Startup · $3.1m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Programs: Taronga Group (Asset Impact 2026)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Orkestra raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Ventures | Seed · Pre-seed | - |
| Taronga Group | Accelerator | - |
| Rampersand | Seed | - |
| Phil Blythe | Seed | - |
| Oliver Hartley | Seed | - |
| Luxem | Seed | - |
| Impact Ventures Management | Seed | - |
| Danin Kahn | Seed | - |
| Andrew Rogers | Seed | - |
Companies Orkestra acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Cooper | CEO · Founder | Tidal Ventures, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, RenewEconomy |
| James Allston | Co-founder and co-CEO | Tidal Ventures, Startup Daily (20 Oct 2023), Startup Daily (9 Nov 2022), RenewEconomy |
| Michael Jurasovic | Founder | Tidal Ventures, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Orkestra. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Taronga Group's RealTechX arm has chosen twelve startups from Australia and abroad for its 2026 Asset Impact program, pairing them with institutional real asset owners.
Taronga Group names twelve global startups for its 2026 Asset Impact innovation program, covering power, advanced materials and operations, working with corporate partners including Dexus and Frasers Property.
Climate tech fund manager Impact Ventures has passed $10m under management and taken its follow-on vehicle to a first close; its portfolio spans Amber Electric, Orkestra and Infravision.
Sydney early-stage climate tech backer Impact Ventures says it now manages $10 million and has completed the first close on its follow-on vehicle, which will keep backing its maturing portfolio companies.
EnergyLab unveils ten hardware-focused climate tech startups joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, supported by $1.64 million from ARENA; alumni Infravision, Renewable Metals, Orkestra and Amber later received ARENA funding.
Orkestra, a Melbourne clean-energy software firm, won $2.77 million in ARENA co-funding to accelerate commercial EV charger rollout; a year earlier it banked $2 million in seed funding from Tidal Ventures.
Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.
Tidal Ventures explains why it backed Orkestra for a second time, covering the clean-energy market opportunity, the feasibility software product, the founding team, business model and growth plans.
Melbourne renewables software firm Orkestra has secured $2 million in a follow-up seed round led again by Tidal Ventures, alongside Rampersand, Impact Ventures, Luxem and four climate tech investors, with a Series A next.
A weekly roundup detailing nine startup funding rounds totalling $39.6 million, spanning cybersecurity, medtech, healthtech, hospitality, retail media, accessibility, clean energy and agtech ventures.
Clean energy software startup Orkestra Energy has emerged from stealth with a $1.1 million round led by Tidal Ventures, with angels participating, to grow its team and roll out its platform across Australia.