# Anthony Nantes

> Anthony Nantes is a seed investor at Wisr (Sydney) backing FinTech and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wisr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/directmoney)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonynantes

Anthony Nantes is a seed investor at Wisr in Sydney focused on FinTech and Banking. Anthony is a former CEO and Senior Executive specialising in Strategy, Innovation and the delivery of transformation projects. His general management experience includes exposure across multiple sectors as a Senior Leader, Investor, Board Member and Strategic Adviser.Anthony is also Chairman of the Board for the WEAVE, a Sydney based NGOoperating for almost 30 years.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 100% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Credit Cards | 1 | 50% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Archa | Archa is a fintech start-up that offers small businesses instant credit on an intuitively functional platform that integrates with their existing business practices, offering business owners with a range of sophisticated tools to help them manage their spend in a way that works for their entire team.Archa brings to market a suite of innovativetools for businesses and consumers, that will help better manage their spend, and make the most of their money. | $4M | Seed | Apr 19, 2022 |  |
| InvestorHub | Fresh Equities provides access to listed capital raises for institutions, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. | $2.3M | Seed | Dec 04, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Archangel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flying Fox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-fox) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wisr

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

DirectMoney combines retail investment and lending services in a unified service platform. It enables investors to directly invest in personal loans via a regulated investment product. Investors buy units in the DirectMoney Personal Loan Income Fund. Successful borrowers enter into loan contracts managed by DirectMoney. Borrower interest is paidto investors after deducting of loan losses and management fees. Borrowers with good credit and employment history will be offered rates that are priced according to their credit rating. This is an innovation in the Australian market where lenders usually offer only one rate based on a single credit grade.DirectMoney is positioned at the at the regulated mainstream end of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry.

5 contacts available at Wisr.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Nantes | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-nantes |
| Andrew Goodwin | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-goodwin |
| Daniel Blackmore | Head of UX | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-blackmore |
| Jason Chisholm | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-chisholm-a242 |
| Mathew Lu | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathew-lu |

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## FAQ

### What does Anthony Nantes invest in?

Anthony Nantes invests primarily in FinTech, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Anthony Nantes's check size?

Anthony Nantes typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Anthony Nantes participates in.

### When did Anthony Nantes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anthony Nantes closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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