# Manufacturing investors in Oceania (2026 list)

> 76 manufacturing investors in Oceania, 89% active in the last 12 months. Led by Hustle Fund, In-Q-Tel, Callaghan Innovation. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Manufacturing investors in Oceania

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Oceania in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**76** investors on the list No change this week

**574** cheques in 12 months *-8%* against the market

**$5.3M** median round they joined *-34%* against the market median

**89%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**41%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **280** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · New Zealand **254** **$109K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **179** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **174** **$9.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **138** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **123** **$1.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Investible](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investible) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **123** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 12 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [iSeed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iseed) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **118** **$2.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **104** **$17M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [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
- 16 [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
- 17 [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **84** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **84** **$13M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Katapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/katapult) *Deploying now* VC firm · Norway **83** **$1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [OIF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oif-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **62** **$5.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 21 [Natural Resources Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/natural-resources) *Deploying now* Government · Canada **61** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Threshold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/threshold) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **61** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Gates Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation) *Deploying now* Institutional LP · United States **60** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Enterprise Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · New Zealand **58** **$1.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 25 [Archangel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangel-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **46** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**51 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 **[i14](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [Twynam Agricultural Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twynam-agricultural-group)
- **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 **[Neoen](https://millionrounds.com/company/neoen)** Debt · $1.3B *With* [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-finance-corporation)

## Stages This Year

416 rounds

- Seed **23%**
- Venture **17%**
- Series A **16%**
- Grant **13%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Other **23%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **131**
- Energy **40**
- Biotech **36**
- Agtech **35**
- Healthcare **28**
- Big Data & Analytics **25**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

162 Q1 25

121 Q2 25

196 Q3 25

186 Q4 25

189 Q1 26

156 Q2 26

118 Q3 26

35 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing 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 Industrial and manufacturing Company building 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
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

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

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Oceania

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Oceania?

By cheques observed, the most active are Hustle Fund, In-Q-Tel, Callaghan Innovation, Artesian VC and Boost VC.

### How many manufacturing investors in Oceania are there?

76 are on record. 89% made an investment in the last 12 months and 41% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Oceania back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (20%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Oceania join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.5M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Oceania back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Energy and Biotech.

### Which manufacturing investors in Oceania lead the most rounds?

Airtree Ventures (14 led), Blackbird Ventures (13 led) and Main Sequence Ventures (9 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in Oceania based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), Australia (7) and New Zealand (4).

### What have manufacturing investors in Oceania invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), i14 (Seed, Nov 2026, with Virescent Ventures) and RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with Twynam Agricultural Group).

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