The 20 early-stage investors you should know (quick profiles + 2025 moves)

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1) Felicis Ventures — multi-stage but prolific at seed across AI, infra, security, and health. Founder-aligned style; recently closed Fund X at $900M (June 12, 2025). Great fit if you’re an AI-native or infra/security founder with global ambition. FelicisFortunePitchBook

2) Artesian — very active at pre-seed/seed; deep footprint in climate & ag/hort via the Hort Innovation Venture Fund (managed by Artesian). 2025 example: led Voltavate’s pre-seed round. Good for early climatetech, agrifood, industrial tech. berries.net.auevokeAG.Startup Daily

3) Brinc — global accelerator + seed investor (hardware/climate/food/web3/industrial). 2025: acquired Korea’s Next Stage Venture Studio to expand corporate innovation + venture building footprint. Pitch if you want an accelerator-style program plus capital.

4) Connect Ventures — product-led seed fund (B2B SaaS, fintech, consumer). 2025 deal signal: led Wiredelta’s €2.6M round, continuing their user-obsessed thesis. Good for design-driven SaaS. Entrackr

5) Blackbird Ventures — invests “from the very beginning and at every stage.” Active 2025: Fund VI first close ~A$700m (Aug 15, 2025); also leading and following on across ANZ (e.g., Lorikeet in Feb). Great for ambitious ANZ founders across software, deep tech, climate. Capital Briefblackbird.vc

6) Investible — pre-seed/seed specialist across APAC; typical first cheques AU$250k–$1.5m; Climate Tech and multi-sector funds live. 2025: published notes on Syenta & Voltavate builds. Pitch if you want hands-on help + Club Investible network. investible.com

7) Startmate — accelerator investing AUD $120k with transparent terms (often at $1.5m PMV for first-time raisers). 2025: Summer’25/Winter’25 cohorts running. Ideal for earliest-stage ANZ founders wanting a program + community + early cheque. startmate.com+1

8) IP Group (UK/ANZ) — science-led (deep tech, life sciences). 2025: AccelerComm raised $15M (IP Group portfolio). Strong for university spin-outs, comms/semis, climate & bio. Business Insider

9) Invest Nova Scotia (ex-Innovacorp) — Canadian seed investor (Nova Scotia First Fund) that co-invests at pre-seed/seed and runs programs; published 2025/26 investment disclosures (Jul 8, 2025). Useful co-investor for Atlantic Canada ties. investnovascotia.ca

10) In-Q-Tel (IQT) — US strategic (dual-use, defense, space, AI). 2025: invested in Starcloud (orbital data centers) — good fit for dual-use and hard-tech. Data Center DynamicsX (formerly Twitter)

11) Deepbridge Capital — UK EIS/VCT manager backing life sciences & tech at seed. 2025 site updates and portfolios continue (regular investor communications). Fit for UK-anchored life-sciences hardware/medtech. deepbridgecapital.com

12) AirTree — one of ANZ’s largest early-stage platforms; seed cheque flexibility: US$100–250k up to US$1–5m leads; Fund V announced (Aug 2025) to keep backing seeds + follow-ons. Great for SaaS, fintech, climate, consumer. airtree.vcbrinc.io

13) Everywhere Ventures — global community-powered pre-seed. 2025: backed MatBook (construction procurement). Best for scrappy, traction-obsessed pre-seed teams worldwide. Entrackr

14) Carthona Capital — ANZ early-stage generalist with B2B, fintech, gaming/AR deals; 2025: invested in Preve (case-interview AI). Great for revenue-minded B2B. Diraq

15) Main Sequence — CSIRO-anchored deep-tech; quantum, space, synthetic bio, climate. 2025: Diraq’s US$73m Series B featured Main Sequence among backers. Perfect for tough-tech building in ANZ. X (formerly Twitter)

16) Jelix Ventures — seed fund focused on capital-efficient ANZ software; 2025: PropHero’s A$25.1m Series A included Jelix among investors. Pitch if you’re B2B SaaS with disciplined growth. VAR INDIA Magazine

17) Uniseed — university commercialisation fund across Australian unis; 2025: UniSuper committed A$25m to expand support for spin-outs. Fit for uni-origin IP in biotech/medtech/deep tech. Uniseed

18) H2 Ventures — seed-stage fintech + data-centric bets. Longstanding accelerator heritage; good for founders at the fintech/data edge (Aus-first). (No major 2025 deal publicly announced on their site as of Aug 25, 2025.)

19) Skalata — seed platform with scale-up support; 2025: WA government support program, frequent pre-seed/seed leads (e.g., Termina pre-Series A noted in ecosystem press). Strong for B2B/industrial SaaS with early revenue. Small Business Development CorporationStartup Daily

20) AfterWork Ventures — community-powered pre-seed/seed; cheques: A$100k–$500k. 2025: doubled-down on Everlab (US$10m seed, Jul 2025). Great for mission-driven SaaS/consumer/health. AfterWork VenturesAfterWork ReadingYahoo Finance

Sources for the “recent news” + cheque sizes (selected)

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