Optimaze raises $3 million in pre-seed funding led by Arconic and The Innovation Club to help businesses reduce cloud costs.
Amount Raised
$3 Million
Round Type
Pre-Seed
SydneyInformation TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceInvestors
Description
Optimaze, an AI-based cloud waste startup, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding. The funding will be used to expand its engineering team and establish strategic partnerships with cloud services, starting with AWS. The Sydney startup is currently in private beta, focusing on reducing cloud-related expenditures. Founders believe significant cost inefficiencies exist beyond current estimates.
Quick answer
Optimaze raised $3 Million in a Pre-Seed round, dated October 13, 2025. Investors: The Innovation Club and Arconic. Optimaze is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- How much did Optimaze raise?
- Optimaze raised $3 Million in a Pre-Seed round on October 13, 2025.
- Who invested in Optimaze?
- The Innovation Club and Arconic are named as investors in this round.
- What does Optimaze do?
- Optimaze is an AI-based startup focused on reducing cloud waste for businesses, helping them save significant costs on cloud services.
- Where is Optimaze based and how big is it?
- Optimaze is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Fundz records about 4 employees.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Artificial Intelligence around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Optimaze that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Cursor raised $2.3B (Funding Round) on November 13, 2025.
- Lemnisca raised an undisclosed amount (Pre-Seed) on November 27, 2025.
- Neuracore raised $3M (Pre-Seed) on November 27, 2025.
- OpenLearning raised $113K (Funding Round) on November 27, 2025.
- Gosta Labs raised $8.7M (Seed) on November 27, 2025.
- Noteless raised $4.1M (Seed) on November 27, 2025.
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