# Where Startups in Australia Are Based: 2026 Map of 1,387 Companies

> Map of where 1,387 funded startups in Australia are based, city by city: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane lead. $67B raised between them.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/geo-maps/where-australia-startups-are-based (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

## Leading cities

- Sydney 328 $6.4B
- Melbourne 238 $4.5B
- Brisbane 59 $1.4B
- Perth 55 $3.3B
- Adelaide 26 $332M
- Surry Hills 24 $319M
- Canberra 15 $245M
- Docklands 12 $83M
- Richmond 11 $170M
- Newcastle 7 $41M
- Wollongong 5 $504M
- Brisbane City 5 $7.9M
- Carlton 5 $6.4M
- Gold Coast 4 $12M
- Sunshine Coast 4 $8.3M

## By state or region

- New South Wales 378 $9.8B
- Victoria 285 $5.7B
- Queensland 75 $2.2B
- Western Australia 57 $3.4B
- South Australia 26 $332M
- Australian Capital Territory 15 $245M
- Tasmania 2 $474M
- Northern Territory 1 $32M

## Best-funded

- [**Firmus Technologies** Australia · $13B](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus-technologies)
- [*F* **Firmus** Australia · $7.6B](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus)
- [*I* **IREN** Australia · $6.0B](https://millionrounds.com/company/iren)
- [**Sharon AI** Australia · $2.5B](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharon-ai)
- [**Edify Energy** Australia · $2.4B](https://millionrounds.com/company/edify-energy)
- [**AirTrunk** Australia · $2.1B](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtrunk)
- [**Fortescue Future Industries** Australia · $2.0B](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortescue-future-industries)
- [**WestConnex** Australia · $1.7B](https://millionrounds.com/company/westconnex)
- [**Airwallex** Australia · $1.6B](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwallex)
- [**Akaysha Energy** Australia · $1.5B](https://millionrounds.com/company/akaysha-energy)
- [**Fremantle Seaweed** Australia · $1.4B](https://millionrounds.com/company/fremantle-seaweed)
- [**Vulcan Energy Resources** Australia · $1.4B](https://millionrounds.com/company/vulcan-energy-resources)

**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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