# Edtech investors in Oceania (2026 list) > 24 edtech investors in Oceania, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Blackbird Ventures, SE Ventures, Startmate. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/edtech-investors-in-oceania (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Edtech investors in Oceania Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing an edtech company in Oceania in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 24 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fedtech-investors-in-oceania)The top 24 **24** investors on the list *-6* this week **131** cheques in 12 months *-1%* against the market **$2M** median round they joined *-75%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **33%** have led a round ## The Top 24 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (24) - 1 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **112** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **102** **$1.1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 5 [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) *Deploying now* Investment firm · New Zealand **70** **$1.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Flying Fox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fox-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **51** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 7 [Giant Leap Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-leap) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **10** **$2M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 8 [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) *Deploying now* VC firm **8** **$22M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Purpose Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purpose-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **7** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Co Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Movac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/movac) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **6** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Punakaiki Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/punakaiki-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **5** **$5M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 13 [Exhort Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exhort-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **3** **$1.2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 14 [Saniel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saniel-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **3** **$7.5M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 15 [Ecliptic VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecliptic-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$5.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Serge Van Dam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serge-van-dam) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$1.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Hiraya Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiraya-ventures) *Deploying now* Family office · New Zealand **1** **$678K** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 18 [Snowball Effect](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowball) *Deploying now* Private equity · New Zealand **1** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Soul Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soul-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **1** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 20 [Aaron Bhatnagar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-bhatnagar) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 21 [Bruce Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruce-gordon) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 22 [Ex-Reddit CEO Ellen Pao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ex-reddit-ceo-ellen-pao) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$678K** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 23 [Peter Huljich](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-huljich) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 24 [Vaughan Fergusson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaughan-fergusson) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **28** Oct **[Foundry Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundry-robotics)** Series A · $100M *With* [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) - **27** Oct **[MP Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/mp-space)** Seed · $16M *Led by* [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) - **27** Oct **[General Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute)** Series A · $100M *Led by* [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) - **19** Oct **[SupaHuman](https://millionrounds.com/company/supahuman)** Series A · $1.5M *Led by* [Movac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/movac) - **19** Oct **[Syncrowin](https://millionrounds.com/company/syncrowin)** Pre-seed · $3M *With* [Co Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-ventures) - **22** Sept **[OpenDebt](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendebt)** Pre-seed · $2M *With* [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) ## Stages This Year 101 rounds - Series A **25%** - Seed **22%** - Series B **13%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Venture **10%** - Other **20%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **43** - Fintech **14** - Big Data & Analytics **10** - Robotics **9** - Energy **7** - Construction **6** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 32 Q1 25 23 Q2 25 45 Q3 25 37 Q4 25 50 Q1 26 25 Q2 26 28 Q3 26 9 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in education - A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Warren Berger · 2014 3.95 from 6,643 ratings on Goodreads Education Innovation Company building About the book In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, under-appreciated tool, one that has been available to us since childhood.… On AmazonListen on Audible - Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools Michael B. Horn · 2014 3.85 from 460 ratings on Goodreads Education Moats and competition Innovation About the book Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guide Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis… On AmazonListen on Audible - Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children [John Wood](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-wood) · 2006 4.10 from 4,682 ratings on Goodreads Education Company building About the book John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work, not at business school or leading Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s, but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. Wood felt trapped between an all-consuming career and a desire to do something… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-wood#podcasts) - Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Cathy N. Davidson · 2011 3.83 from 1,257 ratings on Goodreads Education About the book A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age. When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=education). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about edtech investors in Oceania ### Who are the most active edtech investors in Oceania? By cheques observed, the most active are Blackbird Ventures, SE Ventures, Startmate, New Zealand Growth Capital Partners and K1W1. ### How many edtech investors in Oceania are there? 24 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 33% have led a round. ### Which stages do edtech investors in Oceania back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (30%) and Seed (27%). ### How big are the rounds edtech investors in Oceania join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2M. ### Which sectors do edtech investors in Oceania back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which edtech investors in Oceania lead the most rounds? Blackbird Ventures (13 led), Purpose Ventures (6 led) and Giant Leap Fund (5 led). ### Where are edtech investors in Oceania based? Among the most active, most are based in New Zealand (7), Australia (6) and the United States (3). ### What have edtech investors in Oceania invested in recently? Recent rounds include Foundry Robotics (Series A, Oct 2026, with SE Ventures), MP Space (Seed, Oct 2026, with Blackbird Ventures) and General Compute (Series A, Oct 2026, with Blackbird Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)