Artesian VC

Est. 2004
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≈AUD 1.5B
Firm FUM
Assets under management, stated by Artesian website; currency taken from its funds · source
HQ
Australia
Founded
2004
Focus
AI & Data · Climate & Energy Transition · Deep Tech · Energy & Natural Resources · Food & Agriculture · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Technology
Last fundraise
2025 (AUD 60M)

About

Artesian's venture business manages dedicated and pooled venture funds and institutional mandates, investing in early-stage companies across climate and energy, agrifood, health, AI, defence and frontier themes.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Private Credit
Sources

Profile sources

  1. artesianinvest.com — AI & Data, Climate & Energy Transition, Deep Tech, Energy & Natural Resources, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology

Locations & investment markets

  • Office · Adelaide, Australia

  • Investment market · Australia

    A November 2024 announcement describes Artesian’s collaboration on a venture fund advancing Australian horticulture and targeting local and international startups. This supports an Australia-specific mandate for that fund, not an Australia-only mandate for the entire venture business.

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.

Investment Criteria

Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Australia
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
Oceania

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Australia
Office Presence
No office countries recorded

Fundraising

Artesian VC Hort Innovation Venture Fund
2025
AUD 60M
source
Artesian VC GrainInnovate
2019
AUD 50M
source
Artesian VC 2017 fund
2017
AUD 26M
source
Artesian VC Slingshot Venture Fund
2017
AUD 15M
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Seed (1)
Recent tracked deals
TerraBlaster
Seed - 2026

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