Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Access Capital Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAPAR | Series A | 23 Jan 2024 | $5m | Participant | SmartCompany (28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (26 Apr 2024), Women's Agenda, Startup Daily, SmartCompany (25 Jan 2024), Business News Australia, SmartCompany (22 Jan 2024), Access Capital Ventures portfolio, Access Capital Ventures portfolio, Sprint Ventures portfolio | |
| SwarmFarm | Series A | 23 Feb 2023 | $12m | Participant | SmartCompany (1 Mar 2023), AgFunderNews (23 Feb 2023), SmartCompany (17 Feb 2023), AgFunderNews (16 Feb 2023), AgFunderNews (16 Feb 2023) | |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Series A | 15 Feb 2023 | $12m | Participant | SmartCompany (3 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (2 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (24 Jun 2024), AgFunderNews, Startup Daily (15 Feb 2023), SmartCompany (15 Feb 2023) | |
| VAPAR | Seed | 14 Jun 2022 | $2.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (29 Jan 2024), SmartCompany (25 Jan 2024), SmartCompany (22 Jan 2024), Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (9 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2022) |
Companies Access Capital Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwarmFarm | Farming robots for sustainable agriculture | 23 Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Builds small, self-driving farm robots (SwarmBots) with the SwarmConnect platform to help… | 15 Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| VAPAR | AI software for assessing pipe condition from CCTV footage | 14 Jun 2022, Seed | 2 | 0 |
Companies Access Capital Ventures's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
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| airrobe | - |
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| Deckhand | - |
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| howtoo | - |
| howtoo.png | howtoo.co ↗ |
| image.png | getmarlee.com ↗ |
| microtau | - |
| microtau.png | mako.aero ↗ |
| ping | - |
| ping.png | ping.services ↗ |
| SS.png | smileyscope.com.au ↗ |
| Swan | - |
| Swan.png | swansystems.com ↗ |
| Swarm | - |
Fund closes reported for Access Capital Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Access Capital Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Access Capital Ventures did.
Stories naming Access Capital Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of January raises: Sonder took $16 million in a Series B extension, Ultra Violette landed $15 million from Aria Growth Partners, VAPAR added $5 million; Sonder also named a new chairman.
Australian AI software firm VAPAR has secured $5 million in a PureTerra Ventures-led round to fund North American expansion, with Autodesk, Halma, Access Capital, Metagrove and Sprint Ventures also taking part.
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Roundup of January 2024 funding: Futurerent, Prota Therapeutics, National Renewable Network and Getmee together secured $94.5 million across debt, equity and a government grant, with investor details for each deal.
SwarmFarm raised a Series A for its autonomous farming platform, led by Conexus Venture Capital's Emmertech fund, with existing backers also participating, to further develop its hardware-software system.
Queensland robotics startup SwarmFarm closed a $12 million Series A led by Conexus Venture Capital, following an earlier grant and a 2020 raise, to scale its autonomous farming platform.
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Pipeline inspection software maker VAPAR has secured a seven-figure seed round from four venture backers to grow its team and expand into the United Kingdom and United States markets.
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Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.
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