Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Every published round Black Nova 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable | Pre-seed | May 2026 | $4m | Lead | Dealroom, Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Phantm | Seed | 9 Nov 2023 | $2m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Black Nova Venture Capital portfolio | |
| Tikpay | Pre-seed | 19 Sep 2023 | $1.6m | Lead | AfterWork Ventures (14 Nov 2023), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, AfterWork Ventures (13 Sep 2023) | |
| Saasguru | Pre-seed | 7 Feb 2022 | $1.3m | Participant | SmartCompany (1 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (30 Nov 2022), TechCrunch Venture, Startup Daily (7 Feb 2022), Square Peg Capital, SmartCompany (18 Jan 2022), Startup Daily (18 Jan 2022) |
Companies Black Nova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable | Installs company-owned batteries at small business premises at no upfront cost, billing c… | May 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| Phantm | 9 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Saasguru | 7 Feb 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Tikpay | Account-based ticketing and payments for public transport | 19 Sep 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Black Nova VC, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Black Nova VC has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Black Nova VC did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Browne | Managing Director | Women's Agenda, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Black Nova VC. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney energy startup Cable, which installs batteries at small businesses to cut power bills, has banked a $4 million pre-seed round from Systemiq Capital and Black Nova VC while opening its public beta.
Also Startup Daily·Dealroom
Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
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Phantm, an Australian startup replacing plastics with seaweed-based materials, has secured $2 million in seed backing from Blacknova VC, Salus Ventures and CoVentures to scale its platform and expand overseas.
Square Peg Capital leads cloud-skills edtech saasguru's AUD1.3 million pre-seed round, with BlackNova VC investing. The Sydney company was co-founded by Amit Choudhary and Atif Saad, who earlier built and sold consultancy SaaSFocus.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·TechCrunch Australia