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Tin Alley Ventures
Venture capital · Carlton, Australia · Asia Pacific
Tin Alley Ventures is a venture fund that invests in deep tech startups affiliated with the University of Melbourne, focusing on spinouts built on research intellectual property. It was founded in 2022 as a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and Tanarra Capital, and leads rounds with A$500,000 to A$5m+ investments.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
In its own wordsdeep techlife sciencesphysical sciencesclimate techuniversity spinoutsresearch commercialization
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Or find every investor that fitsTin Alley Ventures lists 11 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (35%), AI & Machine Learning (24%) and Cybersecurity (18%). 63% of its companies are based in Australia. It invests most often alongside Creative Destruction Lab, AIX Ventures and ARCH Venture Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Tin Alley Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Tin Alley Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 11. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 27th | 11 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 90th | 18% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 65th | 35% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 35% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 18% | 4% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 6% | 1% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Creative Destruction Lab | 2 |
| AIX Ventures | 1 |
| ARCH Venture Partners | 1 |
| Aramco Ventures | 1 |
| Archangel Ventures | 1 |
| Armyn Capital | 1 |
| Australia Venture Capital | 1 |
| Axial Partners | 1 |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Creative Destruction Lab
Compare Tin Alley Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Tin Alley Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Tin Alley Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Tin Alley Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
11 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apromore transforms data into actionable insights for operational efficiency and compliance | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs living systems using computer-aided design and simulates cells in silico to bring products to market faster and cheaper. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides artificial intelligence models and architectures for various applications, including security operations and customer support. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Nov 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Kronus provides a platform to build and verify critical software systems with assurance, determinism, and traceability. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Mirugen is a company that programs cells to restore health, with a focus on restoring sight | Healthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Neurala Biosciences develops precision-targeted neuromedicines for mental illness | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Porous Lane produces permeable pavement made from recycled materials for various applications, including footpaths, car parks, and tree surrounds. | Industrial & ManufacturingReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Proxima makes protein interactions programmable to unlock a new chapter in medicine | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Silicon Quantum Computing develops quantum computing platforms and processors | Healthcare & BiotechRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Synchron builds implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces to protect what makes you human. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Twin1 creates a digital twin of a professional using AI to assist with tasks and provide information. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Aug 2026Seed | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 6 Nov 2026- Site
- tinalleyventures.com
- Last read
- 6 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 13 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 11
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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