Recently Funded Hardware Startups in Australia
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 20 funded Hardware startups in Australia, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Hardware startup funding landscape in Australia, along with the 20 most recently funded Hardware startups in Australia.
Hardware startups in Australia closed 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $345M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $33M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $23M and $44M. Canberra and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Canberra leads the geography for hardware ventures. The stage distribution leans toward early growth, as Series A and Series B firms dominate. This concentration creates a market of scaling operations rather than seed stage bets. These companies possess established headcounts, making them stable targets for enterprise partnerships or strategic acquisitions.
Hardware funded startup statistics in Australia
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
20 most recently funded Hardware startups in Australia
20 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.
Hardware startup funding trends in Australia
Funding activity
Hardware startups in Australia closed 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 5 of them in the last 12, adding up to $345M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $33M, with the middle half running from $23M to $44M. 9 of 10 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Hardware startups located in Australia?
Where funded Hardware startups in Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Hardware startups in Australia by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Hardware startups in Australia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Hardware startups in Australia break down by stage.
A further 4 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Hardware 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 20 funded Hardware 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 (1 of 10 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Hardware startups in Australia is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 20 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 Hardware startups are there in Australia?
FundedIQ tracks 20 funded Hardware startups in Australia. This page lists the 20 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 Hardware startups in Australia raised?
Hardware startups in Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $345M in disclosed capital across 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 5 rounds in the last 12 months. 9 of those 10 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Hardware startups in Australia?
Canberra leads with 4 companies, then Melbourne (4), Perth (2) and Sydney (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Hardware startups in Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $33M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $23M and $44M. 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 Hardware startups in Australia?
Series A is the most common labelled stage, with 2 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series B (2) and Series C (1). A further 4 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Hardware 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 Hardware startups in Australia is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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