# Black Nova Group

> Black Nova Group is a VC fund in Artarmon backing Software and SaaS. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Artarmon, Australia
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://blacknova.xyz/

Black Nova Group is a VC fund in Artarmon focused on Software and SaaS. Black Nova Group provide services across investment & venture capital.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $653k–$3.9M |
| Pre-Seed | $151k–$1.3M |
| Series A | $6.2M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 43% |
| SaaS | 7 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 14% |
| Internet | 3 | 11% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 46% |
| Pre-Seed | 12 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 15 | 54% |
| United States | 3 | 11% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Retzlaff | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-retzlaff |
| Adam Bosnjakovic | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-bosnjakovic |
| David Theodorou | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-theodorou |
| Matthew Browne | Managing Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-browne |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Enaxiom | Enaxiom develops sustainable cooling technology that reduces energy and water use for AI data centres & industry. | $150.7K | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Kismet | We are Kismet. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission. We connect the physical and digital worlds because we believe in a world where healthcare should be accessible. And regardless of your gender, race, religion, abilities or sexual orientation, we champion your right to access the NDIS, aged care and home carefreely and without fear. | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |
| Nullify | Using open-source tools, vulnerability databases and large language models, Nullify gives developers actionable findings and fixes for security issues it finds in their workflows. | $765.9K | Pre-Seed | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| SaasGuru | Finding the right company to work at is hard. You need to know what kind of culture they have, how much they pay, and if they’ll be a good fit for your personality. That’s why we created SaasGurus – to help people find their perfect workplace before starting their next career. We provide information on over 10,000 companies in the SaaS industry sothat you can make an informed decision about where to start your next chapter. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 |  |
| Portainer | Portainer is a universal container management platform to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and secure containerized applications across cloud, data center, edge, and Industrial IoT use cases. Portainer is trusted by customers across various industries, including financial services, information technology, manufacturing, energy, automotive, andhealthcare, to simplify the adoption of containers securely with exceptional speed.Portainer offers the perfect blend of infrastructure versatility, self-service freedom, and compliance guardrails to deliver containerized applications in a way that suits every part of the organization. Portainer provides extensive support for container orchestrators across every deployment scenario and helps bridge the knowledge gap within every organization. | $6.2M | Series A | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| The Mintable | The Mintable is a community-based learning and growth platform for managers. It provides managers with training, tools, and a community they need to succeed (so everyone else can too). They offer to provide practical learning programs that develop and reinforce the necessary soft skills (for example, feedback, delegation, and motivation), as wellas templates and guides. Its global community connects managers to the extra help, inspiration, and advice they need to get through difficult times. | $4.9M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Blakthumb | Blakthumb's platform gives cannabis and food operators the structure and flexibility they need to plan, manage, and analyze production in order to optimize for efficiency. Blakthumb's mission is to help organizations scale their production and manage risk through operational data and insights. Blakthumb assists in reducing errors andconnecting data across business verticals so that informed decisions can be made. | $596.2K | Pre-Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| upflowy | Upflowy is a platform to build, optimize, and AB tests their lead and signup flow without any code engine. | $3.9M | Seed | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Varicon | Varicon was co-developed with the construction industry to overcome the major cost management issues for site and office-based staff. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| SaasGuru | Finding the right company to work at is hard. You need to know what kind of culture they have, how much they pay, and if they’ll be a good fit for your personality. That’s why we created SaasGurus – to help people find their perfect workplace before starting their next career. We provide information on over 10,000 companies in the SaaS industry sothat you can make an informed decision about where to start your next chapter. | $875K | Seed | Jan 18, 2022 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [LUXEM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-u-x-e-m) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Tidal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tidalvc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Black Nova Group invest in?

Black Nova Group invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Black Nova Group's check size?

Black Nova Group typically joins rounds of $653k–$3.9M at Seed, $151k–$1.3M at Pre-Seed and $6.2M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Black Nova Group participates in.

### How do I contact Black Nova Group?

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### Who are the partners at Black Nova Group?

The team at Black Nova Group includes Alex Retzlaff (Venture Partner), Adam Bosnjakovic (Chief Technology Officer) and David Theodorou (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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