Startup · $180k raised
Our Leg Up has invented a new category of investment products that allows property owners to generate a return on equity trapped in their property, without any capital outlay.
Melbourne, VIC
Programs: Techstars Sydney (Techstars Sydney Accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Our Leg Up raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Techstars Sydney | Accelerator · Accelerator | - |
Companies Our Leg Up acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Our Leg Up. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startup Daily profiles Our Leg Up, a Melbourne fintech from the Techstars Sydney 2025 cohort, whose product lets homeowners pledge equity so buyers can obtain low-deposit loans, with Techstars explaining why it invested.
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.
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Techstars Sydney's 2025 accelerator class holds 12 startups, with US$120,000 invested in each; seven are first-time funded. Supported by Investment NSW, the three-month Sydney program ends with a December Demo Day.
Startupbootcamp has picked 15 startups for the second intake of its Sustainable Fintech Accelerator, spanning themes from fraud prevention to embedded finance, with Tim Poskitt returning to lead the program.
Profile of Our Leg Up, a fintech helping low-deposit buyers purchase sooner while letting established homeowners earn returns on property equity; Antler backed the founder and the capital raise is over half filled.
Antler discloses eighteen recent pre-seed investments in Australian startups, with partner commentary on each company, and notes its portfolio now exceeds sixty startups funded from its AU$46m Fund 1.