Recently Funded Startups in Australia
Updated Nov 2026
FundedIQ holds 1,174 funded 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 startup funding landscape in Australia, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
The median disclosed round is $4.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $18M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Energy hold the most companies by sector. Sydney and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in Australia closed 519 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 291 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $37B in disclosed capital.
Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence lead the sector. Sydney and Melbourne dominate the geography. Most firms maintain small teams, making them ideal targets for early stage partnerships. Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures drive the funding patterns. These lean operations offer a direct path to decision makers who manage a small internal staff.
Australia funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across Australia funding rounds: Airtree Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Startmate.
100 most recently funded startups in Australia
100 of 1,174Ordered 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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This page shows the 100 most recent rounds (back to Jun 2026). The full 1,174-company history for this listing opens on a FundedIQ plan.
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Australia startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Australia closed 519 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 291 of them in the last 12, adding up to $37B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.2M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $18M. 477 of 519 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Energy hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 132. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Airtree Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and Main Sequence Ventures appear most often across funded startups in Australia on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Australia
Sector counts across all 1,174 tracked companies in Australia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Australia?
Where funded startups in Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded startups in Australia by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Top investors in Australia startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Australia.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in Australia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Australia break down by stage.
A further 293 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Australia 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 1,174 funded 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 (42 of 519 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 is dated Oct 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?
FundedIQ tracks 1,174 funded startups in Australia. 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 raised?
Startups in Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $37B in disclosed capital across 519 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 291 rounds in the last 12 months. 477 of those 519 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Australia?
Financial Services has the most, with 132 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (124), Energy (82) and Information Technology (79). 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?
Sydney leads with 417 companies, then Melbourne (203), Perth (91) and Brisbane (88).
Which investors back the most startups in Australia?
Airtree Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Square Peg Capital and Startmate appear most often across funded startups in Australia in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $18M. 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?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 88 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (50) and Series A (49). A further 293 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Australia 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 is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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