# Murray Bleach

> Murray Bleach is a seed investor at Strongform (Sydney) backing Internet and Construction. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Strongform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strongform)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/murray-bleach/1a/501/b52

Murray Bleach is a seed investor at Strongform in Sydney focused on Internet and Construction. Murray Bleach is the Founder and Chairman of Tidal Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Construction | 1 | 50% |
| Management Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Varicon | Varicon was co-developed with the construction industry to overcome the major cost management issues for site and office-based staff. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| Gathered Here | Gathered Here is a comparison platform that provides the funeral industry with the information it needs to make informed decisions. They provide services that include funerals, headstones, fixed-fee probate services, and free online wills. | $721.1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 17, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BetterLabs Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betterlabs-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Common Sense Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/common-sense-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galileo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galileo-ventures-291b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Strongform

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Strongform.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Murray Bleach | Non-executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/murray-bleach |

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## FAQ

### What does Murray Bleach invest in?

Murray Bleach invests primarily in Internet, Construction and Management Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Murray Bleach last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Murray Bleach closed in Feb 2022. 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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