Radar · Traditional Conglomerates in Australia
Best Traditional Conglomerates Companies in Australia
The 48 best Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maas Group Holdings.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
48companies tracked
$127.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
Ranked: Best Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maas Group Holdings Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | $105M | 48 mo ago | Public | Wes Maas CEO | 2002 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 2 | HMC Group Solutions Provider of training for drug and alcohol testing | $15M | 44 mo ago | Series B | Harrison McMahon Managing Director | 2018 | DudaReactReact Router+16 | — |
| 3 | Ava Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | $5M | 7 mo ago | Acquired | Rob Broomfield CEO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 4 | WestStar Industrial Conglomerate company focused on mining, construction, infrastructure, oil and gas industries | $2M | 86 mo ago | Public | — | 2002 | — | — |
| 5 | Tassal Group Provider of sea salmon producers | — | 49 mo ago | Acquired | Mark Ryan CEO & Managing Director | 1986 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 6 | Wesfarmers Conglomerate company | — | 110 mo ago | Public | — | 1914 | Progress SitefinityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | — |
| 7 | Aerison Provider of oil and gas, non-process infrastructure and utilities sectors services | — | — | Public | — | 1988 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | — |
| 8 | AOT Group Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | — | — | Acquired | — | 1987 | EnvoyAmazon Web ServicesDynatrace+5 | — |
Top 6 Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia
#1
Acquired · Mulgrave, Victoria · founded 2017 · 72 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Acquired · Mulgrave, Victoria · founded 2017 · 72 employees
Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. UniKey Technologies) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Post IPO$4.7M
Founders & team
Investors
HCP
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerContact Form 7Font Awesome
#2
Public · Dubbo, New South Wales · founded 2002 · 1 employees$105Mraised▾
Public · Dubbo, New South Wales · founded 2002 · 1 employees
Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 11.6% of this cohort's audience · 53 engagements/post (1.9× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: construction, civil works
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Post IPO$105M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrap
#3
Series B · Dubbo, New South Wales · founded 2018$15Mraised▾
Series B · Dubbo, New South Wales · founded 2018
Provider of training for drug and alcohol testing
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Series B$15M
Founders & team
Investors
ABGF
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesDudaFlexsliderGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHsts
#4
Public · Subiaco, Western Australia · founded 2002 · 39 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Public · Subiaco, Western Australia · founded 2002 · 39 employees
Conglomerate company focused on mining, construction, infrastructure, oil and gas industries
Funding rounds
- 2019Post IPO$1.7M
- 2018Post IPO$705.9K
#5
Acquired · Hobart, Tasmania · founded 1986 · 1700 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Hobart, Tasmania · founded 1986 · 1700 employees
Provider of sea salmon producers
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 16.0% of this cohort's audience · 69 engagements/post (2.4× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
Cooke Aquaculture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerContact Form 7Core-JsFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#6
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1914 · 223000 employees—raised▾
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1914 · 223000 employees
Wesfarmers is a conglomerate company. It involves in business such as supermarkets, convenience stores; home improvement, office supplies and an industrials division with businesses in chemicals, energy and fertilizers, coal & more. The company operates in Australia, Bangladesh, Ireland, New Zealand & the United Kingdom. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $28.76B and a net profit of $1.75B.
Investors
Whitefield, Argo Investments, AMCIL, AUI, Djerriwarrh, Greyrock Investments
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignFont Awesome
Funding & investor landscape
$127.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Rob Broomfield
CEO · Ava
Wes Maas
CEO · Maas Group Holdings
Harrison McMahon
Managing Director · HMC Group Solutions
Mark Ryan
CEO & Managing Director · Tassal Group
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,212,232 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Traditional Conglomerates coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Traditional Conglomerates companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 48 indexable Traditional Conglomerates companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia?
The Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $127.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Traditional Conglomerates company in Australia?
Maas Group Holdings is the highest-funded Traditional Conglomerates company in Australia, with $105M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia are funded?
4 of the 48 Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Traditional Conglomerates unicorns are there in Australia?
None of the Traditional Conglomerates companies in Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Traditional Conglomerates companies?
The most active investors in Australia Traditional Conglomerates companies on this list include ABGF, AMCIL, AUI, Argo Investments, CVC.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.