Recently Funded Startups in Australia (Aug-2025)

Last Updated: 27-Aug-2025
Australia’s startup ecosystem continues to flourish in 2025, characterized by a dynamic blend of innovation and investment. With a total of 576 startups tracked, the country has witnessed a remarkable surge in funding activity, indicative of the growing confidence among investors in the potential of local entrepreneurs. As technology and sustainability drive the future, Australia’s startups are well-positioned to leverage advancements in various sectors, leading to increased funding opportunities and fostering an environment of creativity and growth.
In the first half of 2025 alone, 125 startups successfully raised funds, amassing a total of over $5.2 billion in financing. This impressive figure underscores the growing appetite for investment in Australia, particularly in vital industries such as energy, natural resources, and financial services. As startups in these sectors attract significant capital, they not only enhance their own prospects but also contribute to the overall economic development and innovation landscape in the country.
Funding Highlights
- Total startups tracked: 576
- Number of startups that raised funding last year: 223
- Number of startups that raised funding this year: 125
- Total funding raised this year so far: $5,209,729,000
- Largest deal: Zenith Energy, Series Unknown, $1,178,200,000
- Top industries by funding amount:
- 1. Energy: $1,903,553,600
- 2. Natural Resources: $1,012,304,400
- 3. Financial Services: $577,817,300
- Top industries by number of deals this year:
- 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI): 16 deals
- 2. Financial Services: 15 deals
- 3. Energy: 13 deals
Full List of Recently Funded Startups in Australia
Company | City | Country | Round | Amount | Date | Industry |
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IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $102M | 2025-08-25 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Send Payments | Gold Coast | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-08-25 | Financial Services |
Melbana Energy | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $4.5M | 2025-08-21 | Energy |
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $4.3M | 2025-08-20 | Energy |
OSW | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $5.5M | 2025-08-20 | Energy |
Felix | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $10.3M | 2025-08-20 | Information Technology |
Source Certain | Wanneroo | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-19 | Agriculture and Farming |
Block Earner | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $5.2M | 2025-08-17 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Propanc | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.6M | 2025-08-14 | Biotechnology |
Zetifi | Wagga Wagga | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-08-12 | Consumer Electronics |
Cuttable | South Yarra | Australia | Seed | $4.5M | 2025-08-11 | Advertising |
Heaps Normal | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-11 | Food and Beverage |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-08-11 | Energy |
Lorikeet | Surry Hills | Australia | Series A | $35M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Security Matters | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3M | 2025-08-05 | Information Technology |
PropHero | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.9M | 2025-08-04 | Financial Services |
Kazia Therapeutics | Hornsby | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.3M | 2025-08-01 | Biotechnology |
v2food | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $16.6M | 2025-07-29 | Food and Beverage |
Hall | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $2M | 2025-07-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Gilmour Space Technologies | Pimpama | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-07-25 | Manufacturing |
Rumble Resources | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $344.8K | 2025-07-25 | Natural Resources |
Provectus Algae | Noosaville | Australia | Series A | $10.1M | 2025-07-22 | Agriculture and Farming |
1receipt® | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $45.3K | 2025-07-21 | Commerce and Shopping |
Visionary Machines | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-07-18 | Consumer Electronics |
LeadStory | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $2.8M | 2025-07-18 | Content and Publishing |
Eclipse Ingredients | Brisbane | Australia | Seed | $4.6M | 2025-07-14 | Design |
Voqo AI | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $526.3K | 2025-07-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Brainfish | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $6.4M | 2025-07-08 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Orion Minerals | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.8M | 2025-07-08 | Manufacturing |
Ceres Tag | Samford | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2025-07-07 | Information Technology |
RecycleSmart | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $889.2K | 2025-07-03 | Sustainability |
Coinstash | Brisbane | Australia | Series A | $3.1M | 2025-07-03 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Butn | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $65.8M | 2025-07-02 | Financial Services |
Globavend | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $9.8M | 2025-06-26 | Administrative Services |
FoundIt | South Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $2M | 2025-06-24 | Financial Services |
NexusMD.ai | Richmond | Australia | Seed | $4.1M | 2025-06-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Chronicle Studios | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $11.6M | 2025-06-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Venstra Medical | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $647.8K | 2025-06-20 | Health Care |
CathRx | Rydalmere | Australia | Series Unknown | $712.6K | 2025-06-20 | Health Care |
Adveritas | Bentley | Australia | Series Unknown | $5.5M | 2025-06-19 | Advertising |
Acorn | Canberra | Australia | Series A | $16.8M | 2025-06-18 | Education |
Mixed Martial Arts Group | Manly Vale | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.3M | 2025-06-17 | Health Care |
Contactile | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $175.4K | 2025-06-12 | Consumer Electronics |
Voltavate | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $553.6K | 2025-06-11 | Energy |
IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $550M | 2025-06-11 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Botanix Pharmaceuticals | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $20.2M | 2025-06-10 | Health Care |
RISE Chain | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2025-06-09 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Red Metal | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $259.6K | 2025-06-04 | Natural Resources |
Amber Electric | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $29.7M | 2025-06-04 | Energy |
Five Faces | Darra | Australia | Series A | $646.4K | 2025-06-03 | Health Care |
Superhero | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $11M | 2025-06-01 | Financial Services |
KCA Virtuality | Bendigo | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-05-23 | Advertising |
Termina | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2025-05-23 | Energy |
PREVE | Byron Bay | Australia | Seed | $2.2M | 2025-05-23 | Health and Human Services |
Cromwell Property Group | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-05-22 | Financial Services |
Sicona Battery Technologies | Alexandria | Australia | Series Unknown | $26.8M | 2025-05-20 | Science and Engineering |
Securely Group | Noosaville | Australia | Series A | $6M | 2025-05-19 | Financial Services |
EatClub | Melbourne | Australia | Series A | $11.7M | 2025-05-16 | Food and Beverage |
Empire Energy | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $18M | 2025-05-16 | Energy |
Plexus | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.9M | 2025-05-14 | Information Technology |
York Street Brands | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-05-14 | Consumer Goods |
Andromeda Metals | Unley | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-05-11 | Natural Resources |
Wide Open Agriculture | Claremont | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.7M | 2025-05-09 | Agriculture and Farming |
Security Matters | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.5M | 2025-05-08 | Information Technology |
Neurode | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $10M | 2025-05-08 | Health Care |
Haast | Canberra | Australia | Seed | $3.9M | 2025-05-07 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Levur | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $775.3K | 2025-05-06 | Biotechnology |
Blinq | Melbourne | Australia | Series A | $25M | 2025-05-06 | Apps |
Relevance AI | Surry Hills | Australia | Series B | $24M | 2025-05-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Advanced | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $14.7M | 2025-05-05 | Financial Services |
Lodgicl | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $100.3K | 2025-05-01 | Financial Services |
Nanoveu | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2025-05-01 | Consumer Electronics |
Eureka Group Holdings | Southport | Australia | Series Unknown | $118.1M | 2025-05-01 | Real Estate |
Roundtable | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $100.3K | 2025-05-01 | Internet Services |
DARE Venture Group | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $317K | 2025-05-01 | Financial Services |
CosmoAesthetics | Kew | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2025-05-01 | Health Care |
WeMoney | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $7.7M | 2025-04-22 | Apps |
Devicie | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-04-17 | Education |
Shift | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $127.5M | 2025-04-16 | Financial Services |
ACEN Australia | Hobart | Australia | Series Unknown | $473.9M | 2025-04-14 | Energy |
AdvanCell | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $11.3M | 2025-04-13 | Biotechnology |
RayGen | Nunawading | Australia | Series D | $79M | 2025-04-10 | Energy |
Support Fusion | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $160K | 2025-04-09 | Software |
Gridsight | Wollongong | Australia | Series A | $4.5M | 2025-04-08 | Information Technology |
Mixed Martial Arts Group | Manly Vale | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-04-07 | Health Care |
Spenda | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2025-04-07 | Financial Services |
Atomos | Carlton | Australia | Series Unknown | $13.7M | 2025-04-03 | Consumer Electronics |
QuintessenceLabs | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | $12.7M | 2025-04-03 | Consumer Electronics |
Flagship | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $3.8M | 2025-04-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
Portable | Collingwood | Australia | Series Unknown | $688.9K | 2025-04-01 | Professional Services |
KCA Virtuality | Bendigo | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-27 | Advertising |
Global IT Factory | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-27 | Information Technology |
EntroMat | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1M | 2025-03-27 | Manufacturing |
Decidr | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $6.9M | 2025-03-25 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Protecht | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $280M | 2025-03-24 | Professional Services |
Arkeus | Port Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-03-20 | Information Technology |
TZ | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.5M | 2025-03-18 | Information Technology |
Nullify | Sydney | Australia | Angel | $155K | 2025-03-17 | Information Technology |
Reask | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-03-13 | Artificial Intelligence |
Breaker | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1.3M | 2025-03-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-03-12 | Energy |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $113.2M | 2025-03-12 | Energy |
Thanks | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $2.6M | 2025-03-11 | Advertising |
ORIGO Education | Strathpine | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-11 | Content and Publishing |
Sonder | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $25.3M | 2025-03-10 | Health Care |
PHNXX | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1.1M | 2025-03-10 | Energy |
Incannex Healthcare | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $7.9M | 2025-03-07 | Community and Lifestyle |
Esper Satellite Imagery | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3.1M | 2025-03-04 | Agriculture and Farming |
Zenith Energy | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $1178.2M | 2025-03-04 | Energy |
Heidi Health | Cremorne | Australia | Series A | $16.6M | 2025-03-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Instant | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $18M | 2025-03-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
Tokenise | Brisbane | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-01 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Cobalt Blue Holdings | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $700K | 2025-02-27 | Energy |
Beem | Norwood | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-02-26 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
JOLT | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $136.6M | 2025-02-24 | Consumer Electronics |
Amelio Health | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $400K | 2025-02-21 | Health Care |
PropHero | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $16M | 2025-02-19 | Financial Services |
Magic Valley | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $63.5K | 2025-02-18 | Food and Beverage |
Splose | Adelaide | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-02-17 | Health Care |
Allegro Energy | Newcastle | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-02-14 | Energy |
Pearler | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $1.9M | 2025-02-13 | Financial Services |
1receipt® | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $63.2K | 2025-02-13 | Commerce and Shopping |
Factor House | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3.2M | 2025-02-13 | Science and Engineering |
Minikai | Carlton | Australia | Seed | $1.6M | 2025-02-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
EvenBetter | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $313.5K | 2025-02-10 | Software |
upcover | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $11M | 2025-02-10 | Financial Services |
Ena Respiratory | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-02-10 | Biotechnology |
DyFlex Solutions | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-02-07 | Data and Analytics |
Plenti | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $319.7M | 2025-02-06 | Financial Services |
LawPath | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $10M | 2025-02-05 | Commerce and Shopping |
Lorikeet | Surry Hills | Australia | Seed | $9M | 2025-02-04 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
AdvanCell | Sydney | Australia | Series C | $112M | 2025-02-03 | Biotechnology |
CI-ISAC Australia | Maroochydore | Australia | Series Unknown | $6.4M | 2025-01-29 | Consumer Electronics |
MyGigsters | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1.1M | 2025-01-29 | Apps |
Harrison.ai | Barongarook | Australia | Series C | $20M | 2025-01-29 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Spoony | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1M | 2025-01-28 | Commerce and Shopping |
Qsic | Melbourne | Australia | Series B | $25M | 2025-01-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Levur | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $100K | 2025-01-22 | Biotechnology |
Local Brewing Co. | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $400K | 2025-01-20 | Food and Beverage |
Ioneer | North Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $996M | 2025-01-17 | Natural Resources |
EarnOS | Perth | Australia | Seed | $5M | 2025-01-16 | Information Technology |
Reshop | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $17M | 2025-01-15 | Information Technology |
Kazia Therapeutics | Hornsby | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-01-10 | Biotechnology |
St George Mining | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $12.5M | 2025-01-06 | Natural Resources |
Flowing Bee | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $991K | 2025-01-01 | Advertising |
GIAGO | Avalon | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-01-01 | Food and Beverage |
PHNXX | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-01 | Energy |
WearOptimo | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $8M | 2024-12-24 | Consumer Electronics |
Seeing Machines | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | $32.9M | 2024-12-23 | Hardware |
Sitemate | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $18M | 2024-12-23 | Administrative Services |
Vault Cloud | Canberra | Australia | Series B | $22.5M | 2024-12-19 | Hardware |
JET Charge | North Melbourne | Australia | Series C | $44.9M | 2024-12-19 | Consumer Electronics |
Myriota | Adelaide | Australia | Series Unknown | $31.2M | 2024-12-19 | Financial Services |
MoneyMe | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $79M | 2024-12-18 | Financial Services |
IDA | South Yarra | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-18 | Financial Services |
CapStack | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-12-14 | Financial Services |
Peak Minerals | Subiaco | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2024-12-12 | Natural Resources |
Provenioai | Sydney | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-12-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Terria | Canberra | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2024-12-11 | Data and Analytics |
Fleet Space Technologies | Adelaide | Australia | Series D | $100M | 2024-12-11 | Hardware |
Askable | Brisbane | Australia | Series A | $14M | 2024-12-11 | Data and Analytics |
Birchal | Collingwood | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.3M | 2024-12-11 | Financial Services |
Quantum Brilliance | Canberra | Australia | Series A | $30M | 2024-12-10 | Hardware |
Conry Tech | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1.6M | 2024-12-10 | Energy |
GoodWork.ai | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2024-12-09 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Umps Health | Carlton | Australia | Series A | $4M | 2024-12-06 | Health Care |
Cambium Bio | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2024-12-05 | Health Care |
TALY | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $500K | 2024-12-04 | Administrative Services |
Ceres Tag | Samford | Australia | Series Unknown | $7M | 2024-12-04 | Information Technology |
IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $400M | 2024-12-04 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Dovetail Electric Aviation | Rose Bay | Australia | Series Unknown | $173.2K | 2024-12-04 | Transportation |
MGA Thermal | Newcastle | Australia | Series B | $2.5M | 2024-12-03 | Energy |
My Mirror | Nedlands | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2024-12-01 | Health Care |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $19.5M | 2024-11-25 | Energy |
Preplocal | Sydney | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-11-20 | Food and Beverage |
Sayona Mining | Paddington | Australia | Series Unknown | $26.1M | 2024-11-19 | Manufacturing |
Synergy | North Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-11-14 | Software |
Orkestra | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-11-07 | Energy |
JustFund | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $86M | 2024-11-04 | Financial Services |
Edexia | Brisbane | Australia | Pre-Seed | $600K | 2024-11-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Tokenise | Brisbane | Australia | Angel | Undisclosed | 2024-11-01 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Neara | Redfern | Australia | Series C | $31M | 2024-10-30 | Data and Analytics |
Psylo | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $3M | 2024-10-29 | Biotechnology |
Earthodic | Brisbane | Australia | Seed | $3.9M | 2024-10-29 | Biotechnology |
PMY Group | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-10-28 | Information Technology |
Orthocell | Melville | Australia | Series Unknown | $11.2M | 2024-10-25 | Biotechnology |
BuildPass | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $7.5M | 2024-10-24 | Information Technology |
NanoCube | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3M | 2024-10-22 | Administrative Services |
Atomo Diagnostics | Leichhardt | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.6M | 2024-10-22 | Biotechnology |
Conflux Technology | Waurn Ponds | Australia | Series B | $7.4M | 2024-10-21 | Manufacturing |
Axify.ai | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $670K | 2024-10-17 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Snapcash | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-10-16 | Financial Services |
Australian Strategic Materials | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.4M | 2024-10-15 | Natural Resources |
Lumachain | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-10-15 | Consumer Goods |
Paladin Space | Adelaide | Australia | Series Unknown | $67.3K | 2024-10-14 | Transportation |
Cell Bauhaus | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-10-10 | Biotechnology |
Llusern Scientific | Cardiff | Australia | Seed | $2.2M | 2024-10-10 | Health Care |
Mutinex | South Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $11.8M | 2024-10-10 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
DASH Technology | North Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2024-10-10 | Financial Services |
Argent BioPharma | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.1M | 2024-10-09 | Community and Lifestyle |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Where can I find recently funded startups in Australia?
You can explore our full list of startups that raised funding this month above. You can also subscribe to our free plan to get weekly alerts.
Q2. How can I connect with these startups in Australia?
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Q3. How many startups in Australia were funded this year and how many do you track?
125 startups raised funding in Australia so far this year and we track 576 startups in total (223 raised funding last year).
Q4. Which industries are trending among recently funded startups in Australia?
By funding amount the leaders are Energy ($1,903,553,600), Natural Resources ($1,012,304,400) and Financial Services ($577,817,300); by deal count the most active are Artificial Intelligence (16 deals), Financial Services (15) and Energy (13).
Q5. What were the largest deals and total funding for Australian startups this year?
Total funding raised this year so far is $5,209,729,000; the largest deal listed is Zenith Energy (Series Unknown) at $1,178,200,000.