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Investor · 1 deal
The Innovation Club
Disclosed deals
Every published round The Innovation Club 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimaze | Pre-seed | 2025 | $3m | Lead | Startup Daily (17 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (17 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (13 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (13 Oct 2025) |
Portfolio
Companies The Innovation Club has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimaze | AI-based cloud waste startup helping companies cut cloud costs | 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
Funds
Fund closes reported for The Innovation Club, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies The Innovation Club has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal The Innovation Club did.
People
Coverage
Stories naming The Innovation Club. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pre-seed
$3m
Optimaze raises $3 million to help businesses save billions in cloud costs
Sydney cloud-waste startup Optimaze has secured $3 million in pre-seed backing from Arconic and The Innovation Club to grow engineering, speed its roadmap and pursue cloud partnerships starting with AWS.