Australia: venture funds and startups
Geography hub · Asia-Pacific
◆ Funds tracked
12
◆ Combined AUM
$35.4B
◆ Startups tracked
18
◆ Raised between them
$97.8M
◆ Overview
Fusion42 tracks 12 venture funds in Australia with $35.4B in combined assets under management, and 18 startups that have raised $97.8M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.
Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur reasons over.
◆ Highlights
Active funds in Australia include Blackbird Ventures Fund VI, Blackbird Fund VI, Ground State Ventures, ARK Venture Fund and Bridgewest Venture Fund I; startups in Australia include Apate.AI, Brumby, Vessev, Bower and Seitec. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Australia, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.
◆ Funds in Australia (12 tracked)
| Fund | Type | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures Fund VI | vc | Australia |
| Blackbird Fund VI | vc | Australia |
| Ground State Ventures | vc | Netherlands |
| ARK Venture Fund | vc | United States |
| Bridgewest Venture Fund I | vc | New Zealand |
| Triple Bubble | vc | Australia |
| IP Group Climate Catalyst Fund | vc | Australia |
| Crane APAC I | vc | United Kingdom |
| ACTivate Capital Fund | vc | Australia |
| EVP Fund V | vc | Australia |
| Tin Alley Ventures | vc | Australia |
| HBF | corporate vc | Australia |
◆ Startups in Australia (18 tracked)
| Startup | Stage | HQ | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apate.AI | seed | Australia | $8.2M |
| Brumby | seed | Australia | $0.9M |
| Vessev | series-a | New Zealand | $27M |
| Bower | pre-seed | Australia | $2M |
| Seitec | — | Australia | $4M |
| Enrola | seed | Australia | $2.1M |
| Wellumio | seed | New Zealand | $9.8M |
| Superstat | pre-seed | Australia | — |
| ChatFeatured | pre-seed | Canada | $2M |
| LendUs | seed | Australia | $5M |
| Ovum | seed | Australia | $4M |
| Nardo | pre-seed | Australia | $0.6M |
| Enaxiom | seed | Australia | $1.8M |
| Chime Labs | pre-seed | Australia | — |
| Breaker Industries | seed | Australia | $6M |
| Fluency | seed | Australia | $8.6M |
| Uluu | series-a | Australia | $16M |
| DataMasque | — | Australia | — |
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