This page lists investors from the Cut Through Venture investor database that back Australian hardware, robotics, sensors and IoT companies, including funds comfortable with capital-intensive, physical products and longer development cycles.
Hardware and robotics is a growing share of Australian venture. It raised $301M in 2023 and $117M across 8 deals in Q2 2026, ranking third by capital that quarter with a median deal size of $6M and a $70M Series C at the top. Investors named hardware, robotics and IoT the second most cited sector to watch in 2026, behind only AI, in the State of Australian Startup Funding 2025. The report also notes that sector now shapes cheque size as much as stage, and capital-intensive sectors attract larger rounds.
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