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Crowdfunding Sector in Australia

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About Crowdfunding sector in Australia

The Crowdfunding sector in Australia comprises 151 companies, including 27 funded companies having collectively raised $153M in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 8 are Series A+ funded.
Crowdfunding sector in Australia has seen 5 acquisitions and 1 IPO.
This sector includes online platforms where people, organisations raise money from the masses, for various projects and causes.
Crowdfunding sector is also known as Crowdsourced Funding, Crowdfinancing or Collective Funding.
Platforms which act as intermediary & help users in raising money for projects and take a commission from the money raised. The feed includes Equity, Rewards, Revenue Sharing and Donation based crowdfunding platforms. It also includes crowdfunding enablers like white-label platforms. If a company itself raises money for a cause, it wouldn't be covered in this feed. Also debt crowdfunding is not included.
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Top Crowdfunding Companies in Australia

There are 151 Crowdfunding startups in Australia which include VentureCrowd, DomaCom, Equitise, Birchal, Dataro. Out of these, 27 startups are funded, with 8 having secured Series A+ funding.
Over the past 10 years, an average of 4 new companies have been launched annually. Notably, several of these startups have been founded by alumni of University of Oxford.

Here is the list of top Crowdfunding startups in Australia

Equity crowdfunding platform focused on startups. It allows investors to exchange cash for an equity interest in their chosen business. It has partnered with a broad range of angel groups, incubators, accelerators, venture capital firms, university commercialization programs, digital agencies, and corporate partners who pre-screen all businesses before they can list for investment so as to diversify the selection of investment opportunities to their registered investors.

Key facts about VentureCrowd

DomaCom is an online crowdfunding platform focused on real estate projects. It allows users to access a property exchange platform and a marketplace for property owners and investors to exchange ownership interests in property. It operates as a licensed investment technology platform for the purpose of listing available properties and making interests in these properties available to investors through licensed real estate agents and financial advisers.

Key facts about DomaCom

  • Founded Year: 2011
  • Location: Melbourne (Australia)
  • Stage: Public
  • Total Funding till date: $8M
  • Investors: aaig
  • Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 09, 2025, $*****
  • Tracxn Score: 51/100 What is this?
  • Competitors Rank: 1 of 22 Competitors
Equitise is a equity crowdfunding platform that helps early stage innovative companies access capital. Entrepreneurs profile their plans and set a funding target, investors commit money to their preferred opportunities, if funding targets are reached, shareholder agreements are signed (if not, money is refunded). Equitise has offices in both Sydney and Auckland.

Key facts about Equitise

Birchal is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects startups with investors. Companies post the projects after the approval of the platform. Investors invest in the project in exchange for a share in the company. Project owners can also offer rewards to the supporters. The platform follows "All or nothing" model of fundraising. The company charges administration and setup fee of $1,990 +taxes and this fee is reimbursed if the campaign is successful. For successful projects, it charges a fee of 6% of funds raised.

Key facts about Birchal

Dataro is an AI-based fundraising campaigning platform. The product is a predictive analytics solution to create fundraising campaigns that integrate with the CRM for appeal donations, donor engagement, and retention.

Key facts about Dataro

Companies founded year-on-year in the Crowdfunding sector in Australia

18 Crowdfunding startups in Australia were founded in 2017 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Companies founded year-on-year in the Crowdfunding sector in Australia2026202520242023202220212020201920182017Founded Year048121620Count of Number of Companies
  • Total Number of Companies
Year
No. of companies
2026
-
2025
1
2024
1
2023
1
2022
3
2021
5
2020
2
2019
7
2018
4
2017
18

Stage-wise distribution of Crowdfunding sector companies in Australia

Out of the total 151 Crowdfunding companies in Australia, 27 have secured funding. Among them, 8 have reached Series A or higher, and 7 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 151
Funded - 27
Series A+ - 8
Series B+ - 7
Series C+ - 7
Company Stage
No. of companies
Founded
151
Funded
27
Series A+
8
Series B+
7
Series C+
7
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Top Investors in Crowdfunding in Australia

BlueChilli is the top investor in Crowdfunding companies in Australia based on number of companies invested.
Here are some top investors in Crowdfunding companies in Australia:
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M&A activity in Crowdfunding sector in Australia

In the year 2024, till April 2024, 1 acquisition happened in Crowdfunding sector in Australia.
Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Crowdfunding sector in Australia:
Company
Acquisition Type
Acquisition Date
Acquirers
Business Acquisition
Apr 11, 2024
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Business Acquisition
May 02, 2022
 
Business Acquisition
Dec 20, 2019
Business Acquisition
Apr 13, 2015
Acqui-Hired
2011
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Acquisition trends in Crowdfunding sector in Australia

Here are the acquisition trends in Crowdfunding sector in Australia:

Acquisition trends in Crowdfunding sector in Australia2026202520242023202220212020201920182017Acquisition Round Date (Yearly)01Number of Acquisitions
  • Total Number of Acquisitions
Year
No. of companies
2026
-
2025
-
2024
1
2023
-
2022
1
2021
-
2020
-
2019
1
2018
-
2017
-

IPOs in Crowdfunding in Australia

In the year 2016, till July 2016, 1 IPO happened in Crowdfunding sector in Australia.
Here are some recent, important IPOs in Crowdfunding sector in Australia:
Company
IPO Date
Exchange Symbol
Jul 11, 2016
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
See a more detailed list of IPOs

Top News in Crowdfunding in Australia

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FAQs about Crowdfunding sector in Australia

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