linktree, Relevance AI, Octopus Deploy | 4 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 InvestibleVenture capital · Australia · Canva, Nexl, LIGR Systems Pty | 4 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Linktree, Gether, NEVAM CX | 3 | 110 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Propeller, Dovetail, Atlassian | 3 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Canva, Propeller, Algodriven | 3 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 FelicisVenture capital · United States · Canva, Dovetail, Culture Amp | 3 | 34 | Nov 2026 |
 Five V CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Canva, Ansarada, LegalVision | 3 | – | – |
 Galileo VenturesVenture capital · Relevance AI, Sync Technologies, Varicon | 3 | – | – |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Atlassian, Care GP | 2 | 260 | Oct 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Canva, Buildkite | 2 | 124 | Nov 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Linktree, Culture Amp | 2 | 75 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Relevance AI, Canva | 2 | 71 | Oct 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · Canva, Linktree | 2 | 35 | Nov 2026 |
 Partners for GrowthCorporate VC · United States · Rezdy, Humanforce | 2 | 3 | May 2026 |
 Sydney AngelsAngel network · Australia · Rezdy, LegalVision | 2 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
| FFlying Fox VenturesAngel network · me&u, Safewill | 2 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Side Stage VenturesVenture capital · me&u, Linktree | 2 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 New Zealand Growth Capital PartnersVenture capital · New Zealand · Onside, Unimarket | 2 | – | – |
 Black Nova Venture CapitalVenture capital · Australia · Pathzero, Varicon | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Australia
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Canva | 9 |
 Linktree | 6 |
 Relevance AI | 3 |
 me&u | 3 |
 Rezdy | 3 |
 Atlassian | 2 |
 Propeller | 2 |
 Dovetail | 2 |
 Culture Amp | 2 |
 Buildkite | 2 |
 Pathzero | 2 |
 Sync Technologies | 2 |
 Lorikeet | 2 |
 Humanforce | 2 |
 Gridsight | 2 |
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Who invests in software and SaaS startups in Australia?
23 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Australia each, 44 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are AirTree Ventures (11), Antler (7) and Equity Venture Partners (6). 4 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.