Startup · $13.6m raised
AI customer experience platform
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Brainfish raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sheep Capital | Seed · Unnamed stage | - |
| Justus Hammer | Unnamed stage | - |
| Macdoch Ventures | Seed · Unnamed stage | - |
| Peak XV Partners | Seed · Unnamed stage | - |
| Peak XV's Surge | Seed · Unnamed stage | - |
| Prosus Ventures | Seed | - |
| Surge | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Brainfish acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ajain Vivek | Chief Technology Officer · Founder | SmartCompany (11 Jul 2025), SmartCompany (10 Jul 2025), Forbes Australia |
| Ajain Vivek Thankaswamy | Founder | Startup Daily (9 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (6 May 2024) |
| Daniel Kimber | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany (11 Jul 2025), SmartCompany (10 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (9 Jul 2025), SmartCompany (10 May 2024), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (6 May 2024), SmartCompany (6 May 2024) |
Stories naming Brainfish. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup detailing new capital for Australian startups Diraq, BrainFish, RecycleSmart, Cohabit and Five Faces, alongside Alumly's undisclosed multimillion-dollar backing from UK investor Mauve Group.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney AI customer-support startup Brainfish has secured a $9.8 million pre-Series A, with Prosus Ventures leading and existing backers Peak XV's Surge and Macdoch Ventures participating, to fund its US expansion.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Year-in-review column on Australian AI in 2024: five startup raises, Canva buying Leonardo.ai, new government AI regulation and a parliamentary inquiry, the Cosmos AI trial backlash, and a national AI capability plan.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of nine Australian startups that together raised over $233 million, led by Hysata's $172 million Series B, with rounds also for V2 Digital, AgriWebb, Disco, Genero, Brainfish, Kite Therapy, Nucanon and Maslow.
Sydney AI customer-support startup Brainfish has raised $3.85 million in a round led by Peak XV Partners' Surge, with Macdoch Ventures, Black Sheep Capital and angels taking part, bringing its total capital to $5 million.
Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany