# Lead investors in Australia (2026 list) > 181 lead investors in Australia, 81% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, 500 Global, Accel. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-australia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Lead investors in Australia Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a company in Australia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 181 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-australia)The top 25 **181** investors on the list *+7* this week **2,676** cheques in 12 months *-7%* against the market **$14M** median round they joined *+77%* against the market median **81%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **524** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **360** **$119M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **355** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **314** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **200** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **186** **$19M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **179** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [DNX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dnx-ventures-us) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **149** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Paladin Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paladin-capital-group) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **141** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **138** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Investible](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investible) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **123** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 23 [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **108** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **102** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **98** **$200M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **156 more on this list** All 181 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-australia) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Future Secure AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/future-secure-ai)** Other · $80M *Led by* [Square Peg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-2) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *With* [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **5** Nov **[Indrus](https://millionrounds.com/company/indrus)** Pre-seed · $525K *Led by* [Purpose Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purpose-ventures-2) - **5** Nov **[i14](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) ## Stages This Year 2,282 rounds - Venture **18%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **15%** - Series B **8%** - Other **25%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,119** - Fintech **173** - Big Data & Analytics **144** - Healthcare **113** - Financial Services **105** - Biotech **99** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 715 Q1 25 667 Q2 25 877 Q3 25 840 Q4 25 813 Q1 26 723 Q2 26 604 Q3 26 176 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about lead investors in Australia ### Who are the most active lead investors in Australia? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, 500 Global, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Partners. ### How many lead investors in Australia are there? 181 are on record. 81% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do lead investors in Australia back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds lead investors in Australia join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M. ### Which sectors do lead investors in Australia back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which lead investors in Australia lead the most rounds? Accel (103 led), Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led) and Insight Partners (43 led). ### Where are lead investors in Australia based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (18), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2). ### What have lead investors in Australia invested in recently? Recent rounds include Future Secure AI (Other, Nov 2026, with Square Peg), Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Energy Impact Partners) and Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)