# Brian Hartzer

> Brian Hartzer is a seed investor in Sydney backing Apps, SaaS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/pub/brian-hartzer/8/6a7/86

Brian Hartzer is a seed investor in Sydney focused on Apps and SaaS. Brian was appointed Managing Director & CEO in February 2015. Brian joined Westpac as Chief Executive, Australian Financial Services in June 2012 encompassing Westpac Retail & Business Banking, St.George Banking Group and BT Financial Group.Brian was appointed Chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association in February 2015. Priorto joining Westpac, Brian spent three years in the UK as CEO for Retail, Wealth and Ulster Bank at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Prior to that, he spent ten years with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) in Australia in a variety of roles, including his final role as CEO, Australia and Global Segment Lead for Retail and Wealth. Before joining ANZ, Brian spent ten years as a financial services consultant in New York, San Francisco, and Melbourne. Brian graduated from Princeton University with a degree in European History and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 50% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mys Tyler | Mys Tyler is a fashion technology company solving the industry's $85 billion fit problem. Our proprietary FitAlgorithm matches shoppers to creators with similar height, size, shape and age, showing real women in real clothes with shoppable links. Downloaded by 650,000 women globally, Mys Tyler has built the world's largest dataset ofzero-party body data in women's fashion.86% of users report feeling more body confident as a result of using Mys Tyler. Our platform return rate is 5.9% versus a 30% industry average, because when women can see themselves in the clothes, they buy with confidence and keep what they buy.For fashion brands, Mys Tyler provides representative UGC from 2,200+ authenticated creators, and FitCheck, an interactive fit experience that embeds body-relevant content directly onto product pages to increase conversion and reduce returns. Trusted by fashion brands in Australia and the United States including Lee, Wrangler, Princess Polly, City Chic and Rockmans. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Pathzero | Pathzero makes it easy for companies to start disclosing their carbon emissions information to stakeholders. The Pathzero online platform is easy to use and provides all the tools needed to measure emissions, put an emissions reduction plan in place, purchase carbon offsets and share progress with stakeholders. Pathzero's research teamconstantly updates our global database of emissions factors and models. Pathzero uniquely combines the SaaS product with virtual on-demand sessions with carbon experts to help our customers achieve their carbon goals. | $653K | Seed | Oct 08, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirvac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirvac-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Hartzer invest in?

Brian Hartzer invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### When did Brian Hartzer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Hartzer closed in Nov 2021. 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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