Venture capital fund · 1 deal
Every published round Motion Capital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiko | Seed | 3 Dec 2025 | $2.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Dec 2025), SmartCompany, Investible, Startup Daily (3 Dec 2025), Investible portfolio |
Companies Motion Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiko | SaaS platform orchestrating distributed commercial & industrial battery storage assets | 3 Dec 2025, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Motion Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Motion Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Motion Capital did.
Stories naming Motion Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Six Australian startups, including Bodd, Hachiko and Cor, collectively secured about $24 million in fresh backing, while seaweed peer Sea Forest floated on the ASX and jumped in early trade.
Weekly funding roundup covering raises by Bodd, Hachiko, Fremantle Seaweed, Cor, Detail Earth and Recovr, plus seaweed peer Sea Forest's ASX float at a $112 million market capitalisation.
Also Startup Daily
Investible's climate tech arm explains its seed investment in Hachiko, a software platform for commercial and industrial batteries, citing distributed storage growth and the founder's energy-trading background.