About Empress Capital
Empress Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of Mar 2026, Empress Capital is an active investor, having invested in 3 companies, with 1 new investment 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 FinTech and Industrial Goods and Manufacturing. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Mary Technology A lot of funds co-invest with Empress Capital, with names like Mark Kalajzich sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Empress Capital has team of 7 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Empress Capital's List of All Investments
Empress Capital has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Mary TechnologyTheir portfolio spans across and Australia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, across Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Empress Capital:AI powered legal document automation and management software. It leverages AI to automate the process of creating detailed chronologies from multiple documents. It allows users to process the legal documents in real time. It includes a document review feature to process and review the legal documents. The platform supports PDF, DOCX, emails, audio, and more.
Key facts about Mary Technology
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.96M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Everywhere, Sydney Angels and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 09, 2026, $*****
2. Keeyu
Developer of an AI agent for e-commerce post-purchase operations. The platform helps brands detect and resolve fulfillment, shipping, and returns issues. It offers real-time monitoring across payment, fulfillment, and support workflows. The system integrates with storefronts, WMS, ERPs, helpdesks, and carriers for scalable customer experience and operations.
Key facts about Keeyu
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.3M
- Investors: Rampersand, Archangel and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 13, 2025, $*****
3. Tability
Tability offers project and task tracking software. It allows managers to assign projects, manage deadlines and track KPI's of the projects, updates and deadlines of the projects. It enables users to track goals, manage spreadsheets, documents and add comments to the projects. It allows users to share feedback, documents and progress with others. It offers a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about Tability
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.1M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Investible, Right Click Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 26, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Empress Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Empress Capital has invested in 3 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Keeyu and most recent follow-on round was in Mary Technology.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Empress Capital's Investments by Stage
Empress Capital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.53M.Empress Capital's Investments by Sector
Empress Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, FinTech and Industrial Goods and Manufacturing. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Saas companies, 3 Tech companies and at least 2 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Empress Capital's Investments by Geography
Empress Capital has made most investments in Australia (3).Empress Capital's recent investments
Empress Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Mary Technology.Here are the most recent investments by Empress Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 09, 2026 | Australia | Series A | 4896 | [+1] | |
Nov 13, 2025 | Australia | Seed | 8912 | [+7] | |
Sep 19, 2024 | Australia | Seed | 2200 | [+1] | |
Dec 26, 2023 | Australia | Seed | 7500 | [+3] |
Team profile of Empress Capital
Empress Capital has a team of 7 members including 1 Partner and 3 Venture Partners located in Australia. Empress Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Empress Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Sydney | - | ||
Venture Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Venture Partner | Sydney | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Australia | - | - |
Co-investors of Empress Capital
Over the past 3 years, 16 investors have co-invested in Empress Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Empress Capital: 14 investors entered a company along with Empress Capital. These include investors like Mark Kalajzich (1 company).
- Invested after Empress Capital: OIF Ventures (1 company) and Sydney Angels (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Empress Capital's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Empress Capital
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Legal start-up Mary Technology raises $7m to solve AI misuse courtsThe Australian•Mar 10, 2026•Mary Technology, OIF Ventures, Empress Capital, Sydney Angels
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Legal tech start-up raises $1.35m in funding roundLawyers Weekly•Sep 26, 2024•Mary Technology, Empress Capital
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Mary Technology Bags $920K Pre-Seed Funding For ChronologiesArtificial Lawyer•Sep 19, 2024•Mary Technology, Empress Capital, Gilbert + Tobin, Sydney Angels and 1 other
