How many total High Tech companies are there in Australia?

As of January 2026, Australia has 2857 active High Tech companies.

How many High Tech companies in Australia are funded?

As of January 2026, 809 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Australia?

High Tech companies in Australia have collectively raised $8.52B in funding till date.

Who are the top investors in High Tech companies in Australia?

The top investors in High Tech companies in Australia by number of investments are In-Q-Tel and Artesian.

Which is the highest funded High Tech company in Australia?

As of January 2026, Immutable has raised $777M in funding, highest among the funded High Tech companies in Australia.

How many High Tech unicorns are there in Australia?

Australia has produced 2 unicorns in the High Tech sector till date.

High Tech in Australia - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

The High Tech sector in Australia comprises 3.76K companies, including 809 funded companies having collectively raised $8.52B in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 359 are Series A+ funded, and 2 have achieved unicorn status.

High Tech sector in Australia has seen 116 acquisitions and 96 IPOs. This represents almost 5.6% of all such companies - which is higher than the 5.0% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies working on developing technology-intensive products and software related to products like Drones, 3D Printing, Nano Technology, Edge Computing, etc.

High Tech sector is also known as Advanced Tech, Emerging Tech, Deep Tech, Disruptive Tech or Innovative Tech.

Companies included in High Tech

Companies offering HiTech solutions like 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Natural Language Processing, etc

Companies excluded in High Tech

Excludes companies that provide solutions which do not involve much technology like, E-Commerce, Agricultural equipments, biomedical equipments, life science solutions, cybersecurity solutions, service solution providers for technology companies, IT services, etc.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

3.76K

Top Companies

Immutable, Leonardo Ai & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

116

Also known as

Advanced Tech or Emerging Tech

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There are more than 3.76K companies in High Tech in Australia. Immutable is the top High Tech company in Australia, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top High Tech companies in Australia:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Immutable	Blockchain-based infrastructure for NFT games and applications	Surry Hills (Australia)	2018	Series D	$777M
Leonardo Ai	AI-powered platform to generate assets with models	Sydney (Australia)	2022	Acquired	$31M
Synthetix	Derivatives liquidity protocol	Sydney (Australia)	2017	Series B	$36M
Cyara	Omnichannel customer experience testing platform	Redwood City (United States)	2006	Series D	$375M
QuintessenceLabs	Provider of quantum encryption technology-based data security solutions	Canberra (Australia)	2008	Series B	$52.7M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the High Tech sector in Australia

303 High Tech startups in Australia were founded in 2018 - 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	28
2024	76
2023	108
2022	159
2021	221
2020	233
2019	283
2018	303
2017	303

Stage-wise distribution of High Tech sector companies in Australia

Out of the total 3,762 High Tech companies in Australia, 809 have secured funding. Among them, 359 have reached Series A or higher, and 264 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 3,762

Funded - 809

Series A+ - 359

Series B+ - 264

Series C+ - 231

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	3,762
Funded	809
Series A+	359
Series B+	264
Series C+	231

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Total funding year-on-year in the High Tech sector in Australia

The High Tech sector in Australia saw a total funding of more than $8.02B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2022 at more than $2.2B.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2025	$535M
2024	$1.49B
2023	$1.02B
2022	$2.2B
2021	$1.18B
2020	$336M
2019	$365M
2018	$240M
2017	$395M

Recent Funding Rounds in High Tech in Australia

In the year 2025, till December 2025, High Tech companies in Australia have raised $431M in equity funding across 43 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till December 2024), High Tech companies in Australia had raised $939M across 60 rounds. So, 2025 has seen a 54.13% drop in funding in High Tech companies in Australia as compared to 2024.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in High Tech companies in Australia:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Applied EV	Series B	5989	Dec 23, 2025	Japan Post Capital
All G	Series A	6920	Dec 09, 2025	Agronomics and 2 more
AUDD	Seed	8991	Dec 08, 2025	InWelt Holdings
Detail Earth	Seed	3412	Dec 05, 2025	FundWA
Bodd	Series A	6713	Dec 04, 2025	Blue Sky Capital Strategies and 1 more

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In-Q-Tel is the top investor in High Tech companies in Australia based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in High Tech companies in Australia:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
In-Q-Tel	Washington, DC (United States)	QuintessenceLabs, Q-Ctrl, Fleet Space and Myriota
Artesian	Sydney (Australia)	Fleet Space, Myriota, SwarmFarm Robotics and Swoop Aero
Felicis Ventures	Menlo Park (United States)	Redactive
Brinc	Hong Kong (China)	Space Industries, Magic Valley and Sugar Glider Digital
EQT	Stockholm (Sweden)	Neara

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In the year 2025, till October 2025, 11 acquisitions happened in High Tech sector in Australia. Last year, in 2024, a total of 10 acquisitions happened in High Tech sector in Australia.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in High Tech sector in Australia:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Trakka Systems	Business Acquisition	Oct 30, 2025	Acron Aviation
Pathfindr	Business Acquisition	Oct 09, 2025	Affinda
PKG Health	Business Acquisition	Oct 06, 2025	Empatica
Fulcrum Robotics	Business Acquisition	Sep 08, 2025	SGS
Redbird Aero	Business Acquisition	Apr 16, 2025	Skyportsdroneservices

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Acquisition trends in High Tech sector in Australia

Here are the acquisition trends in High Tech sector in Australia:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	11
2024	10
2023	12
2022	21
2021	9
2020	4
2019	6
2018	8
2017	7

In the year 2025, till December 2025, 2 IPOs happened in High Tech sector in Australia.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in High Tech sector in Australia:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Aemhpa	Dec 24, 2025	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Epiminder	Dec 01, 2025	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
The IoT Group	Apr 04, 2023	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Gold Hydrogen	Jan 13, 2023	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
International Graphite	Jul 04, 2022	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the High Tech in Australia

Most number of High Tech startups in Australia have been founded by alumni from The University of Sydney, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

College	No. of companies
The University of Sydney	9
University of Cambridge	8
University of Oxford	7
The University of Melbourne	6
The University of New South Wales	6
Stanford University	5
The University of Queensland	5
Harvard University	4
IIT Kanpur	4
London School of Economics and Political Science	4

Total funding in High Tech companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Australia

In the last 10 years, The University of Melbourne graduates' High Tech companies in Australia have raised the most funding among top colleges. Melbourne Business School alumni are second, and The University of Sydney alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
The University of Melbourne	$378M
Melbourne Business School	$375M
The University of Sydney	$148M
Harvard University	$132M
University of Pennsylvania	$132M
University of Cambridge	$99.6M
Stanford University	$75.4M
Stanford Business School	$57.8M
University of Oxford	$48.3M
The University of New South Wales	$47.7M