Best GovTech Companies in Australia
The 67 best GovTech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fivecast.
Ranked: Best GovTech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fivecast Provider of open-source intelligence solutions for risk detection and threat analysis | $24M | 38 mo ago | Series A | Ross Buglak Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressSentryMySQL+29 | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Unleash live AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions | $13M | 57 mo ago | Series A | Hanno Blankenstein CEO and Co-founder | 2016 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+27 | 5 job openings |
| 3 | VendorPanel SaaS-based source-to-contract platform for government, utilities and corporates | $5M | 63 mo ago | Series B | — | 2008 | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 4 | Uptick Building asset management and compliance solutions for commercial spaces | $4M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — |
| 5 | Horizon State Online platform for election management | $894K | 103 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | — | — |
| 6 | OurSay Online engagement platform. | — | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | Matthew Gordon Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — |
| 7 | Advoc8 Cloud-based political engagement platform for advocacy professionals | — | — | Unfunded | Harry Curotta CTO and Co-Founder | 2016 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — |
| 8 | Agilityflow Platform for government and HR to streamline application and assessment processes | — | — | Unfunded | Thiago Hyppolito Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 6 GovTech companies in Australia
#1
Series A · Victoria Park, Western Australia · founded 2014 · 45 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Building asset management and compliance solutions for commercial spaces. It covers contract invoicing, routine maintenance, asset management, service management, defect quoting, workforce app, workforce analytics, building safety auditing, ticketing, maintenance routine, work order management, tendering, facility analytics, knowledge base.
- Jun 2025Series A—
- Jul 2021Series A—
- Mar 2021Series A$2M
- Apr 2017Seed$1.6M
#2
Series A · Kent Town, South Australia · founded 2017 · 100 employees$24Mraised▾
Provider of open-source intelligence solutions for risk detection and threat analysis. The company delivers data collection across surface, deep, and dark web. It offers AI-enabled risk analytics, network analysis, and trend analysis. The company’s framework enhances decision-making for analysts to uncover hidden threats.
- Apr 2023Series A$20M
- Jul 2019Series A$4M
#3
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 28 employees$12.8Mraised▾
AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions. It offers video analytics software for analyzing video from sources like CCTV, drones, and smartphones. The software use cases include solar PV and power line fault detection, and traffic and public transport analytics.
- Sep 2021Series A$8M
- 2021Grant (prize money)$475K
- Dec 2018Seed$4.8M
#4
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2008 · 75 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Vendorpanel provides a SaaS-based source-to-contract platform for buyers & suppliers and provides governance & transparency in procurement. Features include supplier management, preferred supplier, sourcing and evaluation, sourcing analytics, insurance, and document management, procurement collaboration, supplier diversity, tender management, etc. Notable customers include APA Group, Queensland government, DownerMouchel, and Queensland Rail.
- Mar 2021Series B$3.3M
- Aug 2018Series A$1.7M
#5
Funding Raised · Collingwood, Victoria · founded 2017 · 2 employees$893.5Kraised▾
Online platform for election management. The platform offers tools for voting, candidate management, community engagement, creditor voting, etc. The platform also offers tools for preferential voting.
- Oct 2017ICO$893.5K
#6
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2010—raised▾
OurSay is a web platform that connects citizens to decision makers through a question and answer model. It operates both online and offline helping citizens participate in the decision-making process. Government agencies and other organizations using the tool for engagement can create online forums and surveys to engage. Provides a dashboard to create forums and design engagement processes. Citizens can post and idea or question, they can vote for existing ideas, and share the questions. The questions with maximum votes get answered by leaders.
- Oct 2017Seed—
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