Venture capital fund · 28 deals
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Every published round Icehouse Ventures 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.
Companies Icehouse Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aether | 29 Aug 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Appetise | Meal planning and grocery shopping app monetising consumer data for FMCG brands, formerly… | 15 Aug 2024, Bridge / extension | 2 | 2 |
| Aquila | using light-beams to transport energy across the globe wirelessly | Jun 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 |
| Atomic Tessellator | Jun 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Caruso | AI-based registry and fund administration platform | Nov 2023, Seed | 2 | 2 |
| Contented | AI work-conversation documentation platform | 13 Feb 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Cotiss | 23 May 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| DataMasque | Protecting sensitive data. | 5 Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Drumbeat | PR and communications tech startup helping founders find, tell and measure their stories | 4 Sep 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Excellent | 13 Sep 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| File Invite | Jul 2022, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Formus Labs | 4 Feb 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Halter | Makes a cattle collar and app for virtual fencing to run more productive, sustainable far… | 23 Jun 2025, Series D+ | 2 | 0 |
| Hnry | Dec 2025, Series C | 1 | 0 | |
| Hyades | Builds AI models from map-based data such as satellite imagery, drone footage and radar | Jul 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| Ideally | On-demand insights and innovation platform | 18 Dec 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivo | Jan 2026, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Kara Technologies | 11 Nov 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Manifest | AI-powered intelligence platform that captures how ad agency work gets done across teams,… | Apr 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Number 8 Bio | Sydney-based innovator in sustainable agriculture technologies reducing livestock methane… | 14 Nov 2025, Series A | 1 | 1 |
| Outlier Space | Builds autonomous, uncrewed satellites acting as orbital factories for high-value materia… | 29 Jul 2026, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| PAM | App helping parents deal with the life admin of raising a family | Oct 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Starboard Maritime Intelligence | New Zealand ocean security startup | Sep 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Icehouse Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Icehouse Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Icehouse Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Paul | CEO (former) | BusinessDesk NZ, Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (6 Jul 2022), Startup Daily (23 Mar 2022) |
Stories naming Icehouse Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Eight Australian companies make Forbes Asia's annual 100 To Watch list; the piece profiles each and recaps recent raises across climate tech, health and software.
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.
A maker of satellites for in-orbit drugs and materials production has landed an outsized pre-seed round led by New Zealand's GD1, with Airtree and other venture firms taking part.
Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of satellite startup Outlier Space alongside GD1 and others, arguing uncrewed return-capable platforms will make off-world manufacturing viable as the ISS retires.
Roundup of three early-stage AI raises: BlueNexus's $2 million seed, Hyades's NZ$910,000 pre-seed plus a research grant, and ESGAgent's undisclosed round. All three companies are pre-revenue.
Roundup of three ANZ raises: BlueNexus' $2m seed led by M31 Capital, Hyades' NZ$1.1m pre-seed with Icehouse Ventures plus an R&D grant, and ESGAgent.ai's $725,000 seed led by DNX Ventures.
Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.
Also crane.vc
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $17 million, including two startups entering Y Combinator, plus a new QuantX Labs board director and SmartrMail's earlier sale to Relay Commerce.
DataMasque, whose platform masks customer data for AI use, has collected $5.6 million from Wavemaker Partners, OIF Ventures and Icehouse Ventures, with Wavemaker leading.
Adtech startup Manifest has launched with a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Brand Fund with Antler, Icehouse Ventures, Techstars, family offices and industry angels taking part, aiming to replace agency timesheets.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
Also Startup Daily
Research platform Ideally has secured a Series A round with Shearwater Capital leading, earmarked for US expansion, and unveiled a new product, Ideally Canvas.
Caruso, which handles registry and fund admin for private markets, has raised a Series A co-led by Icehouse Ventures and GD1 with Balmain taking part, at an $80 million valuation.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup detailing eight trans-Tasman raises totalling A$373.3 million, headlined by Halter's Series E, spanning quantum computing, biomanufacturing, robotics, adtech and agtech, plus a recalled $2 billion founder exit.
Also Startup Daily
Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Contented has raised a $4.1 million seed round with Altered Capital leading six other investors; the page's funding history also lists a prior $25 million seed round.
Blackbird's post explains why it led Ivo's US$55 million Series B with five co-investors, citing the legal-AI company's product expansion, customer growth, and adoption by major corporates.
Also SmartCompany
Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.
Also Startup Daily
Accounting platform for sole traders Hnry has secured an oversubscribed Series C round led by Movac's Growth Fund, with Icehouse Ventures participating, to drive expansion across Australia and the UK.
Medtech firm Kitea Health has wrapped an oversubscribed $13 million round, with Icehouse Ventures leading, to fund planned American human trials of its implanted pressure sensor.
Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Business News Australia
Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.
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.
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
Also SmartCompany
Aether, a New Zealand AI presentation startup co-founded by a former TikTok NZ manager, raised NZ$3.8 million in seed backing from Icehouse Ventures and Brand Fund 2 after spinning out of studio New+Improved.
Also Startup Daily
Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling $63.5 million, covering in-store audio, EV charging, respiratory biotech, health AI, gig-economy fintech, and inclusive social media ventures.
Also Startup Daily
Startup Daily reports unit-registry fintech Caruso has banked a fresh $3.2 million from customer Balmain, following a $3 million round a year earlier, targeting growth across Asia-Pacific and North America.
Caruso, maker of fund administration software, has landed a $3.2 million strategic backing from private credit firm Balmain, having earlier raised $3 million from Icehouse Ventures and other backers.
Crimson Education has completed a NZ$67 million Series D with Movac leading and a valuation above NZ$1 billion; fulfilment-robotics maker Nexobot has raised $400,000 pre-seed from Skalata and Antler.
Round-up reporting Neara's $45 million Series C, Alimetry's US$18 million Series A2, Earthodic's US$4 million seed, and Antler's latest residency intake of startups each receiving $225,000 for 12% stakes.
Also Startup Daily
Week's funding roundup: Re-Leased raised US$12.5m for its property platform, Modra landed $15m from ABGF, and Safe Ag Systems drew $2.5m from AgFood Fund; Oltre took out the publisher's pitch contest.
Weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australian and New Zealand startups — Hapana, Kinoxis Therapeutics, Appetise, Bike Matrix and Aglow — worth a combined $38.5 million, naming lead investors and planned expansion for each.
Jelix's note sets out its reasons for backing Aera, a fintech helping first-home buyers save deposits, and profiles the founding team; the round was led by Icehouse Ventures with Jelix participating.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.
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Roundup of five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Constantinople's $50m Series A, Illuvium's US$12m, Forever Network's $6m, Starboard's NZ$5m seed and Medibis's $736,000 crowdfunding.