Funding announcement
Women’s health data startup Ovum lands $4 million Seed round
Melbourne women's health app Ovum raised $4m Seed funding led by Admiralty Capital Group to expand AI-driven health data tools, valuing it at $18 million.
Angel · 6 deals
Brisbane Angels
Brisbane, QLD
Disclosed deals
Every published round Brisbane Angels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovum | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $4m | Participant | Startup Daily (25 Sep 2026), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (23 Jun 2026), Women's Agenda, Forbes Australia, Dealroom, Giant Leap portfolio | |
| Giftbee | Seed | Nov 2025 | $1m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (7 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (3 Nov 2025) | |
| The Laundry Lady | Seed | 18 Aug 2025 | $1m | Participant | SmartCompany (1 Sep 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (19 Aug 2025) | |
| Tendl | Pre-seed | 24 Feb 2025 | $2m | Participant | SmartCompany (28 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (26 Feb 2025), Tidal Ventures, 77 Partners portfolio, Tidal Ventures portfolio | |
| Shopfront | Pre-seed | 11 Feb 2025 | $800k | Participant | startupwired.com, Startup Daily, retailtechinnovationhub.com, SmartCompany, Co Ventures portfolio | |
| Apollo Secure | Pre-seed | 6 Oct 2023 | $600k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Portfolio
Companies Brisbane Angels has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Secure | 6 Oct 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Shopfront | 11 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Tendl | 24 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| The Laundry Lady | Pickup and delivery laundry services via home-based contractors, with the TimeBoss platfo… | 18 Aug 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Giftbee | Gifting platform | Nov 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Ovum | AI-powered women's health platform building a longitudinal health dataset. | 4 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Funds
Fund closes reported for Brisbane Angels, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Brisbane Angels has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Brisbane Angels did.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| John Mactaggart | Chairman | Techboard |
Coverage
Stories naming Brisbane Angels. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
2 deals
Ovum raises AUD 4M seed to scale its women's health AI
Australian women's health AI startup Ovum AI has raised a 4 million dollar seed round led by Admiralty Capital Group, following an earlier pre-seed, with several impact and government backers participating.
Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Women's Agenda·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
9 deals
Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week
Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Seed
$1m
Giftbee raises $1 million to help Australians use their unwanted gift cards
Antler led Giftbee's $1 million seed round, with Brisbane Angels also taking part, funding product development and expansion of its gift-card marketplace.
2 deals
Bootstrapped Queensland rising star The Laundry Lady bags $1 million Seed round for global ambitions
The Laundry Lady, a Sunshine Coast laundry services startup, has raised $1m from Karl Jacoby, angel groups and Queensland government programs, ending 13 years without outside capital as it eyes Canada and the UK.
Seed
$1m
Smart50 star The Laundry Lady raises $1 million to fuel global expansion
Karl Jacoby led a $1m seed round for mobile laundry startup The Laundry Lady, joined by angel groups and government programs, to bankroll its push into Canadian and British markets and further TimeBoss development.
3 deals
Multi-marketplace online sales platform raises $800,000 pre-Seed round
Shopfront, a re-commerce platform for selling second-hand goods across multiple marketplaces, raised a pre-seed round backed by Antler, Co Ventures, 5H Values Capital, Jampad and angel syndicates, plus eBay grant funding.
2 deals
Shopfront raises $800,000 to make e-commerce easier
Melbourne startup Shopfront has secured $800,000 in a pre-seed round led by Antler, Co-Ventures, 5H Values Capital and Jam Pad Investments, with angel syndicates joining; its founders met through an Antler program.
Also Startup Daily·retailtechinnovationhub.com·startupwired.com
2 deals
RecycleSmart raises $1.15 million to take the pain out of recycling
RecycleSmart has raised $1.15 million from more than 1000 crowdfunders, its second crowdfunding campaign, to fund a national rollout of its doorstep collection service for difficult-to-recycle waste.
Pre-seed
$400k
Building regs analysis startup PropCode nails $400,000 pre-Seed round to simplify development planning
PropCode, a Sydney startup whose AI interprets planning rules for construction, has secured $400,000 in a pre-seed raise backed by Skalata Ventures and Brisbane Angels, with Antler already on the register.
6 deals
Four Aussie startups that raised $33.97 million this week
Roundup of four Australian raises in early October 2023: Eden Brew's $24.4m Series A, Renewable Metals' $8m seed round, Techni Ice's $979,774 crowd-funded campaign close, and Apollo Secure's $600,000 pre-seed.
Also Startup Daily
32 deals
FUNDED September 2022 Including September Q Review
Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.
Unnamed stage
$444k
Australian Angel Awards 2022 – Winners Announced
Techboard announces the 2022 Australian Angel Awards winners, honouring Tim Hirst as Angel of the Year and Brisbane Angels for its Clipchamp exit, while recalling past raises and exits including Clarity Pharmaceuticals and Instaclustr.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
2 deals
Uniseed invests $1m in PERKii's $4m funding round
Venture fund Uniseed led a million-dollar slice of probiotic drinks maker PERKii's four-million-dollar round, its first deal from its new $50 million fund, to fund a national launch.
Also Startup Daily