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Oldest Investors with Venture Exposure with Investment Evidence in Australia

Browse investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in Australia, ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first.

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About this list

FundComb tracks 33 investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in Australia on this page.

The ranking uses founding year, with older firms listed first. Treat the figures as directional research data, not as a source to rely on for financial or investment decisions.

The first ranked entries currently include Black Sheep, Equity Venture Partners (EVP) and Uniseed.

How we compile this list

Official pages are researched automatically and independently checked before their claims are used. Each evidence record preserves the source, country connection, capital basis, currency and date. Missing evidence stays unknown.

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Black Sheep

Black Sheep Capital invests in early-stage technology companies, from concept/pre-seed through Series B, and provides founder support. Its stated investment sco...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current site describes its investment focus as technology companies solving problems in Australia (abbreviated “AUS”). This establishes a stated investment mandate, not an office or headquarters.

    Official source

Equity Venture Partners (EVP)

Equity Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in B2B software companies across Australia and New Zealand.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Bondi Junction, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    EVP’s current team page describes the fund as focused on software founders in Australia.

    Official source

Uniseed

Uniseed manages Commercialisation and Venture Funds that invest in companies commercialising research from university and research partners, including early-sta...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Climate & Energy Transition stated firm-wide Deep Tech stated firm-wide Industrial Tech & Automation stated firm-wide Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · St Lucia, Australia

    Official source

  • Venture office · Carlton, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    Uniseed says it invests in companies commercialising research from its university partners or CSIRO; its official material identifies those partners as leading Australian universities and the national science agency.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Right Click Capital

Right Click Capital is a venture capital manager backing technology startups, primarily at pre-seed and seed, with occasional later-round and follow-on investme...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current official investment FAQ explicitly includes startups based in Australia within its investment mandate.

    Official source

Melbourne Angels

Melbourne Angels is an angel investment group founded in 2007. It connects members with curated early-stage opportunities for collaborative evaluation and co-in...

Accelerator or Studio Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Melbourne, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    Its current founder criteria state that it invests in founders in Victoria and across Australia.

    Official source

Sydney Angels

Sydney Angels is an angel investor membership organisation that connects members with early-stage companies through a team-based process. Its AUD $10 million Si...

Accelerator or Studio Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current About page describes the group's investment activity as helping members invest in Australian startups; this supports an Australia mandate, not an office or headquarters claim.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Brisbane Angels

Brisbane Angels is an angel-investor network connecting members with early-stage startups; members assess opportunities and invest when sufficient member intere...

Accelerator or Studio Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The evergreen portfolio page states that Brisbane Angels backs founders across Australia, establishing Australia as part of its stated investment geography, not an office or a dated individual investment.

    Official source

Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures is Salesforce’s dedicated venture arm, investing in enterprise software from seed through growth.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Software & SaaS stated firm-wide AI & Data stated firm-wide Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current investment description explicitly includes Australia among the areas where the firm invests.

    Official source

OneVentures

OneVentures is an Australian investment manager with technology growth-equity and clinical-stage life-sciences investment pillars, alongside a growth-credit pra...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Venture Debt Venture Capital Investment evidence
Life Sciences stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Startmate

Startmate is an accelerator and venture investor that operates a pre-seed fund for Accelerator cohorts and a follow-on continuity fund for selected alumni.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Blackbird Ventures

Blackbird is an Australia and New Zealand venture capital firm backing ambitious technology companies from the earliest stages through later growth. It invests...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Melbourne, Australia

    Official source

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The Core Fund invests in Australian startups; Blackbird also states its investments are guided by founders’ strong connection to Australia or New Zealand, not necessarily company location.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Square Peg Capital

Square Peg is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging technology companies across the internet economy in Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Rampersand

rampersand is an early-stage venture capital firm. We invest in the best Australian technology founders, teams and companies and are committed to helping them b...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

AirTree Ventures

AirTree Ventures is an early and growth stage venture firm that invests in technology-enabled Australian and New Zealand companies. We invest at all stages of t...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Software & SaaS stated Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Folklore (formerly Tempus Partners)

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever inves...

Venture Capital Investment evidence
AI & Data stated firm-wide Healthtech stated firm-wide Industrial Tech & Automation stated firm-wide Software & SaaS stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Redfern, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current homepage describes Folklore as a venture capital firm supporting Australian tech founders. This is a stated support focus, not a claim of exclusivity.

    Official source

Five V Capital

Five V Capital is an investment manager with private equity, growth and venture capital strategies. Its venture team invests in software start-ups, including Se...

Investment Manager Buyout Growth Equity Private Equity Investment evidence
Fintech stated firm-wide Consumer stated firm-wide Financial Services stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The venture strategy expressly focuses its investment strategy on Australia.

    Official source

  • Recorded venture investment · Australia · 2025-07-22

    CIM

    Five V announced its lead investment in CIM's Series A and said this was the fifth investment from its Venture Capital Fund II; CIM is described as an Australian company. This is a dated observed investment, not a current mandate claim.

    Official source

Significant Ventures

Significant Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund founded by the Hindmarsh family, investing in high-potential innovation from Australian universities...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Tidal Ventures

Tidal Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Sydney with an office in New York, investing in product-led ANZ founders targeting global markets.

Venture Capital Investment evidence
AI & Data stated firm-wide Software & SaaS stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Antler Australia

Antler is a global early-stage venture firm investing at inception and pre-seed; its Antler Elevate fund invests from Pre-A through Series C. Its founder reside...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

King River Capital

King River Capital is a venture capital fund based in Sydney and San Francisco, investing primarily in Australia and the United States. King River focuses on hi...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current strategy page says the venture fund primarily targets early-to-growth-stage software companies based in North America or Australia; Australia is explicitly named.

    Official source

Sprint Ventures

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
AI & Data stated firm-wide Climate & Energy Transition stated firm-wide Healthtech stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Brisbane, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current site describes Sprint's venture approach as Australian and says it invests in Australian technology companies. The stated pause in investing is noted separately.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Tenacious Ventures

Agrifood technology investment firm making pre-seed and seed investments in early-stage food and agriculture companies, seeking commercial returns alongside cli...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Food & Agriculture stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Wunala Capital

Wunala Capital is a private investment and fund-management company. Its Emerging Opportunities Fund invests in high-growth private and public companies, typical...

Investment Manager Growth Equity Venture Capital Private Equity Investment evidence
AI & Data stated firm-wide Fintech stated firm-wide Software & SaaS stated firm-wide Financial Services stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Double Bay, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The fund overview explicitly states that the fund backs high-growth private and public companies in Australia.

    Official source

Galileo Ventures

Galileo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital manager backing emerging technology founders, typically making first cheques and reserving follow-on cap...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated AI & Data stated firm-wide Software & SaaS stated firm-wide Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source

  • Venture office · Melbourne, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current Fund II overview states Australia as a geography; this is a stated fund mandate, not an inference from its offices.

    Official source

Beaten Zone Venture Partners

Getting Australian Companies into the Fight. Backing founders developing technologies that enhance the lethality and survivability of our Warfighters.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Reported capital

Alchemy Ventures

Alchemy Ventures is a conditionally registered ESVCLP Fund focused on investing in early to later stage mining, financial, agricultural and consumer technology...

Venture Capital Investment evidence
Consumer stated firm-wide Energy & Natural Resources stated firm-wide Financial Services stated firm-wide Food & Agriculture stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The first-party investment mandate explicitly includes Australia. Its broader Asia-Pacific wording does not establish other specific countries.

    Official source

Boson Ventures

Boson Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm investing in deep tech startups, bridging Australian innovation with Asian markets.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated Food & Agriculture stated Healthcare & Life Sciences stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · Melbourne, Australia

    Official source

  • Venture office · Sydney, Australia

    Official source

  • Venture headquarters · Melbourne, Australia

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current investment criteria specify Australian-registered companies; the stated mandate is not inferred from the firm's offices.

    Official source

Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Australian statutory investor deploying Australian Government capital into renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-emissions technologies through direct fin...

Investment Manager Public Equity Venture Capital Hedge / Listed Equity Investment evidence
Climate & Energy Transition stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    The current Growth Capital mandate backs high-growth Australian businesses, and its commitments can be venture capital. This establishes an Australian mandate for CEFC venture-capable investment activity, not an office or a specific investment.

    Official source

Co Ventures

Co Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund based in Australia, investing in Australian founders building software-led companies with global ambition.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Software & SaaS stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · Australia

    Its stated investment criteria include Australian founders. This supports an Australian-founder mandate, not a claim that all portfolio companies are located in Australia or that investment is limited to Australia.

    Official source

Pacific Channel

Pacific Channel is a New Zealand based venture capital firm focussed on investments in deep technology. Our focus is on the future of health, the future of food...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated firm-wide Food & Agriculture stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture AUM
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

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Methodology
How are firms ranked on this list? +

This list is ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first. FundComb keeps headquarters, office presence and investment geography as separate signals, so a headquarters list and an office list can show different results.

Which capital figures are comparable? +

AUM, aggregate venture commitments and individual closed fund sizes are separate views. Parent assets and cumulative fundraising never count as venture AUM. AUM and commitments need a date within two years; vehicle sizes within three years. Only exact or approximate amounts rank. Foreign currencies use the same dated ECB conversion snapshot. These are manager or strategy totals, not capital available in this country. Unknown, undated, stale, bounded and non-comparable figures remain unranked.

How often is this list updated? +

Profiles update as FundComb ingests public filings, fund websites, official announcements and manual review notes. Rankings can change when new evidence is approved or older data is cleaned.

Does an office mean the firm invests locally? +

An office establishes physical presence only. The investment-evidence view uses stated country mandates or named venture rounds within three years. Founder-linked mandates and dated deals are labelled separately in each source record. Neither proves the firm is currently accepting investments or that all its capital is allocated locally.