Venture capital fund · 3 deals

Octopus Ventures

Disclosed deals

Every published round Octopus 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.

Company	Stage	Announced	Amount	Role	Alongside	Sources
Autograb	Series B	26 Jan 2026	$80m	Lead	Movac Premier Capital Partners EVP Ten13	Startup Daily (30 Jan 2026), SmartCompany (30 Jan 2026), Startup Daily (27 Jan 2026), SmartCompany (27 Jan 2026), autotalk.com.au, autoworldjournal.com, paintandpanel.com.au, inspirepreneurmagazine.com, Ten13 portfolio
Lyrebird	Unnamed stage	10 Jun 2025	$12m	Lead	Five V Capital Startmate	Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (24 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (10 Jun 2025)
Pendula	Unnamed stage	Aug 2023	$14.5m	Lead	MA Growth Ventures	Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, thebusinesstimes.com.au, MA Growth Ventures portfolio

Portfolio

Companies Octopus Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	First invested	Rounds	Led
Autograb	26 Jan 2026, Series B	1	1
Lyrebird	10 Jun 2025	1	1
Pendula	Aug 2023	1	1

Funds

Fund closes reported for Octopus Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Octopus Ventures yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Octopus Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Octopus Ventures did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Octopus Ventures is recorded as having been acquired.

Name	Role	Sources
Adam Said	Principal Investor	Startup Daily, autotalk.com.au, autoworldjournal.com, paintandpanel.com.au, thebusinesstimes.com.au

Coverage

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

13 deals

Six Aussie startups that raised $197.4 million this week

Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.

Also Startup Daily

3 deals

AI-based car valuation platform hits top get with $80 million Series B

Melbourne car-data platform AutoGrab has closed an $80 million Series B valuing it at $230 million, co-led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, to fund expansion across Britain, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Startup Daily 27 Jan 2026 Autograb EVP Movac Octopus Ventures Premier Capital Partners Ten13 Adam Said Chris Gardner Daniel Werzberger

Unnamed stage $80m

Car data startup AutoGrab wheels away with $80 million investment

Vehicle-data platform AutoGrab has raised $80 million led by Octopus Ventures and Movac, valuing the company at $230 million, alongside Premier Capital Partners and existing backers EVP and Ten13.

SmartCompany 27 Jan 2026 Autograb Commonwealth Bank EVP Movac Octopus Ventures Premier Capital Partners Ten13 Chris Gardner Daniel Werzberger Fi Foster

Also Startup Daily·inspirepreneurmagazine.com·paintandpanel.com.au·autoworldjournal.com·autotalk.com.au·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Unnamed stage $12m

AI-powered healthcare transcription platform prescribed $12 million

Melbourne AI medical scribe Lyrebird Health raises $12 million from Five V Capital, Octopus Ventures and Startmate at a $50 million valuation; Five V partner Chris Gillings joins its board.

Startup Daily 10 Jun 2025 Kai Van Lieshout Lyrebird Five V Capital Octopus Ventures Startmate Chris Gillings Dr James Wilson Linus Talacko

Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia

Unnamed stage $14.5m

Pendula, the freaky engagement platform making a bid for ailing Whispir

Profile of Pendula, whose AI-driven platform personalises upselling for telcos and insurers, as it prepares a takeover offer for ASX-listed Whispir, whose board urged rejecting Soprano Design's bid.

Forbes Australia 6 Dec 2023 Pendula AGL Amaysim Kogan Mate Origin Energy Whispir Octopus Ventures Alex Colvin

8 deals

Eight Aussie startups that raised $149 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.

Also Startup Daily·thebusinesstimes.com.au·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

20 deals

Christmas comes early for 14 Aussie startups that raised $260 million this week

Weekly roundup covering 14 startup raises totalling over $260 million, headlined by Synchron's $110 million round, plus Roller's shareholder liquidity payout, Partly's record New Zealand Series A, and several government grants.

SmartCompany 16 Dec 2022 Avarni BiomeBank FairSupply GeoMoby Hysata Neighbourlytics Partly Pathzero Roller SiteHive Synchron The Yield Willow Zetifi Zipline.io 7-Eleven Aconex Artesian VC Coles LaunchVic Lendlease Microsoft TechnologyOne the New South Wales government Treasury Wine Estates Walmart Yamaha Motor Co Zambrero Acadian Software Agreement Hub AirTree Ventures Aliavia Ventures Alice Anderson Fund Antler Australia Arch Venture Partners Bezos Expeditions Birchal Blackbird Ventures Carthona Capital Clyde Bank Holdings Common Sense Ventures Ellerston Capital EVP Gates Frontier Khosla Ventures King River Capital Main Sequence Ventures METS Ignited Minderoo Foundation NSW Physical Sciences Fund Octopus Ventures Partners for Growth Previously existing shareholders QIC Ventures SecondQuarter Ventures South Australian Venture Capital Fund Square Peg Capital Sypkes Family Office The Hospital Research Foundation Tidal unnamed investors based in Europe VentureCrowd Vulpes Ventures Adrian Di Marco Leigh Jasper Rob Phillpot Anuj Paudel Dr Arne Geschke Carl Prins Jessica Christiansen-Franks Kimberly Randle Levi Fawcett Lucinda Hartley Luke Finn Mark Finn Misha Cajic Dr Rob Bryant Ros Harvey Samantha Wong Dr Sam Costello Stuart Cook Tony Yammine

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)

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