Recently Funded Startups in Sydney
Updated Oct 2026
There are 419 funded startups in Sydney 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 Sydney, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Sydney closed 166 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 94 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $14B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.6M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.2M and $18M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector.
Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence dominate the local mix. Early stage labels and small headcount bands define the typical profile. These firms are lean and young. This creates a target market of agile teams with limited internal infrastructure. Buyers find a concentration of early hires who hold decision power over new software and service contracts.
Sydney funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Sydney funding rounds: Airtree Ventures, Antler, Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Surge.
100 most recently funded startups in Sydney
100 of 419Ordered 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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Sydney startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Sydney closed 166 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 94 of them in the last 12, adding up to $14B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.6M, with the middle half running from $1.2M to $18M. 150 of 166 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 65. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Airtree Ventures, Antler and Blackbird Ventures appear most often across funded startups in Sydney on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Sydney
Sector counts across all 419 tracked companies in Sydney. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Top investors in Sydney startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Sydney.
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 Sydney
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Sydney break down by stage.
A further 85 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Sydney 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 419 funded startups in Sydney currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (16 of 166 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 Sydney 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 Sydney?
FundedIQ tracks 419 funded startups in Sydney. 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 Sydney raised?
Startups in Sydney tracked by FundedIQ have raised $14B in disclosed capital across 166 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 94 rounds in the last 12 months. 150 of those 166 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Sydney?
Financial Services has the most, with 65 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (56), Information Technology (31) and Apps (21). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which investors back the most startups in Sydney?
Airtree Ventures, Antler, Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital and Surge appear most often across funded startups in Sydney 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 Sydney?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.6M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.2M 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 Sydney?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 39 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (19) and Series A (16). A further 85 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Sydney 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 Sydney is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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