Venture capital is an essential part of the financial eco-system, enabling and supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises. Whether you’re looking for seed level, series A or larger rounds of investment funding we’ve compiled a list below of the key venture capital firms in Australia below.
ANU Connect Ventures
ANU is a seed/early-stage investment, managing the Discovery Translation Fund which also invests in proof-of-concept companies.
Location: Canberra Targeting: Canberra
Investment Level: None-repayable DTF grant of $25,000 to $50,000 and seed investment of max $500,000.
Portfolio Companies: Warm Contact, Dosimetry & Imaging, StageBitz – Full list here.
Contact/Apply: Contact details and handy web form here.
Arowana Capital
Arowana Capital are a seed and early-stage investment company focusing on Education, Financial Technology and Food. However, they will reach out of their comfort zone if you fit their investment thesis.
Location: Brisbane & Sydney Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: Seed and Early-Stage with an undisclosed amount.
Portfolio Companies: Luz Almond, FX2School, StudyQuery – a full list can be found by clicking the ‘Portfolio’ tab on their website here.
Contact/Apply: There is a ‘Pitch us’ and ‘Contact Us’ tab on the top of their website here.
Banksia Capital
Banksia is a late-stage and buyout company working with privately owned businesses and companies, based in Perth.
Location: Perth Targeting: Western Australia
Investment Level: $3,000,000 -$15,000,000 long term (2 -7 years) for companies with >$1,000,000 profit.
Portfolio Companies: Skill Hire, MTI Group, Logic Communications – full list here.
Contact/Apply: There is a web form as well as other forms of contact here.
Brandon Capital Partners
Brandon Capital Partners are a seed and venture capital company working with developing life sciences and improving medical outcomes of the companies that they invest in.
Location: Melbourne | Sydney Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: unknown
Portfolio Companies: Spinifex, Elastagen, Snap Surveillance – a Full list can be found here.
Contact/Apply: Contact details here.
TALU Ventures F.K.A. CM Capital
TALU Ventures was built with 3 of the successors of CM Capital and focusing on IT and Biotech industries, from seed upwards.
Location: Brisbane Targeting: Australia | USA
Investment Level: $5,000,000 – $15,000,000
Portfolio Companies: AdGent, Datacastle, TreatMetrix – full list here.
Contact/Apply: All of their contact details are here.
Equity Partners
Equity Partners are an investment fund focusing on mid and late-stage companies grossing $4,000,00-$20,000,000 profit before tax.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia | New Zealand
Investment Level: Not known
Portfolio Companies: Tasman Market Fresh Meats, Aussie Farmers Group, HRV – Full list here.
Contact/Apply: Contact links here.
Tidal Ventures
Tidal Ventures an early stage venture capital firm investing in product-led Australian and New Zealand founders bound for international markets.
Location: Sydney | New York
Targeting: Australia | New Zealand | USA | Canada | UK
Investment Level: $250,000 – $2,500,000
Portfolio Companies: Frankie One, PredictHQ, Shippit – Full list here.
