Recently Funded Startups in Australia/Oceania
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 194 funded startups in Australia/Oceania, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Australia/Oceania, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Natural Resources, Energy and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Sydney and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Australia/Oceania. Startups in Australia/Oceania closed 207 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 191 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $16B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $15M.
Startups in Natural Resources and Energy dominate the region, centered in Sydney and Melbourne. These companies are often early in their lifecycle with small teams. This profile makes them ideal for vendors selling foundational infrastructure or seed stage services. The heavy concentration in Australia and New Zealand creates a predictable target for those seeking high growth potential in Biotechnology and AI.
Australia/Oceania funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Australia/Oceania
100 of 194Ordered 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.
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Australia/Oceania startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Australia/Oceania closed 207 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 191 of them in the last 12, adding up to $16B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.5M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $15M. 182 of 207 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Natural Resources, Energy and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Natural Resources at 32. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Australia/Oceania
Sector counts across all 194 tracked companies in Australia/Oceania. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Australia/Oceania?
Where funded startups in Australia/Oceania are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Australia/Oceania
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Australia/Oceania break down by stage.
A further 147 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Australia/Oceania startup funding data
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 194 funded startups in Australia/Oceania currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (25 of 207 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Australia/Oceania is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 startups are there in Australia/Oceania?
FundedIQ tracks 194 funded startups in Australia/Oceania. This page lists the 100 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 startups in Australia/Oceania raised?
Startups in Australia/Oceania tracked by FundedIQ have raised $16B in disclosed capital across 207 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 191 rounds in the last 12 months. 182 of those 207 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Australia/Oceania?
Natural Resources has the most, with 32 companies, followed by Energy (25), Artificial Intelligence (21) and Biotechnology (14). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Australia/Oceania?
Sydney leads with 50 companies, then Melbourne (25), Perth (22) and Brisbane (13).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Australia/Oceania?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $15M. 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 startups in Australia/Oceania?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 24 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (16) and Series A (16). A further 147 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Australia/Oceania startup funding data 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 startups in Australia/Oceania is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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