InsightWise, a Sydney, Australia-based AI-powered platform for consultants and strategy teams, has closed $1 million in pre-seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by ALIAVIA Ventures and No Brand Holdings, with participation from Wollemi Capital Group, FB10x, and strategic angels across Australia and the U.S.
ALIAVIA Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Marisa Warren and Kate Vale. It focuses on investing in early-stage, female-led tech startups in the U.S. and Australia. The firm backs companies in the AI, machine learning, blockchain, and B2B software sectors, primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages.
No Brand Holdings is a Sydney-based private investment firm founded in 2020. It operates as a family office focused on early-stage investments in technology-driven startups across Australia and New Zealand. Key sectors of interest include AI, machine learning, software, tech-enabled services, and consumer technology. They typically invest in seed and Series A rounds.
InsightWise Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to scale its platform, expand its research functionality, and facilitate its expansion into the U.S. market.
About InsightWise
Founded by Katherine Larish and Matthew Bailey, InsightWise provides an AI-powered platform to streamline and accelerate the consulting process. It helps consultants and strategy teams quickly analyze qualitative data (like text, audio, and video) to extract key insights. InsightWise automates time-consuming tasks across the consulting lifecycle, including proposal development, stakeholder engagement, and strategy creation. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Funding Details
Company: InsightWise
Raised: $1.0M
Round: Pre-seed
Funding Date: April 2025
Lead Investor: ALIAVIA Ventures
Additional Investors: No Brand Holdings, Wollemi Capital Group, FB10x, strategic angels
Company Website: https://www.insightwise.ai/
Software Category: Data Analytics
Source:https://www.insightwise.ai/post/insightwise-raises-1m-in-an-oversubscribed-pre-seed-round-to-become-the-ai-partner-of-choice-for-global-consulting-and-strategy-teams