King River

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King River is a Sydney-based venture capital fund investing from Series A through to Series B and beyond. Its recent deals span consumer tech, vertical business software, crypto and web3, and fintech, and it launched a $150 million AI-focused fund in March 2025. Recent investments include Block Earner and Sendle.

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October 7, 2026

HIGHEST DEAL COUNT SECTORS IN Q2 2026: VERTICAL BUSINESS SOFTWARE, CLIMATE & ENERGY, WITH AI-ENABLED COMPANIES REPRESENTING AROUND TWO-THIRDS OF DEALS

64 VC ROUNDS + 5 ACCELERATOR ROUNDS ANNOUNCED IN Q2 2026

LARGEST DEALS IN Q2 2026: FIRMUS, AIRWALLEX, LIQUID INSTRUMENTS, EVERLAB, OMNISCIENT NEUROTECHNOLOGY

FEMALE FOUNDERS RECEIVED ~33% OF TOTAL CAPITAL & ~26% OF DEALS

AUSTRALIAN STARTUPS ANNOUNCED $1.7B CAPITAL RAISED IN Q2 2026

HIGHEST FUNDED SECTORS IN Q2 2026: AI MODELS & DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, FINTECH, HARDWARE, ROBOTICS & SENSORS

HIGHEST DEAL COUNT SECTORS IN Q2 2026: VERTICAL BUSINESS SOFTWARE, CLIMATE & ENERGY, WITH AI-ENABLED COMPANIES REPRESENTING AROUND TWO-THIRDS OF DEALS

64 VC ROUNDS + 5 ACCELERATOR ROUNDS ANNOUNCED IN Q2 2026

LARGEST DEALS IN Q2 2026: FIRMUS, AIRWALLEX, LIQUID INSTRUMENTS, EVERLAB, OMNISCIENT NEUROTECHNOLOGY

FEMALE FOUNDERS RECEIVED ~33% OF TOTAL CAPITAL & ~26% OF DEALS

AUSTRALIAN STARTUPS ANNOUNCED $1.7B CAPITAL RAISED IN Q2 2026

HIGHEST FUNDED SECTORS IN Q2 2026: AI MODELS & DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, FINTECH, HARDWARE, ROBOTICS & SENSORS

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