Blue Sky Private Equity
VC Fund
Brisbane, Australia
Blue Sky Private Equity is a VC fund in Brisbane focused on E-Commerce and Biotechnology. Blue Sky Private Equity invests in Australian companies to support their growth.Blue Sky is Australia’s leading diversified alternative asset manager.Blue Sky specializes in managing investments across the four major alternative asset classes: private equity, private real estate, real assets and hedge funds. Founded in 2006, Blue Sky has sincegrown to have more than $3.9 billion in fee-earning assets under management and an 11-year investment track record of delivering returns to our investors of 15.0% p.a.1 (net of fees as at 31 December 2017).Blue Sky has a world-class team, a global investor base, offices across Australia and the United States and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:BLA).
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
- Fund size:
- $144M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Blue Sky Private Equity invests in
Stages Blue Sky Private Equity invests in
Countries Blue Sky Private Equity invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $1.5M–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (38%)
- Biotechnology 2 (25%)
- Service Industry 2 (25%)
- Shoes 1 (13%)
- Retail 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Funding Round 2 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- Australia 3 (38%)
- United States 3 (38%)
- Thailand 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Sowerby
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Robert Shand
COO
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COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Elaine Stead
Investmet Director
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Investmet Director | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Karin Maritz
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
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Sales and Marketing Coordinator | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Leah Green
Social Media and Marketing
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Social Media and Marketing | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoes of Prey creates bespoke, hand-made women's shoes designed by the customer, and delivers them to anywhere in the world.Shoes of Prey has grown rapidly over 5 years and has won a number of awards including Online Retailer of the Year and Store Design of the Year at the World Retail Awards in Paris 2013.Founded in 2009, the company isheadquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 21, 2018 | ||
| Myriota was established to solve a very real customer problem: providing access to high value small data in remote locations at low cost. Myriota’s advanced signal processing technologies were created with commercialization at their core. As a result, Myriota is relentless in its pursuit of customer delight and the belief that commercial success isthe natural outcome of doing everything right for their customers. | $15M / Series A / Mar 26, 2018 | ||
| aCommerce is an e-Commerce enabler that provides end-to-end technologies and solutions such as performance marketing, channel management, web store design and operations, order fulfillment and warehousing, delivery, and content production for brands, manufacturers, retailers, and startups in Southeast Asia.aCommerce was founded in 2013 and isheadquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 18, 2016 | ||
| Shoes of Prey creates bespoke, hand-made women's shoes designed by the customer, and delivers them to anywhere in the world.Shoes of Prey has grown rapidly over 5 years and has won a number of awards including Online Retailer of the Year and Store Design of the Year at the World Retail Awards in Paris 2013.Founded in 2009, the company isheadquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. | $15.5M / Series B / Dec 07, 2015 | ||
| HeyLets provides a social network built around experiences. Its platform shows recommendations that are popular with the users, making the process of discovery more social, and the results more relevant. Unlike other companies, there are no 3-star reviews from people with nothing in common on HeyLets, users post pictures and short descriptions ofexperiences that inspire them and that they want to share with the world. | $1.7M / Seed / May 06, 2015 | ||
| Paws For Life is Australia’s leading pet supplies delivery service. The online retailer carries over 1,000 products from 12 quality international brand name suppliers, including pet food, treats, accessories, health and wellness products and medication.One of Australia’s most exciting and fastest growing tech companies, Paws for Life wasfounded in 2011 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Sydney. Paws For Life is unique in its exceptional offering of online purchasing, auto-order, efficient delivery, customer service and competitive pricing on leading brands.Ex-Macquarie executive Mike Frizell heads up a team of experienced individuals with previous careers at Google and Groupon. Paws For Life currently has 30,000 happy clients, with an astonishing 2,500 new customers signing on every month. | $1.5M / Series A / Dec 03, 2013 | ||
| Hatchtech is an Australian company developing a locally developed proprietary technology platform that will enable the creation of a new generation of lowtoxicity pest control products. Specifically, the patented technology allows the complete blocking of pest species egg hatch through a novel mode of action. The technology has applicability forcontrolling ectoparasites and other egg laying pests of humans, animal, crops and the built environment. | $8.5M / Oct 31, 2013 | ||
| Conventus Orthopaedics provides a range of orthopedic and sports medicine services. The physicians specialize in orthopedic surgery, reconstructive surgery, spine surgery, joint replacement, sports medicine, physical therapy, and operative care of fractures, arthritis, strains, sprains, and sports-related injuries. Conventus was formed by a team ofmedical professionals with the sole purpose of creating less invasive ways to treat challenging periarticular fractures. By leveraging advanced nitinol technology, the Conventus team has developed a platform technology that provides robust fixation and creates reliable repairs.The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Maple Grove, Minnesota. | Oct 03, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does Blue Sky Private Equity invest in?
Blue Sky Private Equity invests primarily in E-Commerce, Biotechnology and Service Industry startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Blue Sky Private Equity's check size?
Blue Sky Private Equity typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$15M 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 Blue Sky Private Equity participates in.
How do I contact Blue Sky Private Equity?
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Who are the partners at Blue Sky Private Equity?
The team at Blue Sky Private Equity includes Mark Sowerby (CEO), Robert Shand (COO) and Elaine Stead (Investmet Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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