Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $10m raised

Factor House

Builds developer tools for managing real-time data streaming, including Kpow and Flex platforms

Melbourne, VIC

Coverage

Stories naming Factor House. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

17 deals

2025 state of raising: $1.8 billion in – as late-stage deals boom

Tracxn figures show Australian tech funding reached $1.8 billion by mid-2025, powered by large late-stage rounds at Protecht, Airwallex, Harrison AI and Advancell, while seed and early-stage raising fell away sharply.

Forbes Australia 18 Jul 2025 AdvanCellAirwallexBlinqCalcTreeDiag-NoseFactor HouseHarrison AIMinikaiMyGigstersPolyactivaProtechtRayGenSiconaUpcoverBreakthrough VictoriaIn-Q-TelInsight PartnersInterValley VenturesMacdoch VenturesMain Sequence VenturesPrincess Alexandra HospitalTidal500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAntler AustraliaAware SuperBlackbird VenturesHubSpot VenturesLaunchVicNational Reconstruction Fund CorporationSquare Peg CapitalStartmateTouring CapitalWollemi Capital GroupAdam MarcusDr Aengus TranJack ZhangKell Reilly
undisclosed $5m

Couple's start-up clinches $25m valuation with Blackbird backing

Melbourne developer-tools startup Factor House closed its first external round — $5 million, led by Blackbird, valuing it at $25 million — with OIF Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, the Alice Anderson Fund and two angels joining.

OIF Ventures portfolio 13 Feb 2025 Factor HouseAfterpayAirwallexAtlassianBlockConfluentInstaclustrLaunchVicPepperstoneUBSAlice Anderson FundBlackbird VenturesFlying Fox VenturesOIF VenturesMichelle HolmesSteve HolmesDerek Troy-WestJerry SteselKylie Troy-WestNick CrockerRachael NewmanTom Crowley

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