Melt Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Melt Ventures backs early-stage Australian product- and hardware-focused startups in advanced manufacturing, energy, agriculture and IoT, operating as the country's first dedicated early-stage Advanced Manufacturing ESVCLP fund. The firm believes 'hardware is the new software' and that high-growth advanced manufacturing companies will underpin Australia's future. It evaluates founders and their ability to scale teams, unique customer insight, product de-risking strategy, and the potential to address large global markets from day one. Impact is central: investments are assessed against the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The team offers domain expertise, a stage-appropriate diligence process, mentor networks, and connections to co-investors and follow-on funding.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 26 portfolio companiesCleantech ×7Hardware ×7Energy ×6Deep Tech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4IoT ×4Biotech ×3Climate Tech ×3
HQs:Australia×8United States×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAllegro Energy develops long-duration flow batteries using a water-based microemulsion electrolyte made from common, globally available materials for grid and industrial energy storage.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsThornton, AU
Co-investorsBooster Innovation Fund
Dingo Technology is a West Australian recycling company that recovers lithium borate flux from used X-ray fluorescence beads to divert this waste from landfill and reconstitute it into usable form.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKewdale, AU
Enables rapid development of secure, ultra-low power IoT firmware with dynamically added intelligence from an app marketplace.
Embeint offers Infuse, a modular IoT platform built on the Zephyr RTOS that provides maintained firmware infrastructure, a time-series data layer, managed services, analytics, and an app marketplace.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechIoT
Endeavour Aerospace is an Australian company developing dual-use aerospace technology, including solid rocket motors, propulsion, avionics, and guidance and control systems.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Next-generation clean energy storage to power communities, remote industries, and off-grid infrastructure.
Co-investors77 PartnersMain Sequence Ventures
Mass-manufacturable, radiation-tolerant silicon solar cells for the satellite and space exploration industries.
Extraterrestrial Power Ltd. develops mass-manufacturable, radiation-tolerant thin silicon solar cells and panels for space applications, and offers spacecraft electrical engineering and embedded software services to other space tech companies.
EnergyHardwareSpace Tech
Peter Toth(Co-founder & CEO)Gavin Conibeer(Co-founder & CSO)Babett Volgyesi(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investorsFlying Fox Ventures
Farmo provides IoT monitoring hardware and a mobile app for remote asset management, letting users track things like water levels, weather, sensors, pumps, and alerts in real time.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Whole-home water purification subscription service delivering safe drinking water to households across Africa.
Co-investorsCurtin Accelerate
monday.com is a work operating system and AI platform that helps teams and organizations build custom applications, manage projects, and execute workflows across departments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Roy Mann(Co-founder)Eran Zinman(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCoyote VenturesCrowberry CapitalDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCEntrée CapitalFounders Circle Capital+6 more
Lixa develops NeoX, a platform technology that targets antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by switching off bacteria's resistance mechanisms, restoring the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, biocides, and other antimicrobial treatments against multi-drug resistant bacteria.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsCERI
MGA Thermal develops a thermal energy storage system based on stackable "MGA Blocks" that stores renewable energy and discharges it as process heat, steam, or electricity for grid and industrial use.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsAlberts Impact VenturesClimate Venture Capital FundCP VenturesMain Sequence Ventures
MyNu Energy designs and manufactures modular battery energy storage systems—including mobile trailers, containerised units, and demountable solar—that repurpose second-life EV batteries to provide power for construction sites, mining, events, commercial/industrial facilities, and EV fast charging.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyMilton, AU
John Myler(Co-Founder)Shaun Nugent(Co-Founder)Jaiden Jack(CTO)
NRN appears to operate a smart grid or energy program that pays participating hosts a monthly "Smart Grid Credit" applied directly to their bill, with quarterly reviews to adjust payments to market rates.
CleantechEnergyPropTech
Co-investorsDragonfly Enviro CapitalInvestible Climate Tech Fund
NewEra Bio develops eco-friendly textile dyes derived from biological sources such as plants and microbes, using a bio-engineering process intended as a drop-in replacement for petrochemical synthetic dyes.
BiotechCleantechNew Materials
Helps homeowners cover the upfront cost of solar and battery systems via partnerships with energy retailers.
Co-investorsVirescent Ventures
Advanced zero-emissions chemical reactors enabling sustainable eFuels and chemicals for hard-to-abate industries.
Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech Fund
PlasmaLeap builds plasma-based, zero-emissions chemical reactors for the synthesis of green fuels and chemicals and for treating hazardous industrial waste.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsGrainCorp VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsSVG Ventures | THRIVE
SafeGauge builds wireless testing tools that let technicians measure pressure, RPM, movement and other machine parameters from up to 100 metres away and capture digital test records.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoT
Co-investorsSydney Angels
SafeGauge builds wireless, Bluetooth-connected testing tools—such as pressure transducers, dial indicators, tachometers, and inspection cameras—that let technicians measure pressure, RPM, and movement from up to 100 metres away and log digital test records.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoT
Sunfish Robotics develops a solar-powered autonomous underwater vehicle designed for months-long operation without human intervention, aimed at making ocean data collection more scalable and affordable.
Climate TechHardwareRoboticsNorthbridge, AU
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has Melt Ventures made?
- Melt Ventures has 26 tracked investments.
- What stage does Melt Ventures invest at?
- Melt Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Melt Ventures's typical check size?
- Melt Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Melt Ventures focus on?
- Melt Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, IoT.
- Does Melt Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Melt Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Melt Ventures co-invest with?
- Melt Ventures most often shares deals with Investible Climate Tech Fund, Main Sequence Ventures, Entrée Capital, among 28 tracked co-investors.
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