Recently Funded Startups in Oceania (Aug-2025)

Last Updated: 29-Aug-2025
Oceania’s startup ecosystem continues to thrive, showcasing remarkable growth and innovation across various sectors. With a total of 1,035 startups tracked, the region has become a fertile ground for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and investors. The momentum gained over the past year, evidenced by 249 startups securing funding in the previous year and 135 in the current year, speaks to the increasing confidence in the local market and its potential to drive economic growth.
Funding is crucial in this landscape, as it not only fuels the growth of startups but also fosters innovation, job creation, and competitive advantage. The significant total funding raised this year, amounting to over $5.33 billion, indicates strong investor interest, particularly in key industries like energy, natural resources, and financial services. As we navigate through 2025, it is evident that the dynamics of the startup sector in Oceania are rapidly evolving, with particular attention on technology and sustainability-driven ventures.
Funding Highlights
- Total number of startups tracked: 1,035
- Number of startups that raised funding last year: 249
- Number of startups that raised funding this year: 135
- Total funding raised this year so far in USD: $5,334,047,600
- Largest deal: Zenith Energy, Series Unknown, $1,178,200,000
- Top industries by funding amount:
- Energy: $1,903,553,600
- Natural Resources: $1,012,304,400
- Financial Services: $577,817,300
- Top industries by number of deals this year:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): 15 deals
- Financial Services: 14 deals
- Energy: 13 deals
Full List of Recently Funded Startups in Oceania
Company | City | Country | Round | Amount | Date | Industry |
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Zincovery | Christchurch | New Zealand | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-26 | Manufacturing |
Avasa | Auckland | New Zealand | Seed | $2.8M | 2025-08-25 | Health Care |
Send Payments | Gold Coast | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-08-25 | Financial Services |
IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $102M | 2025-08-25 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Melbana Energy | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $4.5M | 2025-08-21 | Energy |
OSW | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $5.5M | 2025-08-20 | Energy |
Felix | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $10.3M | 2025-08-20 | Information Technology |
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $4.3M | 2025-08-20 | Energy |
Source Certain | Wanneroo | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-19 | Agriculture and Farming |
Block Earner | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $5.2M | 2025-08-17 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Propanc | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.6M | 2025-08-14 | Biotechnology |
Zetifi | Wagga Wagga | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-08-12 | Consumer Electronics |
Heaps Normal | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-11 | Food and Beverage |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-08-11 | Energy |
Cuttable | South Yarra | Australia | Seed | $4.5M | 2025-08-11 | Advertising |
Lorikeet | Surry Hills | Australia | Series A | $35M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Security Matters | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3M | 2025-08-05 | Information Technology |
PropHero | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.9M | 2025-08-04 | Financial Services |
Invivo Wines | Auckland | New Zealand | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-04 | Food and Beverage |
Kazia Therapeutics | Hornsby | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.3M | 2025-08-01 | Biotechnology |
v2food | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $16.6M | 2025-07-29 | Food and Beverage |
Hall | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $2M | 2025-07-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Gilmour Space Technologies | Pimpama | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-07-25 | Manufacturing |
Rumble Resources | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $344.8K | 2025-07-25 | Natural Resources |
Provectus Algae | Noosaville | Australia | Series A | $10.1M | 2025-07-22 | Agriculture and Farming |
1receipt® | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $45.3K | 2025-07-21 | Commerce and Shopping |
LeadStory | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $2.8M | 2025-07-18 | Content and Publishing |
Visionary Machines | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-07-18 | Consumer Electronics |
Factor | Wellington | New Zealand | Seed | $3M | 2025-07-18 | Other |
Eclipse Ingredients | Brisbane | Australia | Seed | $4.6M | 2025-07-14 | Design |
Voqo AI | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $526.3K | 2025-07-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Brainfish | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $6.4M | 2025-07-08 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Orion Minerals | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.8M | 2025-07-08 | Manufacturing |
Ceres Tag | Samford | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2025-07-07 | Information Technology |
RecycleSmart | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $889.2K | 2025-07-03 | Sustainability |
Coinstash | Brisbane | Australia | Series A | $3.1M | 2025-07-03 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Butn | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $65.8M | 2025-07-02 | Financial Services |
Globavend | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $9.8M | 2025-06-26 | Administrative Services |
FoundIt | South Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $2M | 2025-06-24 | Financial Services |
Chronicle Studios | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $11.6M | 2025-06-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
NexusMD.ai | Richmond | Australia | Seed | $4.1M | 2025-06-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Halter | Auckland | New Zealand | Series D | $98.6M | 2025-06-23 | Agriculture and Farming |
CathRx | Rydalmere | Australia | Series Unknown | $712.6K | 2025-06-20 | Health Care |
Venstra Medical | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $647.8K | 2025-06-20 | Health Care |
Adveritas | Bentley | Australia | Series Unknown | $5.5M | 2025-06-19 | Advertising |
Acorn | Canberra | Australia | Series A | $16.8M | 2025-06-18 | Education |
Mixed Martial Arts Group | Manly Vale | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.3M | 2025-06-17 | Health Care |
Contactile | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $175.4K | 2025-06-12 | Consumer Electronics |
IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $550M | 2025-06-11 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Voltavate | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $553.6K | 2025-06-11 | Energy |
Botanix Pharmaceuticals | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $20.2M | 2025-06-10 | Health Care |
RISE Chain | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2025-06-09 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Tend Health Ltd | Parnell | New Zealand | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-06-06 | Health Care |
Amber Electric | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $29.7M | 2025-06-04 | Energy |
Red Metal | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $259.6K | 2025-06-04 | Natural Resources |
Folks Finance | Majuro | Marshall Islands | Series Unknown | $300K | 2025-06-03 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Five Faces | Darra | Australia | Series A | $646.4K | 2025-06-03 | Health Care |
Projectworks | Wellington | New Zealand | Series A | $12M | 2025-06-03 | Administrative Services |
Superhero | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $11M | 2025-06-01 | Financial Services |
KCA Virtuality | Bendigo | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-05-23 | Advertising |
PREVE | Byron Bay | Australia | Seed | $2.2M | 2025-05-23 | Health and Human Services |
Termina | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2025-05-23 | Energy |
Cromwell Property Group | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-05-22 | Financial Services |
Pictor | Parnell | New Zealand | Seed | $5M | 2025-05-22 | Biotechnology |
Litmaps | Wellington | New Zealand | Series A | $1M | 2025-05-21 | Data and Analytics |
Sicona Battery Technologies | Alexandria | Australia | Series Unknown | $26.8M | 2025-05-20 | Science and Engineering |
Securely Group | Noosaville | Australia | Series A | $6M | 2025-05-19 | Financial Services |
Empire Energy | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $18M | 2025-05-16 | Energy |
EatClub | Melbourne | Australia | Series A | $11.7M | 2025-05-16 | Food and Beverage |
York Street Brands | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-05-14 | Consumer Goods |
Plexus | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.9M | 2025-05-14 | Information Technology |
Andromeda Metals | Unley | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-05-11 | Natural Resources |
Wide Open Agriculture | Claremont | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.7M | 2025-05-09 | Agriculture and Farming |
Neurode | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $10M | 2025-05-08 | Health Care |
Security Matters | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.5M | 2025-05-08 | Information Technology |
Haast | Canberra | Australia | Seed | $3.9M | 2025-05-07 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Relevance AI | Surry Hills | Australia | Series B | $24M | 2025-05-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Blinq | Melbourne | Australia | Series A | $25M | 2025-05-06 | Apps |
Levur | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $775.3K | 2025-05-06 | Biotechnology |
Advanced | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $14.7M | 2025-05-05 | Financial Services |
Yarken | Auckland | New Zealand | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-05-05 | Information Technology |
VXT | Christchurch | New Zealand | Series Unknown | $2.5M | 2025-05-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Eureka Group Holdings | Southport | Australia | Series Unknown | $118.1M | 2025-05-01 | Real Estate |
Roundtable | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $100.3K | 2025-05-01 | Internet Services |
Lodgicl | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $100.3K | 2025-05-01 | Financial Services |
DARE Venture Group | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $317K | 2025-05-01 | Financial Services |
Nanoveu | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2025-05-01 | Consumer Electronics |
CosmoAesthetics | Kew | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2025-05-01 | Health Care |
WeMoney | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $7.7M | 2025-04-22 | Apps |
Devicie | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-04-17 | Education |
Shift | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $127.5M | 2025-04-16 | Financial Services |
ACEN Australia | Hobart | Australia | Series Unknown | $473.9M | 2025-04-14 | Energy |
AdvanCell | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $11.3M | 2025-04-13 | Biotechnology |
RayGen | Nunawading | Australia | Series D | $79M | 2025-04-10 | Energy |
Support Fusion | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $160K | 2025-04-09 | Software |
Gridsight | Wollongong | Australia | Series A | $4.5M | 2025-04-08 | Information Technology |
Mixed Martial Arts Group | Manly Vale | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-04-07 | Health Care |
Spenda | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2025-04-07 | Financial Services |
Atomos | Carlton | Australia | Series Unknown | $13.7M | 2025-04-03 | Consumer Electronics |
QuintessenceLabs | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | $12.7M | 2025-04-03 | Consumer Electronics |
Flagship | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $3.8M | 2025-04-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
Portable | Collingwood | Australia | Series Unknown | $688.9K | 2025-04-01 | Professional Services |
TDRI | Tauranga | New Zealand | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-04-01 | Consumer Electronics |
Global IT Factory | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-27 | Information Technology |
EntroMat | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1M | 2025-03-27 | Manufacturing |
KCA Virtuality | Bendigo | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-27 | Advertising |
Bontia Bio | Wellington | New Zealand | Seed | $718.6K | 2025-03-26 | Biotechnology |
Decidr | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $6.9M | 2025-03-25 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Protecht | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $280M | 2025-03-24 | Professional Services |
Arkeus | Port Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-03-20 | Information Technology |
TZ | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.5M | 2025-03-18 | Information Technology |
Nullify | Sydney | Australia | Angel | $155K | 2025-03-17 | Information Technology |
Breaker | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1.3M | 2025-03-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Reask | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-03-13 | Artificial Intelligence |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $113.2M | 2025-03-12 | Energy |
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-03-12 | Energy |
Thanks | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $2.6M | 2025-03-11 | Advertising |
ORIGO Education | Strathpine | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-11 | Content and Publishing |
Sonder | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $25.3M | 2025-03-10 | Health Care |
PHNXX | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1.1M | 2025-03-10 | Energy |
Incannex Healthcare | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $7.9M | 2025-03-07 | Community and Lifestyle |
Zenith Energy | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $1178.2M | 2025-03-04 | Energy |
Esper Satellite Imagery | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3.1M | 2025-03-04 | Agriculture and Farming |
Heidi Health | Cremorne | Australia | Series A | $16.6M | 2025-03-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Instant | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $18M | 2025-03-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
Tokenise | Brisbane | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-01 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Cobalt Blue Holdings | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $700K | 2025-02-27 | Energy |
Beem | Norwood | Australia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-02-26 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
JOLT | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $136.6M | 2025-02-24 | Consumer Electronics |
Amelio Health | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $400K | 2025-02-21 | Health Care |
PropHero | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $16M | 2025-02-19 | Financial Services |
Magic Valley | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $63.5K | 2025-02-18 | Food and Beverage |
Splose | Adelaide | Australia | Series Unknown | $3.2M | 2025-02-17 | Health Care |
Allegro Energy | Newcastle | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-02-14 | Energy |
1receipt® | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $63.2K | 2025-02-13 | Commerce and Shopping |
Pearler | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $1.9M | 2025-02-13 | Financial Services |
Factor House | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $3.2M | 2025-02-13 | Science and Engineering |
Minikai | Carlton | Australia | Seed | $1.6M | 2025-02-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
upcover | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $11M | 2025-02-10 | Financial Services |
EvenBetter | Sydney | Australia | Pre-Seed | $313.5K | 2025-02-10 | Software |
Ena Respiratory | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-02-10 | Biotechnology |
DyFlex Solutions | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-02-07 | Data and Analytics |
Plenti | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $319.7M | 2025-02-06 | Financial Services |
LawPath | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $10M | 2025-02-05 | Commerce and Shopping |
Lorikeet | Surry Hills | Australia | Seed | $9M | 2025-02-04 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
AdvanCell | Sydney | Australia | Series C | $112M | 2025-02-03 | Biotechnology |
CI-ISAC Australia | Maroochydore | Australia | Series Unknown | $6.4M | 2025-01-29 | Consumer Electronics |
Harrison.ai | Barongarook | Australia | Series C | $20M | 2025-01-29 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
MyGigsters | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | $1.1M | 2025-01-29 | Apps |
Spoony | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1M | 2025-01-28 | Commerce and Shopping |
Qsic | Melbourne | Australia | Series B | $25M | 2025-01-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Levur | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $100K | 2025-01-22 | Biotechnology |
Local Brewing Co. | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $400K | 2025-01-20 | Food and Beverage |
Ioneer | North Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $996M | 2025-01-17 | Natural Resources |
EarnOS | Perth | Australia | Seed | $5M | 2025-01-16 | Information Technology |
Reshop | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $17M | 2025-01-15 | Information Technology |
Kazia Therapeutics | Hornsby | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-01-10 | Biotechnology |
St George Mining | Perth | Australia | Series Unknown | $12.5M | 2025-01-06 | Natural Resources |
GIAGO | Avalon | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-01-01 | Food and Beverage |
Flowing Bee | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $991K | 2025-01-01 | Advertising |
PHNXX | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-01 | Energy |
WearOptimo | Brisbane | Australia | Series Unknown | $8M | 2024-12-24 | Consumer Electronics |
Seeing Machines | Canberra | Australia | Series Unknown | $32.9M | 2024-12-23 | Hardware |
Sitemate | Sydney | Australia | Series A | $18M | 2024-12-23 | Administrative Services |
Vault Cloud | Canberra | Australia | Series B | $22.5M | 2024-12-19 | Hardware |
JET Charge | North Melbourne | Australia | Series C | $44.9M | 2024-12-19 | Consumer Electronics |
Myriota | Adelaide | Australia | Series Unknown | $31.2M | 2024-12-19 | Financial Services |
Marama Labs | Kelburn | New Zealand | Seed | $2.1M | 2024-12-19 | Agriculture and Farming |
IDA | South Yarra | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-18 | Financial Services |
MoneyMe | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $79M | 2024-12-18 | Financial Services |
CapStack | Melbourne | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-12-14 | Financial Services |
Peak Minerals | Subiaco | Australia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2024-12-12 | Natural Resources |
Terria | Canberra | Australia | Seed | $3M | 2024-12-11 | Data and Analytics |
Fleet Space Technologies | Adelaide | Australia | Series D | $100M | 2024-12-11 | Hardware |
Askable | Brisbane | Australia | Series A | $14M | 2024-12-11 | Data and Analytics |
Provenioai | Sydney | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-12-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Birchal | Collingwood | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.3M | 2024-12-11 | Financial Services |
Caruso | Auckland | New Zealand | Seed | $3.2M | 2024-12-11 | Information Technology |
Quantum Brilliance | Canberra | Australia | Series A | $30M | 2024-12-10 | Hardware |
Conry Tech | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $1.6M | 2024-12-10 | Energy |
GoodWork.ai | Sydney | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2024-12-09 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Umps Health | Carlton | Australia | Series A | $4M | 2024-12-06 | Health Care |
Cambium Bio | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2024-12-05 | Health Care |
Ceres Tag | Samford | Australia | Series Unknown | $7M | 2024-12-04 | Information Technology |
TALY | Melbourne | Australia | Pre-Seed | $500K | 2024-12-04 | Administrative Services |
Dovetail Electric Aviation | Rose Bay | Australia | Series Unknown | $173.2K | 2024-12-04 | Transportation |
IREN | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $400M | 2024-12-04 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
MGA Thermal | Newcastle | Australia | Series B | $2.5M | 2024-12-03 | Energy |
Watchful | Auckland | New Zealand | Seed | $2.7M | 2024-12-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
My Mirror | Nedlands | Australia | Seed | $4M | 2024-12-01 | Health Care |
Vast | Darlinghurst | Australia | Series Unknown | $19.5M | 2024-11-25 | Energy |
Preplocal | Sydney | Australia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-11-20 | Food and Beverage |
Sayona Mining | Paddington | Australia | Series Unknown | $26.1M | 2024-11-19 | Manufacturing |
Synergy | North Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-11-14 | Software |
Auror | Auckland | New Zealand | Series C | $48.8M | 2024-11-12 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Orkestra | Melbourne | Australia | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-11-07 | Energy |
JustFund | Sydney | Australia | Series Unknown | $86M | 2024-11-04 | Financial Services |
Tokenise | Brisbane | Australia | Angel | Undisclosed | 2024-11-01 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
Edexia | Brisbane | Australia | Pre-Seed | $600K | 2024-11-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Neara | Redfern | Australia | Series C | $31M | 2024-10-30 | Data and Analytics |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Where can I find recently funded startups in Australia?
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Q3. How many startups in Australia (Oceania) raised funding this year and what were the headline figures?
Across Oceania 135 startups raised funding this year; total funding so far is $5,334,047,600; we track 1,035 startups in the region and 249 raised funding last year; the largest deal was Zenith Energy at $1,178,200,000.
Q4. Which industries in New Zealand are seeing the most funding and deal activity in Oceania?
By funding amount across Oceania the top sectors are Energy ($1,903,553,600), Natural Resources ($1,012,304,400) and Financial Services ($577,817,300); by deal count the leaders are AI (15 deals), Financial Services (14) and Energy (13).
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