Recently Funded Biotechnology Startups in Australia
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 58 funded Biotechnology startups in Australia, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Biotechnology startup funding landscape in Australia, along with the 58 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in Australia.
The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $19M. Melbourne and Sydney hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Biotechnology startups in Australia closed 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.4B in disclosed capital.
Biotechnology activity clusters heavily in Melbourne and Sydney. While Brisbane and Perth offer viable targets, the geographic weight favors the southeast coast. A strategy centered on these primary cities captures the vast majority of the sector. Expansion into Nedlands provides a niche addition to a broader regional approach.
Biotechnology funded startup statistics in Australia
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
58 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in Australia
58 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.
Biotechnology startup funding trends in Australia
Funding activity
Biotechnology startups in Australia closed 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 23 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.4B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $19M. 34 of 36 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Biotechnology startups located in Australia?
Where funded Biotechnology startups in Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Biotechnology startups in Australia by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Biotechnology startups in Australia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Biotechnology startups in Australia break down by stage.
A further 26 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Biotechnology 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 58 funded Biotechnology 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 (2 of 36 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Biotechnology startups in Australia is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 58 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 Biotechnology startups are there in Australia?
FundedIQ tracks 58 funded Biotechnology startups in Australia. This page lists the 58 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 Biotechnology startups in Australia raised?
Biotechnology startups in Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.4B in disclosed capital across 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 23 rounds in the last 12 months. 34 of those 36 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Biotechnology startups in Australia?
Melbourne leads with 13 companies, then Sydney (11), Brisbane (6) and Perth (5).
What is a typical funding round size for Biotechnology startups in Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $19M. 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 Biotechnology startups in Australia?
Series A is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (2) and Seed (2). A further 26 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology startups in Australia is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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