# Jonathan Chow

> Jonathan Chow is a seed investor at Carthona Capital (Sydney) backing Gaming and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Carthona Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carthona-capital)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanchow11
- Website: https://www.carthonacapital.com/

Jonathan Chow is an Investment Associate at Carthona Capital based in Sydney, Australia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Video Games | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PREVE | PREVE seems to be focused on enhancing the physio experience through technology. PREVE is the leveraging AI, you're likely streamlining processes, improving communication, and personalizing care. | $2.2M | Seed | May 23, 2025 |  |
| BuildPass | BuildPass is a platform that uses AI to make construction sites more efficient. It combines all critical workflows of a construction site into a single platform, connecting all stakeholders and ensuring projects are delivered on time, built to a high quality and workers are kept safe. | $7.5M | Seed | Oct 24, 2024 |  |
| Layer | Layer is a local gaming licensing marketplace designed specifically for games and the interactive entertainment industry. The company's goal is to assist developers and publishers in working with the brands, characters, and stories that players are familiar with and enjoy.The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Brisbane, Queensland,Australia. | $2.7M | Seed | May 09, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Black Sheep Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-sheep-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aura-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Common Sense Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/common-sense-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exhort Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exhort-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flying Fox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-fox) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Horizon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizonvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Carthona Capital

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.Carthona Capital was founded in 2014 when a group of like-minded venture investors came together to invest on a deal-by-deal basis. Since then, Carthona Capital has shifted to a more traditional venture capital fundstructure, and is now deploying its third fund with approximately $400m in funds under management from a mix of Institutional (Superannuation), Family Office and High Net-worth investors.Carthona Capital likes to invest very early - their initial investment into a business is usually at the Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A stages. Carthona then likes to follow-on strongly and continue to deploy larger amounts of capital as a business matures.

5 contacts available at Carthona Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dean Dorrell | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-dorrell |
| Brad Shofer | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-shofer |
| Dave Gardiner | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-gardiner |
| James Synge | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-synge |
| Jonathan Chow | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-chow-d643 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jonathan Chow invest in?

Jonathan Chow invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jonathan Chow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jonathan Chow closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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