This page lists investors in the Cut Through Venture investor database who write angel and pre-seed cheques into Australian startups. It covers angel syndicates, pre-seed funds, university and accelerator programs, and individual angels who have told us they are actively deploying.
Angel and pre-seed is the busiest end of the Australian market by deal count. In the State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 the median angel and pre-seed round was $1.0M, and the first half of 2026 lifted that to a record $1.3M, with founders raising their first cheque at a median company age of about one year. Investors report this stage is also the most competitive, with 59% saying pre-seed and seed deals got harder to win in 2025.
Use the filters to narrow by sector and cheque size, then read the latest quarterly and annual reports for benchmarks before you approach anyone on the list.