Venture capital fund · 35 deals
Alternative asset management for debt and venture capital
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Artesian VC 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.
Companies Artesian VC has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andromeda | Personalised robot companions for aged care and assisted living | 9 Sep 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Andromeda Robotics | Sep 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| BioScout | 8 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Bygen | Carbon activation technology company that completed a Life Cycle Assessment | 15 Apr 2024, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| ChefPrep | 28 Apr 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Elita | Pet health startup | 14 Sep 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Evergen | Energy technology company where Hachiko's founder and some team members previously worked | 22 Jun 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Ferronova | advance image-guided cancer surgery | 23 Jan 2023, Series A | 2 | 1 |
| FerronovaPrecision cancer treatment technology | 17 Dec 2025, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Fleet Space Technologies | nano satellite startup | 2021, Series B | 3 | 0 |
| Hullbot | Deploys autonomous underwater robots to solve biofouling for ship hulls | 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Inspace | 2 Dec 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Mastt | 14 Mar 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Mx51 | Payments fintech | 19 Jul 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 |
| Navi Medical Technologies | Developer of Neonav, a vascular device to help clinicians insert catheters into veins of … | Aug 2023, Grant | 2 | 0 |
| Neara | Critical infrastructure digital twin modelling company | 11 Feb 2026, Series D+ | 1 | 0 |
| PlasmaLeap Technologies | Developer of zero-emissions chemical reactors for green fertiliser and fuel production | 2026, Series A | 2 | 0 |
| Sicona Battery Technologies | Aug 2021, Seed | 2 | 2 | |
| SimConverse | Mar 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Sitemate | No code software platforms for built world companies | Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| StrongRoom AI | 13 Mar 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Builds small, self-driving farm robots (SwarmBots) with the SwarmConnect platform to help… | 1Q 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Swoop Aero | autonomous solutions | 2021, Series B | 1 | 0 |
| TerraBlaster | 29 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Varicon | 21 Mar 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Voltavate | Battery innovation platform developing cost-effective electrode-coated nanofibre separato… | 11 Jun 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| Voly | Grocery delivery startup | Dec 2020, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Zetifi | Farm communications startup | 9 Dec 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Companies Artesian VC's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
Investors that coverage says has money in a fund Artesian VC runs. This is a stake in the fund, not in any company the fund has backed.
| Investor | Fund | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Hostplus | - | Startup Daily (14 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (1 Apr 2025), Startup Daily (31 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (28 Mar 2025) |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
| Fund | Manager | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Fund II | Galileo Ventures | Amatil X portfolio, Dealroom |
| Galileo Ventures Fund II Expansion | Galileo Ventures | Galileo Ventures |
Companies Artesian VC has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Artesian VC did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ananya Sinha | Principal, VC Investment | Women's Agenda, Artesian VC team page |
| Fiona Zheng | Principal, China VC Fund | matrixorigin.io, Artesian VC team page |
| Jeremy Colless | Partner & CEO | Startup Daily, Artesian VC team page |
Stories naming Artesian VC. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Elita, a Victorian dog-health startup, secured $1.9m in a Boost-led round to develop its Blueprint health-tracking product and a 24/7 vet telehealth service with VetChat; it previously raised $1.1m in 2025.
Pet-health startup Elita Genetics, based in Melbourne, has secured $1.9 million to grow from cell banking into canine longevity, with Boost VC leading and four other backers alongside.
Weekly roundup: Blackbird confirms a record fund close and Galileo reaches a first close, Genesis merges with Proudi, IREN secures massive debt, and several startups report raises, grants and program wins.
Artesian writes that Galileo Ventures' second fund has closed $15 million of a $30 million target, counting Artesian and Innovation Victoria among its backers, and has made a first investment in Fluent BCI.
Also Galileo Ventures portfolio·Dealroom·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Dealroom
Galileo Ventures has closed the first half of its second fund at $15 million, targeting $30 million, with Innovation Victoria a cornerstone backer; the fund's first cheque went to brain-interface startup Fluent BCI.
Uniseed announces portfolio company BioScout's A$6.75 million round co-led by Demea Sustainable Investment and Astanor to scale its crop disease sensor network internationally.
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
MatrixOrigin announced completing a Series A above $10 million with HAND, AsiaCom and Australian-headquartered Artesian among the backers; the piece also recalls a 2025 Pre-A+ round and six earlier institutional investors.
BioScout, an Australian maker of AI spore-detection sensors for crops, has raised a seed round from Demea Sustainable Investment, Astanor and others to expand its sensor network and European presence.
Also Dealroom·agritechdigest.com·app.fundz.net·This Week in Australian Startups·winssolutions.org·agroempresario.com·finsmes.com·agrospectrumasia.com
Australian grid digital-twin startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, reaching unicorn status amid rising data centre power demand.
Australian grid-modelling startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, valuing the company above $1 billion, funding ML and expansion.
Sydney cleantech PlasmaLeap raised a US$20m Series A to build fertiliser hubs and expand green ammonia reactor technology for farmers.
Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.
Melbourne paediatric device maker Navi Medical Technologies has banked $6.8 million, led by KP Rx, to take its Neonav catheter tool into the US market following regulatory clearance.
Also navitechnologies.com·meditechtoday.com·PR Newswire·SmartCompany·raising.fi·Startup Daily·bushletter.com
GrainCorp's venture arm has joined a Series A backing PlasmaLeap Technologies, an Australian maker of modular on-farm fertiliser systems, which will use the funds for its first hubs in NSW and Tasmania.
A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.
PlasmaLeap, a Sydney maker of emissions-free fertiliser technology, has closed a US$20m Series A backed by Gates Foundation, Investible, Yara Growth Ventures and other investors.
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Founders backed by LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund fear the fund may not survive the Victorian government's confirmed merger of LaunchVic with Breakthrough Victoria; the piece recalls raises by Elita, MoreGoodDays and TalkiPlay.
Also Startup Daily
Roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises worth $93.1m this week, headlined by IND Technology's $50m round, with LawVu also acquiring ClauseBase.
Adelaide medtech Ferronova has banked another $6 million from returning backers to advance its surgical tracer for cancer, lifting Series A funding to $17.5 million; backer parent UltraGreen.ai floated in Singapore this month.
Also movefm.com.au
Adelaide biotech Ferronova added $6 million to its Series A from prior backers, lifting the round's total to $17.5 million; backer Renew's parent Ultragreen.ai floated in Singapore this month.
Also ferronova.com.au·movefm.com.au·Biotech Dispatch·Startup Daily
Victorian women-led startup founders warn a government restructure merging LaunchVic with Breakthrough Victoria could end the Alice Anderson Fund's backing, recalling raises by Elita, MoreGoodDays and TalkiPlay.
Artesian's write-up of its first Yield summit in Melbourne, where agrifood leaders discussed AI, biologicals, robotics, agri-energy and biosecurity, and how RDCs, investors and corporates can together speed Australian agricultural innovation.
Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Business News Australia
SmartCompany reports MyGig's $1 million pre-seed round, led by Artesian with Hostplus funds, to grow an employer-of-record service handling payroll and workplace compliance for casual workforces.
BindiMaps has exited administration with fresh owners set to broaden its commercial focus; the piece recalls earlier Artesian backing and a $1 million NSW government grant.
EVP's Federal Court bid to claw back $10.4 million from collapsed healthtech StrongRoom AI continues, with liquidator examinations of former directors ahead; the rebooted business has since raised fresh funds under owner Joe Zhou.
Also AFR Technology·This Week in Australian Startups·Dealroom
Weekly roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand funding rounds totalling about $53.5 million, led by SwarmFarm Robotics' $30 million Series B for its farm robots.
Funding roundup: eight trans-Tasman startups together secured $53.56 million, topped by SwarmFarm Robotics' Series B, with Amber, Javln, Enhance Labs, Indi, Wych, Lift Women and Ambra Spirits also raising capital.
Agtech robotics firm SwarmFarm raised a $30m Series B led by Edaphon, with CEFC, QIC and Artesian taking part, to boost production and push into North America.
Queensland agricultural robotics firm SwarmFarm has raised a Series B led by a European backer, with several local investors taking part, to expand robot production and enter the North American market.
Also @AuManufacturing·AgFunderNews·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
Also SmartCompany
Andromeda Robotics raised a $23 million Series A led by Forerunner Ventures, valuing the Abi humanoid robot company at $100 million, with founder CEO Grace Brown relocating to San Francisco to hire Hollywood animators.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup News (WA)
Melbourne battery-separator startup Voltavate has banked $850,000 in an Artesian-led pre-seed round, with Investible, Electrifi Ventures and angel backers taking part, to make energy storage safer and more efficient.
Also RenewEconomy
1Breadcrumb has acquired Canberra rival SignOnSite and raised a $4.5 million SAFE note from Five V Capital, Tribe Global Ventures and a US family office, creating a merged construction-safety technology provider.
Also SmartCompany
EVP alleges StrongRoom AI's CEO admitted fabricated revenue and debt figures after the Sydney VC invested $10.4m in a $17m raise; the Melbourne startup is now in administration with assets frozen.