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Get the Sheet for $50Canva has built an online design and visual communication platform aimed at making design accessible to everyone. Their suite of tools allows users to easily produce everything from social media posts and presentations to marketing materials without needing specialized software.
Employment Hero provides a cloud-based platform that combines HR, payroll, and employee benefits into a single system. The software is designed to help businesses automate their people management and simplify complex administrative tasks.
Immutable builds a blockchain-based platform that helps developers create and scale web3 games. Their technology is designed to simplify the complexities of blockchain, making it easier to introduce mainstream players to in-game asset ownership through NFTs.
BingX operates a crypto exchange that combines spot and derivatives trading with social features. The platform enables users to trade a wide range of digital assets and to copy the investment strategies of other traders.
InDebted builds a digital platform to modernize the debt collection process for businesses. Their software uses machine learning to create a more customer-centric experience with flexible and personalized payment options.
Deputy builds an all-in-one workforce management solution for businesses with hourly employees. The platform simplifies everything from scheduling and timesheets to team communication and task management.
SafetyCulture builds a mobile-first operations platform that helps teams manage workplace safety and quality. Their software allows frontline workers to conduct digital inspections, report issues, and capture operational data in the field.
Secure Code Warrior has built a developer-centric platform that makes learning to write secure code an engaging experience. They provide hands-on training and challenges to help engineering teams build security skills directly into their workflow.
Automic Group delivers registry, company secretarial, and financial services to Australian businesses through its cloud-native platform. This allows companies of all sizes to streamline their corporate administration and investor management in one place.
Diraq develops quantum processors using silicon, a method designed to make quantum computing scalable and commercially practical. Their technology integrates with existing semiconductor manufacturing, a key step toward producing millions of qubits on a single chip.
The top 10 are just a small slice of what’s happening across Sydney right now. Founders are building new things in busy fields like fintech and AI, and together have raised billions of dollars in funding. Below is a look at the other 90 startups shaping the city's future. Some are early in their journey while others are scaling fast, and each one is part of what makes the local scene so strong.
| Startup | Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto | 2021 | $52.3M | Series B | |
| Cloud | 2014 | $3.4B | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2005 | — | Series B | |
| Analytics | 2017 | $69.4M | Series A | |
| Healthcare | 2019 | A$148M | Series C | |
| Crypto | 2021 | $9.7M | Series A | |
| Fintech | 2021 | $3.8M | Seed | |
| Infrastructure | 2024 | A$16M | Seed | |
| AI | 2019 | A$23.2M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $55.3M | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2003 | $420M | Debt Financing | |
| Enterprise | 2015 | $49.4M | Series B | |
| Infrastructure | 2009 | $5.2B | Undisclosed | |
| Hardware | 2015 | $41.9M | Series C | |
| Marketing | 2021 | A$4.7M | Series A | |
| AI | 2022 | $38.8M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2020 | A$2.5M | Pre-Seed | |
| Cloud | 1994 | A$66.3M | Secondary Market | |
| Fintech | 2010 | $20.5M | Series B | |
| Hardware | 2010 | $92.7M | Grant | |
| Analytics | 2021 | $107M | Series A | |
| Energy | 2013 | A$8.5M | Venture Round | |
| Enterprise | 2015 | $8M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2023 | A$1.8M | Pre-Seed | |
| Biotech | 2019 | $137.9M | Grant | |
| Gaming | 2022 | $5M | Seed | |
| Media | 1981 | A$60M | Debt Financing | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | A$82M | Series A | |
| Cloud | 2013 | $24.4M | Corporate Round | |
| Environment | 2019 | A$78.2M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2020 | $16M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2023 | $1.2M | Seed | |
| InsurTech | 2019 | $23.8M | Series A | |
| Cloud | 2013 | $28.8M | Series B | |
| Healthcare | 2009 | A$348M | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2017 | $22.9M | Series A | |
| Logistics | 2017 | $135.6M | Venture Round | |
| Retail | 2021 | $20.2M | Series A | |
| Biotech | 2014 | A$10M | Venture Round | |
| Healthcare | 2016 | $245.7M | Series C | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $80.1M | Series B | |
| Energy | 2001 | $362.1M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2022 | $2M | Pre-Seed | |
| Fintech | 2016 | A$58.9M | Series B | |
| Marketing | 2023 | $2.6M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2021 | A$103M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2020 | $21.2M | Series B | |
| AI | 2019 | A$60M | Series C | |
| Fintech | 2013 | $59.5M | Venture Round | |
| Retail | 2012 | $141.8M | Series D | |
| AI | 2014 | $13.5M | Venture Round | |
| SaaS | 2012 | $17.3M | Series A | |
| Healthcare | 2015 | $31.4M | Venture Round | |
| Crypto | — | $7.2M | Seed | |
| Cloud | 2021 | $14.7M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2012 | $33.9M | Venture Round | |
| Security | 2007 | $2.8M | — | |
| Retail | 2020 | $5.8M | Seed | |
| Security | 2021 | A$10.6M | Seed | |
| AI | 2017 | $3M | Seed | |
| Energy | 2022 | $5.2M | Grant | |
| Crypto | 2021 | $18M | Series A | |
| Fintech | 2020 | $5.4M | Seed | |
| Energy | 2016 | $26.6M | Corporate Round | |
| SaaS | 2021 | A$4.2M | Seed | |
| Media | 2016 | A$1.6M | Seed | |
| SaaS | 2023 | A$225k | Pre-Seed | |
| Hardware | 2017 | $133.4M | Series A | |
| Food | 2019 | $14.9M | Series A | |
| AI | 2021 | $7.8M | Seed | |
| Media | 2011 | A$13M | Series A | |
| Infrastructure | 2018 | $8.4M | Series A | |
| Media | 2019 | A$23.8M | Grant | |
| Healthcare | 2020 | A$20M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2013 | A$2.1M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2015 | $62.1M | Series B | |
| Other | 2021 | $10.9M | Seed | |
| Fintech | 2015 | $513.8k | Grant | |
| Fintech | 2016 | $14.9M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2021 | $3.2M | Seed | |
| Data | 2023 | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | |
| Cloud | 2013 | A$14M | Venture Round | |
| Retail | 2011 | A$23.6M | Venture Round | |
| Fintech | 2020 | $57.5M | Series B | |
| Fintech | 2018 | $9.7M | Seed | |
| Fintech | 2014 | A$50M | Series B | |
| Analytics | 2014 | A$36M | Series B | |
| SaaS | 2011 | A$35M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | A$25.5M | Series B | |
| Food | 2021 | A$35.3M | Series A |
