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“Never been stronger” to invest in Aussie startups

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4 years ago

August 11, 2021

Brittany Coles

Good news for Aussie startups, investments have never been stronger

Venture capital investment in Australian companies hit a record $2.5 billion this year, according to a new KPMG report.

Head of KPMG high growth ventures says the investment environment “has never been stronger” for Australia

KPMG has also seen a record amount of startups and home-grown tech giants, creating jobs and wealth for the country.

“As we look to Australia’s post-pandemic future, the emergence of these digital disruptors has massive potential to contribute to the nation’s economy,” KPMG head of high growth ventures Amanda Price said.

“You only have to look at the influence of their predecessors such as Atlassian to view the positive impact of home-grown Australian tech giants, creating jobs and wealth for the country,”
price said.

*Airwallex founders Xijing Dai, Jack Zhang, Lucy Liu, and Max Li*

The top 20 Australian startup investment deals (1 July 2020 – 1 July 2021) (US$Mil)

Airwallex	100
Brighte	100
Athena	90
SafetyCulture	73
Canva	71
V2	55
Gilmour Space Technologies	46.7
Linktree	45
Horizon Power	44.5
Zeller	38.8
Avenue	37
Sendle	35
Employment Hero	34.9
RayGen	32.5
Integrity	31
Stake	31
Baraja	31
Morse Micro	30.3
Elenium Automation	26
Sea Forest	25.5

The top 20 Australian seed round deals (1 July 202 – 1 July 2021) (US$Mil)

Honey	12
Nourish Ingredients	11
Vop	10
Pyn	8
XY Sense	6.3
JigSpace	6.1
Vitruvian	6
VOW Foods	6
Hysata	5
Illuvium	5
myInterview	5
Okendo	5
Mindset Health	5
mod.io	4
PaidRight	3.8
Robobai	3.6
Ultra HPQ	3.5
Provectus Algae	3.24
Handdii	3
Unhedged	2.3

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