Top 10 eSports VC Funds & Investors in Australia (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Aura Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, Denmark | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $500k–$4.6M |
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Alium Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $500k–$465M |
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Cerro Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United States | Series A, Series B | Sports, Content, eSports | |
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Artesian VC
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $70k–$12M |
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Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.1M–$57M |
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Elysian Park Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Israel, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Sports, Software, Health Care | $3.6M–$45M |
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Powerhouse Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Israel, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Audio | $1.2M–$5.2M |
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Adi Dassler International Family Office
VC Fund
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1 | Australia | Gaming, Sports, eSports | ||
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Eleanor Venture
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | Education, Artificial Intelligence, Software | $595k–$1.4M |
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Euphemia
VC Fund
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1 | Australia | Gaming, Sports, eSports | ||
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Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies
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- Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4.6M; Series A $1.9M–$2.9M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $23M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- GAMURS Group — GAMURS Group is a leading gaming, esports, and entertainment media network - we own and operate a network of digital publications and social media communities.
- VycoLend — The first decentralized Crypto money market built on BTC with advanced security features for pro traders
- SynergyXR — SynergyXR is a no-code, cloud platform that lets companies design, onboard, sell, and support across all XR devices without writing a single line of code
Alium Capital focuses on listed and unlisted technology investments to generate out-sized returns. The company invests in technology, innovation, and early-stage businesses, all the way through to publicly listed assets. It specializes in the fields of finance, investing, innovation, and capital.Alium Capital was founded in 2016 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $4.5M–$10M; Series A $500k–$12M; Series B $2M–$465M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $64M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Beforepay — Beforepay understands that traditional pay cycles are a form of financial stress. So we set out to find a better way, giving Australians the control and confidence that comes with managing your own money, on your terms.That’s why we created Pay On Demand™ - a service that allows you to access the money you have earned at work, when you choose todo so. After all, it is yours!The app also automatically predicts when your bills are due, shows you how much is OK for you to spend, and automatically creates budgets for you, effortlessly.
- Academy Xi — Future-proof your career with our online short courses. Highly practical & employment-driven, stay ahead of the industry curve with our courses. Learn more here.
- DesignCrowd — Crowdsourced logo, freelance graphic and web design at DesignCrowd. 1,136,169 freelance designers compete to create amazing designs for your business. Start Today!
Cerro Capital is a sports investment firm that invests globally in premium and emerging IP and content that connects consumers to the culture of sports. Cerro invests in and builds lasting terminal value through unique intellectual property: (a) sports leagues and teams, (b) original content, and (c) related media rights and technology.Cerro's portfolio includes Religion of Sports, GAMURS Group, and the X Games.
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- Industry: Sports, Content, eSports
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GAMURS Group — GAMURS Group is a leading gaming, esports, and entertainment media network - we own and operate a network of digital publications and social media communities.
- Religion of Sports — Founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, Religion of Sports creates best-in-class content, and is building a brand focused on human/emotional storytelling in and around the world of sports
Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 172
- Round size: Seed $96k–$2.4M; Pre-Seed $70k–$1.5M; Series A $3.3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- ZoomAgri — ZOOMAGRI provides an assessment of agricultural commodities to all participants of Agri supply chain via AI, computer vision and IoT.
- Supplynote — End-to-end supply chain management tool to track inventory, orders, payments and suppliers online
- Navi Medical Technologies — Navi Medical Technologies is a medical device development company.
Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.9M; Series A $2.7M–$57M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mercu — Connect with your deskless and frontline workforce via the chat apps they use. Get Mercu, the smarter, automated communication and enablement platform.
- Kismet — Find the best disability or healthcare service to support your journey
- Citadel — A cloud platform for AWS compliant with CDR, PCI, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA standards, providing security for your application, data, and customers.
We invest where sports intersect with life.
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- Industry: Sports, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, Israel, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $4M–$5M; Series A $3.6M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- FORTË — The fitness industry's ONLY premium live and on-demand streaming white label digital solution.
- Fount — Health and Performance Coaching | Fount
- OnePlan — Map, design and manage your event site for safe, successful events in just one tool. Try the world's best event planning tool for free
Consumer Media & Technology Fund
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- Industry: Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Audio
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Israel, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GAMURS Group — GAMURS Group is a leading gaming, esports, and entertainment media network - we own and operate a network of digital publications and social media communities.
- Cineshort — #1 Short Movie App. Cineshort is created to bring award-winning unique films to you for your short moments.
- Closing Theory — Closing Theory Studios is a new mobile games studio. Our first title, House Rush, is entering playtest soon! Sign up to check it out.
As a MFO, we provide our clients and families with Best-In-Class solutions, family office advice.
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- Industry: Gaming, Sports, eSports
- Geography: Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
INVEST IN TECH TOGETHER
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- Industry: Education, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $595k–$1.4M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tiliter — Tiliter's tech increases supermarket efficiency reduces loss and gives your shoppers a more convenient checkout experience.
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
- iluminr — iluminr simplifies the work of agility-building by providing teams with the context, capability, and connectivity to conduct efficient wargaming and gameday response.
Euphemia
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- Industry: Gaming, Sports, eSports
- Geography: Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
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