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Where startups in Australia and New Zealand are based

1,717 funded startups in Australia and New Zealand have raised money in rounds we track, $70B between them. 1,066 of them are placed on the map by their city; Sydney leads with 328, then Melbourne with 238.

1,717startups
65cities on the map
$70Braised between them
Sydneyleading city (328)
Nelson: 1 startupsMangere: 1 startupsWanganui: 1 startupsRolleston: 1 startupsCambridge: 1 startupsManukau: 1 startupsSOUTH YARRA: 1 startupsCairns: 1 startupsBathurst: 1 startupsLaunceston: 1 startupsMarrickville: 1 startupsRandwick: 1 startupsNorth Melbourne: 1 startupsBatemans Bay: 1 startupsMaroochydore: 1 startupsKeysborough: 1 startupsDandenong: 1 startupsPerth City: 1 startupsParramatta: 1 startupsMascot: 1 startupsSeven Hills: 1 startupsSydney CBD: 1 startupsDarwin: 1 startupsRockingham: 1 startupsOrange: 1 startupsHobart: 1 startupsCoorparoo: 1 startupsManly: 1 startupsGisborne: 2 startupsRotorua: 2 startupsHastings: 2 startupsLincoln: 2 startupsNapier: 2 startupsChatswood: 2 startupsSouthbank: 2 startupsHawthorn: 2 startupsPort Macquarie: 2 startupsGeelong: 2 startupsClayton: 2 startupsPort Melbourne: 2 startupsSouth Yarra: 2 startupsDunedin: 3 startupsTauranga: 3 startupsPalmerston North: 3 startupsLower Hutt: 3 startupsCamberwell: 3 startupsSunshine Coast: 4 startupsGold Coast: 4 startupsCarlton: 5 startupsBrisbane City: 5 startupsWollongong: 5 startupsHamilton: 7 startupsNewcastle: 7 startupsRichmond: 11 startupsDocklands: 12 startupsCanberra: 15 startupsChristchurch: 20 startupsSurry Hills: 24 startupsAdelaide: 26 startupsWellington: 35 startupsPerth: 55 startupsBrisbane: 59 startupsAuckland: 137 startupsMelbourne: 238 startupsSydney: 328 startupsSydneyMelbourneAucklandBrisbanePerthWellingtonAdelaideChristchurch

Each circle is a city, sized by how many startups are based there. Countries are shaded by their count.

Leading cities

  1. Sydney328$6.4B
  2. Melbourne238$4.5B
  3. Auckland137$1.4B
  4. Brisbane59$1.4B
  5. Perth55$3.3B
  6. Wellington35$125M
  7. Adelaide26$332M
  8. Surry Hills24$319M
  9. Christchurch20$44M
  10. Canberra15$245M
  11. Docklands12$83M
  12. Richmond11$170M
  13. Newcastle7$41M
  14. Hamilton7$11M
  15. Wollongong5$504M

By country

  1. Australia1,387$67B
  2. New Zealand330$3.1B

Best-funded

  1. Firmus TechnologiesAustralia · $13B
  2. FFirmusAustralia · $7.6B
  3. IIRENAustralia · $6.0B
  4. Sharon AIAustralia · $2.5B
  5. Edify EnergyAustralia · $2.4B
  6. AirTrunkAustralia · $2.1B
  7. Fortescue Future IndustriesAustralia · $2.0B
  8. WestConnexAustralia · $1.7B
  9. AirwallexAustralia · $1.6B
  10. Akaysha EnergyAustralia · $1.5B
  11. Fremantle SeaweedAustralia · $1.4B
  12. Vulcan Energy ResourcesAustralia · $1.4B

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. Each is placed at the city we hold for it, matched to that city's position in GeoNames (cities of 15,000 people or more; geonames.org, CC BY 4.0); startups without a city on record count in the totals but not on the map. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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