Recently Funded Startups in South Australia
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 29 funded startups in South Australia 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 South Australia, along with the 29 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in South Australia closed 14 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $207M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $720K and $14M. Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Natural Resources hold the most companies by sector. Adelaide and Unley hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in South Australia.
Capital entry occurs primarily at the earliest stages. These lean teams represent a high volume of early bets. While a few late stage players exist, the market leans toward nascent ventures. This concentration means a focus on seed level opportunities and founders building their first teams.
South Australia funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
29 most recently funded startups in South Australia
29 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.
South Australia startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in South Australia closed 14 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12, adding up to $207M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half running from $720K to $14M. 13 of 14 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Natural Resources hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 5. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in South Australia
Sector counts across all 29 tracked companies in South Australia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in South Australia?
Where funded startups in South Australia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in South Australia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in South Australia break down by stage.
A further 9 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ South Australia 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 29 funded startups in South 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 14 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 South Australia is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 29 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 South Australia?
FundedIQ tracks 29 funded startups in South Australia. This page lists the 29 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 South Australia raised?
Startups in South Australia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $207M in disclosed capital across 14 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 7 rounds in the last 12 months. 13 of those 14 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in South Australia?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 5 companies, followed by Biotechnology (3), Natural Resources (3) and Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in South Australia?
Adelaide leads with 20 companies, then Unley (2), Altona (1) and Bruce (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in South Australia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $720K and $14M. 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 South Australia?
Pre-Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 2 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (2) and Series D (1). A further 9 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the South Australia 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 South Australia is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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