Recently Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Australia
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 99 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Artificial Intelligence startup funding landscape in Australia, along with the 99 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia.
Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia closed 53 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 28 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.6B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.4M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $12M. Sydney and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Australian artificial intelligence activity centers on early stage ventures. Seed and Pre-Seed entries dominate, creating a concentration of lean teams. This heavy skew toward early funding indicates a market of fresh intellectual property and unproven scale. Sourcing efforts here target raw potential rather than established market leadership, as few companies have reached later stages.
Artificial Intelligence funded startup statistics in Australia
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
99 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia
99 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Artificial Intelligence startup funding trends in Australia
Funding activity
Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia closed 53 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 28 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.6B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.4M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $12M. 48 of 53 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Artificial Intelligence startups located in Australia?
Where funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia break down by stage.
A further 11 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in Australia
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 99 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (5 of 53 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 99 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Artificial Intelligence startups are there in Australia?
FundedIQ tracks 99 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia. This page lists the 99 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia raised?
Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.6B in disclosed capital across 53 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 28 rounds in the last 12 months. 48 of those 53 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia?
Sydney leads with 46 companies, then Melbourne (15), Brisbane (7) and Adelaide (3).
What is a typical funding round size for Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.4M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $12M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 16 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (14) and Series A (8). A further 11 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in Australia updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Australia is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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