ReFresh Raises AUD 2.5M Seed Led by Black Nova Venture Capital

ReFresh Raises AUD 2.5 Million in Seed Funding

Australian psychosocial compliance platform ReFresh has raised AUD 2.5 million in a seed round led by Black Nova Venture Capital. The round was announced on September 17, 2026, and included participation from Archangel Ventures and Antler.

What ReFresh Does

ReFresh provides employers with a single system for psychosocial compliance. The platform is built around the 17 hazard categories of the WHS Code of Practice and covers the full compliance workflow:

• Identifying psychosocial hazards
• Assessing and controlling risk
• Maintaining inspection-ready evidence

The product combines surveys, incident reporting, and control tracking with more than 200 templates, AI drafting, and integrations with HR tools including Employment Hero, BambooHR, and HiBob. It also tracks regulatory change across the nine Australian work health and safety jurisdictions, alongside UK, Canadian, Singaporean, and New Zealand frameworks.

Company Background

ReFresh was founded in 2025 by CEO Harrison Kennedy and engineer Taylor Laing. The company serves clients in financial services, government, and ASX-listed technology companies.

Deal Summary

• Company: ReFresh
• Round: Seed
• Amount: AUD 2.5 million
• Announced: September 17, 2026
• Lead investor: Black Nova Venture Capital
• Investors: Archangel Ventures, Antler, Black Nova Venture Capital

Why It Matters

Psychosocial hazard regulation has expanded across Australian jurisdictions, and employers face growing pressure to demonstrate that risks are identified, controlled, and documented. ReFresh's approach consolidates that work into one system rather than a patchwork of surveys, spreadsheets, and point tools.

The platform's mapping to the 17 hazard categories of the WHS Code of Practice, combined with inspection-ready evidence and multi-jurisdiction regulatory tracking, targets the compliance burden directly. Integrations with widely used HR systems such as Employment Hero, BambooHR, and HiBob position the product inside existing employer workflows.

Outlook

With fresh seed capital and backing from Black Nova Venture Capital, Archangel Ventures, and Antler, ReFresh is funded to pursue its compliance platform strategy across Australian employers and the additional frameworks it tracks in the UK, Canada, Singapore, and New Zealand. The company's early client base in financial services, government, and ASX-listed technology provides a foothold in sectors where regulatory scrutiny and documentation requirements tend to be most demanding.