# NAB Ventures

> NAB Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Fund size: $62M
- Last fund: Sep 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/nabventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nab
- Website: https://www.nab.com.au

NAB Ventures is an Australian Venture Capital fund backed by National Australia Bank (one of the largest 20 banks globally).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$6M |
| Series A | $4M–$25M |
| Series B | $9.3M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 13 | 29% |
| FinTech | 12 | 27% |
| Software | 7 | 16% |
| Apps | 5 | 11% |
| Real Estate | 5 | 11% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 12 | 27% |
| Seed | 10 | 22% |
| Series B | 6 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 7% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 16 | 36% |
| India | 5 | 11% |
| United States | 4 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Todd Forest | Managing Director | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-forest |
| Nick Baker | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-baker-a724 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Greatland Gold | Greatland Gold plc engages in the exploration and development of natural resources. It explores for gold, nickel, and cobalt deposits. | $359.5M | Post-IPO Debt | May 31, 2026 |  |
| Zodia Custody | Zodia Custody is a cryptoasset custodian for institutional investors. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 19, 2024 |  |
| Archistar.ai | Archistar creates cutting-edge technology that revolutionises the way property professionals plan, design, and build. We believe every person should have access to vibrant well-designed spaces and so, using incredible technology, are on a mission to create better-built environments.We are a fast-growing tech start-up, with a smart, fun team. Weare investor-backed and are bringing to market exciting SaaS products: • Archistar: Find profitable sites, design feasible buildings. Our all-in-one property platform gives you everything you need to know about any site, including lightning-fast feasibility, compliance checks and concept designs to help you understand what to do with a site. Visit www.archistar.ai• Archistar Homes: Sell more homes & delight more customers. Showcase your homes in high-definition 3D and move your customers through your sales & drafting pipeline with ease. Visit www.archistar.ai/for-home-builders• Archistar Academy (formerly IDDA): Rapid online learning for the AEC industry. Whether you’re a student or an experienced professional, we have the online training you need. Visit www.academy.archistar.aiBenjamin and Robert Coorey headquartered the company in Sydney, New South Wales in 2010. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Hometime | Hometime is the largest and fastest-growing management platform for short term rental operators in the APAC regionGlobally there are over 100,000 small scale professional managers, however they typically lack any infrastructure to scaleWe partner with and empower these local operators with best-in-class tools, technology as well as dedicatedsupport teams to help them accelerate their growth and increase revenues, whilst improving service deliveryOur unique business model means that we've been able to successfully scale our offering across 17 markets and counting, all whilst deliver substantial value across our 3 key stakeholders, namely:The thousands of homeowners whose properties we've managed allowing them to earn greater rental yields on their property, plus have increased flexibilityThe hundreds of thousands of diverse guests (In the last 3 years alone we've hosted over 200,000+ guests) that have benefited from a consistent and ultra-local, home meets hotel guest experience (our overall guest review score ranks amongst the top % of of Pro-hosts globally according to Airbnb)Our Partner network, who've been able to successfully grow their businesses whilst upholding exceptional quality standards, and do sustainably and efficiently, with around the clock support, all whilst being part of a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. | $6.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 08, 2024 |  |
| Gigaclear | Gigaclear is one of the fastest and most reliable broadband networks in the UK. Delivered only to rural areas of England we deliver better broadband than is available to most towns and cities. With ultrafast, pure fibre broadband, available to every one of their customers, rural communities will be ready to meet the demands of Internet services ofthe future.Founded in December 2010 by Matthew Hare, the Chief Executive, the company has grown steadily ever since, key appointments have included Joe Frost in 2012 as Sales and Marketing Director and in March 2014 Simon Bullock joined the company as CFO.In May 2011 Ofcom applied the electronic communications code to Gigaclear for the purposes of the provision, by Gigaclear, of an electronic communications network in the United Kingdom. Also in May 2011 the company took a majority stake in local access pioneer Rutland Telecom and in September of that year the company started construction of its first fibre-to-the-premises network, which opened service in October 2011 in Hambleton in Rutland.During 2012 Gigaclear also delivered its first Gigabit fibre-to-the-premises network in the rural communities of Appleton, Eaton and Besselsleigh in Oxfordshire. During 2013 and 2014 the company opened new networks in Fyfield, Frilford, Farmoor, Stanton Harcourt, Woodeaton, Beckley and Northmoor in Oxfordshire, Godden Green in Kent and Uppingham in Rutland. At the end of 2015, Gigaclear had 27 rural networks live with 39 more in construction in Oxfordshire, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. In addition Gigaclear is building rural networks supported by BDUK Superfast Broadband grants in Gloucestershire, West Berkshire and Essex.Gigaclear delivers incredibly fast, and reliable broadband access, everyone connected to the network has the same level of service regardless of 'distance from the cabinet' or weather conditions. | $1.3B | Debt Financing | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| DataMesh Group | DataMesh Group offers data processing solutions, financial payment systems software, infrastructure and data analytics products. | $20.6M | Series A | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| SafeStack | SafeStack is a community-centric online education platform that gives software development teams the skills and support they need to weave security through their software development lifecycle from the initial idea to the final product - for the entire life of the code.Secure the software you design and build and meet compliance with ease.SafeStack helps organizations of all sizes to be secure by design. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| Banked | Banked provides an account-to-account payment software platform that lets consumers, businesses and banks process payments in real-time, more securely. To leverage the Banked checkout system, businesses need to embed the company’s API and this can be done across mobile apps, customer portals, emailed invoices or even text messages. | $15M | Series A | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| Greener | Greener operates as a carbon offset consumer app. The Greener app makes it easier for consumers to identify brands with a focus on sustainability. | $2.6M | Seed | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| Thriday | Thriday is a business financial management platform that is all-in-one. Founded in 2019 and is based in Melbourne, Victoria. | $6M | Seed | Sep 26, 2022 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reinventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinventure) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does NAB Ventures invest in?

NAB Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is NAB Ventures's check size?

NAB Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$6M at Seed, $4M–$25M at Series A and $9.3M–$35M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NAB Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact NAB Ventures?

Public channels for NAB Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at NAB Ventures?

The team at NAB Ventures includes Todd Forest (Managing Director) and Nick Baker (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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