Recently Funded Series A Startups in Australia
Updated Sep 2026
There are 149 funded Series A startups in Australia in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series A startup funding landscape in Australia, along with the 100 most recently funded Series A startups in Australia.
The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $8.2M and $18M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Sydney and Melbourne hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series A startups in Australia closed 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 27 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $661M in disclosed capital.
Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence lead the sector. These firms cluster in a few major cities, which makes regional travel unnecessary for those targeting the largest headcount bands. Concentrated activity in urban centers simplifies outreach. The geographic density means a narrow focus on specific metropolitan areas captures the vast majority of these ventures.
Series A funded startup statistics in Australia
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Australia funding rounds: Airtree Ventures.
100 most recently funded Series A startups in Australia
100 of 149Ordered 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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Series A startup funding trends in Australia
Funding activity
Series A startups in Australia closed 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 27 of them in the last 12, adding up to $661M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half running from $8.2M to $18M. 47 of 49 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 21. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Series A startups in Australia
Sector counts across all 149 tracked companies in Australia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Series A startups located in Australia?
Where funded Series A startups in Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Series A startups in Australia by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
About the FundedIQ Series A 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 149 funded Series A 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 49 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Series A startups in Australia 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 Series A startups are there in Australia?
FundedIQ tracks 149 funded Series A startups in Australia. 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 Series A startups in Australia raised?
Series A startups in Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $661M in disclosed capital across 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 27 rounds in the last 12 months. 47 of those 49 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Series A startups in Australia?
Financial Services has the most, with 21 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (19), Information Technology (10) and Commerce and Shopping (9). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Series A startups in Australia?
Sydney leads with 59 companies, then Melbourne (27), Brisbane (8) and Canberra (5).
What is a typical funding round size for Series A startups in Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $12M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $8.2M and $18M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Series A 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 Series A startups in Australia is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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