About Artesian
Artesian is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of Oct 2026, Artesian is an active investor, having invested in 614 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Australia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Coherence Overall, Artesian portfolio has seen 4 IPOs and 25 acquisitions including key companies like Squarespace, Clarity Pharmaceuticals and ezyCollect. A lot of funds co-invest with Artesian, with names like SOSV sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Artesian has team of 27 people including 12 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Artesian's List of Top Investments
Artesian has a portfolio of 614 companies. Their most notable investments are in Publicist and DataFarming.Their portfolio spans across Australia, United States, China and 32 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and 38 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Artesian:1. Squarespace
Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and online business. The platform offers website templates, an AI website builder, and design intelligence features. It also provides tools for e-commerce, marketing, domain registration, and business management. The platform supports various business types, including creative services, professional services, education, beauty, and health.
Key facts about Squarespace
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: United States
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $591M
- Employee Count: 2,161 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, equitywestsecurities.com and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Botsync
Online platform providing robotic system integration solutions for various manufacturers. It is a provider of robotic solutions for automating and digitizing material movement in logistics and manufacturing industries through autonomous mobile robots. Their offerings include robotic platforms and digital solutions to streamline operations and enhance user experience.
Key facts about Botsync
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 1M - 10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.2M
- Employee Count: 89 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Locus Ventures, Aeroflex Enterprises and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 14, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Simply Wall St presents stock data in a visual format, one that can be easily appreciated by the new investor and veterans alike. The final product is called a snowflake which is a graphical interpretation of live stock data, which with once glance provides insight into the relevant aspects of the investment. Also provides an API which allows 3rd party sites to display the ‘Snowflake’ for any company in the database, or display a random company fitting a specific criteria.
Key facts about Simply Wall St
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.5M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Perle Ventures, Sydney Angels and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 20, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. TabTrader
Online platform for cryptocurrency trading. It is your ultimate solution for effortless and efficient cryptocurrency trading. Explore over 20,000 trading pairs across 20+ leading exchanges, conduct in-depth technical analysis, receive instant market alerts, create personalized watchlists, monitor your portfolio, and much more.
Key facts about TabTrader
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Panama City (Panama)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.8M
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: SOSV, Orbit Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Dec 02, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of drugs to treat cancer. The company utilizes radiopharmaceutical technology for developing targeted therapies. The company has developed drug candidates used for the neuroendocrine tumour, neuroblastoma, colorectal, glioma, and prostate diseases. The company has also developed programs for companion diagnostics in the preclinical stage.
Key facts about Clarity Pharmaceuticals
Artesian's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Artesian has invested in 614 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 12 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 7 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in BioScout and most recent follow-on round was in Coherence.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2023 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2022 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
2021 | 32 | 8 | 40 |
2020 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
2019 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Artesian's Investments by Stage
Artesian has made 103 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.46M, 24 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.18M, 7 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19M and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $2.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 103 |
Series A | 24 |
Series B | 7 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artesian's Investments by Sector
Artesian has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 464 Tech companies, 346 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 268 Software companies and at least 201 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 55 |
High Tech | 33 |
Consumer | 31 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 26 |
Sustainability Tech | 24 |
Others | 214 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artesian's Investments by Geography
Artesian has made most investments in Australia (63), followed by India where it has made 21 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Australia | 63 |
India | 21 |
China | 12 |
United States | 11 |
Singapore | 7 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artesian's recent investments
Artesian has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Coherence and BioScout are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Artesian:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2140 | [+15] | |
Aug 13, 2026 | Australia | Seed | 2875 | [+4] | |
Jul 16, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9727 | [+2] | |
Mar 02, 2026 | Australia | Series A | 7989 | [+7] | |
Jan 06, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7310 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Artesian's Portfolio
4 of Artesian's portfolio companies have become public. Clarity Pharmaceuticals got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Aug 2021 at marketcap of $260M and Camplify got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $41.8M.Here are Artesian's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 25, 2021 | - | - | 3664 | |
Jun 28, 2021 | Dec 14, 2014 | Seed | 3718 | |
Jan 29, 2018 | Sep 25, 2017 | Series A | 6346 | |
- | - | - | 6360 |
Acquired companies in Artesian's Portfolio
25 companies from Artesian's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Neighbourlytics in Nov 2025 by REA for $*****.Here are Artesian's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 28, 2025 | Jul 22, 2019 | Seed | 2966 | |
Oct 30, 2025 | - | - | 4733 | |
Oct 14, 2025 | - | - | 1324 | |
Oct 13, 2025 | Nov 01, 2019 | Series A | 8885 | |
Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 17, 2019 | Seed | 9608 |
Team profile of Artesian
Artesian has a team of 27 members including 12 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 4 Principals located in Australia, China and 2 more locations. Artesian's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Artesian:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Shanghai | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Sydney | - | - | |
Partner | Sydney | - | ||
Partner | Sydney | - | ||
Partner | New York | - |
Co-investors of Artesian
Over the past 16 years, 1141 investors have co-invested in Artesian's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Artesian: Orbit Ventures, Brinc and 319 others have invested in rounds before Artesian. There are 9 companies where Orbit Ventures has invested before Artesian and 5 companies where Brinc has invested before Artesian.
- Top Co-investors of Artesian: 436 investors entered a company along with Artesian. These include investors like SOSV (19 companies).
- Invested after Artesian: A total of 384 investors have invested in Artesian's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Orbit Ventures (4 companies), Australian Renewable Energy Agency (3 companies) and AppWorks (2 companies).
Recent News related to Artesian
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BioScout Raises $4.8M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Aug 13, 2026•GrainCorp, GrainInnovate, Horticulture, Artesian and 1 other
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CLIQ: App combating loneliness grows its network with seven-figure investmentCity A.M.•Feb 17, 2026•CLIQ, Artesian
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HBF launches $25 million health ventures fund to chase new technologiesThe West Australian•Feb 10, 2026•Artesian, hbf.vc
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Cliq Secures Seven-Figure Funding for Social Networking App's Global ExpansionStartup Rise EU•Jan 06, 2026•Artesian, CLIQ
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Aussie medtech Ferronova raises $6 million to advance image-guided cancer surgeryPR Newswire•Dec 17, 2025•Ferronova, B Corporation, UniSuper, SAVCF and 2 others
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Nursing home robots startup Andromeda powers up on $23 million Series AStartup Daily•Sep 09, 2025•Andromeda, Rethink Impact, Forerunner Ventures, Visible Ventures and 3 others
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Voltavate secures $535,000 funding for battery separator technologypv magazine•Jun 11, 2025•Voltavate, Artesian, Electrifi Ventures
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Battery-tech startup Voltavate backed by industry innovators in oversubscribed pre-seed round
Business News Australia Pty Ltd•Jun 11, 2025•Voltavate, Artesian
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Fleet Space raises $100 million to advance mineral exploration on Earth and beyondSpaceNews•Dec 12, 2024•Fleet Space, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus and 3 others
