South Australia
State · Australia · Pop. 1.9M
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Quarterly report
South Australia's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by South Australia-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in South Australia
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into South Australia-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in South Australia - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into South Australia
VC investment into South Australia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
South Australia's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to South Australia.
Location comparison
How South Australia stacks up
Compare South Australia with peers from the same country (Australia) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions in Australia ranked by combined EV. South Australia's row is highlighted (#6).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | $182B | 14.9× | 23 | $1.3B | 2,381 |
| 2 | Victoria | $65.5B | 9.2× | 21 | $1.6B | 1,459 |
| 3 | Queensland | $15.9B | 7.2× | 5 | $236.4M | 647 |
| 4 | Western Australia | $5.7B | 7.0× | 1 | $60.3M | 281 |
| 5 | Tasmania | $4.3B | 370.1× | 1 | $573.2M | 31 |
| 6 | South Australia | $3.1B | 12.1× | 1 | $59M | 161 |
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.