Venture capital fund · 33 deals
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Jelix Ventures 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 Jelix Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alauda Aeronautics | 21 Apr 2020, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Bitwise Agronomy | Aug 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Biza.io | 18 Aug 2022, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Black.ai | 27 Jun 2022, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Clipboard | Software for schools to manage extracurricular programs | Mar 2020, Seed | 2 | 0 |
| Earlywork | 23 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| FL0 | 9 Jul 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| FloodMapp | 2018, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Fugu Carbon | Jul 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Gelomics | Jul 2024, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Hatch | 19 Feb 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| HowToo | 5 Jul 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Iluminr | 11 Oct 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Josef | May 2019, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| National Renewable Network | Dec 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| PropHero | 18 Feb 2022, Pre-seed | 3 | 0 | |
| Quantum Brilliance | 26 Aug 2021, Seed | 4 | 0 | |
| SafeStack Academy | 18 Oct 2021, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Sinorbis | 9 Oct 2018, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Syenta | 22 Dec 2022, Seed | 3 | 0 | |
| Veridooh | 6 Jun 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Zendir | 17 Sep 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Jelix Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
| Fund | Announced | Committed | Target | Close | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 23 Aug 2021 | $15m | - | Interim | Women's Agenda, Startup Daily |
Companies Jelix Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Jelix Ventures did.
Stories naming Jelix Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney-based chip packaging startup Syenta raised a Series A led by Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund to commercialise its interconnect manufacturing technology and expand into the US.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
Also Startup Daily
Chip startup Syenta raised a Series A led by Playground Global with the National Reconstruction Fund to commercialise its packaging technology and expand into the US; ex-Intel chief Pat Gelsinger joins its board.
Syenta, an ANU spinout in Sydney, has secured $36 million in Series A funding to commercialise its chip packaging technology; Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund led, and Pat Gelsinger joins the board.
Compass Education has bought Clipboard, a school extracurricular software startup, with early backers including Jelix Ventures and EVP expecting up to 10x returns; earlier raises by both companies are recalled.
BZV's post announcing it co-led Zendir's oversubscribed seed round with Investible, joined by Galileo Ventures, TEN13, Jelix Ventures and Innovation Bay, to fund overseas growth of the spacecraft digital-twin platform.
Roundup of five Australian raises totalling $85 million: National Renewable Network's Series A, plus Syenta, Cuttable, SprintSuite and Bitwise Agronomy, with lead investors and expansion plans for each.
ANU spin-out Syenta has secured $8.8 million to commercialise its chip-packaging technology, with Investible leading; the piece recalls its 2022 seed round and selection for Applied Materials' ASTRA accelerator.
Also Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Diamond quantum hardware maker Quantum Brilliance raised $20 million in Series A funding from Main Sequence, In-Q-Tel and Australian government investors, and won a German agency contract for a mobile quantum computer.
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand raises totalling $42.8 million, spanning property-investment AI, workforce credentialing, allied-health practice software, conversation analytics, maths learning games, copper processing and holiday-park bookings.
Quantum Brilliance, a Canberra-based maker of diamond-based quantum chips, has drawn fresh equity from the National Reconstruction Fund and more from Breakthrough Victoria to build a diamond foundry, with prior grants and backers recapped.
Jelix's investment note explains why its fund joined NRN's oversubscribed $4.3m raise ahead of its Series A, covering the startup's solar financing model, rapid revenue growth, and market opportunity.
Jelix Ventures explains its follow-on backing of edtech firm Inquisitive's AUD 6.5 million Series A extension, with Premier Capital Partners leading, and recounts founder Tim Power's edtech track record.
Weekly funding roundup covering eight local companies that together banked $80m, topped by twin $17m Series Bs at Safewill and Fresho, plus Celosia's $16.75m Series A and five smaller rounds.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·LaunchVic
Jelix's note explains its fund's participation in Nominal Systems' oversubscribed seed round, profiling the spacetech founders, their industry collaborations, early profitability and plans for recurring digital-twin revenue.
Jelix's note explains why its fund led satellite thruster startup VXB Aerospace's $1.2 million seed round, citing the team's expertise, customer letters of intent, market growth, and acceptance into Techstars Space.
Brisbane biotech Gelomics has raised a pre-seed round to advance its animal-free tissue testing technology, with Jelix Ventures leading and QIC's Enterprise Acceleration Fund and Angelloop participating.
Jelix's investment note explains why its fund led Gelomics's seed round, with QIC and Angelloop participating; the startup grows 3D cell cultures for biomedical research and drug development.
Jelix's note sets out its reasons for backing Aera, a fintech helping first-home buyers save deposits, and profiles the founding team; the round was led by Icehouse Ventures with Jelix participating.
Jelix Ventures explains why it joined Hatch's December 2023 funding round, citing the founders' track record, an AI job-matching product, strong customer feedback and a large addressable market.
Aura Ventures explains its seed investment in Hatch, an Australian jobs marketplace for young professionals co-founded by Adam Jacobs and Chaz Heitner, alongside Rampersand, Investible, Jelix Ventures and Alberts.
Also Alberts Impact Ventures portfolio·Aura Group portfolio·Startup Daily·Early VC·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Sydney AI property-investment platform PropHero raised a $25 million Series A led by Bailador, who provided half, with five other investors participating; Bailador co-founder David Kirk joins PropHero's board.
Also Capital Brief·Startup Daily·realestatebusiness.com.au·proptechnews.com.au·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·proptechaustralia.com.au
Australian startups Diraq, Marqo, and Hatch secured funding rounds. Ansarada was acquired by Datasite. Bupa launched a new venture fund, and the Queensland government backed several VCs and accelerators.
Jelix Ventures sets out why its Fund 1 backed Earlywork's $1.5 million round, praising the edtech startup's team and vocational model while flagging scaling questions.
Also Startup Daily
Three Australian companies — Fleet Space Technologies, MoreGoodDays and Syneta — feature on Forbes Asia's 100 to Watch list; the piece profiles each business, its backers and recent raises.
Biza.io appoints Joe D'Addio to its board, promotes Mark Perry to Chief Growth Officer, hires Peter Hill and Stella Kwok, and plans a Sydney office, recalling its 2022 Series A.
Australian quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance has raised US$18 million to scale its room-temperature diamond-based mini quantum computers, following a smaller round in 2021.
Also Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Archangel Ventures' annual review recounts closing its second fund above $32 million, passing $10 million invested in Australian startups, and portfolio raises by Aerotruth, Bare, Trendspek, Pearler and Vively during 2022.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia
A year-end roundup listing six recent startup raises, giving amounts, lead investors and co-investors for Tic:Toc, 5B, Syenta, Vively, Aerotruth and Potiki, plus each company's stated plans for the money.
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
Legal automation firm Josef banks $5.2 million in a round OIF Ventures led, with Carthona, Flying Fox, Jelix and Saniel participating, adding US and UK law firms as clients.
Also SmartCompany
Edtech startup Clipboard raised $3.1 million in a round led by EVP, with Jelix Ventures and Sprint Ventures participating, to fund new functionality and business development hires.
Also SmartCompany·Business News Australia·Techboard·Startup Daily·clipboard.app·Forbes Australia
Roundup of six Australian startups that together secured about $196 million this week, covering raises by Airwallex, SunDrive, T-Shirt Ventures, Iluminr, Foodini and Banksia Academy.
Iluminr, an Australian crisis-response SaaS startup, raised $4.2 million led by QBE Ventures, with Investible, Flying Fox, Jelix Ventures and US-based Rebellion Ventures participating, to fund US expansion and team growth.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Proptech PropHero closed an oversubscribed A$8 million seed round co-led by Fifth Wall and Samaipata, with existing backers Jelix Ventures and AfterWork Ventures returning after its 2022 pre-seed.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·proptechconnect.com
Biza.io, a Brisbane consumer-data-right compliance startup, has closed a $7.5m Series A with OIF Ventures and Jelix Ventures — its first raise after bootstrapping to profitability under founder Stuart Low, a former Rabobank innovation head.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Techboard·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech
Profile of HowToo co-founder and CEO Lisa Vincent, covering the platform's 2020 launch, its growth, federal grant funding, and backing from three investors.
Profile of HowToo co-founder and CEO Lisa Vincent, covering her move from agency Savv-e, federal grant funding, three venture backers, and plans to expand the learning platform into the United States.
Computer vision startup Black.ai has raised a $5.4 million Seed+ round led by Jelix Ventures with Right Click Capital and angels, taking its total funding to $8.55 million to double headcount and expand industries.
Also Techboard
Three female-led venture firms launch WinVC, a community and education initiative supporting women in venture capital through mentoring, networking and profile-raising, led by executives from W23, OneVentures and Jelix Ventures.