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Investible explains its venture model and reports drawing $50m last year for its third early-stage fund and Club vehicle, with LumonusAI and Outlier Space in the portfolio.
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Investible explains its venture model and reports drawing $50m last year for its third early-stage fund and Club vehicle, with LumonusAI and Outlier Space in the portfolio.
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Investible announces the promotion of Nicholas Ooi to Investment Manager, describing his deal approach, portfolio work since 2023, and his path from law and consulting into venture capital.
Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of satellite startup Outlier Space alongside GD1 and others, arguing uncrewed return-capable platforms will make off-world manufacturing viable as the ISS retires.
Investible announces it backed Lumonus' A$28 million round with three co-investors, the first deal from its new early-stage fund; Lumonus builds AI software that automates cancer clinic workflows.
Investible's climate fund has invested in CounterCurrent with UNSW and unnamed angels; the note argues new shipping carbon rules make its AI navigation technology valuable.
Investible's climate tech arm explains its seed investment in Hachiko, a software platform for commercial and industrial batteries, citing distributed storage growth and the founder's energy-trading background.
Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of Gega Elements, which extracts gallium and germanium from industrial waste, alongside Flying Fox Ventures and Salus Ventures via a co-investment program with TRaCE.
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Investible's 2024 review letter highlights its early-stage and climate-tech investing, Club Investible's tenth anniversary event with Canva and Deputy founders, and pitches from Harvest B and Syenta.
Textile technology company Xefco has raised A$10.5 million, led by Main Sequence with Investible, Breakthrough Victoria, Virescent Ventures and Voyagers taking part, to commercialise its water-free dyeing and finishing system.
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Investible reflects on five takeaways from the evokeAG 2024 conference in Perth, covering tighter capital, carbon credit debates, regenerative farming, and AI's growing role in agriculture.
An Investible investor explains the firm's approach to vetting deep tech startups, recalling its Climate Tech Fund's recent backing of BSpkl, Xefco, Earthodic and Kite Magnetics.
Investible introduces its climate tech fund's advisory panel, profiling three of its members and describing how the group speeds diligence, sources deals and supports portfolio companies.
Investible interviews bluesheets co-founder Clare Leighton about building the financial-automation company remotely from her co-founder, her earlier roles at Uber and DishDash, and its growth and partnerships.
Investible's pitch page for its third early-stage fund courts prospective investors and outlines plans to back dozens of tech companies across stages.
Deals recorded from Investible portfolio's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlier Space | Pre-seed | 29 Jul 2026 | $10.5m | |
| Lumonus | Series B | Mar 2026 | $28m | |
| Hachiko | Seed | 3 Dec 2025 | $2.5m | |
| Gega Elements | Pre-seed | 23 Oct 2025 | $925k | |
| Xefco | Seed | 29 Apr 2024 | $10.5m |
Companies named in Investible portfolio's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Zara | 1 | |
| YESGroup | Building mid-scale batteries at existing substations and industrial nodes | 1 |
| Xero | 1 | |
| Xefco | Deep tech company using plasma-based deposition technology to dye and finish textiles wit… | 2 |
| xAI | AI company that merged with SpaceX, involved in orbital data centre plans. | 1 |
| Wollemi Capital | 1 | |
| Veyor | Cloud-based construction site logistics and materials coordination platform | 1 |
| Varda Space Industries | Space manufacturing company that grew and returned crystalline pharmaceutical compounds f… | 1 |
| Unseen | 1 | |
| Uber Eats | 1 | |
| Uber | Ride-hailing and delivery platform | 1 |
| Trace | AI-powered software for climate compliance and carbon reporting | 2 |
| The North Face | 1 | |
| Syenta | Chip packaging startup developing Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing for advanced se… | 2 |
| SpaceX | Aerospace company operating the Starlink satellite constellation and orbital launch servi… | 1 |
| Space Capital | 1 | |
| Slack | 1 | |
| Shaw and Partners | Event partner of Club Investible | 1 |
| Rocket Lab | Commercial aerospace company and global launch provider. | 1 |
| Regrow Ag | 1 | |
| Redwire Corporation | Space infrastructure company that made the first commercial sale of a space-manufactured … | 1 |
| Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub | 1 | |
| RareX | ASX-listed critical minerals resource company partnering with Gega Elements | 1 |
| Rainstick | Plant stimulation technology company | 1 |
| QuickBooks | 1 | |
| Outlier Space | Builds autonomous, uncrewed satellites acting as orbital factories for high-value materia… | 2 |
| Nvidia | Technology company developing platforms for AI computing including orbital compute. | 1 |
| Novalith | Investible portfolio company where Gega founders previously worked | 1 |
| NetSuite | 1 | |
| Netscape | 1 | |
| MYOB | Australian accounting software company | 1 |
| MPower | Battery asset developer acquired by Wollemi Capital | 1 |
| Lux Capital | 1 | |
| Lumonus | AI-native digital oncology platform automating radiation oncology workflows | 1 |
| Loam Bio | Agtech company developing microbial soil-carbon technology and farmer carbon projects | 1 |
| 1 | ||
| KKR | 1 | |
| Kite Magnetics | Startup developing stator core motors for electric aviation | 1 |
| Khosla Ventures | 1 | |
| Investible Club | 2 | |
| Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC) | 1 | |
| Harvest B | Developing plant-based meat ingredient systems for food manufacturers | 1 |
| Hachiko | SaaS platform orchestrating distributed commercial & industrial battery storage assets | 1 |
| Grw AI | 1 | |
| Greenhouse | 1 | |
| GenesisCare | Australia's largest provider of cancer care services | 1 |
| General Catalyst | 1 | |
| Gega Elements | Develops low-carbon extraction of gallium and germanium from industrial waste streams | 1 |
| Future Fibres Hub | 1 | |
| Founders Fund | 1 | |
| Fishburners | Australia's largest and longest-standing tech startup community | 1 |
| FarmLab | Soil carbon assessment and agriculture data company | 1 |
| Evergen | Energy technology company where Hachiko's founder and some team members previously worked | 1 |
| Enterprise Singapore | 1 | |
| Enel X | Energy company where Hachiko's founder previously worked | 1 |
| EDF | Energy company where Hachiko's founder previously worked | 1 |
| Earthodic | Startup developing lignin-coating technology for packaging | 1 |
| Deputy | 1 | |
| Deakin University | 1 | |
| Datafarming | Agtech company founded by Tim Neale | 1 |
| CounterCurrent | AI-driven vessel routing platform helping ships harness ocean currents to cut fuel use | 1 |
| Converte | Biological crop protection company | 1 |
| CleanPeak | Distributed commercial and industrial energy infrastructure company backed by KKR | 1 |
| Chartered Accountants | 1 | |
| Canva | Online design and visual communication platform | 1 |
| BSpkl | Hydrogen membrane manufacturer using ion-beam sputtering technology | 1 |
| bluesheets | Automated financial platform for digitising and integrating back-office finance processes | 1 |
| Blue Origin | Aerospace company targeting large-scale satellite constellation deployment. | 1 |
| Birdwood Energy | Building mid-scale batteries at existing substations and industrial nodes | 1 |
| BigCommerce | Software company whose engineering talent joined Hachiko's technical team | 1 |
| Azure | 1 | |
| Azaneo | Electric pulse weeding technology company | 1 |
| AusAgritech Association | Industry association for Australian agtech | 1 |
| Apate.ai | Helps banks, telcos, and governments dismantle scam operations | 1 |
| Amazon | Global e-commerce and technology company | 1 |
| Agriprove | Carbon credit and livestock solutions provider | 1 |
| Agrifutures Australia | Organiser of the evokeAG conference | 1 |
Investors named in Investible portfolio's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Investible | 12 | |
| Investible Climate Tech Fund | 3 | |
| UNSW | 2 | |
| AirTree Ventures | 1 | |
| Archangel Ventures | 1 | |
| Aviron Investment Management | 1 | |
| Brandon Capital | 1 | |
| Breakthrough Victoria | 1 | |
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | 1 | |
| Electrifi Ventures | 1 | |
| Flying Fox Ventures | 1 | |
| GD1 | 1 | |
| Icehouse Ventures | 1 | |
| Main Sequence Ventures | 1 | |
| Motion Capital | 1 | |
| Nova Threshold | 1 | |
| Oncology Ventures | 1 | |
| Salus Ventures | 1 | |
| Side Stage Ventures | Seed fund investing in early-stage Australian startups | 1 |
| Twynam | 1 | |
| Virescent Ventures | 1 | |
| Voyagers Climate-Tech Fund | 1 |