How many total Semiconductors companies are there in Australia?

As of May 2026, Australia has 277 active Semiconductors companies.

How many Semiconductors companies in Australia are funded?

As of May 2026, 46 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Australia?

Semiconductors companies in Australia have collectively raised $528M in funding till date.

Which is the highest funded Semiconductors company in Australia?

As of May 2026, Morse Micro has raised $208M in funding, highest among the funded Semiconductors companies in Australia.

List of 298 Semiconductors Startups in Australia & Market Trends (May 2026)

Q: Who are the top investors in Semiconductors companies in Australia?

The top investors in Semiconductors companies in Australia by number of investments are In-Q-Tel and Cisco Investments.

1. VEGA

VEGA develops and manufactures sensors for measurement of attributes such as level and pressure used across a wide range of industries. They employ various technologies for level sensing which include vibration, capacitive, conductive, radar or radiation-based sensing. They are used in various applications such as waste water, building materials, chemical, energy, food industry and metal production.

Key facts about VEGA

Founded Year: 1959
Location: Kirrawee (Australia)
Stage: Funding Raised
Investors: European Union
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2017, $*****
Tracxn Score: 57/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 1 of 215 Competitors

2. Morse Micro

Provider of WiFi chips to enable IoT applications. Its connectivity platform is a single-chip solution, each of which incorporates the Radio, PHY, and MAC sections.

Key facts about Morse Micro

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $208M
Investors: Main Sequence, MegaChips and 24 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 22, 2025, $*****
Tracxn Score: 57/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 7 of 235 Competitors

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3. Calumino

Developer of thermal imaging sensors. The company's proprietary computer vision algorithm provides thermal sensing solutions such as occupancy counting, gesture detection, fall detection, hotspot, and fire detection. The sensors primarily find usage in fire detection, security and monitoring, and for making buildings more energy-efficient by detecting occupants.

Key facts about Calumino

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $10.3M
Investors: Celesta Capital, Taronga Ventures and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 20, 2022, $*****
Tracxn Score: 55/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 3 of 371 Competitors

Developer of AI and cloud-based inertial sensor systems for navigation. Its product line includes navigation systems, inertial sensors, acoustics, global navigation satellite systems, and robotics. Its products cater to applications like underwater acoustics, GNSS antennas and receivers, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, and quantum-enhanced inertial navigation.

Key facts about Advanced Navigation

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $101M
Investors: KKR, CSIRO and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 28, 2023, $*****
Tracxn Score: 53/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 23 of 1,421 Competitors

5. DorsaVi

DorsaVi makes wearable sensor solutions for motion analysis which have applications for clinics, companies and athletes. It has three products in its range: ViSafe for workplace solutions which measures how people move in real-time work situations, so companies can assess risky movements to create a safer work environment; ViMove for clinical solutions, it measures range of movement, postural angles, and muscle activity; ViPerform, it measures leg symmetry, average ground reaction force, average initial peak acceleration, average ground contact time, average steps per minute and many other parameters.

Key facts about DorsaVi

Founded Year: 2008
Location: Melbourne (Australia)
Stage: Public
Investors: Invest Victoria and Starfish Ventures
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 17, 2017, $*****
Tracxn Score: 52/100 What is this?
Competitors Rank: 8 of 148 Competitors

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

17 Semiconductors startups in Australia were founded in 2016 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2025	-
2024	-
2023	6
2022	1
2021	2
2020	7
2019	14
2018	15
2017	14
2016	17

Stage-wise distribution of Semiconductors sector companies in Australia

Out of the total 298 Semiconductors companies in Australia, 46 have secured funding. Among them, 31 have reached Series A or higher, and 25 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 298

Funded - 46

Series A+ - 31

Series B+ - 25

Series C+ - 23

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	298
Funded	46
Series A+	31
Series B+	25
Series C+	23

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Total funding year-on-year in the Semiconductors sector in Australia

The Semiconductors sector in Australia saw a total funding of more than $490M in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2022 at more than $212M.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2025	$64.7M
2024	$12.9M
2023	$30.9M
2022	$212M
2021	$61.5M
2020	$14.3M
2019	$67.8M
2018	$2.5M
2017	$10.7M

Recent Funding Rounds in Semiconductors in Australia

In the year 2025, till September 2025, Semiconductors companies in Australia have raised $64.7M in equity funding across 2 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till July 2024), Semiconductors companies in Australia had raised $6.03M across 3 rounds. So, 2025 has seen a 972.8% rise in funding in Semiconductors companies in Australia as compared to 2024.

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

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Morse Micro	Series C	5371	Sep 22, 2025	MegaChips and 11 more
Syenta	Seed	4746	Aug 12, 2025	Investible and 8 more
MilliBeam	Seed	7439	Jul 03, 2024	Breakthrough Victoria
FarmBot	Series A	6188	Jun 11, 2024	Macdoch Ventures and 1 more
Nicslab	Seed	3888	Feb 28, 2024	State Farm

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

Here are some top investors in Semiconductors companies in Australia:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
In-Q-Tel	Washington, DC (United States)	Advanced Navigation, Cortical Labs and Syenta
Cisco Investments	San Jose (United States)	Radiata
TPG	Fort Worth (United States)	-
The Carlyle Group	Washington, DC (United States)	-
IP Group	London (United Kingdom)	-

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In the year 2024, till October 2024, 3 acquisitions happened in Semiconductors sector in Australia.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Semiconductors sector in Australia:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
SRXGlobal	Business Acquisition	Oct 03, 2024	Scanfil
Bestech	Business Acquisition	Oct 02, 2024	Redwood North
Mission 4	Business Acquisition	Feb 28, 2024	reboundeu.com
Braemac	Business Acquisition	Dec 15, 2022	xponentialgroup.com
RCT	Business Acquisition	Oct 31, 2022	Epiroc

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Acquisition trends in Semiconductors sector in Australia

Here are the acquisition trends in Semiconductors sector in Australia:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2025	-
2024	3
2023	-
2022	3
2021	-
2020	1
2019	1
2018	2
2017	1
2016	1

In the year 2013, till December 2013, 1 IPO happened in Semiconductors sector in Australia.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Semiconductors sector in Australia:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
DorsaVi	Dec 11, 2013	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Bluglass	Sep 22, 2006	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Cap-xx	Apr 20, 2006	London Stock Exchange (LSE)
Audio Pixels	Dec 24, 2004	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Panorama Synergy	Nov 05, 2001	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Semiconductors in Australia

Most number of Semiconductors startups in Australia have been founded by alumni from Cornell University, IIM Bangalore and Stanford Business School.

College	No. of companies
Cornell University	1
IIM Bangalore	1
Stanford Business School	1
Stanford University	1

Total funding in Semiconductors companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Australia

In the last 10 years, Stanford Business School graduates' Semiconductors companies in Australia have raised the most funding among top colleges. Stanford University alumni are second.