Investor · 10 deals
Every published round BlackNova 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.
Companies BlackNova has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable | May 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Enaxiom | 4 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Nullify | Jun 2023, Pre-seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Operata | 4 Aug 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Remote Social | 13 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Saasguru | 7 Feb 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Tikpay | Account-based ticketing and payments for public transport | 19 Sep 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| Try Phantm | Packaging data software for EPR and APCO reporting | 9 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Zabidou | AI computer vision for automated industrial robotics QA | 3 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for BlackNova, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies BlackNova has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal BlackNova did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Browne | Managing Director | Women's Agenda, SmartCompany |
Stories naming BlackNova. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney energy startup Cable, which installs batteries at small businesses to cut power bills, has banked a $4 million pre-seed round from Systemiq Capital and Black Nova VC while opening its public beta.
Also Startup Daily·Dealroom
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
Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia
Melbourne circular-economy startup Phantm has closed a $2 million oversubscribed seed round with three venture backers, helping firms swap plastics for natural alternatives, with customers including a major coffee chain.
Also worldbiomarketinsights.com·startupscaleup.com.au·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Weekly roundup of five Australian startups announcing raises: Stacked Farm, Sherlok, Readiitel's Readii, Nullify and Baresop, together bringing in $46.9 million from local investors.
Also SmartCompany
Nullify, which uses AI to detect code vulnerabilities, has secured $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from OIF Ventures, Blacknova Ventures, Cyrise and two former XM Cyber founders now at Skylight Cyber.
Square Peg Capital leads cloud-skills edtech saasguru's AUD1.3 million pre-seed round, with BlackNova VC investing. The Sydney company was co-founded by Amit Choudhary and Atif Saad, who earlier built and sold consultancy SaaSFocus.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·TechCrunch Venture
Weekly venture roundup covering Scalapay's giant series A, numerous Australian raises, acquisitions of Clipchamp, Paidy and CipherTrace, Houseparty's closure, crypto regulation developments, and Atlassian appointing a Cloudflare founder as director.
Workplace culture platform Remote Social has secured $1 million in seed funding from Black Nova VC, NeuroPower, Antler Australia and five angel investors to grow its Culture-as-a-Service offering for distributed teams.