Startups

Australian venture funds

Every company these seven funds list on their portfolio pages, 652 in all, with a page each. For their newest investments see Startups; for who is hiring, Startup Jobs in Australia.

Blackbird portfolio companies Blackbird is a Sydney-based venture fund, founded in 2012, that backs Australian and New Zealand founders from their first cheque. Canva was one of its first investments. 155 companies · 45 hiring Investible portfolio companies Investible is a Sydney-based early-stage investor, with a Climate Tech Fund that backs companies working on decarbonisation. 134 companies · 5 hiring AirTree portfolio companies AirTree is a Sydney-based venture fund, founded in 2014, that backs Australian and New Zealand founders from pre-seed to growth. 118 companies · 55 hiring Antler Australia portfolio companies Antler is a global early-stage investor. These are the companies from its Australian programme, where it backs founders from before they have a company. 108 companies · 9 hiring Square Peg portfolio companies Square Peg is a venture fund founded in 2012 with teams in Australia, Israel and Singapore. It backs companies from seed to growth across those regions. 81 companies · 39 hiring Main Sequence portfolio companies Main Sequence is a deep tech venture fund founded by CSIRO in 2017. It backs companies built on science, from space and robotics to food and health. 58 companies · 11 hiring OIF Ventures portfolio companies OIF Ventures is an Australian venture fund backing technology companies at the early and growth stages. 53 companies · 17 hiring

Each company is listed as the funds list it on their own portfolio pages, read daily: a company two funds back appears once, with both. The year is when each fund lists its first investment. A company page is indexed once an editor has checked its summary.