# Dion Hershan

> Dion Hershan is a seed investor in Melbourne backing Software, Recruiting and Human Resources. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dion-hershan-36b3a87b/

Dion Hershan is a seed investor in Melbourne focused on Software and Recruiting. Dion Hershan, Executive Chairman and Head of Equities at Yarra Capital Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sapia | Sapia is a team of data scientists, artificial intelligence experts, IO psychologists and recruitment industry veterans who’ve joined together on a mission to change the way candidate assessment is done, by leveraging the power of smart technology. We believe all people decisions should be based on data and analytics – not gut feeling. With thehelp of technology, we want to level the candidate playing field and help reduce unconscious biases in the hiring process. Offices in the US, UK and Australia. | $7M | Seed | Mar 07, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hudson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hudson) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dion Hershan invest in?

Dion Hershan invests primarily in Software, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dion Hershan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dion Hershan closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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