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Active investors backing this sector, from the Cut Through Venture investor database.
This page lists investors from the Cut Through Venture investor database that back Australian horizontal business software companies, tools sold across industries rather than built for one.
Horizontal software has become the harder pitch. In Q2 2026 it raised $48M across 10 deals against $822M for vertical software, and 72% of investors said they preferred vertical products, citing workflow depth and domain data as protection against AI-driven commoditisation. Use the filters to narrow by stage, and read the latest reports for software funding trends.
UNSW Founders is an accelerator based in Sydney, backing companies at the angel, pre-seed, seed and accelerator stages. Founded in 2018 and based at the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre, it has supported more than 140 companies across hardware and robotics, life sciences and biotech, climate and energy and AI infrastructure. Recent investments include VOQO AI and GonGlobal.
View profileUniversity of New South Wales is a university-linked investor based in Sydney, backing companies from seed through accelerator, Series A and Series B+ stages via its Barker Street Ventures platform. Over the past decade, UNSW-linked ventures have attracted a cumulative $5.6 billion in capital, with deals spanning marketplaces, vertical and horizontal business software and hardware and robotics. Recent investments include High Earth Orbit Robotics and JumpStart Fertility.
View profileUniversity of Melbourne Genesis is a university-linked fund based in Melbourne, backing companies from angel and pre-seed through seed and accelerator stages. Launched in 2024 as a $15 million pre-seed fund with Breakthrough Victoria, it targets research spinouts across climate and energy, life sciences and biotech, horizontal business software and AI infrastructure. Recent investments include Fluent and exteRNA.
View profileUniversity of Melbourne is a university-linked investor based in Melbourne, backing companies from angel and pre-seed through seed, Series A and Series B+ rounds via its research commercialisation office. It co-launched the $15 million Genesis Pre-Seed Fund with Breakthrough Victoria and backs deals across life sciences and biotech, horizontal business software, hardware and robotics and healthtech. Recent investments include Kali Healthcare and PredicTx Health.
View profileTitanium Ventures is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco, investing at Series A and Series B+ stages. Formerly Telstra Ventures, it has operated for more than 12 years with additional offices in Sydney, Melbourne and London, backing hardware and robotics, education, horizontal business software and climate and energy companies. Recent investments include Samsara and Silicon Quantum Computing.
View profileTin Alley Ventures is a university-linked venture fund based in Melbourne, investing from seed through to accelerator and Series B+ stages. Created by the University of Melbourne with Tanarra Capital, it manages $125 million backing deep tech spinouts across horizontal business software, climate and energy, life sciences and biotech and AI infrastructure. Recent investments include Apromore and Proxima Bio.
View profileTechstars is an accelerator based in Boulder, Colorado, running seed and pre-seed programs through to Series A across its global cohorts. Founded in 2006 by David Cohen, its portfolio spans AI infrastructure, hardware and robotics, horizontal business software and healthtech, and includes 29 unicorns such as Uber, Twilio and DigitalOcean. Recent investments include Manifest and VetNotes.
View profileTech Labs Capital is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, backing companies from angel and pre-seed through seed stage. It focuses exclusively on B2B SaaS companies, providing capital alongside mentorship and board involvement, with recent deals in horizontal business software and cybersecurity. Recent investments include Avertro and Projectmanda.
View profileTaronga Group is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, investing from seed through Series A and Series B+ rounds. Founded in 2015 by Avi Naidu and Jonathan Hannam, it focuses on 'RealTech' investing across vertical and horizontal business software, hardware and robotics, and climate and energy. Recent investments include Kraken Technologies and Plante.
View profileSydney Angels is an angel network based in Sydney, backing angel, pre-seed and seed companies through to Series A. It invests across horizontal and vertical business software, fintech and hardware and robotics, and runs more than 100 members across regional chapters alongside its Sidecar Fund. Recent investments include Mary Technology and Keeyu.
View profileSparkLabs Cultiv8 is an accelerator based in Orange, New South Wales, founded in 2017, running pre-seed and seed stage programs. It focuses on agri-food technology spanning climate and energy, hardware, robotics and sensors, consumer brands and vertical business software, and has accelerated 53 global startups within the NSW Department of Primary Industries ecosystem. Recent investments include PyxGlobal and Carbon Friendly.
View profileReinventure Group is a corporate venture capital firm based in Sydney, investing from pre-seed through Series B+ and strategic investment stages. Its recent deals span horizontal business software, cybersecurity, compliance and digital identity, vertical business software and fintech, backed by around $150 million with Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner. Recent investments include Kasada and Instant.
View profileRegal Funds Management is a growth and private equity investor based in Sydney, founded in 2004, backing companies from Series A through growth and Series B+ rounds. Its deals span fintech, marketplace, healthtech and vertical business software, run through a private markets and pre-IPO strategy under parent company Regal Partners Limited. Recent investments include Superhero and Send Payments.
View profileMarbruck Investments is a Sydney-based venture capital fund investing at Series A and Series B and beyond. Its recent deals span climate and energy, vertical business software and horizontal business software, and it operates as an open-ended group with offices in Darlinghurst, Sydney and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Recent investments include EatClub and Sitemate.
View profileM8 Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund backing pre-seed, seed and Series A companies. Its recent deals span healthtech, life sciences and biotech, and horizontal business software, and the fund was co-founded in 2024 by Emily Rich and Alan Jones. Recent investments include Elita and Hola Health.
View profileGrok Ventures is the family office of Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes, based in Sydney and investing from seed through to Series B and beyond. It focuses on fintech, climate and energy, consumer brands and life sciences, and pivoted to a climate technology investment mandate around 2021. Recent investments include Fleet and Spriggy.
View profileFuture Now Capital is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, founded in 2020 and backing seed through Series A companies. It invests across cybersecurity, fintech, and horizontal and vertical business software, operating as a corporate authorised representative of Non Correlated Capital. Recent investments include Finder and EncompaaS.
View profileEuphemia is an angel syndicate based in Sydney, backing pre-seed through Series A companies. It invests across consumer tech, climate and energy and horizontal business software, and has deployed more than $95 million across 120 companies since being founded by Dom Pym. Recent investments include Heatseeker and Trace.
View profileCo Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, backing pre-seed and seed companies. It focuses on vertical and horizontal business software, education and training, and marketplace startups, and operates as a collaborative platform connecting founders, investors and operators rather than a traditional fund. Recent investments include Parachute and Teacher's Buddy.
View profileBrisbane Angels is a Brisbane-based angel network that backs pre-seed and seed companies. It describes itself as Australia's largest angel investing group, connecting members with high-growth Queensland and Australian startups, with recent deals spanning hardware and robotics, consumer tech, vertical business software and healthtech. Recent investments include Avarni and Obzervr.
View profileBreakthrough Victoria is a Melbourne-based government-owned investment fund, launched in 2021, that invests from pre-seed through to growth capital rounds. Owned by the Victorian Government, it provides patient capital across advanced manufacturing, clean economy, digital technologies and health and life sciences, with recent deals spanning hardware and robotics, climate and energy, education and life sciences and biotech. Recent investments include GonGlobal and Amber Electric.
View profileBlack Nova VC is a Sydney-based venture capital fund that invests from pre-seed through to Series A. It focuses on B2B SaaS with a minimum cheque size of $100,000, and its recent deals span cybersecurity, healthtech, vertical business software and marketplaces across a portfolio of more than 40 companies. Recent investments include Refresh and Zabidou.
View profileAustralian Medical Angels is a Melbourne-based angel network that backs pre-seed through to Series A companies. It brings together more than 1,000 clinician investors focused on healthcare and medtech, with recent deals spanning life sciences and biotech, healthtech and fintech, and it recently launched the $40 million Medical Angels Venture Fund I. Recent investments include HAMR Energy and Coviu.
View profileAussie Angels (Ventari) is a Sydney-based angel network that historically backed pre-seed and seed companies. It has been folded into Ventari, a fund administration and syndication platform supporting 60+ funds and syndicates across Australia and New Zealand with more than $75 million in assets on its platform, rather than investing directly itself. Recent investments include Sophiie and Nitrosend.
View profileAlberts Impact Ventures is a Sydney-based impact fund that invests from seed through to later growth rounds. It backs companies across equality, culture, healthy minds and sustainable environment themes, with recent deals spanning marketplaces, vertical software, climate and energy, and life sciences and biotech, and combines venture investing with philanthropy through the Tony Foundation. Recent investments include Sendle and Bygen.
View profile77 Partners is a Brisbane-based venture capital fund that backs pre-seed and seed companies. It focuses on frontier technology and its recent deals span climate and energy, education, healthtech and vertical software, with backing from Silicon Valley firm Bee Partners. Recent investments include Fleetyr and Edexia AI.
View profileTEN13 is a venture syndicate based in Brisbane, investing from angel and pre-seed through seed, Series A and Series B+ rounds. Founded by Steve Baxter and Stew Glynn, it has deployed more than $125 million since 2019 across deals spanning vertical business software, education, marketplaces and consumer brands. Recent investments include Bower and AutoGrab.
View profileTall Order Ventures, formerly Skalata Ventures, is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, investing from pre-seed through Series B+. It describes itself as a first-cheque fund backing AI-native founders across vertical business software, horizontal business software, education and training and marketplace sectors, and is raising Fund III with cheques up to $1 million. Recent investments include Enrola and Viewa.
View profileWunala Capital is a growth and private equity firm based in Sydney, providing late-stage capital at Series B and beyond. It manages the Wunala Capital Emerging Opportunities Fund, offering bridge and pre-IPO financing across horizontal business software, fintech, life sciences and biotech and space and defence. Recent investments include Send Payments and Marketplacer.
View profileTidal Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, investing from angel and pre-seed through seed, Series A and Series B+ rounds. It focuses on AI companies reshaping how work gets done, backing vertical and horizontal business software, healthtech and AI infrastructure across Australia and the US. Recent investments include Operata and Checkbox.
View profileTenacious Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, backing companies from angel and pre-seed through seed and Series A. It focuses on agrifood and climate technology, with deals spanning climate and energy, life sciences and biotech, hardware and robotics and horizontal business software. Recent investments include Nbryo and SwarmFarm Robotics.
View profileSquare Peg is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, founded in 2012, investing from pre-seed through Series B+. The firm manages billions of US dollars in assets under management, backing deals across fintech, life sciences and biotech, healthtech and vertical business software in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Israel. Recent investments include Alloy and Constantinople.
View profileStartmate is an accelerator based in Sydney, founded in 2010 by Niki Scevak, investing from pre-seed through Series B+. It runs cohort-based programs across marketplace, vertical business software, horizontal business software and climate and energy, with a portfolio of over 350 companies valued at a combined $4.5 billion. Recent investments include EstiMate AI and GlowBack.
View profileSprint Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Brisbane, investing at seed and Series A stages. It is sector-agnostic with deals spanning healthtech, consumer tech, fintech and vertical business software, and is backed in part by the Queensland Investment Corporation. Recent investments include Avarni and Umps.
View profileSkip Capital is a family office based in Sydney, investing from pre-seed through Series B+. It is the private investment fund of Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson, with deals spanning hardware, robotics and sensors, consumer brands, vertical business software and fintech. Recent investments include Alloy and MicroTau.
View profileSide Stage Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, founded in 2023, investing from pre-seed through Series A. It runs a $15 million fund across consumer brands, healthtech, AI models and data infrastructure and horizontal business software, co-founded by Markus Kahlbetzer and Ben Grabiner. Recent investments include Kantoko and Fabra.
View profileShearwater Capital is a growth and private equity investor based in Sydney, founded in 2018, backing companies from pre-seed through Series B+. It invests roughly $100 million of its 3 founder-partners' own capital across hardware, robotics and sensors, vertical business software, life sciences and biotech and horizontal business software. Recent investments include Parallel and Factory.
View profileSecondQuarter Ventures is a Sydney-based secondaries fund, investing at seed through Series B+. It specialises in venture secondaries, providing liquidity to founders and early investors in Australian and New Zealand tech companies, with deals spanning marketplace, vertical business software, horizontal business software and education and training. Recent investments include Sonder and ProcurePro.
View profileScalare Partners is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, investing from pre-seed through Series A. It backs Australian founders across vertical business software, fintech, education and training and horizontal business software with a mentorship-driven model, and is publicly traded on the ASX. Recent investments include Masterremit and Jeddle.
View profileRampersand is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, founded in 2013, investing from pre-seed through Series B+. Its recent deals span fintech, marketplace, horizontal business software and life sciences and biotech, and it has deployed over $100 million across 4 funds since inception. Recent investments include Parachute and Cuttable.
View profilePurpose Ventures is a Perth-based venture capital fund backing pre-seed, seed and angel-stage companies. Its recent deals span education, healthtech, life sciences and biotech and hardware and robotics, and the fund, worth $55 million and industry-agnostic, is led by General Partners Derek and Kylie Gerrard. Recent investments include Evatto and Coursebox.
View profileOIF Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund investing across the full range from pre-seed and seed through to growth stage. Its recent deals span marketplaces, vertical business software, education and fintech, and it manages over $500 million in assets through a network of 150 investors. Recent investments include Advanced Navigation and Mary Technology.
View profileOneVentures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund investing at Series A and Series B and beyond. Its recent deals span healthtech, life sciences and biotech, marketplaces and vertical business software, and it manages $1 billion or more in assets across growth equity, growth credit and healthcare investment pillars. Recent investments include Vaxxas and Employment Hero.
View profileMelbourne Angels is a Melbourne-based angel network founded in 2007, backing pre-seed, seed and angel-stage companies. Its recent deals span hardware and robotics, consumer tech, vertical business software and horizontal business software, and it is an invite-only membership group making around 20 investments a year of $100,000 to $500,000 each. Recent investments include Bitwise Agronomy and Aurtra.
View profileMain Sequence is a Sydney-based venture capital fund, founded in 2017, investing from pre-seed and seed through to Series A and Series B and beyond. Its recent deals span climate and energy, hardware and robotics, space and defence and AI infrastructure, and it spun out of CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, raising a $450 million third fund in 2022. Recent investments include Kinoxis Therapeutics and Avarni.
View profileMacdoch Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund investing from pre-seed and seed through to Series A and Series B and beyond. Its recent deals span marketplaces, horizontal business software, fintech and climate and energy, and it operates as part of the broader Macdoch Group family office. Recent investments include Farmbot and Brainfish.
View profileJelix Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, backing pre-seed through Series A companies across Australia and New Zealand. It invests in hardware and robotics, climate and energy, and vertical and horizontal business software, operating as a corporate authorised representative serving wholesale and sophisticated investors only. Recent investments include PropHero and Quantum Brilliance.
View profileInvestible is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, founded in 2018 and investing from pre-seed through Series A with capacity to follow on. It backs marketplace, vertical and horizontal business software and fintech companies from offices in Sydney and Singapore, and runs Club Investible, a syndicate of more than 250 co-investors. Recent investments include Apate AI and PlasmaLeap Technologies.
View profileGiant Leap is an impact fund based in Melbourne, founded in 2016 and investing from pre-seed through to Series B. It backs hardware and robotics, marketplace, education and consumer brand companies across climate, health and social-impact themes, and holds an AFSL for its 30 plus portfolio companies. Recent investments include Teacher's Buddy and indi.
View profileGalileo Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, founded in 2020 and backing pre-seed and seed companies. It invests across vertical business software, healthtech, AI infrastructure and hardware and robotics, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and San Francisco and typical cheques of $200,000 to $500,000. Recent investments include Relevance AI and Isaacus.
View profileFolklore is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, backing pre-seed through Series B companies. It invests across healthtech, vertical and horizontal business software and fintech, and follows a long-term partnership model supporting Australian and New Zealand founders from first cheque onward. Recent investments include Arkeus and Hullbot.
View profileFlying Fox Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Melbourne, founded in 2017 and backing pre-seed through Series B companies. It invests across horizontal and vertical business software, life sciences and biotech, and fintech, drawing on a large angel investor community and a $20 million fund with more than 100 portfolio companies. Recent investments include Operata and Safewill.
View profileFive V Capital is a growth and private equity investor based in Sydney, investing from seed through to growth rounds. It backs horizontal business software, fintech, cybersecurity and space and defence companies, with its venture arm writing $1 million to $10 million cheques into Series A and B software companies. Recent investments include Ordermentum and Lyrebird Health.
View profileEVP is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, investing from seed through Series A and beyond. It backs B2B software companies across vertical and horizontal software, fintech and marketplaces, and closed its Fund V at $100 million in 2025. Recent investments include AutoGrab and CorePlan.
View profileCP Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, backing pre-seed through Series A companies globally. It invests across vertical business software, hardware and robotics, fintech and consumer tech, typically writing cheques of $100,000 to $500,000. Recent investments include LeadStory and MGA Thermal.
View profileAirTree Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund that invests from pre-seed through to growth-stage rounds. Its recent deals span fintech, healthtech, education and vertical software, and it announced a $250 million seed fund alongside a $400 million growth fund in 2025. Recent investments include High Earth Orbit Robotics and Gridsight.
View profileAcorn Capital is a Melbourne-based fund manager that invests from Series A through to growth rounds. It runs multiple vehicles, including a listed investment fund and microcap funds, and its recent deals span fintech, life sciences and biotech, and vertical and horizontal business software. Recent investments include Liquid Instruments and Conflux Technology.
View profileArtesian is a Sydney-based venture capital fund, founded in 2004, that invests from pre-seed through to growth rounds. It manages roughly $1.5 billion across debt and venture platforms, with recent deals spanning life sciences and biotech, cybersecurity, space and defence, and healthtech, and has backed more than 600 ventures under founders Jeremy Colless and Matt Clunies-Ross. Recent investments include Elita and Strong Room AI.
View profileArchangel Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund that invests from pre-seed through to later growth rounds. It backs companies across Australia and South East Asia, with recent deals spanning healthtech, vertical software, education and fintech, and is currently deploying its 2026 Fund. Recent investments include Sophiie and Refresh.
View profileBlack Sheep Capital is a Brisbane-based angel network, founded in 2013 by Dan Gavel, that backs pre-seed through to Series A companies. It writes cheques from $100,000 to $500,000 depending on stage, with recent deals spanning horizontal and vertical business software, fintech and consumer tech, and its 22 active investments have collectively raised more than $290 million. Recent investments include Visaible.ai and Haast.
View profileAfterWork Ventures is a Sydney-based angel network that invests from pre-seed through to later growth rounds. It is sector agnostic, backing the right team over any specific vertical, and its recent deals span vertical software, marketplaces, fintech and healthtech, drawing on a community of 100+ tech operators. Recent investments include Enrola and Lyka Pet Food.
View profileBailador is a Sydney-based listed investment company that invests from Series A through to later growth rounds. As Bailador Technology Investments on the ASX, it writes $5 million to $20 million equity checks into companies with proven business models, with recent deals spanning horizontal and vertical business software, healthtech and fintech. Recent investments include DASH Technology Group and Rosterfy.
View profileBlackbird is a Sydney-based venture capital fund that invests from pre-seed through to growth-stage rounds. It backs companies across Australia and New Zealand, with a portfolio valued at more than $10 billion across 100+ companies, and recent deals spanning hardware and robotics, consumer brands, healthtech and vertical software. Recent investments include OpenDebt and Heidi Health.
View profileAlium Capital is a Sydney-based growth and private equity investor that invests from pre-seed through to later-stage rounds. Founded in 2016, it invests in private, secondary and public technology companies across Australia and New Zealand, with recent deals spanning consumer tech, education, fintech and vertical software, and has recorded nearly 40 exits since inception. Recent investments include Quantum Brilliance and Atmo Biosciences.
View profileAura Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital fund, founded in 2013, that invests from pre-seed through to growth rounds. It takes a thesis-driven approach across Australia and South East Asia, with recent deals spanning marketplaces, vertical software, consumer tech and fintech. Recent investments include Isaacus and Haast.
View profileCarthona Capital is a venture capital fund based in Sydney, investing from seed through to Series B and beyond. It backs companies across fintech, climate and energy, and hardware and robotics, and has raised a third fund of roughly $360 million from super funds, family offices and high net worth investors. Recent investments include Safewill and BuildPass.
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