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Recently Funded Startups in Canberra

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ holds 18 funded startups in Canberra 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 Canberra, along with the 18 most recently funded startups there.

Hardware, Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Canberra closed 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $210M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $17M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $8.0M and $26M.

Hardware and Artificial Intelligence dominate the capital. Local activity centers on mid-sized teams, which indicates a preference for established product development over seed-stage experiments. Heavy involvement from institutional venture capital means these companies operate under professional governance. Engagement here depends on navigating formal investment structures rather than casual angel networks.

Canberra funded startup statistics

Funded startups in Canberra
18
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
4
12 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$210M
11 of 12 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$17M
middle half $8.0M to $26M

Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.

18 most recently funded startups in Canberra

18 shown

Ordered 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.

S
Canberra, Australia · Military, Physical Security, Public Safety, Security
Seitec is a security company that manufactures seismic security applications and instruments for civilian and…
Seed ·
$3.5M
D
Canberra, Australia · Commerce and Shopping
Dentroid is a manufacturer and supplier of medical equipment for dental industry.
Series A ·
$22M
L
Canberra, Australia · Consumer Electronics
Liquid Instruments, the creator of Moku:Lab, has introduced a versatile device for professional testing and…
Series C ·
$50M
H
Canberra, Australia · Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We help organisations manage digital risk, enabling them to find and resolve brand and legal compliance…
Series A ·
$12M
H
Heaps Normal
Canberra, Australia · Food and Beverage
Heaps Normal is an independent brand of non-alcoholic beer that promotes mindful drinking and being your true…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
A
Canberra, Australia · Education
Our mission is to empower your people with strategic impact focused HR technology. We help HR, L&D and WFP…
Series A ·
$17M
Q
Canberra, Australia · Consumer Electronics
QuintessenceLabs has developed a suite of data security technology, products, and solutions to secure…
Series Unknown ·
$13M
S
Canberra, Australia · Hardware
Seeing Machines is a computer vision company that delivers advanced driver monitoring system technology for…
Series Unknown ·
$33M
V
Canberra, Australia · Hardware
Vault is an Australian ASD certified cloud service provider to government agencies and enterprise.
Series B ·
$23M
T
Canberra, Australia · Data and Analytics
Terria is a geospatial technology company that creates digital twins using spatial data for planning,…
Seed ·
$3.0M
Q
Canberra, Australia · Hardware
Quantum Brilliance builds room temperature quantum computers powered by synthetic diamond, enabling…
Series A ·
$30M
G
Canberra, Australia · Agriculture and Farming
Gottera autonomous waste management systems to consume food waste. It integrates the business systems into…
Series B ·
Undisclosed
B
Berrijam
Canberra, Australia · Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The AI platform offered by Berrijam assists in identifying correlations present in your data.
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
S
Canberra, Australia · Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector. Our patented fabrication method enables the 3D…
Seed ·
$2.5M
E
EarlyBirds
Canberra, Australia · Commerce and Shopping
EarlyBirds is an OSINT and Open Innovation Ecosystem that connects organisations - Innovators, Early Adopters…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
N
Canberra, Australia · Other
Series A ·
$29M
S
Seeing Machines
Canberra, Australia · Hardware
Driver-facing camera technology that detects Driver Fatigue & Distraction for Fleet vehicles & Automotive ADAS
Grant ·
Undisclosed
A
Canberra, Australia · Health Care
An image sharing platform for patients and doctors.
Angel ·
$500k

Industries with the most funded startups in Canberra

Sector counts across all 18 tracked companies in Canberra. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.

Funding stages in Canberra

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Canberra break down by stage.

Stage
Rounds, last 24 months

A further 3 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Canberra 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 18 funded startups in Canberra currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (1 of 12 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 Canberra is dated Aug 2026.

The table above shows the 18 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 Canberra?

FundedIQ tracks 18 funded startups in Canberra. This page lists the 18 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 Canberra raised?

Startups in Canberra tracked by FundedIQ have raised $210M in disclosed capital across 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 4 rounds in the last 12 months. 11 of those 12 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What industries have the most funded startups in Canberra?

Hardware has the most, with 4 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (2), Commerce and Shopping (2) and Consumer Electronics (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.

What is a typical funding round size for startups in Canberra?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $17M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $8.0M and $26M. 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 Canberra?

Series A is the most common labelled stage, with 4 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Seed (3) and Series B (1). A further 3 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Canberra 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 Canberra is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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