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The Shearwater team like to share our thoughts and updates on our LinkedIn profile. Please follow us there. Here are some of our previous posts:

Our portfolio dinner – the Playground XYZ exit

April 8, 2022

Shearwater invests where we feel we can help a company. One of the best ways we can do this is to connect them to our broader network. And there’s no better network than the network of aligned founders. And so with this in mind, we held the fi… Read More

Shearwater’s investment in Buildxact

March 28, 2022

Construction tech company Buildxact has closed its $18.5 million oversubscribed Series A funding round. Shearwater Capital is pleased to have invested in this round alongside other investors including Regal Funds Management (as the lead investor), Po… Read More

Shearwater sponsors the Bondi Open

March 26, 2022

Not quite something that will ‘move the needle’ on taking Shearwater global, but nice to give back to the community with our sponsorship of the Bondi Open Squash tournament. And you never really know where your next portfolio company will… Read More

Shearwater joins Kepler Analytics’ $22m Series B round

February 14, 2022

Shearwater is pleased to have joined Kepler Analytics $22m (USD$15.5m) Series B funding round, which was led by OneVentures. We’re excited to be on the journey. The OneVentures and Kepler Analytics team Read more about the Kepler Analytics rou… Read More

2021 Shearwater Christmas Party

December 8, 2021

After a trying 2021, it was great to get our founders and network together for the annual Shearwater Christmas Party. Thanks to all the founders who traveled up to Sydney for the event and everyone else for joining us in our investment journey this… Read More

The VC model has been perfected… and is now obsolete

November 5, 2021

The sage thinker Benedict Evans notably observed: “A technology often produces its best results just when it’s ready to be replaced – it’s the best it’s ever been, but it’s also the best it could ever be.” Ri… Read More

Our new HQ

October 27, 2021

Over the past year, Shearwater has been busy. We’ve renamed ourselves, hit the three-year mark and invested in six new companies. Now, we move into new offices in Edgecliff. Read More

Marking three years into the Shearwater journey

September 13, 2021

Shearwater Capital was born on a small boat sailing off the coast of Macquarie Island. That’s when Mike decided he wanted to spend his time supporting the best founders in Australia and New Zealand. Shearwater marking its 3 year anniversary A… Read More

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