Investment
Investment tracks the capital flowing into AI ventures through venture funding, government grants, and private markets. Australian startups raised $5.4 billion across 390 deals in 2025 - 31% growth over 2024, with AI the top funded sector at $1 billion, and overall data centre and AI investment in the tens of billions.
2025 Total Raised
$5.4B
Australian startups↑ upYoY Growth
+31%
vs 2024↑ upAI Sector
$1.0B
top funded sector 2025↑ upAI in Stack
61%
of all capital deployed↑ upMajor Data Centre Commitments
| Investor | Detail | Amount (A$) | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI / NEXTDC | Western Sydney AI data centre | $7B | Dec 2025 |
| STACK Infrastructure | Capital raise | $1.3B | Mid 2025 |
| Partners Group | GreenSquareDC acquisition | $1.2B | Mid 2025 |
| CDC Data Centres | Minority stake sale | $1.65B | Early 2025 |
| Goodman Group | Data centre pipeline | $4B | 2025 |
| Firmus Technologies | Equity rounds | $0.83B | 2025 |
| Blackstone / CPPIB | AirTrunk acquisition | $24B | 2024 |
| Amazon Web Services | AU infrastructure commitment | $20B | 2024 |
| Microsoft Azure | AU infrastructure commitment | $5B | 2024 |
Announced commitments — capital expenditure spread over multi-year build programs. Sources: company announcements; CBRE; DCD; Ray White Commercial.
Funding by Sector — 2025 (A$M)
Source: Cut Through Venture / Folklore Ventures, State of Australian Startup Funding 2025
Australian Startup Funding by Year (A$B)
Source: Cut Through Venture / Folklore Ventures, State of Australian Startup Funding (2022–2025); Bloomberg