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King River Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuietLast fund, Jul 2023

SeedSeries ASeries BPaymentBankingSubscription

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque423days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$500K – $10MRounds led3 of 6Mostly inAustralia, 50%
Pitch King River Capital

King River Capital highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 3 rounds

What they do

King River invests in high-growth technology businesses and exceptional teams across the globeFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $10M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
PaymentBankingSubscription
Based in
Sydney, Australia
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
  3. Aug
    Block EarnerSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$8.0MWith 4 others
  4. May
    Relevance AISeries B · AU · TechCrunch$24MWith 2 others
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Nov
    SafewillSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$17MLed
  7. 2019

    2 rounds

  8. Nov
    Cover GeniusSeries B · US · FinSMEs$10MLed
  9. Oct
    OsaroSeries B · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

CMChristopher M BarterManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
DTDominic Thaddeus TaycoSecretary, Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MGMegan GuyManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
Z(Zebediah (nmn) RiceManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$441Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
KING River Capital Management PTY LTD
SEC number
CRD 317361

Funds on its Form ADV

18 private funds, $329M in gross assets · filed Sept 2024

  1. King River Investments Trust 2Private equity201 investors$122M
  2. Digital Assets Opportunities Core SP1, King River Digital Assets Opportunities SPCPrivate equity86 investors$78M
  3. King River Investments TrustPrivate equity59 investors$35M
  4. King River Fund, L.P.Private equity62 investors$31M
  5. Digital Assets Opportunities Core SP2, King River Digital Assets Opportunities SPCPrivate equity25 investors$19M
  6. Inevitable Games Fund SPPrivate equity58 investors$17M
  7. King River Investments Fund 3 L.P.Private equity110 investors$12M
  8. KRC Co-Invest Series - LRK, A Series of KRC Co-Invest LLCPrivate equity2 investors$4.2M
  9. KRC Co-Invest Series - SRD, A Series of KRC Co-Invest LLCPrivate equity4 investors$4.1M
  10. KRC Co-Invest Series - LRK 2, A Series of KRC Co-Invest LLCPrivate equity4 investors$2.5M

And 8 more on the filing.

Recently backed

The latest companies King River Capital put money into.

Quick answers about King River Capital

What does King River Capital invest in?

King River Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Payment, Banking and Subscription.

How active is King River Capital?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2025.

What has King River Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Starboard Maritime Intelligence (Series A, Sept 2025), Block Earner (Series A, Aug 2025) and Relevance AI (Series B, May 2025).

How big are King River Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

Does King River Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 6 investments on record (50%).

Where does King River Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (50%), the United States (33%) and New Zealand (17%).

Is King River Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2025.

What kind of investor is King River Capital?

King River Capital is a VC firm based in Sydney, Australia.

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