Techboard

What Techboard does

Techboard is an Australian data-as-a-service platform operated by Acceleration Venture Catalysts Pty Ltd, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mount Lawley, Western Australia. It maintains the longest continuously operational national dataset on Australian startups and young technology companies, actively profiling 2,700-3,000+ companies and tracking 8,300+ entities through automated ASIC regulatory lodgement monitoring. Its core differentiator is a proprietary methodology that combines publicly announced deal data with ASIC share-issuance filings to surface unannounced capital raises — an estimated majority of all private investment activity in Australia.

The product suite comprises a free company directory, an announcements platform, subscription-based funding reports (annual and sector-specific including Fintech, AI, Climate, Healthtech, and regional breakdowns), a parametric Funding Event Search Engine, raw data access (Tier 3 subscriptions), and bespoke custom reports. Revenue is generated primarily through annual data subscriptions (three tiers), custom commissioned reports for governments and industry bodies, and partner/supporter arrangements. Customers include the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources, three state governments, two city LGAs, the Tech Council of Australia (where Techboard serves as official data provider), Fintech Australia, LaunchVic, City of Sydney, universities, and commercial investors/advisors. Distribution is Australia-domiciled via the techboard.com.au web platform, supplemented by social media, EDM, roundtables, and co-branded events such as the Australian Angel Awards with Angel Loop.

Techboard is founder-led by Peter van Bruchem (CEO, Chief Startup Evangelist) and Rafael Kimberley-Bowen (Co-Founder, Director), operates with 1-10 employees, and has not raised external institutional capital. The business model is freemium at the company-profile layer with subscription and professional-services revenue from institutional data consumers.

Name

Techboard

Legal name

Acceleration Venture Catalysts Pty Ltd

Website

https://techboard.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Techboard is an Australia-focused data-as-a-service platform that maintains the longest continuously operational national dataset on Australian startups, combining ASIC regulatory filings with announced deal data to identify unannounced capital raises for governments, investors, and industry bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Funding Data & Investment Intelligence

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Data & Credit Scoring (Cashflow, Telco, Utility, Open Banking) (FSAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transaction Analytics & Cash-Flow Insights (risk signals, forecasting) (FSAGACAG)

Keywords

• Startup funding data
• Venture capital intelligence
• Investment tracking platform
• Company directory services
• Funding event analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Commercial Data Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions providing access to funding data underlying funding reports. Tier 2 subscribers get data access plus naming as Supporter of Funding Reports. Tier 3 subscribers additionally receive raw data in spreadsheet form by special agreement.
2. Custom Reports: Custom reports or products based on Techboard's data for purposes including regional or sectoral reports, portfolio monitoring, market intelligence, and due diligence.
3. Funding Event Search Access: Subscription access to the parametric funding event search engine for commercial subscribers, with data downloadable in multiple formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Techboard operates a data-as-a-service platform tracking funding events and company profiles for Australian startups and young technology companies. It combines announced deal data with proprietary analysis of ASIC regulatory filings (share issuance data) to surface unannounced capital raises, valuations, and investor identities. The platform delivers searchable company profiles, periodic funding reports, announcements, a parametric funding event search engine, and bespoke custom reports to paying commercial subscribers including governments, investors, and advisors.

Product overview

Techboard is a data-as-a-service platform providing the most comprehensive collection of data on Australian startups and young technology companies since 2015. The core platform consists of the Techboard Directory (searchable company database), Funding Reports (annual and quarterly funding analysis), and Announcements Platform (free company announcement service). Premium offerings include the Funding Event Search Engine (subscription-based parametric search), Subscriber Funding Data Access (raw data access), Custom Reports (bespoke analytical products), the Fintech Funding Project (sector-specific ASIC-filings analysis), Techboard Ranking (monthly trending company ranking), and Australian Angel Awards (annual recognition program). The platform serves governments, investors, advisors, and companies with funding data covering over 3,000 actively monitored companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Techboard Directory Searchable online directory of more than 3,000 Australian startups and young tech companies, featuring company profiles, traction data, press coverage, milestones, and recorded funding events. Free to browse and to claim.
• Funding Reports Comprehensive funding reports analyzing angel, VC, IPO, debt, grant, ICO, and M&A activity across Australian startups and tech companies. Includes free sector and regional editions plus subscriber-only detailed editions with underlying data.
• Announcements Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Identified 143 fintechs with unannounced raises totalling just under $684m, supplementing 83 announced deals raising $769m, taking total Fintech funding in 2023 to $1,453.21m
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Tech Council of AustraliacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTechboard is a member of the Tech Council of Australia and serves as its official data provider for startup funding information. Supports TCA reports including McKinsey's 'Turning Australia into a regional tech hub' with data.
• Fintech AustraliacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMember and data partner. Provided generous access to ecosystem data for Fintech Funding Project to assist in assembling the initial company dataset.
• Angel LoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Angel Loop to co-present the Australian Angel Awards, celebrating angel investor contributions to the startup ecosystem. Simon Horne (CEO of Angel Loop) announced 2023 winners at Perth Angels' Annual Angel Breakfast during West Tech Fest Week.
• Deloitte Access EconomicsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechboard's data powered insights in 'Accelerating women founders: The untapped investment opportunity' report commissioned by SBE Australia.
• McKinsey & CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechboard data powered insights in report for Tech Council of Australia titled 'Turning Australia into a regional tech hub'.
• SBE AustraliamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SBE Australia (Supporting Business and Enterprise Women) to co-produce Female Founder and Women-Led Ventures funding reports.
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)coreOthersTechboard accesses ASIC regulatory filings (share issuance data) to identify unannounced capital raises. Data is publicly accessible but behind paywall; Techboard has implemented automatic tracking of Australian companies' ASIC lodgements.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• AngelList (now AngelList Venture): Platform connecting startups with angel investors and VCs, with data products tracking deals and syndicates. Adjacent competitor to Techboard's investor-focused intelligence offering for the Australian angel and early-stage market.

Direct peers

• Tracxn: Market intelligence platform tracking startups, funding rounds, and sector trends globally. Comparable to Techboard's research-report and data-subscription offerings, though operating at broader geographic scale rather than Australian depth.
• Dealroom.co: Global startup and venture capital data platform with strong European coverage and partnerships with governments and ecosystem organizations. Most directly comparable to Techboard in combining funding-event data with ecosystem-reporting services for governments and investors.
• Beauhurst: UK-based platform tracking high-growth private companies using Companies House and other regulatory data sources to identify unannounced funding events. Closest methodological peer to Techboard's ASIC-tracking approach, demonstrating portability of the regulatory-data strategy.
• Startup Genome: Global startup ecosystem research organization producing reports like the Global Startup Ecosystem Report in partnership with governments and accelerators. Comparable to Techboard's ecosystem-reporting relationships with Australian federal, state, and city government agencies.

Regional players

• SmartCompany: Australian business media outlet covering startups, SMEs, and funding news with proprietary data stories. Comparable to Techboard's content-marketing function and free public coverage of the Australian startup ecosystem.
• Cut Through Venture: Australian VC industry research firm publishing quarterly and annual reports on Australian startup funding. Most direct Australian competitor to Techboard's funding reports, though more focused on survey-based VC insights rather than ASIC-derived data.

Broad incumbents

• CB Insights: Market intelligence platform focused on private company data, deal tracking, and tech market research for enterprise customers. Comparable to Techboard's custom-reports and analytics offerings for institutional and corporate subscribers.
• Crunchbase: Global startup and funding data platform with broad coverage of private company and investment activity. Directly comparable to Techboard's directory and funding-event subscription offerings, but lacks Techboard's ASIC-driven visibility into unannounced Australian raises.
• PitchBook: Morningstar-owned private market data platform serving VC, PE, and M&A professionals with comprehensive deal, fund, and company data. Comparable in serving institutional subscribers needing funding intelligence; overlaps with Techboard's custom-reports and subscription offerings but at global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/petervanb
• Xx.com/techboardau
• Facebookfacebook.com/TechboardAU

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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