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Every published round Antler Australia took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted, and a place in one of its own programs is under Cohorts.
Everyone Antler Australia has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Antler Australia has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Yolo ex | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 Hours | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| :Different | 11 Nov 2021, Series B | 1 | 1 | |
| Adash | 8 Jun 2021, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Andisor | 11 Nov 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aurelius | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Authentified | 3 Jul 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Avertro | 11 Nov 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Azonic | Aug 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Blakthumb | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| BlueNexus | AI agent workspace integrating with existing tools | 15 Jul 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Bump'n | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| CalcTree | 11 Nov 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Calia | Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Cauzey | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Chippit | 22 Mar 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| CloudOlive | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Communiti Labs | 3 Jul 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Elenta | Jun 2020, Accelerator | 2 | 1 | |
| Enaxiom | 4 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Enrola | 2024, Pre-seed | 2 | 0 | |
| eQALY | 21 Oct 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| EZiD | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flintworks | 8 Jun 2021, Pre-seed | 2 | 1 | |
| Flowing Bee | 5 Mar 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Flyweel | 4 Aug 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Foodini | 11 Oct 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Giftbee | Nov 2025, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| GoFIGR | 24 Jul 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| GrazeMate | Drone toolkit for autonomous mustering and pasture analysis | 2 Feb 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Halo Money | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Hollis | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Hudled | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Humpday | 1 Feb 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| iN2iTY Lab | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indi | 30 Sep 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Intalayer | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| lagrange.ai | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lamno | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Lived | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Manifest | Apr 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Meetric | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Minikai | 13 Feb 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Monty Compost Co | 9 Aug 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| motiveOS | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| MyGigsters | 7 Nov 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Mys Tyler | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Nucanon | 6 May 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Nuggets Academy | 28 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Nuzzl | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| One Key Access | 8 Jun 2021, Pre-seed | 2 | 1 | |
| OneMRI | 18 Aug 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Onqlave | Feb 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| OpenDebt | 22 Sep 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Oscorp Energy | 4 Aug 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Our Leg Up | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ovum | 4 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Pactify | 3 Jul 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Pathzero | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 4 | 1 | |
| Quicka | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Reach Alternative Investments | Platform for investing in global private equity and credit | 11 Nov 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Recycle Smart | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Reebelo | 14 Feb 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Refresh | Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Remote Social | 21 Oct 2020, Accelerator | 2 | 1 | |
| Rensa | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| RightPaw | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Saasguru | 29 Nov 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Sahha | 25 Jul 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Sapyen | 3 Feb 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| SeeStone | 12 Dec 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Shopfront | 11 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| SiteHive | 13 Aug 2019, Seed | 2 | 1 | |
| Skoutli | 8 Jun 2021, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Sophiie AI | 16 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Sortd | 15 May 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Spoony | 2024, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| StoryAntics | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Subundl | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Support Fusion | 26 Mar 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Tactiq | 21 Oct 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Trace | AI-powered software for climate compliance and carbon reporting | 30 Jun 2020, Accelerator | 2 | 1 |
| Upcover | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 3 | 2 | |
| Upflowy | 24 Feb 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Urban Swan | 23 Dec 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vyro | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wandora | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| WIRL | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Xailient | 13 Aug 2019, Accelerator | 2 | 2 | |
| Zabidou | AI computer vision for automated industrial robotics QA | 3 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Zibra | 11 Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Companies Antler Australia's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| 3Square | 3square.ai ↗ |
| 5.Y GLUCOSE Agentic AI | - |
| 5.Y GLUCOSE Agentic AI | - |
| 913 | 913.ai ↗ |
| 913.ai | - |
| ABIVO | abivo.ai ↗ |
| Abodelabs | abodelabs.ai ↗ |
| Abode Labs | abodelabs.ai ↗ |
| Abode Labs | - |
| Access-carbon | access-carbon.com ↗ |
| Access Carbon | - |
| Accretion Bio | accretion.bio ↗ |
| Acrux Education | acrux.education ↗ |
| Adamata | - |
| Adaptive | adaptive.live ↗ |
| Ad-auris | ad-auris.com ↗ |
| Ad Auris | - |
| Adeu | adeu.ai ↗ |
| adeu.ai | - |
| Adrenaline Interactive | adrenalineinteractive.ai ↗ |
| AdvancePay (Zilla) | advancepay.io ↗ |
| AdviseWell | advisewell.co ↗ |
| Aesty | aesty.ai ↗ |
| Aevy | aevy.io ↗ |
| Affinitylabs | affinitylabs.ai ↗ |
| Affinity Labs | - |
| Affinity Labs | affinitylabs.ai ↗ |
| Afterefx | afterefx.com ↗ |
| Agenta | agenta.ai ↗ |
| Agenta.ai | - |
| Agentio | agentio.com ↗ |
| Agrigate | agrigate.id ↗ |
| Agri Sparta | agrisparta.com ↗ |
| Agrovisia | agrovisia.com.br ↗ |
| Aiba | aiba.ai ↗ |
| Aiden | - |
| Ai-fluence | ai-fluence.com ↗ |
| AIFluence | - |
| Aignosis | aignosis.in ↗ |
| Airalo | airalo.com ↗ |
| Airballoon | airballoon.app ↗ |
| Aircity | aircity.network ↗ |
| AirDodge | airdodge.io ↗ |
| Airmo | airmo.io ↗ |
| AirShelf | airshelf.ai ↗ |
| Airy Digital | airy.digital ↗ |
| Aivotlabs | aivotlabs.ai ↗ |
| Aivot Labs | - |
| Aivot Labs | aivotlabs.ai ↗ |
| Akar | akar.cloud ↗ |
| Alchemyst AI | - |
| Alchemyst AI | - |
| Alcolase | alcolase.com ↗ |
| Alea Health | aleahealth.co ↗ |
| Alertmend | alertmend.io ↗ |
| AlertMend.io | - |
| Allihoop | allihoop.se ↗ |
| Allspring | - |
| Alpha-grid | alpha-grid.ai ↗ |
| Alphagrid | - |
| Alphaguard | alphaguard.ai ↗ |
| Alpha Impact | alphaimpact.fi ↗ |
| AlphaLoops | alphaloops.ai ↗ |
| AlphaNova | alphanova.tech ↗ |
| AlphaShine | alphashine.ca ↗ |
| Altai | - |
| Altaicasting | altaicasting.com ↗ |
| Alterno | alterno.net ↗ |
| Alt Fashion | - |
| Altum (fka Jenni.ai) | - |
| Five-whys | five-whys.com ↗ |
| Getaiden | getaiden.com ↗ |
| Getalchemystai | getalchemystai.com ↗ |
| Investors portal | icx.efrontcloud.com ↗ |
| Jenni | jenni.ai ↗ |
| Lovable | - |
| Myalt | myalt.shop ↗ |
| Peec.ai | - |
| Taqtic | - |
| Tryallspring | tryallspring.com ↗ |
| Wingbits | - |
Fund closes reported for Antler Australia, as distinct from the investments it has made.
| Fund | Announced | Committed | Target | Close | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antler Elevate | 8 Jun 2023 | $285m | - | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Fund 1 | 24 Nov 2021 | $46m | - | - | Startup Daily (Wed 24 Nov 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 11 Nov 2021) |
| Australia Early Stage Venture Capital fund | 21 Oct 2020 | $46m | - | - | SmartCompany (Thu 8 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (Wed 22 Sep 2021), SmartCompany (Tue 15 Dec 2020), Startup Daily (Wed 21 Oct 2020), Startup Daily (Thu 25 Jun 2020) |
Investors that coverage says has money in a fund Antler Australia runs. This is a stake in the fund, not in any company the fund has backed.
Companies Antler Australia has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Antler Australia did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Antler Australia is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Antler Australia acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Antler Australia raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Investment Corporation | Accelerator | - |
Stories naming Antler Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly digest: Firmus withdraws its planned listing, Square Peg reaches a billion-dollar close on two vehicles, MUFG clears regulators to buy Grow Inc, and Lubdub, RocketDNA, Energy Bay and Metal all raise.
Nicola Forrest's Coaxial Foundation commits up to US$19.4M as anchor limited partner in Antler's third Australian fund, with part earmarked for grants and support aimed at women-founded startups.
Antler's third Australian fund has drawn a $20m commitment from Nicola Forrest's Coaxial Foundation, part of up to $30m backing women founders via grants and co-investment through the new Momentum program.
Weekly roundup recording a dozen raises and acquisitions, Firmus's scheduled float, a new $50m venture fund, a founder share sale, grant winners, an accelerator intake, and an AI agent's government breach.
Also DealStreetAsia·Dealroom·This Week in Australian Startups·AFR Technology·AFR Technology·Startup Daily·AFR Technology·AFR Technology·ABC News Technology·iTnews
Sydney fintech OpenDebt, which applies AI agents to debt recovery, has secured $2 million in pre-seed backing from Blackbird and Antler to grow its team and explore US partnerships.
Also Australian FinTech·Business News Australia·This Week in Australian Startups·Dynamic Business
Listed investor Scalare Partners has taken an undisclosed early-stage stake in Sydney AI scent startup Auric, which has opened a lab at Tank Stream Labs after earlier backing from Antler and Sputnik ATX.
Startup Daily reports Airtree has extended its Frontier founder residency to San Francisco, dangling uncapped US$250,000 SAFE notes at expat Aussie and Kiwi founders; its Sydney edition hosts alumni of major local tech firms.
Antler Australia urges founders planning a pre-seed raise to move early and close before the summer break, promoting its five-week Fast Track cheque and citing Refresh's later rounds as proof it works.
Also Startup Daily
Two raises reported: Superhero has banked $20m of a hoped $30m round led by Salter Brothers at a $176m valuation, while New Zealand crime-intelligence startup Azonic took NZ$1m in a Blackbird-led pre-seed.
Eight Australian companies make Forbes Asia's annual 100 To Watch list; the piece profiles each and recaps recent raises across climate tech, health and software.
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
Melbourne behavioural-intelligence startup Flowing Bee hires Jonny Hanratty from The Lab to lead applied research and strategy amid rapid growth; named backers include Archangel Ventures, Antler and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund.
Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.
Australian trades-software startup Sophiie AI has secured A$5 million in seed capital, valuing it at A$30 million, with five backers on board as it relaunches its platform and eyes US expansion later in 2026.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
Also ontargetish.com
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
Roundup of four Australian raises: Firmus Technologies' US$2 billion round at a $15 billion valuation, Eudaemon's $3.75 million, Zabidou's $3.5 million seed round, and Rampart's $2.3 million.
Australian startup Enrola has banked seed funding to scale its AI sales agent after pivoting from an education marketplace, with a new growth head joining.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·ontargetish.com·bushletter.com·SmartCompany·ontargetish.com
Melbourne women's health app Ovum raised $4m Seed funding led by Admiralty Capital Group to expand AI-driven health data tools, valuing it at $18 million.
Deep tech founder Cibby Pulikkaseril has banked a $3.5m seed for Zabidou, whose lasers inspect factory output, with Black Nova, Main Sequence and Antler backing; his earlier LiDAR venture Baraja folded.
Also SmartCompany
Antler's blog post announces that 83 founders have begun its sixteenth Australian residency in Sydney, selected from over 2,300 applicants, with partners and staff describing what makes founders succeed.
Roundup of three early-stage AI raises: BlueNexus's $2 million seed, Hyades's NZ$910,000 pre-seed plus a research grant, and ESGAgent's undisclosed round. All three companies are pre-revenue.
Roundup of three ANZ raises: BlueNexus' $2m seed led by M31 Capital, Hyades' NZ$1.1m pre-seed with Icehouse Ventures plus an R&D grant, and ESGAgent.ai's $725,000 seed led by DNX Ventures.
Sydney firm BlueNexus announced seed funding of A$2 million, with M31 Capital leading and Antler, Eastend Ventures and inSilico One joining; proceeds go toward product rollout, connectors and compliance work.
Also apac.entrepreneur.com·Dealroom·SmartCompany·ontargetish.com·aistartupsnews.com
Profile of GoFIGR, a Sydney HR-tech startup founded in 2020 by two former Randstad colleagues, recording its 2023 seed round of $1.9 million backed by Aliavia Ventures, Antler and Wollemi Capital.
Ten13's post explains why it led Flyweel's pre-seed round with QIC, Antler and angel investors, backing a platform bringing real-time financial visibility and funding to advertising spend.
Australian women's health AI startup Ovum AI has raised a 4 million dollar seed round led by Admiralty Capital Group, following an earlier pre-seed, with several impact and government backers participating.
Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Women's Agenda·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Flyweel, a Queensland fintech for financing and managing ad spend, has banked $2.41 million in a pre-seed round Ten13 led, with Antler, QIC and several founder-angels aboard; a US launch comes first.
Queensland fintech Flyweel has closed a pre-seed round led by Ten13, with Antler, QIC and several fintech founders and executives backing, to help businesses fund advertising ahead of revenue.
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $17 million, including two startups entering Y Combinator, plus a new QuantX Labs board director and SmartrMail's earlier sale to Relay Commerce.
Sydney robotics startup Oscorp Energy raised A$1.3 million pre-seed, led by Atlas's AI fund with Antler and Antipodean Capital, to build AI vision systems that detect lithium-ion batteries in recycling waste streams.
Interview with athlete-turned-investor Christie Jenkins on her path from elite sport to venture capital and her new accelerator venture, ahead of the Growth Summit.
Sydney climate tech startup Enaxiom has banked a seed round led by Epic Angels to commercialise its water-reusing cooling technology for data centres, funding deployment, hiring and a push into the US market.
Also Startup Daily
Antler profiles two founders from its portfolio, Enaxiom's Tia and Enrola's Jo Thomas, on starting before feeling ready; both credit its residency, and Jo recalls raising without gendered friction.
Adtech startup Manifest has launched with a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Brand Fund with Antler, Icehouse Ventures, Techstars, family offices and industry angels taking part, aiming to replace agency timesheets.
Profile of Prefactor, whose co-founders Matt Doughty and Simon Russell twice pivoted from authentication into AI agent governance, recalling Antler's late-2024 backing and a September 2025 pre-seed raise.
Antler Australia opens applications for its eight-week residency, profiling recent founders Matteo Calo of Flyweel and Jeff Quach of Indi and detailing its investment offer and ARC follow-on structure.
Weekly roundup detailing eight trans-Tasman raises totalling A$373.3 million, headlined by Halter's Series E, spanning quantum computing, biomanufacturing, robotics, adtech and agtech, plus a recalled $2 billion founder exit.
Also Startup Daily
A software vendor has secured $1 million in pre-seed backing led by two venture firms, with an earlier backer and three channel executives also investing, to fund hiring in Australia and the US.
Podcast episode where ProfitPeak co-founder Carla Penn-Kahn tells Antler's Bede Moore why direct-to-consumer brands should prize profit over top-line growth, drawing on her history of buying and growing e-commerce brands.