How many total Crowdfunding companies are there in Sydney?

As of August 2026, Sydney has 27 active Crowdfunding companies.

How many Crowdfunding companies in Sydney are funded?

As of August 2026, 13 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by Crowdfunding companies in Sydney?

Crowdfunding companies in Sydney have collectively raised $44.4M in funding till date.

Who are the top investors in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney?

The top investors in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney by number of investments are BlueChilli and Stone & Chalk.

Which is the highest funded Crowdfunding company in Sydney?

As of August 2026, Dataro has raised $16.8M in funding, highest among the funded Crowdfunding companies in Sydney.

How many exits have occurred in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney?

Crowdfunding sector in Sydney has seen 3 acquisitions

List of 48 Crowdfunding Startups in Sydney, Australia & Market Trends (Aug 2026)

The Crowdfunding sector in Sydney, Australia comprises 48 companies, including 13 funded companies having collectively raised $44.4M in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 6 are Series A+ funded.

Crowdfunding sector in Sydney, Australia has seen 3 acquisitions. This represents almost 6.3% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.5% exit rate of tech companies in general.

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 are excluded.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

Top Companies

Dataro, VentureCrowd & more

Total Funding

$44.4M

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Acquisitions

Also known as

Crowdsourced Funding or Crowdfinancing

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There are 48 Crowdfunding startups in Sydney, Australia which include Dataro, VentureCrowd, Equitise, OnMarket, BrickX. Out of these, 13 startups are funded, with 6 having secured Series A+ funding.

Over the past 10 years, an average of 1 new company has been launched annually.

1. Dataro

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

Founded Year: 2017
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $16.8M
Investors: Blueprint Equity, Basis Set Ventures and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 17, 2026, $*****
Tracxn Score: 54/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 8 of 872 Competitors

2. VentureCrowd

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

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $15M
Investors: Lightworks, Artesian and 1 Other
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 29, 2023, $*****
Tracxn Score: 46/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 2 of 18 Competitors

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3. Equitise

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

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1.55M
Investors: Tank Stream Ventures, BridgeLane and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 08, 2016, $*****
Tracxn Score: 44/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 7 of 128 Competitors

4. OnMarket

OnMarket is an equity crowdfunding platform allowing users to invest in private companies. Also, allows companies to IPO their companies or offer their equity for private placement. As of December 2017, has helped raise about $50M in 79 fundraisings.

Key facts about OnMarket

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Unfunded
Tracxn Score: 43/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 3 of 18 Competitors

5. BrickX

Brickx is an equity-based crowdfunding platform focused on real estate projects. It allows users to buy residential properties wholly or in fractional amounts. Provides historical analysis, valuation reports, and tracking tools for users.

Key facts about BrickX

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $7M
Investors: National Australia Bank, Reinventure Group and 1 Other
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 28, 2018, $*****
Tracxn Score: 40/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 1 of 15 Competitors

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

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

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	-
2024	-
2023	-
2022	1
2021	-
2020	-
2019	-
2018	2
2017	8

Stage-wise distribution of Crowdfunding sector companies in Sydney

Out of the total 48 Crowdfunding companies in Sydney, 13 have secured funding. Among them, 6 have reached Series A or higher, and 4 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 48

Funded - 13

Series A+ - 6

Series B+ - 4

Series C+ - 4

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	48
Funded	13
Series A+	6
Series B+	4
Series C+	4

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Total funding year-on-year in the Crowdfunding sector in Sydney

The Crowdfunding sector in Sydney saw a total funding of more than $44.4M in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding has been in 2026 at more than $14.3M till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$14.3M
2023	$3.5M
2022	$10M
2021	$2.5M
2018	$7M
2017	$150K

Recent Funding Rounds in Crowdfunding in Sydney

In the year 2026, till February 2026, Crowdfunding companies in Sydney have raised $14.3M in equity funding across 1 round.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Dataro	Series A	6397	Feb 17, 2026	Blueprint Equity
VentureCrowd	Series A	5438	Jun 29, 2023	Lightworks
VentureCrowd	Series A	9490	Feb 11, 2022	John Bacon
Dataro	Seed	4119	Dec 13, 2021	Basis Set Ventures and 1 more
BrickX	Series A	7265	Feb 28, 2018	National Australia Bank

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BlueChilli is the top investor in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Crowdfunding companies in Sydney:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
BlueChilli	Sydney (Australia)	GiggedIn and Grassrootz
Stone & Chalk	Sydney (Australia)	AgCrowd
Artesian	Sydney (Australia)	VentureCrowd and GiggedIn
Telstra Ventures	San Francisco (United States)	-
Canaccord Genuity Group	Toronto (Canada)	-