Radar Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Growth · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Radar Ventures backs early-stage deep tech and true platform technologies—inventions that enable others to build new technologies for the advancement of humanity. Focus areas include the sustainable future of food, water and energy; the advancement of health and medicine; communications; computing; robotics; AGI; and defence technologies. The firm prefers to invest early and follow on as companies grow, with investment sizes varying by opportunity. Radar describes itself as neither a pure impact fund nor a fund purely seeking the highest returns, but one investing with purpose in a small number of areas where it has deep connection and high conviction.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 18 of 21 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×8Biotech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Healthtech ×4FoodTech ×3Hardware ×3Medical Devices ×3Climate Tech ×2
HQs:Australia×5New Zealand×3Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×12 founders×53 founders×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Startmate ×2Victoria University of Wellington ×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12022 · 13 dated
AIM builds Fractl, a directed-energy counter-drone system that combines AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser to disable drones at ranges up to 1.5 km.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Capital 49 is a venture capital firm investing in fintech, AI infrastructure, and SaaS companies globally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Jack Zhang(CEO and co-founder of Airwallex)ChrisPhilipp
Contactile develops optical tactile sensors that give robotic hands and grippers a sense of touch, enabling adaptive real-time grip, slip detection, and friction estimation for physical AI and robotic manipulation.
Deep TechHardwareRoboticsSydney, AU
Heba KhamisinBenjamin Xia(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesUNSW Founders 10xTrue Ventures
Cortical Labs develops biological computing systems by growing human neurons on chips to create a programmable computing platform.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGobi PartnersHorizons VenturesIn-Q-TelJanuary Capital
Diag-Nose.io develops precision diagnostics and therapies for respiratory diseases including asthma, COPD, and sinusitis by combining nasal microsampling, proteomics, and machine learning to analyze airway biology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsBreakthrough Victoria
Fable makes plant-based meat alternatives from shiitake mushrooms, using stems grown on hardwood logs that are sun-dried, boiled, shredded, and mixed with natural ingredients to create a whole-food center-of-plate protein.
Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerFoodTech
Jim Fuller(Co-Founder & CSO)inMichael Fox(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAera VCBetter Bite VenturesBlackbird VenturesFPVK3 VenturesAgFunder+1 more
FUL Foods produces FUL BLU, a natural blue extract derived from spirulina microalgae containing phycocyanin, engineered for heat and pH stability across food, beverage, supplement, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.
Climate TechFoodTechNew Materials
Sara Guaglio(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsMandalay Venture PartnersSHIFT Invest
Co-investorsBig Pi Ventures
Marama Labs develops optical spectroscopy instruments for life-sciences research, leveraging surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and nanoparticle characterization technology.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechDublin, IE
Eric Le Ru(Founder)inBrendan Darby(Co-founder & CEO)inMatthias Meyer(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundNZ Growth Capital PartnersNZVCWNT VenturesIcehouse VenturesQuidnet Ventures+2 more
Nourish Ingredients uses precision fermentation and lipid biotechnology to make animal-free fats and flavor ingredients, including Tastilux (a meaty phospholipid flavor) and Creamilux (a dairy emulsifier), for use in alternative meat and plant-based or hybrid dairy products.
BiotechFoodTech
OncoRes Medical develops an intraoperative imaging technology that combines optical coherence tomography (OCT) and elastography to give surgeons real-time assessment of tissue microstructure at a resolution comparable to histology.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesPerth, AU
Co-investorsBrandon BioCatalyst
OpenStar develops compact fusion energy technology using a levitated dipole approach and high-temperature superconducting systems, working toward commercial fusion.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyWellington, NZ
Ratu Mataira(Founder & CEO)inThomas Berry(Co-founder & Chief Product Officer)inDarren Garnier(Chief Science Officer)inRod Badcock(Chief Technology Officer)inNicole Ferguson(VP - Finance)inBen Taylor-Bryant(VP - Investor Relations)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersOutset Ventures
Outset is a New Zealand-based deep tech venture firm and R&D campus that helps founders build and scale frontier technology companies globally, providing facilities, community, and capital.
Deep Tech
Mat Rowe(Founder)Mat R.(Founder)in
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners
Psychoactive is a global digital design and development agency specialising in high-performance websites, immersive digital experiences, and AI-era web platforms for ambitious brands.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSWellington, NZ
Andrew Hillstead(Creative Director & Producer)in
Tetratherix develops a biostealth fluid matrix built on its Tetramatrix platform technology to create regenerative medicine therapies, solutions, and products.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAfterWork Ventures
Wilder World is a blockchain-based open-world simulation game featuring the virtual city of Wiami, where players engage in racing, combat, missions, and asset ownership within a fully onchain economy.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsD1 VenturesDigital Currency GroupGenblock CapitalRed Beard VenturesSignum Capital
Xylo develops mechanism-based drug therapies targeting psychiatric and neurological disorders using computational and rational drug design approaches.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSydney, AU
Joshua Ismin(Co-founder, President)inDr. Sam Banister(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer)
Co-investorsXEIA Venture Partners
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Contactile · itbrief.com.au · Aug 10, 2026
Fable · twitter.com · Jul 1, 2026
OpenStar Technologies · businessdesk.co.nz · Feb 4, 2026
Marama Labs · siliconrepublic.com · Nov 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Radar Ventures made?
- Radar Ventures has 21 tracked investments.
- What stage does Radar Ventures invest at?
- Radar Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Radar Ventures focus on?
- Radar Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Who does Radar Ventures co-invest with?
- Radar Ventures most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, NZ Growth Capital Partners, Digital Currency Group, among 27 tracked co-investors.
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