# Top 50 Retail Startup Investors in Australia in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flying Fox Ventures | 6 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| Artesian VC | 3 | Australia, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| Macdoch Ventures | 3 | Australia, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| January Capital | 3 | Singapore, Indonesia, Australia | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, FinTech, Information Technology |
| AirTree Ventures | 3 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, SaaS |
| Sydney Angels | 2 | Australia, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, SaaS, Apps |
| Kurt Alexander | 2 | Australia | Seed | Mining, Retail, Medical |
| Black Sheep Capital | 2 | Australia, United States | Seed, Series A, Series C | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Jolimont Global Mining Systems | 2 | Australia, United States | Seed, Convertible Note | Construction, Software, SaaS |
| Eleanor Venture | 1 | Australia, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | Education, Artificial Intelligence, Software |
| Ariel Luedi | 1 | Switzerland, Austria, Australia | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS |
| Adrian MacKenzie | 1 | Australia, United States | Series A, Seed | Advertising, TV, Real Estate |
| ArdenPoint | 1 | Australia | Series A | Retail, Shopping, E-Commerce |
| Foresight Group | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Jersey | Private Equity, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care |
| Gandel Invest | 1 | Australia, Singapore | Series A, Initial Coin Offering | E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, SaaS |
| Matt Fayle | 1 | Australia | Angel | Retail, 3D Printing, Sporting Goods |
| Laurence Escalante | 1 | Australia | Seed | Retail, Automotive, Publishing |
| Investible | 1 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| Blue Sky Private Equity | 1 | Australia, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Shoes, Retail |
| Qualgro VC | 1 | Singapore, Australia, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | Australia, United Kingdom | Angel | CRM, SaaS, Retail |
| Simon Murdoch | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Series A, Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Analytics |
| Eric Liaw | 1 | United States, Australia, Sweden | Series B, Series C, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency | 1 | Australia, United States | Grant, Series B | Renewable Energy, Energy, Energy Storage |
| Justus Hammer | 1 | Australia | Seed, Series A | Retail, Fashion, FinTech |
| AngelList | 1 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Brendan Hill | 1 | Australia | Seed | Apps, Retail, FinTech |
| Todd Forest | 1 | Australia, United States | Series A, Seed, Angel | Real Estate, Apps, Marketplace |
| Allied Venture Partners | 1 | United States, Australia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Southern Cross Venture Partners | 1 | United States, Australia, Singapore | Series B, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy |
| Reinventure | 1 | Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Software, Financial Services |
| Investec | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Debt Financing, Series A | Software, Financial Services, Energy |
| Five Elms Capital | 1 | United States, Australia, Canada | Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Rolf Krecklenberg | 1 | Australia | Series A | Retail, Fashion, Lifestyle |
| Partners for Growth | 1 | United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt | Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce |
| Right Click Capital | 1 | Australia, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS |
| Jonathan Lui | 1 | Australia | Seed, Series A | Retail, Fashion, Lifestyle |
| Alium Capital | 1 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| CVC Capital Partners | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Spain | Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity | Software, Retail, Financial Services |
| EVP | 1 | Australia, New Zealand, Canada | Series A, Seed | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce |
| MA Growth Ventures | 1 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce |
| PLUS Ventures | 1 | Israel, United States, Egypt | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Video |
| Seven West Media | 1 | Australia, United States | Seed, Series C | Software, Financial Services, Internet |
| Carthona Capital | 1 | Australia, United States, Latvia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence |
| AltaIR Capital | 1 | United States, Israel, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Skalata | 1 | Australia, United States, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Education, Apps |
| Maurice Ben-Mayor | 1 | Australia | Seed | Retail, Retail Technology |
| Nikki Warburton | 1 | Australia | Seed | Retail, Automotive, Publishing |
| Nick Molnar | 1 | Australia | Seed | Gaming, Retail, PC Games |
| SBCVC | 1 | China, United States, Australia | Series B, Series A, Series C | Health Care, Software, Information Technology |

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