Startup · $11.5m raised · Cybersecurity · AI

Redactive

Melbourne-based cybersecurity startup that helps companies manage data threats posed by AI

Melbourne, VIC

Investors

Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Redactive raised.

Investor	Rounds	Invested
Atlassian Ventures	Seed	-
Blackbird Ventures	Seed	-
Felicis	Seed	-
Zapier	Seed	-

What Redactive bought

Companies Redactive acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.

Company	Kind	Announced	Price	Sources
Redactive is not recorded as having acquired anything.

People

Name	Role	Sources
Alexander Valente	Founder	Startup Daily (21 Oct 2025), Forbes Australia (15 May 2025), Startup Daily (4 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia (4 Jul 2024), SmartCompany
Andrew Pankevicius	Founder	Startup Daily (21 Oct 2025), Forbes Australia (15 May 2025), Startup Daily (4 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia (4 Jul 2024), SmartCompany
Lucas Sargent	AI Engineer · Founder	Startup Daily (21 Oct 2025), Forbes Australia (15 May 2025), Startup Daily (4 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia (4 Jul 2024), SmartCompany

Coverage

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

News

LaunchVic announces new Grant Round for AI and DeepTech startup support

LaunchVic 19 Nov 2025 Atlas Blackbird Ventures Cut Through Venture Felicis LaunchVic Redactive RedPoint Zapier Danny Pearson Dr Dr Kate Cornick

Seed $11.5m

Ex-Atlassians score an exit for their AI data security startup after just two years

RecordPoint has bought Redactive AI, a Melbourne data security startup founded by former Atlassian staff, for an undisclosed sum two years after its founding; Felicis and Blackbird co-led its 2024 seed round.

13 deals

Meet the Aussies on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Forbes Australia 15 May 2025 Adrielle Touma Alexander Valente Alexis Aaron Andrew Pankevicius Andromeda Robotics Annabel Hay Bianca Stern Charlotte Vieira CLUTCH Glue Connor Balfany Damian Sofrevski Daniel Palmer Daniel Vassilev Dylan Coyne Elliephant Gaby Rosenberg Grace Brown Holly Fowler Humpday Isabella Choate Jacky Koh Jodine Wolman Kim Russell Loughlan Dalton de Burgh Lucas Sargent Mary Fowler Matthew Blode Natasha Etschmann Neurode Pretty Privilege Redactive Relevance AI Sara Webb Sortd The Leaf Protein Co.UpDoc AirTree Ventures Australian Financial Review Australian Securities Exchange Basketball Australia Blossom App Catch Constantinople ELMO Software EQ Fingertip Flying Fox Ventures Forbes Australia Fortlake Asset Management Get Rich Slow Club Government of New South Wales Linktree Luxury Escapes MA Growth Ventures Manchester City Mass Dynamics Menulog PredictHQ Rampersand Swinburne University of Technology Tash Invests The Kimbino University of Melbourne Wable Western Australian government Youth Disability Advocacy Network Antler Australia Atlassian Ventures Bailador Technology Investments Bessemer Venture Partners Blackbird Ventures Felicis Galileo Ventures Khosla Ventures King River Capital LaunchVic Loyal VC Peak XV Purpose Ventures Darryl Garber Ned Coten Ali Rosenberg Gabby Leibovich Hezi Leibovich

Seed $11.5m

Redactive AI lands $11.5 million to solve the AI talent gap

Enterprise AI platform Redactive AI has raised a seed round co-led by Blackbird Ventures and Felicis Ventures, with Atlassian Ventures and Zapier joining, to grow its team and US presence.

SmartCompany 3 Jul 2024 Redactive Atlassian Atlassian Ventures Blackbird Ventures Felicis Zapier Alexander Valente Andrew Pankevicius Lucas Sargent

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