Funded Startups in Australia
The funding sizes in this Australia-focused list are highly skewed: West African Resources raised $102M on 2024-07-12, which dwarfs the next-largest disclo…
The funding sizes in this Australia-focused list are highly skewed: West African Resources raised $102M on 2024-07-12, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amount of $20M from OpenSolar (2025-10-04). After that top pair, the remaining disclosed rounds cluster much lower, with three $3M rounds (Fabra on 2025-11-16; Clove on 2023-12-11; and a $3M amount tied to Fabra/Clove in the ranking) and only two $6M and $20K entries near the extremes.
Timing also shows clustering near mid-2024 and late-2023: several rounds fall in June–July 2024 (Heartbeat of Football Foundation $150K on 2024-06-25; Knowa $20K on 2024-07-03; West African Resources $102M on 2024-07-12), while early-2023 includes Quasar Satellite Technologies at $6M (2023-03-14). Sector-wise, multiple entries concentrate in software and related categories (e.g., Chaty.ai, Fabra, OpenSolar, Knowa, Sauce), and stage classifications are mixed across Seed, Pre-Seed, and “Series Unknown” (5 of 12 rows are “Series Unknown”). The shown rounds span 2022-11-07 through 2026-06-24.
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What is the largest disclosed round in this Australia listing, and how extreme is it versus the rest?
West African Resources is the clear outlier at $102M (2024-07-12). The next-largest disclosed round is OpenSolar at $20M (2025-10-04), with the remaining disclosed amounts mostly below $6M (e.g., Quasar Satellite Technologies $6M on 2023-03-14).
Do the most recent rounds cluster in a narrow date window?
Yes. Three of the 12 rounds are in 2025–2026 (Chaty.ai $1M on 2026-06-24; Fabra $3M on 2025-11-16; OpenSolar $20M on 2025-10-04). Separately, there is a mid-2024 cluster: Heartbeat of Football Foundation ($150K on 2024-06-25), Knowa ($20K on 2024-07-03), and West African Resources ($102M on 2024-07-12).
Are any stages over-represented in the disclosed rounds?
“Series Unknown” appears most often, at 5 of 12 entries (including West African Resources on 2024-07-12, Knowa on 2024-07-03, and OpenSolar on 2025-10-04). Seed is the next most common stage among the rows (e.g., Chaty.ai is Seed at 2026-06-24; Clove is Seed at 2023-12-11; CLT Toolbox is Seed at 2023-10-10).
Which sectors show up repeatedly across these 12 companies?
Software-related categories recur across multiple entries: Chaty.ai (Artificial Intelligence, 2026-06-24, $1M), Fabra (3D, B2B Software, 2025-11-16, $3M), OpenSolar (B2B Software, 2025-10-04, $20M), Knowa (Software, 2024-07-03, $20K), and Sauce (Software Development, 2022-11-07, $2M).
Which entries closed closest to the earliest and latest dates shown?
The latest round is Chaty.ai on 2026-06-24 with $1M. The earliest shown is Sauce on 2022-11-07 with $2M, placing the disclosed activity across roughly 4 years between these two endpoints.
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