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Where startups in Australia are based

1,387 funded startups in Australia have raised money in rounds we track, $67B between them. 839 of them are placed on the map by their city; Sydney leads with 328, then Melbourne with 238.

1,387startups
46cities on the map
$67Braised between them
Sydneyleading city (328)
SOUTH 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 startupsChatswood: 2 startupsSouthbank: 2 startupsHawthorn: 2 startupsPort Macquarie: 2 startupsGeelong: 2 startupsClayton: 2 startupsPort Melbourne: 2 startupsSouth Yarra: 2 startupsCamberwell: 3 startupsSunshine Coast: 4 startupsGold Coast: 4 startupsCarlton: 5 startupsBrisbane City: 5 startupsWollongong: 5 startupsNewcastle: 7 startupsRichmond: 11 startupsDocklands: 12 startupsCanberra: 15 startupsSurry Hills: 24 startupsAdelaide: 26 startupsPerth: 55 startupsBrisbane: 59 startupsMelbourne: 238 startupsSydney: 328 startupsSydneyMelbourneBrisbanePerthAdelaideCanberraPort MacquarieHobart

Each circle is a city, sized by how many startups are based there.

Leading cities

  1. Sydney328$6.4B
  2. Melbourne238$4.5B
  3. Brisbane59$1.4B
  4. Perth55$3.3B
  5. Adelaide26$332M
  6. Surry Hills24$319M
  7. Canberra15$245M
  8. Docklands12$83M
  9. Richmond11$170M
  10. Newcastle7$41M
  11. Wollongong5$504M
  12. Brisbane City5$7.9M
  13. Carlton5$6.4M
  14. Gold Coast4$12M
  15. Sunshine Coast4$8.3M

By state or region

  1. New South Wales378$9.8B
  2. Victoria285$5.7B
  3. Queensland75$2.2B
  4. Western Australia57$3.4B
  5. South Australia26$332M
  6. Australian Capital Territory15$245M
  7. Tasmania2$474M
  8. Northern Territory1$32M

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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