Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Canberra, ACT
Every published round Empress Capital 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Technology | Unnamed stage | 13 Mar 2026 | $7m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Fri 13 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Tue 10 Mar 2026), OIF Ventures portfolio | |
| Agentsy | Pre-seed | Dec 2025 | $700k | Lead | SmartCompany (Fri 6 Feb 2026), SmartCompany (Wed 4 Feb 2026), Empress Capital portfolio | |
| Keeyu | Pre-seed | Jul 2025 | $2.3m | Participant | Startup Daily (Fri 14 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 13 Nov 2025), Rampersand (Wed 12 Nov 2025), Rampersand (Tue 11 Nov 2025), Empress Capital portfolio, Exhort Ventures portfolio, Rampersand portfolio | |
| Mary Technology | Unnamed stage | 27 Sep 2024 | $1.4m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 7 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 27 Sep 2024) |
Companies Empress Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentsy | Dec 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Keeyu | AI agent for proactive e-commerce post-purchase operations | Jul 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Mary Technology | 27 Sep 2024 | 2 | 1 |
Companies Empress Capital'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 |
|---|---|
| Airseedtech | airseedtech.com ↗ |
| Anthropic | anthropic.com ↗ |
| Archistar | archistar.ai ↗ |
| Buzzy | buzzy.buzz ↗ |
| Ceoweekly | ceoweekly.com ↗ |
| Markets | markets.businessinsider.com ↗ |
| Marketsherald | marketsherald.com ↗ |
| Marytechnology | marytechnology.com ↗ |
| Optible | optible.ai ↗ |
| Particularaudience | particularaudience.com ↗ |
| Quintessencelabs | quintessencelabs.com ↗ |
| Tability | tability.io ↗ |
| Techcabal | techcabal.com ↗ |
Fund closes reported for Empress Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Empress Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Empress Capital did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Yash Varma | Founder & Partner | SmartCompany, Empress Capital team page |
Stories naming Empress Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup of four Australian funding rounds: thermal energy storage, litigation data software, preventative health, and construction site documentation, together worth $31.9 million.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney legaltech startup Mary Technology has raised $7 million, led by OIF Ventures with existing backers, to fund US expansion including a new San Francisco office.
Agentsy, an Australian proptech startup, has announced a pre-seed round of $700,000 led by Empress Capital, completed in December, as it moves its AI platform to commercial release for agencies nationwide.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.
Also Tech Funding News - Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.
Also Rampersand·quantumwire.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·semiconductorindustrymonthly.com
Roundup of six Australian funding rounds this week: InDebted, Evolt, Restoke.ai, Mary Technology, Matilda and Demtech.ai, with investors, amounts, InDebted's valuation and a secondary component for early backers and staff.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Business News Australia