About Artesian
Artesian is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of Mar 2026, Artesian is an active investor, having invested in 611 companies, with 6 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 Plasmaleap Overall, Artesian portfolio has seen 4 IPOs and 26 acquisitions including key companies like Squarespace, VideoVerse and Orbillion Bio. A lot of funds co-invest with Artesian, with names like SOSV sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Artesian has team of 49 people including 19 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Artesian's List of Top Investments
Artesian has a portfolio of 611 companies. Their most notable investments are in KFx Labs and TurtleTree.Their portfolio spans across Australia, China, United States and 33 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
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $591M
- Employee Count: 2,085 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, equitywestsecurities.com and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. VideoVerse
Provider of AI-driven technology for video editing and content transformation. The company offers solutions for generating video highlights, content moderation, and web stories production. It also provides tools for online video editing, dynamic content transformation, and smart distribution. The platform refines content and enhances consumption across media genres.
Key facts about VideoVerse
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $105M
- Employee Count: 244 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Evolvence Equity Partners, Evolvence India and 63 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. 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
- Annual Revenue: SGD 1M - 10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.2M
- Employee Count: 84 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Locus Ventures, Venture Catalysts and 30 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
- Investors: Sydney Angels, Perle Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 20, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Tuned Global
Provider of B2B music streaming technology and integrated platform solutions. The company delivers music catalog ingestion, streaming service application programming interfaces, and music licensing consultation. It offers tools for playlisting, seamless song transitions, and social radio integration. The company provides content management systems, reporting, analytics, and infrastructure for music streaming services.
Key facts about Tuned Global
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.1M
- Employee Count: 38 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Exit Velocity, Artesian and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 05, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Artesian's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Artesian has invested in 611 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 Mar 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Plasmaleap and most recent follow-on round was in Ferronova.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2022 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
2021 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
2020 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
2019 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Artesian's Investments by Stage
Artesian has made 101 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.42M, 23 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.38M, 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 | 101 |
Series A | 23 |
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 459 Tech companies, 339 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 263 Software companies and at least 198 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 51 |
High Tech | 34 |
Consumer | 32 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 25 |
Sustainability Tech | 22 |
Others | 210 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Artesian's Investments by Geography
Artesian has made most investments in Australia (61), followed by India where it has made 22 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Australia | 61 |
India | 22 |
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 2 investments in 2026 so far - Plasmaleap and CLIQ.Here are the most recent investments by Artesian:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 02, 2026 | Australia | Series A | 9385 | [+7] | |
Jan 06, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7514 | - | |
Dec 17, 2025 | Australia | Series A | 8984 | [+2] | |
Nov 12, 2025 | Australia | Seed | 4584 | [+1] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2866 | [+9] |
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 | - | - | 6428 | |
Jun 28, 2021 | Dec 14, 2014 | Seed | 5979 | |
Jan 29, 2018 | Sep 25, 2017 | Series A | 9386 | |
- | - | - | 1773 |
Acquired companies in Artesian's Portfolio
26 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 | 8553 | |
Oct 30, 2025 | - | - | 1520 | |
Oct 14, 2025 | - | - | 9678 | |
Oct 13, 2025 | Nov 01, 2019 | Series A | 9033 | |
Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 17, 2019 | Seed | 6312 |
Team profile of Artesian
Artesian has a team of 49 members including 19 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 12 Principals located in Australia, United States and 3 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 | Sydney | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Artesian | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Artesian | - | - | |
Partner | Shanghai | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | Sydney | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Artesian
Over the past 16 years, 1127 investors have co-invested in Artesian's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Artesian: Orbit Ventures, Brinc and 323 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: 431 investors entered a company along with Artesian. These include investors like SOSV (19 companies).
- Invested after Artesian: A total of 371 investors have invested in Artesian's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Orbit Ventures (5 companies), AppWorks (2 companies) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (2 companies).
Recent News related to Artesian
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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,
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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
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Fleet Space Closes USD$100M Series D with USD$525M ValuationCNW•Dec 12, 2024•Fleet Space, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus and 3 others
