Venture capital fund · 3 deals
Every published round Horizon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucent | Pre-seed | 9 Oct 2025 | $2m | Participant | Women's Agenda, Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany | |
| Vexev | Seed | 6 Aug 2026 | $6m | Participant | evtoday.com, Ten13, datapile.co, vexev.com, Dealroom | |
| Vexev | undisclosed | 7 Aug 2026 | $8.6m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, This Week in Australian Startups, vexev.com, Ten13 portfolio |
Companies Horizon has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Horizon, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Horizon has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Horizon did.
Stories naming Horizon. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
Australian medical robotics firm Vexev has raised A$8.6 million to pursue FDA clearance and US commercialisation of its VxWave robotic ultrasound platform, with backing from existing and new investors.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·SmartCompany
Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.
Innovation Bay hires Eleanor Salt as community manager and former Airtree community head Melissa Ran as investment ambassador for its Horizon angel network, Startup Daily reports.
Feature on flow batteries using vanadium for around-the-clock renewable storage: Invinity's Port Pirie unit is commissioning, ARENA's 2020 backing is recalled, Australian Vanadium expects to supply electrolyte, and Horizon plans a WA trial.
Angel network Innovation Bay is expanding to Queensland in 2023, planning a Brisbane investor day and a Gold Coast VC retreat; EduVidd's founder credits an earlier pitch event with helping her raise $600,000.
Horizon 3 Biotech, an Australian life sciences venture fund, announces Dr Tam Nguyen joining its investment committee, citing his board, research commercialisation and healthcare experience and past Brandon Capital secondment.