# Cyan Ta'eed

> Cyan Ta'eed is a seed investor at Envato (Melbourne) backing Food and Beverage and Consumer. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Envato](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/envato)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyantaeed
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/cyantaeed
- Website: http://envato.com

Cyan Ta'eed is a seed investor at Envato in Melbourne focused on Food and Beverage and Consumer. Cyan Ta'eed was born in Sydney, Australia. She worked as a graphic designer before co-founding Envato in 2006 with her husband, Collis Ta'eed, and his best friend, Jun Rung. She now serves on Envato's Board of Directors. Cyan Ta'eed is also the co-creator of New Day Box, a charity focusing on women in crisis.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $366k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 17% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Refilled | Refilled is an eco-friendly company that offers smart drink dispenser vending machines to eliminate single-use plastic bottles. | $841K | Seed | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| Bloom Impact Investing | Bloom Impact Investing is an app that makes it easier for retail investors to make impact investments. | $365.7K | Seed | Jan 16, 2023 |  |
| Trace | Trace is the first Australian-based consumer subscription service for carbon offsetting, making it simple for anyone to live a carbon neutral life. Trace makes carbon offsetting rewarding and fun through a delightful digital member experience. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Bloom Impact Investing | Bloom Impact Investing is an app that makes it easier for retail investors to make impact investments. | $493.4K | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| YourGrocer | YourGrocer operates an online fresh food market for busy people. It offers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood, deli and grocery, organic, and coffee products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Brunswick East, Australia. | $1.3M |  | Oct 01, 2016 |  |
| YourGrocer | YourGrocer operates an online fresh food market for busy people. It offers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood, deli and grocery, organic, and coffee products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Brunswick East, Australia. | $600K | Angel | Nov 01, 2015 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Giant Leap Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giant-leap-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [5 Pillars Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/5-pillars-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACAC Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acac-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Epoch Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epoch-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Envato

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

eCommerce fixes. Envato is based in Melbourne, Australia.

5 contacts available at Envato.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyan Ta'eed | Founder and Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyan-taeed |
| Ben Leong | Forum Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-leong-63d2 |
| Briany Kalms | Director, Customer Success | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/briany-kalms-e1ff |
| David Appleyard | Tuts+ Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-appleyard |
| Fuad Ta'eed | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuad-taeed |

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## FAQ

### What does Cyan Ta'eed invest in?

Cyan Ta'eed invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Consumer and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cyan Ta'eed's check size?

Cyan Ta'eed typically joins rounds of $366k–$1.5M 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 Cyan Ta'eed participates in.

### When did Cyan Ta'eed last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cyan Ta'eed closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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