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Venture capital firms in Australia (2026)

99 funders based in Australia. Filter by stage, sector or business model below. Contact details are part of Pro.

SA Capital

Venture capitalAdelaide, AustraliaSeed · Growth · Debt

SA Capital is an Adelaide-based corporate advisory and investment firm that provides capital to microcap companies, predominantly within the Australian resources sector. It offers equity and debt financing, including …

Industrial

Significant Ventures

Venture capitalCanberra, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Significant Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in critical technologies and deep tech startups. The firm partners with universities, governments, and industry to fund and…

GeneralistDeep tech

TDM Growth Partners

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaGrowthB2B / B2C

TDM Growth Partners is a growth capital firm investing globally in late-stage private and public growth companies. They focus on businesses with strong revenue growth within the consumer, technology, and healthcare se…

ConsumerSoftware and SaaSHealth

Tenacious Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Tenacious Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups transforming food and agriculture toward a carbon-neutral and climate-resilient future. They fund technology and business model innova…

FoodClimate

Tidal Ventures

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaSeed · Series AB2B

Tidal Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founder-led technology and AI-native companies. The firm focuses on seed and Series A stages across Australia and the United States.

AISoftware and SaaS

Touch Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaGrowthB2B

Touch Ventures is an ASX-listed investment holding company that provides growth capital to high-growth, scalable companies with a proven revenue model. It focuses on post-revenue and late-stage businesses across retai…

FintechConsumerSoftware and SaaS

Tribe Global Ventures

Venture capitalBrisbane, AustraliaSeed · Series AB2B

Tribe Global Ventures is a venture capital fund and investment syndicate based in Australia. It invests in Australian and New Zealand post-seed to Series A B2B technology companies and helps them expand into the US an…

GeneralistSoftware and SaaS

Uniseed

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Uniseed is an Australian early-stage deep tech venture fund that backs research commercialisation from its partner universities and CSIRO. It operates a Commercialisation Fund to help turn early-stage science into inv…

Deep techHealth

AfterWork Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed · SeedB2B / B2C

AfterWork Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups. They provide community-powered backing to founders looking to turn their projects into full-time businesses.

Generalist

Beachhead

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Beachhead is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in high-growth Australian companies. It provides capital, strategy, and hands-on guidance to prepare businesses for a Series A raise or an exit.

Generalist

Brandon Capital

Venture capitalMelbourne, AustraliaSeed · Growth

Brandon Capital is a life science venture capital firm supporting companies from early-stage seed investment through to expansion capital. It collaborates with research institutes and entrepreneurs to transform medica…

Health

Cygnet Capital

Venture capitalMelbourne, AustraliaGrowth

Cygnet Capital provides investment management, corporate finance advice, and capital raising assistance to emerging companies. They focus on micro and smaller ASX-listed companies, typically with a market capitalizati…

HealthSoftware and SaaS

Empress Capital

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Empress Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in artificial intelligence startups across Australia and New Zealand. The firm provides capital, strategic guidance, and product execution support to AI…

AI

Growth Advisory & Capital

Venture capitalClaremont, AustraliaDebtB2B

Growth Advisory & Capital provides venture capital investments into high-potential startups and innovative companies alongside strategic advisory. The firm also offers private lending solutions including short-term lo…

GeneralistReal estate

Perle Ventures

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaSeed · Growth

Perle Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital firm investing in early and growth stage technology companies. The firm focuses on backing entrepreneurs with a logical vision and disciplined execution to build scalab…

Software and SaaS

Scalare Partners

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Scalare Partners is an ASX-listed company that provides early-stage equity funding to technology startups from its balance sheet. It selects eight founders per year, offering capital alongside active mentorship and co…

Software and SaaS

Seed Space Venture Capital

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Seed Space Venture Capital is an Australian and Swiss-based early-stage venture capital firm focusing on financial technology. The firm aims to be the first professional investor in fintech startups changing the futur…

Fintech

Side Stage Ventures

Venture capitalMelbourne, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Side Stage Ventures is an early-stage founder-led venture capital fund focused on backing Australian founders. They invest across all sectors and business models, specializing in pre-seed and seed rounds.

Generalist

Skalata Ventures

Venture capitalMelbourne, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Tall Order Ventures, formerly Skalata Ventures, is a Melbourne-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. They provide first-cheque funding to AI-native companies at the seed stage.

AI

StB Capital Partners

Venture capitalBrisbane, AustraliaGrowth

StB Capital Partners is an Australian venture capital firm focused on the clean energy transition. It invests in early-stage growth companies working on energy decarbonisation, transportation electrification, and rela…

ClimateMobility

Taronga Ventures

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaGrowthB2B

Taronga Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on real estate technology and innovation across the built environment. The firm invests in global technology companies and real assets across real estate, infrastruc…

Real estateClimate

Arafura Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaSeries B+

Arafura Ventures is a venture capital firm that has concluded its new investment activity and is focused on supporting its existing portfolio and realizing capital returns. It historically invested in technology compa…

Software and SaaS

Aura Ventures

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaSeed · Growth

Aura Group is an alternative investment manager offering venture capital, private equity, and private credit solutions across Australia and Southeast Asia. Its venture capital arm targets early-stage startups and ambi…

Bombora Investment Management

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaGrowth

Bombora Investment Management partners with rapidly growing businesses to inject capital and expertise. It primarily invests in pre-IPO private companies planning to list within 3 to 24 months, as well as listed equit…

Generalist

Co-Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed

Co Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund that backs Australian founders building software-led companies with global scale intent from day one. It provides belief capital at the idea stage, strategic operator gui…

Software and SaaS

Dream Capital

Venture capitalAustraliaSeed · Growth

Dream Capital is a private venture capital firm based in Victoria, Australia. It provides funding and management guidance to companies looking to grow, with a preference for businesses that have already established th…

Ellerston Capital

Venture capitalSydney, AustraliaGrowth

Ellerston Capital is an Australian investment manager that handles a range of public equity and private asset strategies. Founded in 2002, the firm invests across Australian, Asian, and global equities, fixed income, …

Generalist

Folklore Ventures

Venture capitalRedfern, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Folklore Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm that invests in Australian and New Zealand technology startups. The firm partners with early-stage founders, providing long-term support from the first cheque on…

M8 Ventures

Venture capitalAustraliaPre-seed · Seed

M8 Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm backing product-led technology founders in Australia and New Zealand. They provide first-cheque funding and hands-on operational support alongside an angel syndi…

Summit Capital

Venture capitalBrisbane, AustraliaPre-seed · Seed

Summit Capital is a Brisbane-based investment firm that partners with startups and early-stage companies. It provides financial support alongside business advisory services, mentoring, and executive coaching to facili…