Investor · 6 deals
Every published round BlackNova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operata | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $11m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (13 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (10 Feb 2026), SmartCompany, Black Nova Venture Capital portfolio, Tidal Ventures portfolio | |
| Nullify | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $17.8m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (6 Feb 2026) | |
| Enaxiom | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $1.8m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (6 May 2026) | |
| Zabidou | Seed | 3 Aug 2026 | $3.5m | Lead | Main Sequence, This Week in Australian Startups, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia (4 Aug 2026), Forbes Australia (4 Aug 2026) | |
| Try Phantm | Seed | 9 Nov 2023 | $2m | Lead | Forbes Australia, startupscaleup.com.au, worldbiomarketinsights.com, Business News Australia | |
| Nullify | Pre-seed | Jun 2023 | $1.1m | Participant | Startup Daily (6 Feb 2026), SmartCompany (15 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (11 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (30 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (26 Jun 2023) |
Companies BlackNova has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nullify | AI agents that autonomously find, validate and fix software vulnerabilities | Jun 2023, Pre-seed | 2 | 0 |
| Try Phantm | Packaging data software for EPR and APCO reporting | 9 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Zabidou | AI computer vision for automated industrial robotics QA | 3 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Enaxiom | Data centre cooling and water efficiency system maker | 4 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Operata | Platform monitoring voice quality, performance and customer experience at cloud contact c… | 4 Aug 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for BlackNova, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies BlackNova has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal BlackNova did.
Stories naming BlackNova. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney climate tech startup Enaxiom has banked a seed round led by Epic Angels to commercialise its water-reusing cooling technology for data centres, funding deployment, hiring and a push into the US market.
Also Startup Daily
Melbourne circular-economy startup Phantm has closed a $2 million oversubscribed seed round with three venture backers, helping firms swap plastics for natural alternatives, with customers including a major coffee chain.
Also worldbiomarketinsights.com·startupscaleup.com.au·Forbes Australia
Weekly roundup of five Australian startups announcing raises: Stacked Farm, Sherlok, Readiitel's Readii, Nullify and Baresop, together bringing in $46.9 million from local investors.
Also SmartCompany
Nullify, which uses AI to detect code vulnerabilities, has secured $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from OIF Ventures, Blacknova Ventures, Cyrise and two former XM Cyber founders now at Skylight Cyber.