Top 10 Cannabis Startup Investors in Oceania (October 2023)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, The Netherlands, Canada | Series A, Series B, Seed | Agriculture, AgTech, Farming | $3.8M–$15M |
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Finistere Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Israel, New Zealand | Series B, Series C, Series A | Agriculture, Biotechnology, Farming | $1.1M–$200M |
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Biotechnology, SaaS | $400k–$8.5M |
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $964k–$13M |
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LUXEM Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Cannabis, Marketplace | |
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $193k–$5.1M |
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Antler Australia
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, Philippines | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Financial Services | $122k–$482k |
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Black Nova Group
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $482k–$2.3M |
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $450k–$21M |
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K1W1
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Biotechnology, SaaS | |
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Rabobank emerged from several small agricultural cooperative banks, founded by Dutch farmers in the late nineteenth century. Food & Agriculture (F&A) is in our DNA, from which we built a unique position in the F&A sector as a key financier and international player, attributes which we leverage for the benefit of our stakeholders andportfolio companies. We recognise and understand the food security challenges lying ahead of us and how Innovation in F&A supply chains is key to the solution, which is why we are dedicated to committing capital to the space.
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- Industry: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, The Netherlands, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Series A $3.8M–$15M; Series B $7M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 30MHz — The data platform for horticulture | Sense. Act. Impact.
- BeeHero — BeeHero - Your precision pollination provider for almonds, berries, apples and more We raise and keep exceptional bees by combining generations of commercial beekeeping experience with cutting-edge technology. Get premium bees & pollinate your crops with precision.
- EarthOptics — EarthOptics is building the cloud-based machine learning platform for soil and ground management.
Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Farming
- Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
- Geography: United States, Israel, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$9M; Series B $5.3M–$200M; Series C $3.4M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
- Animol Discovery — Animol is building its own pipeline of break-through proprietary veterinary small molecules led by a team of animal health industry experts with vast experience in bringing drugs to market. With our unique and powerful technology platform we deliver innovative medicines that are specifically designed for the needs of veterinary patients.
- Growers Edge — Growers Edge leverages data science to build grower-relevant risk management solutions to meet ever-changing agricultural demands.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $417k–$1.2M; Angel $400k–$417k; Series A $1.4M–$8.5M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
- Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
- Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
We are a highly experienced Australian-US venture capital firm ready to back seed phase startups with brilliant ideas & global potential.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $964k–$8.8M; Series A $964k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- FairSupply — FairSupply's unprecedented supply chain visibility will transform your ESG decision making: Modern slavery. Decarbonisation. Biodiversity.
- Flagship — Flagship is a retail technology platform to bring new technology to the brick-and-mortar retail world. Flagship is introducing innovative visual merchandising technology to the world of brick-and-mortar retail.
- Secure Code Warrior — Secure Code Warrior helps developers write more secure code. We are focused on bringing an innovative approach to developer security training. Contact us today.
L U X E M is a progressive Australia-based Family Office and Venture and PE-focused Investor in technology in Australia and or abroad. L U X E M boasts genuine early stage and early private equity Investment Mandates, both of which favor and invest actively in transformational B2B technology companies. In addition to out-performance, L U X E Mseeks to foster positive change through its direct and indirect investing activities.
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- Industry: Gaming, Cannabis, Marketplace
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Blakthumb — Blakthumb is an Operating System software for cannabis and food producers. We make your operations so simple and intuitive, it's like running on autopilot.
- Layer — Layer matches brands and games to drive mutual audience growth and grow revenue.
We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $193k–$5.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cotiss — We're building the world's easiest to use, end-to-end procurement software, specifically built for small and medium procurement teams. We instill guided, best practice processes into organisations through an easy to implement, integrated, single solution.
- Lyka Pet Food — Lyka Pet Food: for puppers living their best life. We deliver fresh, homemade dog food straight from our Australian kitchen to your door.
- SearchEye — Get tech-driven SEO at scale, speed and a fraction of the cost compared to traditional agencies. Acquire PR Mentions, Digital PR and Content.
Australia's only truly global early stage VC, we believe in and back the most ambitious founders from the earliest stage.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $122k–$482k
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yesterday — Transform your recruitment strategy with Hire Yesterday's AI-powered candidate evaluation. Make informed hiring decisions faster, streamline the screening process, and deliver a personalised experience to candidates.
- Stori Gaming — The future of storytelling
- Dream Machine — Dream Machine uses generative AI on brain waves to visualise your thoughts and dreams.
Black Nova Group provide services across investment & venture capital.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $642k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $482k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kismet — Find the best disability or healthcare service to support your journey
- The Mintable — Give your managers the practical insights, training, and support they need to succeed (so everyone else can too).
- Varicon — Construction Management Software: Varicon was co-developed with the civil construction industry to overcome the major cost management issues for construction site
Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 125
- Round size: Seed $450k–$2.6M; Series A $1.4M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- DataMasque — Simply mask your sensitive data while maintaining its function for testing, development, training and analytics. DataMasque makes it safe to explore, implement and harness the opportunities that data provides, free from privacy concerns or compromise.
- Aquila — We're powering the future by building and operating an infinitely scalable energy network.
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 61
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
- Aquafortus — Aquafortus specializes in providing enviornmental services and commercializes proprietary zero liquid discharge technology.
- Mint Innovation — Founded in 2016, members of the Mint Innovation team have a strong background in chemistry, biotechnology, and leveraging IP in the industrial sector. They are scaling their technology in their Auckland plant and labs to demonstrate the commercial application of their biometallurgy processes for metal recovery.
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