# Kate Eriksson

> Kate Eriksson is a Series A investor at CoAct Capital (Melbourne) backing Computer and Hardware. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CoAct Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coact-capital)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katebennetteriksson/

Kate Eriksson is a Series A investor at CoAct Capital in Melbourne focused on Computer and Hardware. Experiences span two decades and countries including Europe, Australia, Asia and Silicon Valley - leading to strengths in the areas of growth, vision, strategy, marketplaces and new business models, innovation, customer experience, product innovation, risk and regulation, and digital. Clients, countries, and industries including financial services,commerce, telecoms, and technology; project initiatives with Internet companies (e.g. Skype, Google, Venture Capitalists), entrepreneurs, and start-ups.Achievements include: • Building new business models and platforms for top global Telcos and Internet Companies on 3G, 4G networks (Ericsson, Telstra, AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica SingTel, Bharti, Twitter, Microsoft, Google) • Co-founding a Silicon Valley innovation center (AT&T Foundry) and technology consortium • Co-founder PwC Digital, Australia • Speaker, Author (Strategy+Business, Digital Pulse, Startup publications), Spokesperson and Judge (Telstra National Business Women Awards 2019) • Not for-profit Board memberFocus areas incorporate future shifts, emerging technologies, strategy, growth, design thinking, data and experience. Dedicated to make a positive difference.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Wearables | 1 | 50% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hearables 3D | Hearables 3D is a custom-fit ear device company. | $5.8M | Series A | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Diraq | Diraq uses spins in silicon quantum dots as qubits. Diraq's qubits are compatible with existing CMOS processes and can fit billions of qubits on a single chip. To transform our world, quantum computers need billions of qubits and Diraq has the IP, the team and the plan to get there. | $7M | Series A | Jun 24, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Uniseed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uniseed-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Main Sequence Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/main-sequence-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Significant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/significant-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swinburne University of Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swinburne-university-of-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Taronga Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taronga-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UniSuper](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unisuper) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CoAct Capital

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Co:Act is an investment partnership of experienced venture investors with a network of founders.

1 contacts available at CoAct Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kate Eriksson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-eriksson |

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## FAQ

### What does Kate Eriksson invest in?

Kate Eriksson invests primarily in Computer, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Series A 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 Kate Eriksson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kate Eriksson closed in Sep 2025. 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?

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