Top 20 Music VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in October 2023

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• Beamible — Get the most for and from your workforce. Deconstruct work down to its individual components so it can be reconstructed to better meet the needs of the business and the employees. Reduce turnover and burnout, enable flex and drive efficiency with Beamible.
• Aerotruth — Aerotruth is a B2B SaaS solution which automates the document on-boarding process for banks, financial institutions and fintechs
• Curious Thing AI — Curious Thing is a conversational AI startup for mass information discovery. The technology enables businesses to proactively discover deeper insights from humans. The AI has applications including candidate assessments, customer engagement, stakeholder check-in, and more.

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• Nexgen Plants Pty Limited — Healthy plants, healthy people, living planet. Nexgen develop's plants for future generations that will improve the environment and health of future generations.
• icetana — icetana Motion Intelligence dramatically improves the active monitoring of security surveillance networks, with AI video anomaly detection and video analytics.
• Agworld Pty Ltd — Agworld Farm Management software allows you to collect data at all levels and enables you to extract maximum value from this data; optimising profitability. The Agworld ecosystem is utilised by growers, agronomists and service providers on farms across the world.

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• 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.

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• Willed — Willed is an Australian online estate planning platform.
• BiomeBank — BiomeBank is a clinical stage biotechnology company with a mission to treat our microbiome and prevent disease by restoring gut microbial ecology.
• Internet 2.0 — Military Grade cyber security with core products Cloaking Firewall, Malcore and 5th Column

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• ULUU — ULUU is an exciting new renewable biomaterial that's incredible for our oceans and climate. ULUU is made from renewable resource, farmed seaweed!
• Muso — Muso is a live-entertainment start-up born in Melbourne and now operating Australia-wide. We help venues create better live entertainment experiences and help artists find more gigs to create more revenue opportunities. We leverage technology to make things more efficient, fair and transparent to ultimately make live music more accessible to morepeople. Eventually we hope that every venue will be a live music venue but until then we’ll work on changing one at a time.
• MGA Thermal — MGA Thermal, specialists in thermal energy storage technology. Renewable, high-power, economical, modular, safe and sustainable thermal storage solutions.

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• Curious Thing AI — Curious Thing is a conversational AI startup for mass information discovery. The technology enables businesses to proactively discover deeper insights from humans. The AI has applications including candidate assessments, customer engagement, stakeholder check-in, and more.
• Accredify — Build digital trust for your organisation with verifiable information. Issue instantly verifiable digital documents and simplify document management processes.
• Supermom — Supermom is an online marketplace for parents and expecting mums to shop for products and services covering maternity, newborn, baby, toddler, and kids. It offers products like diapers, feeding, baby food, bathing accessories, maternity wear, a wide range of toys, kids educational materials, enrichment services, strollers, car seats, bedding andnursery items, baby fashion.

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• Freename — Redefining Web3 Naming System. Web3 Registrar: custom TLDs and Domains
• LunarCrush — Smarter crypto, NFT, and stock investing with insights from millions of conversations happening across social.
• SuperSight — SuperSight (https://supersight.xyz/), a UK-based start-up, is building crypto-specific Large Language Models (LLMs) to revolutionise the way we interact with crypto data. With 420 million crypto users but only 30,000 able to code for onchain insights, SuperSight bridges the gap, enabling easy access to information from a range ofboth on-chain and off-chain sources like Discord, Telegram, Twitter, Mirror, Podcast Transcripts, and news sites. Beyond just collecting data, SuperSight uses AI to improve the search experience, making it personalised, accurate, and ultimately, more insightful.

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• Cyble — Cyble is a leading threat intelligence provider that obtains and processes data from the dark web and OSINT to mitigate external cybersecurity risks
• Hype — One hub for all your channels and followers. Audience insights and monetization tools to grow your brand.
• Verisoul — Verisoul helps ensure your users are real, unique, and trusted.

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• Luda — Lifting people through play
• Spectarium — Spectarium is a remote-first, ambitious new company creating best-in-class cross-platform action RPGs. Spectarium designs at the cutting edge of gaming, always looking for new methods to improve players' gaming experiences.
• Series.AI — Series.AI is a creative company that specializes in the development of games using artificial intelligence.

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• Dgraph Labs — The only fault-tolerant, distributed graph database with native GraphQL that gives developers the tools to quickly build distributed applications at scale.
• PsiQuantum — PsiQuantum is building the world's first useful quantum computer.
• SafetyCulture — Raise your game with an easy to use mobile app and software inspection solution. iAuditor by SafetyCulture is available on iOS and Android.

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• Constantinople — Constantinople manages all infrastructure and operational aspects of your bank: from Customer experience, Banking products to Features, Risks, and Operations.
• 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.
• High Earth Orbit Robotics — HEO Robotics provides on-orbit inspection services for satellites, using a network of space-based sensors. The high quality image data and insights allow satellite operators to conduct predictive maintenance and diagnose issues with their assets

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• dot.LA — dot.LA is a digital newsroom covering L.A.'s startup and tech community. dot.LA’s mission is to celebrate and empower the Los Angeles startup and tech community, fueling innovation around the world.
• Ledgible — Verady provides accounting and audit products and infrastructure networks through the Ledgible platform, where financial institutions, corporations, and regulators can audit, account, and verify blockchain assets. Verady believes traditional accounting systems, firms, and standards are currently lacking functionality around blockchain assets.Verady's Ledgible platform will be the bridge between these new assets and traditional financial verification and accounting which is needed to further their acceptance and growth.
• Nanom — Greenvolt Nano creates nano-enhanced materials for use in battery technology. It provides a pathway to clean, inexpensive, and renewable energy sources while reducing environmental toxicity. And makes products smarter, efficient, and longer lasting. It is founded in 2017.

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• Muso — Find local talent. Organise all your venue's entertainment bookings in one place. We'll handle the payment and the boring admin.

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• Marqo — A tensor-based search and analytics engine that seamlessly integrates with your applications, websites, and workflows.
• BioticsAI — Advancing Fetal Ultrasound Screenings Using AI
• Kiki — Kiki is a subletting startup that matches listers with people looking to rent for up to six months.

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• Span.IO — Span reinvented the electrical panel. Control every circuit in your home from your phone. Contact us!
• Hyper — Hyper is an avatar-based social network. We're building the metaverse.
• Scriptic — Scriptic, interactive story games on mobile.

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• Sherlok — Automated client retention for mortgage brokers, helping them grow their loan book by proactively keeping their existing clients happy and with them forever.
• JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
• Quantum Brilliance — Quantum Brilliance builds room temperature quantum computers powered by synthetic diamond, enabling applications in everyday computing, including edge and massively parrellelized computing.

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• Kapiche — Instant insights. No set up or coding. The Kapiche feedback analytics platform helps you ingest and analyze mountains of customer feedback in minutes.
• Remi AI — A.I-Powered Demand Forecasting, Supply Chain AI, & Price Optimisation | Remi AI
• Trendspek — Trendspek is the drone data solution asset managers use to make empowered decisions and ensure absolute asset knowledge. Conduct complete visual inspections from any web browser. Extract detailed insights without a site visit. Use powerful tools to analyse the structure and build a complete picture of asset condition. Enhance predictive maintenanceby closely monitoring trends. View different models side by side to observe important differences. Refine your understanding of an ever-changing asset.

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• Hey You — Formerly Known as Beat The Q and Posse. Hey You is evolving the way that people order and pay at cafes, restaurants and bars. They connect customers with businesses through their app, so that you can order ahead and pay through your mobile. Hey You understand that humanity is at the core of all hospitality and we bring this to our users throughour app. It also focuses on building connections between customers and businesses every day from helping venues grow and run their businesses to transforming the way customers order at their favorite venues.Hey You was founded in 2011and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
• Zetaris — Zetaris is the Australia's Analytical Data Virtualization platform for self-service BI, AI and SQL Data Analytics and Big Data Visualization. Contact Us Today!
• Airtasker — Access thousands of skilled people for your home & office tasks. From furniture assembly to data entry - hire a skilled Airtasker today.

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• Squire — Squire is a booking and payment platform that connects people with great barbers nationwide. Squire provides barbers and shop owners with the ability to operate their businesses with cashless and contactless pay transactions, thereby streamlining service interaction and helping them earn and retain loyal clients as a result.
• GreenPark Sports — GreenPark Sports creates digital experiences and games for the new generation of sports and esports fans. Our flagship product is a native, free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events; where fans battle to become the undisputed "Best Fans" of their league and season.
• Squire — Squire is a booking and payment platform that connects people with great barbers nationwide. Squire makes it easy to discover and book the best barbers wherever you are, in just a few taps. Squire is also the premier management platform for barbershops. Using Squire, barbers are able to engage their customers, process bookings and payments andbetter market their business through Squire’s “barbershop discovery” capabilities. Fully integrated with a point of sale, inventory management and payroll systems, Squire is a one-stop solution for barbershop owners to efficiently operate their business. With headquarters in New York and a presence in major cities in the United States and Canada, Squire has quickly become a market leader in technology solutions for the barbershop industry nationwide.For more information, please visit getsquire.com or download the Squire iOS app from the App Store.

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• Preezie — Bridge the gap between in-store and online shopping through individualised journeys. Create guided selling experiences and omnichannel strategies for customer engagement.
• FleetOps — We power a network of load boards embedded inside leading ELD solutions. When you work with FleetOps, you can access 126K drivers, and automate your coverage in the spot market.
• Tribe Theory — A global business hub for startups & entrepreneurs. Visit our worldwide hostels. Explore coworking, events and access to venture capital.