Innovation Bay Welcomes Arcanys Ventures: A New Force for Aussie Startups

We’re excited to announce that Arcanys Ventures has joined Innovation Bay as a strategic partner! With a unique approach to solving early-stage funding and tech talent challenges, Arcanys is already making a big impact—particularly in the Australian startup ecosystem.

Meet Arcanys Ventures

Arcanys Ventures is a Swiss-owned, Philippines-based technology investment firm founded in 2010. With a team of over 340 highly skilled tech professionals, Arcanys invests in early-stage startups by providing dedicated software development teams in exchange for equity—typically valued between USD $200K–$500K.

Rather than being a one-time financial backer, Arcanys becomes a long-term partner, offering services that include:

• Full-stack software development
• UI/UX design
• CTO-level advisory
• Strategic technical scaling

Leading Arcanys’s investment efforts in Australia is Regan, a venture investor with a background in banking and entrepreneurship. Passionate about closing the early-stage funding gap and solving the tech talent shortage, Regan is focused on leveraging global resources to support local innovation.

Their goal? To enable founders to focus on building and scaling their business, while Arcanys handles the tech heavy lifting.

Focus on Australia

With 15 years of experience working with Aussie startups, Arcanys has a deep understanding of the local landscape. They’ve identified two key challenges facing Australian founders:

1. Lack of early-stage funding
   
2. Difficulty hiring and retaining quality tech talent
   

Arcanys addresses both challenges simultaneously through its equity-for-tech model and today, almost half of its global portfolio is made up of Australian companies. By partnering with Innovation Bay, Arcanys aims to support even more Australian startups in collaboration with local investors and ecosystem leaders.

Portfolio Highlights

Arcanys Ventures has backed 24 companies globally, with 11 based in Australia. Here are a few standout success stories:

🔹 RegisterNow (EventTech, Melbourne)
Arcanys invested a 12-person team to help overhaul a 13-year-old system, upgrade tech architecture, and increase company valuation—culminating in a successful exit via acquisition by ASICS Ventures.

🔹 Payment Logic (Fintech, Melbourne)
Starting with a 20-person team, Arcanys supported this startup through rapid growth and the pandemic—helping it scale from processing $100M to $6B in transactions annually.

🔹 EO Labs (IoT/Sportstech, Sydney)
Arcanys provided a tech team that accelerated product development, enabling EO Labs to meet revenue targets and power swimwearables used by medal-winning athletes at the Paris Olympics.👉 Explore the full portfolio here

We’re so excited to welcome Arcanys to the IB family 🙌 Their hands-on, tech-driven investment model is a powerful addition to our community of founders and investors.

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