# Commonwealth Bank of Australia

> Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a VC fund backing Energy. See 58 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 58
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2848
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/commbank
- Website: http://www.commbank.com.au
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commonwealthbank

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. The Commonwealth Bank is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. The Group is one of the largest listed companies on the Australian SecuritiesExchange and is included in the Morgan Stanley Capital Global Index.The Commonwealth Bank was founded under the Commonwealth Bank Act in 1911 and commenced operations in 1912, empowered to conduct both savings and general banking business. Today, they’ve grown to a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and 52,000 people working in the Commonwealth Bank Group. They offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.The key financial objective of the Group is to have Total Shareholder Return in the top quartile of our Australian listed peers over each rolling five-year period. Total Shareholder Return is calculated as the growth in the value of the investment in the Group’s shares, assuming all dividends are reinvested in shares at the point dividends are paid.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $9.3M–$147M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $1.7M–$869M |
| Debt Financing | $127M–$1.2B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 11 | 19% |
| Renewable Energy | 11 | 19% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 16% |
| FinTech | 8 | 14% |
| Solar | 6 | 10% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 19 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 8 | 14% |
| Series A | 4 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 7% |
| Seed | 3 | 5% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 27 | 47% |
| United States | 6 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Burton | Head of Data and Decisioning Strategy - Retail Bank | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-burton |
| Barbara Chapman | Chief Executive and Managing Director ASB | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barbara-chapman |
| Benny Lee | Solutions Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benny-lee-4478 |
| David Craig | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-craig |
| Emil Matsakh | Chief Analytics Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-matsakh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners | Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (‘Quinbrook’) is a specialist ‘value-add’ investor and asset manager that originates, acquires, constructs, operates and manages, direct investments in the low-carbon energy infrastructure market with a track record of successful energy investing since the early 1990's. They are exclusively focused on one ofthe most significant infrastructure investment trends of our time. The transition to lower carbon and more sustainable energy production, distribution and consumption, demands significant long-term capital investment in new energy infrastructure assets needed to replace obsolete fossil fuel power plants being retired at an unprecedented rate. Recently committed carbon pollution reduction goals in North America, the UK and Australia, are set to drive a rapid transition of these energy markets. | $327M | Debt Financing | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Alkane Resources | Alkane Resources is a gold mining company. They offer products that include gold and copper. They focus on gold production, exploration, and partnerships. | $102.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 29, 2026 |  |
| Westgold Resources | Westgold has laid solid foundations to secure growing gold production, which will ensure the companies status as a major player in the Australian Gold Sector.Westgold has commissioned and operates four production facilities in Western Australia, the Murchison Gold Operations, Fortnum Gold Project, Higginsville Gold Operations and the recentlystarted Cue Gold Operations. Once steady state production is achieved in the near future, Westgold will be significant producer with multiple high quality long life projects. | $428.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Akaysha Energy | Akaysha Energy offers full-cycle development for projects including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewable energy. | $299.4M | Debt Financing | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Gowing Bros | Gowing Bros is an investment agency. They provide services that include retail property, development, and private and strategic equity investments. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications. | $6.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 05, 2025 |  |
| SPC Global | SPC Global is a food and beverage company dedicated to producing and distributing a wide range of packaged food products. | $88.3M | Post-IPO Debt | Aug 31, 2025 |  |
| British Solar Renewables | British Solar Renewables specializes in planning, designing, developing and maintaining renewable projects. | $473.5M | Debt Financing | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Auramet | Auramet specializes in purchasing & financing precious metals including gold, silver, platinum, palladium & rhodium for the metals industry. | $350M | Debt Financing | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Freepoint Commodities | We are both a merchant of physical commodities and a financer of upper-and mid-stream commodity-producing assets. | $2.3B | Debt Financing | Jun 05, 2025 |  |
| HealthScope | Healthscope is Australia's second largest private hospital operator and a leading provider of pathology services in New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore. Healthscope's business also includes more than 57 medical centres across Australia. | $65M | Debt Financing | May 25, 2025 |  |

10 of 58 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Commonwealth Bank of Australia invest in?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 58 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Commonwealth Bank of Australia's check size?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia typically joins rounds of $9.3M–$147M at Series A, $1.7M–$869M at Post-IPO Debt and $127M–$1.2B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Commonwealth Bank of Australia participates in.

### How do I contact Commonwealth Bank of Australia?

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### Who are the partners at Commonwealth Bank of Australia?

The team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia includes Alex Burton (Head of Data and Decisioning Strategy - Retail Bank), Barbara Chapman (Chief Executive and Managing Director ASB) and Benny Lee (Solutions Architect), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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