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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:

Team Shearwater at NZTE dinner

June 19, 2023

Three of the team at Shearwater are kiwis and we have invested in two fantastic NZ companies in Runn and Fuel50. So it was nice to suit-up for the annual NZ Trade & Enterprise dinner. Sorry to have missed Mike who’s the only non-kiwi making… Read More

Our Investment in Runn.io

January 30, 2023

We are excited to announce that Shearwater has invested in Runn.io, a New Zealand based resource management platform that is simplifying the way organisations manage their workforce.  Runn’s software allows managers to plan and foreca… Read More

2022 Christmas Celebrations

December 23, 2022

In December, Shearwater hosted its annual Christmas party at East Village in Darlinghurst.  It was a great celebration, where our portfolio companies, fellow Sydney based VCs and broader network came together to celebrate 2022.  We thank yo… Read More

The challenge with Founder equity splits

August 31, 2022

When I launched my digital media start-up in 2007, I did it with my brother. We didn’t intentionally set-up a business, it was more a hobby that turned into a business. So when it came to the question of how we split the equity, we both just as… Read More

Storipress joins Startmate

July 22, 2022

Shearwater’s overarching mandate is to invest in founders who are passionate about building generationally great companies. As a result, we have invested across a broad range of industries, and across almost every equity stage. To date, we have… Read More

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

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