Macquarie Capital

Venture Capital

Macquarie Capital’s Venture Capital team partners with founders to build great companies.

With a successful 30-year track record of combining expertise and capital to accelerate growth, we invest in early-stage companies and help build them into global businesses that make a real-world impact. We look for internet and software companies headquartered in Australia, Europe, Israel and the United Kingdom that are driving innovation in their sector.

Our value-add

Macquarie Capital’s Venture Capital team has a unique, hands-on engagement model. 

With the ability to invest from Macquarie Group's balance sheet, we have flexibility in how we partner with founders and can lead all funding rounds across a company's entire lifecycle.

As a long-term partner, Macquarie Capital’s portfolio companies and founders get access to our extensive external network which includes leading entrepreneurs, co-investors, channel partners, legal firms, consultancies, and advisers. Internally, we have a network of specialists who offer deep expertise and global insights across a number of industries and verticals. 

Our track record

30

years successfully investing in technology companies
Our investment portfolio

49

36 realised and 13 current investments
Combined total1

$A50b+

market value of past and present investments

We look to partner with companies that are:

  • internet or software businesses driving innovation
  • headquartered in Australia, Europe, Israel or the United Kingdom
  • revenue generating
  • looking to grow globally.

Contact us if you are interested in learning more. 

Our portfolio companies

Macquarie Capital’s venture capital investment portfolio spans a range of sectors including cybersecurity, compliance, regulatory technology, AI and food services. We have established a strong track record of investing in early-stage and growth companies.

Our current investment portfolio comprises 13 software and internet companies that employ more than 4,000 people across 21 countries.1

A virtual manufacturer and marketplace for beauty and cosmetics products. Visit atelier.co

AI-driven behavioural biometrics intelligence to protect users and data from fraud. Visit biocatch.com

Creating AI-driven avatars and agents for immersive experiences and interactions. Visit d-id.com 

Desceased estates made simple. Visit estatexchange.com.au

Australia’s number one hospitality ordering platform.2 Visit foodbyus.com.au

Fatality prevention and safety software for companies in high-risk industries. Visit forwoodsafety.com

Helping financial institutions fight financial crime more effectively and efficiently using explainable AI. Visit hawk.ai

The leading AI-powered communications solution for enterprise. Visit hyro.ai

A leading payments, technology business with world-class cash distribution and governance revenue. Visit nextpayments.com

An Australian-based global investigative analytics and intelligence software company. Visit nuix.com

Data and information lifecycle management for enterprise. Visit recordpoint.com

AI-driven inclusive recruitment software. Visit sapia.ai

An end-to-end digital communications governance platform. Visit shieldfc.com

Our realised investee companies include recognisable names across food delivery, recruitment, eCommerce, property services and B2B software across Australia, China, Europe and Israel. Some highlights include:

An ATM solutions provider in Australia.

An O2O catering and food delivery platform in China.

Provider of business intelligence and analytics in credit and third-party risk assessment.

A Chinese classified advertisements website.

The world's number one authentication engine for privacy and experience.3 

International supplier of software applications for the healthcare sector.

A streaming service specialising in classical music.

An online food delivery marketplace in Germany.

An Australian process management and workflow automation software.

An Australian outdoor advertising and media company.

World-leading ASX-listed digital property exchange platform and property insights solutions business.

Cloud-based Engineering Drawing Management System.

Integrated human resources services and digital technology solutions.

A leading Australian property data, information, analytics and services provider.

A leading online employment marketplace (Asia operations).

One of Australia's largest salary packaging providers.

A mobile wallet app for loyalty cards.

A major online food delivery marketplace in 14 European countries and Israel.

A leading hybrid cloud security company. 

A leading Chinese job listing and recruitment platform. 

About Macquarie Capital

Macquarie Capital combines specialist expertise, innovative advice and flexible capital solutions to help our clients and partners make opportunity reality.

Our global corporate M&A, advisory, investing, development and equities capabilities are underpinned by deep sector expertise and a full spectrum of capital solutions from debt, equity, and private capital raising and financing to investing our own capital to enable new opportunities.


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  1. Macquarie internal database, at 31 December 2023
  2. FoodByUs, accessed May 2024
  3. Haventec, accessed May 2024
  4. ‘Our Mission’, Temple & Webster, accessed May 2024

Creating real-world impact

From workplace safety software to AI-driven inclusive recruitment technology, discover how we are supporting our partners to make a real-world impact.