Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Founder, Sophiie AI

Juan Castro

Coverage

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

Funding announcement

Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week

Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.

SmartCompany 21 Aug 2026 ACT GovernmentActivate CapitalAdmiralty Capital GroupAgriZeroAirbnbAirTree VenturesAntler AustraliaArchangel VenturesAussie AngelsBeaten Zone Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesBlacksheep CapitalBowerConstantinopleEdale CapitalEpicorpEucalyptusGandel InvestGates FoundationGD1Heidi HealthIcehouse VenturesK1W1MicrosoftMove BankNbryoNZVCQIC VenturesQueensland GovernmentRAAFRypplesSeitecShasta VenturesSophiie AISowing the Seeds of Farming Innovation FundSquare Peg CapitalTen13Tenacious VenturesUNSWVessevVisaible.aiWestpacBernhard Hans WeiglDaniel StevensDavid LyonDean KellyDianne ChallenorEmma FerrierHarry UffindellJacob BanksJames BoysonsJuan CastroLuke KelleherMacgregor DuncanMichelle MacRaeMichelle "Mish" MacRaePaul NivenRenaud Joannes-BoyauSam RichYu Liu

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