Recently Funded Startups in Oceania
Updated Sep 2026
There are 1,068 funded startups in Oceania in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Oceania, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Oceania closed 358 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 141 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $11B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.9M and $18M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Sydney and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Oceania.
Early stage ventures dominate the region. Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence lead the sub-sector mix. High activity from Icehouse Ventures and Blackbird Ventures indicates a preference for nascent companies. This concentration of Seed and Pre-Seed entries means a focus on early product development rather than scaled operations. Australia and New Zealand remain the primary geographic anchors for these initial capital injections.
Oceania funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Oceania funding rounds: Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Antler, Brisbane Angels.
100 most recently funded startups in Oceania
100 of 1,068Ordered 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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Oceania startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Oceania closed 358 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 141 of them in the last 12, adding up to $11B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half running from $1.9M to $18M. 320 of 358 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 129. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures appear most often across funded startups in Oceania on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Oceania
Sector counts across all 1,068 tracked companies in Oceania. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Countries with the most funded startups in Oceania
Where funded startups in Oceania are headquartered, by the country on the company record.
Where are funded startups located in Oceania?
Where funded startups in Oceania are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in Oceania startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Oceania.
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 Oceania
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Oceania break down by stage.
A further 178 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Oceania 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 1,068 funded startups in Oceania currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (38 of 358 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 Oceania is dated Sep 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 Oceania?
FundedIQ tracks 1,068 funded startups in Oceania. 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 Oceania raised?
Startups in Oceania tracked by FundedIQ have raised $11B in disclosed capital across 358 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 141 rounds in the last 12 months. 320 of those 358 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Oceania?
Financial Services has the most, with 129 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (103), Information Technology (86) and Commerce and Shopping (58). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which countries have the most funded startups in Oceania?
Australia leads with 962 companies, ahead of New Zealand (106) and Marshall Islands (1).
Which cities have the most funded startups in Oceania?
Sydney leads with 356 companies, then Melbourne (162), Brisbane (73) and Perth (68).
Which investors back the most startups in Oceania?
Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Antler and Brisbane Angels appear most often across funded startups in Oceania 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 Oceania?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.9M 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 Oceania?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 70 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (40) and Pre-Seed (31). A further 178 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Oceania 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 Oceania is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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