# Hardware & Electronics investors in Australia (2026 list)

> 37 hardware & Electronics investors in Australia, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by True Ventures, Speedinvest, Legend Capital.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/hardware-investors-in-australia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hardware & Electronics investors in Australia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a hardware & Electronics company in Australia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**37** investors on the list *-2* this week

**356** cheques in 12 months *-3%* against the market

**$14M** median round they joined *+75%* against the market median

**86%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**49%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **397** **$8.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Legend Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/legend-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **288** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **125** **$6.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Investible](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investible) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **123** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 9 [Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-renewable-energy-agency-arena) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Australia **97** **$3.3M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **86** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [GF Xinde Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gf-xinde-investment-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **72** **$14M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 12 [Carthona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carthona-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **65** **$4.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [OIF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oif-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **62** **$5.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 14 [Flying Fox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fox-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **51** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 15 [Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) *Deploying now* Government **45** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 16 [SGInnovate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sginnovate) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **16** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures) quiet VC firm · Australia **14** **$4.2M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen
- 18 [National Reconstruction Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-reconstruction-fund) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Australia **11** **$40M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 19 [Ellerston Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellerston-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · Australia **7** **$15M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 20 [Systemiq capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/systemiq-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **7** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Blue Sky Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-sky-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$15M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 22 [MFV Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mfv-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Jelix Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jelix-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **4** **$25M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 24 [Salus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **3** **$25M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Serendipity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serendipity-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **3** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**12 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *Led by* [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)
- **2** Nov **[Clutch Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/clutch-industries)** Grant · $4.7M *With* [Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-renewable-energy-agency-arena)
- **2** Nov **[Northwood Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space)** Series C · $375M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **30** Oct **[Agility Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/agility-robotics)** Other · $465M *With* [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global)
- **27** Oct **[MP Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/mp-space)** Seed · $16M *Led by* [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2)

## Stages This Year

320 rounds

- Series A **21%**
- Venture **18%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series B **10%**
- Grant **8%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **106**
- Aerospace & Space **36**
- Energy **27**
- Big Data & Analytics **23**
- Biotech **20**
- Healthcare **19**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

90 Q1 25

73 Q2 25

128 Q3 25

116 Q4 25

122 Q1 26

92 Q2 26

56 Q3 26

29 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in hardware and deep tech

- The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Brian Merchant · 2017 3.89 from 1,949 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=hardware).

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## Quick answers about hardware & Electronics investors in Australia

### Who are the most active hardware & Electronics investors in Australia?

By cheques observed, the most active are True Ventures, Speedinvest, Legend Capital, In-Q-Tel and Artesian VC.

### How many hardware & Electronics investors in Australia are there?

37 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 49% have led a round.

### Which stages do hardware & Electronics investors in Australia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (29%) and Seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds hardware & Electronics investors in Australia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $13M.

### Which sectors do hardware & Electronics investors in Australia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Aerospace & Space and Energy.

### Which hardware & Electronics investors in Australia lead the most rounds?

Playground Global (14 led), Blackbird Ventures (13 led) and True Ventures (12 led).

### Where are hardware & Electronics investors in Australia based?

Among the most active, most are based in Australia (11), the United States (5) and China (2).

### What have hardware & Electronics investors in Australia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), Pliant (Series C, Nov 2026, with Speedinvest) and Clutch Industries (Grant, Nov 2026, with Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)).

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