Founding Partner, Black Nova Venture Capital

Darcy Naunton

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
	Donesafe	Startup News (WA), Startup Daily
Founding Partner	Black Nova Venture Capital	Forbes Australia (Tue 4 Aug 2026), Forbes Australia (Tue 4 Aug 2026), Startup News (WA) (Thu 13 Jul 2023), Startup News (WA) (Thu 7 Oct 2021), Startup Daily

Coverage

Stories naming Darcy Naunton. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

2 deals

His self-driving car startup hit $300m before crashing. Now he's back for round two.

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.

Forbes Australia Tue 4 Aug 2026 Zabidou Baraja Antler Australia Black Nova Venture Capital Main Sequence Ventures Cibby Pulikkaseril Darcy Naunton

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4 deals

Meet Black Nova, the new Sydney VC fund that's backed 23 startups in stealth mode and already had an exit

Sydney VC Black Nova launched with A$10 million committed toward a $20 million target, co-founders Matt Browne and Darcy Naunton revealed a 23-company portfolio and Notiv's $6.6 million sale to Dubber.

Startup Daily Wed 29 Sep 2021 Black Nova Venture Capital Hudled Pathzero Remote Social Antler Australia Avertro Donesafe Dubber Notiv Skoutli Darcy Naunton Ian Yip Matt Browne

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