Best Semiconductors Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 40 best Semiconductors companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: XY Sense.
Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XY Sense Provider of workplace management solutions | $21M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Luke Murray Co-Founder | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 2 | Cortical Labs Manufacturer of AI-powered biochips 48Growth top 35%AI top 35%Funding top 37%News top 39% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% AItop 35% Fundingtop 37% Newstop 39% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 29% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Product described with: ai-powered, neural network rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 6 mo ago | Series A | Weng Chong Founder/CEO | 2019 | ClerkReactReact Router+8 | — |
| 3 | Nomad Atomics Quantum sensor manufacturers | $10M | 38 mo ago | Series A | Kyle Hardman Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WebflowZohoLenis+12 | — |
| 4 | DorsaVi Provider wearable sensor for motion analysis technologies | $9M | 106 mo ago | Public | Daniel Ronchi Co-Founder & CTO | 2008 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 5 | Senseand Software platform for aggregating data from farm fields and data analytics | $6M | 38 mo ago | Seed | Peter Moulton Co-founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | Semitech Semiconductor Provider of System-on-Chip for smart grid applications | $3M | 187 mo ago | Series A | Zeev Collin ex-CEO | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 7 | IR Sensors Develops a patented IR image sensor | $200K | 110 mo ago | Seed | Kevin Liddiard CEO & Director | 2005 | — | — |
| 8 | 360Tanks Develops an ultrasonic sensor for wireless tank level sensing | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2016 | — | — |
Top 7 Semiconductors companies in Victoria
#1
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 12 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of AI-powered biochips. It designs and develops biological computer chips that integrate biological neurons with traditional silicon computing. Its features include neural networks, scalability, energy efficiency, and robustness.
- Mar 2026Series A—
- Apr 2023Series A$10M
- Jun 2019Seed$1.6M
#2
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 44 employees$20.8Mraised▾
Provider of workplace management solutions. It leverages technologies like AI, cloud computing, and Bluetooth, and motion sensors to capture data on office occupancy, space utilization, and movement paths, and performs real-time analytics to provide office space plans and workplace strategies. It enables space booking, live wayfinding, and organizations to maintain social distance.
- Jul 2022Seed$8M
- Jul 2022Venture Debt$2M
- Apr 2021Seed$7.8M
- 2017Seed$5M
#3
Series A · Richmond, Victoria · founded 2018 · 5 employees$10Mraised▾
Quantum sensor manufacturers. It helps in data acquisition and performance of hardened field-ready systems for deployment in resource monitoring, resource exploration, climate science, underground infrastructure exploration, and inertial navigation.
- Jul 2023Series A$10M
#4
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 18 employees$6Mraised▾
Senseand is developing a software platform for aggregation of data from sensors deployed in the farm fields and analytics along with data from various white label sources. As per the website description, the platform would be able to aggregate data from narrow band IoT(NB-IoT) sensors which can measure water and nutrient levels in the soil. The company claims that the platform would use satellite images and historical climatic data for up to 50 years for providing insights and predictions to farmers.
- Jul 2023Angel$6M
#5
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2008 · 34 employees$8.9Mraised▾
DorsaVi makes wearable sensor solutions for motion analysis which have applications for clinics, companies and athletes. It has three products in its range: ViSafe for workplace solutions which measures how people move in real-time work situations, so companies can assess risky movements to create a safer work environment; ViMove for clinical solutions, it measures range of movement, postural angles, and muscle activity; ViPerform, it measures leg symmetry, average ground reaction force, average initial peak acceleration, average ground contact time, average steps per minute and many other parameters.
- Oct 2017Grant (prize money)$868.6K
- Jan 2017Post IPO$1M
- Dec 2016Post IPO$7M
- Apr 2008Seed—
#6
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2010 · 15 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Semitech Semiconductor is a semiconductor device provides for a smart grid. Claims to provide Power Line Communication (PLC) devices that convert electricity grids into smart grids. The company offers an integrated PLC system-on-a-chip that is designed for PLC network applications; and an orthogonal frequency division multiple access powerline communication transceiver solutions for data links, point-to-point, star, and ad hoc networks.
- Jan 2011Series A$3.4M
#7
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2005$200Kraised▾
IR Sensors Pty has developed a patented IR image sensor with multiple imaging applications. Their core invention is the development of the uncooled microbolometer. They are trying to commercialise the mosaic pixel patented technology and their expertise in IR/Thermal imaging sector. They claim their sensors can provide a high temperature resolution with fast response. The sensors can be used for applications such as intruder detection, energy usage tracking, asset safety, etc.
- 2017Seed$200K
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How research on Semiconductors is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 340 Australia-affiliated papers.
- University College London44
- UNSW Sydney35
- Macquarie University23
- RMIT University22
- Swinburne University of Technology19
- Photonics6→17
- Photonic integrated circuit3→13
- Transistor4→12
- Integrated circuit6→13
- Electronic circuit11→13
- Photonics3→14
- Photonic integrated circuit2→7
- Integrated circuit10→13
- Silicon5→8
- Miniaturization2→5
- Electronics1→4
- Integrated circuit3→4
Where semiconductors is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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