# Markus Kahlbetzer

> Markus Kahlbetzer is a seed investor at Tank Stream Ventures backing Financial Services and Mobile. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tank Stream Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tank-stream-ventures)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markuskahlbetzer/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mkahlbetzer
- Website: http://bridgelane.com.au/

Markus Kahlbetzer is a seed investor at Tank Stream Ventures in Sydney focused on Financial Services and Mobile. Markus has 13 years experience investing in a variety of sectors including Technology, Agriculture, Real Estate and Equity markets. He is CEO of the BridgeLane Group, an alternative investment group he founded in 2009. His passion for agriculture, real estate and technology define BridgeLane's investment thesis, based on prudent assetallocation into these three sectors. Markus is also the Founder & Chairman of BRICKX, a platform that will bring residential property investment to all Australians.His belief in Australia’s ability to provide valuable and recognised technology startups led him to being a Founding Partner at Tank Stream Ventures and Co-Founder of Tank Stream Labs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 17% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 3 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arca Climate Technologies, Inc. | Carbin Minerals unlock the enormous carbon dioxide removal potential of mine waste. | $8M | Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |
| BRICKX | BRICKX is the only regulated retail investor platform in Australia that allows investors access to the real estate asset class and provides an in-platform secondary market for liquidity. The company intends to redefine how property investors gain exposure to real estate, through a transparent, low touch and accessible way. | $1.7M | Seed | Sep 12, 2016 |  |
| Equitise | Equitise offers an equity crowdfunding platform for private investors to invest in early-stage companies and startups. It was founded on June 11, 2014, and is based in Sydney, Australia. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2015 |  |
| Equitise | Equitise offers an equity crowdfunding platform for private investors to invest in early-stage companies and startups. It was founded on June 11, 2014, and is based in Sydney, Australia. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2015 |  |
| BRICKX | BRICKX is the only regulated retail investor platform in Australia that allows investors access to the real estate asset class and provides an in-platform secondary market for liquidity. The company intends to redefine how property investors gain exposure to real estate, through a transparent, low touch and accessible way. | $673K | Seed | Aug 01, 2014 |  |
| amaysim | At amaysim, we're striving to change the way Australians think about mobiles - forever. We're committed to bringing you simple, fair, low-cost mobile services.At the same time, we're not going to skimp where it counts. We listen to our customers and have developed an outstanding Australian call centre, with a team that isdetermined to put the focus back where it belongs: on the customer.So who are we and why are we here? amaysim was introduced to Australia in November 2010 by a group of successful entrepreneurs with a proven international track record in Australia, Europe, the United States, South America and Asia. The founders are Australian telecommunications investor and advisor, Peter O'Connell (Chairman) and German e-commerce and telecommunication entrepreneurs Rolf Hansen (Chief Executive Officer), Christian Magel (Chief Marketing Officer), Thomas Enge (Chief Financial Officer) and Andreas Perreiter (Chief Operating Officer).amaysim's European Founders previously launched a similar business, simyo, a mobile company that grew quickly to become a market leader in its category in Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.Now we've taken this experience and combined it with our Australian partners expert knowledge of the Australian mobile market, to build a new company that brings simplicity and purity to Australian mobile customers. In building this company, we're committed to delivering a ground-breaking mobile service that offers rates and a new standard of customer service that all Australians will enjoy. |  |  | Nov 01, 2010 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BridgeLane Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridgelane-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InBC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inbc-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lowercarbon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lowercarbon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saniel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saniel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tank Stream Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tank-stream-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WovenEarth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wovenearth-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Tank Stream Ventures

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Tank Stream Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in strong teams solving core human problems!. We support founders with an almost obsessive vision to disrupt existing industries, create new ones and improve lives through technology.We like Founders with a problem solving vision as opposed to a solution driven one. We seetechnology as an enabler rather than an end in itself.We like to get involved as early as we can and are flexible in terms of geography – we’ve made investments from Hobart to Stockholm, with a strong concentration in Australia and the US.Through Tank Stream Labs, Australia's leading entrepreneurial community and co-working space, we are surrounded by entrepreneurs, thought leaders and ingenious opportunities every single day.

3 contacts available at Tank Stream Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Caffarena | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-caffarena |
| Markus Kahlbetzer | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-kahlbetzer |
| Nathan Gooley | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-gooley |

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## FAQ

### What does Markus Kahlbetzer invest in?

Markus Kahlbetzer invests primarily in Financial Services, Mobile and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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.

### When did Markus Kahlbetzer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Markus Kahlbetzer closed in Aug 2024. 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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