Blue Corridor is a Brisbane-based venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed in Australian and New Zealand startups that can expand into the US. It offers hands-on help with US scaling and fundraising, and backs companies across AI, vertical software, fintech, health and deep tech. Founders can email the firm directly.
Unlock Capital is a Melbourne-based venture fund backing essential AI, where AI runs inside physical systems such as energy, robotics and biology. It writes pre-seed and seed first cheques into Australian-founded companies or those building on Australian testbeds. It replies to every deck within five business days.
View profileTripleBubble is a Melbourne-based fintech-only fund founded in 2024 by Up co-founder Dom Pym and partners. It invests across pre-seed and seed rounds, secondaries and listed equities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. CommBank's x15ventures cornerstoned its first close.
View profileNextGen Ventures is a first-cheque fund for young Australian founders, investing up to $100,000 at the earliest stage, including at the idea stage. Alongside capital it helps founders with fundraising and early hires. Founders apply online.
View profileGlitch Capital is a Melbourne-based $50 million founders fund launched in 2025 and run by founders of Aconex, A Cloud Guru and Payapps. It writes cheques of $1 million to $3 million alongside other venture funds into global technology companies that have found product-market fit. Recent investments include Cuttable.
View profileAliavia Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm backing female-founded companies in Australia and the US at pre-seed and seed. Its A$13.5 million first fund drew Australian backers including Tattarang and the Denholm family office, and its deals span business software, healthtech, education and life sciences. Recent investments include InsightWise and GoFigr.
View profileAdmiralty Capital Group is a Gold Coast-based venture capital firm founded in 2024, investing at pre-seed and seed. Its VC Fund I has a stated bias toward founders on the Gold Coast and in South-East Queensland, and it co-led Sophiie AI's $5 million seed round in 2026. Its recent deals span vertical business software, marketplaces and life sciences. Recent investments include Sophiie, Bower and Rentsy.
View profileBrowse the full list of Australian startup investors, or filter by stage and sector to find the right fit.
Browse the full investor database