# National Australia Bank

> National Australia Bank is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Docklands, Australia
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/national-australia-bank/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/NAB
- Website: http://www.nab.com.au/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NAB/

National Australia Bank is a VC fund in Docklands focused on Financial Services and FinTech. National Australia Bank provides financial services to individuals and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It operates through Consumer Banking and Wealth, Business and Private Banking, Corporate and Institutional Banking, and New Zealand Banking segments. National Australia Bank acceptstransaction accounts, savings accounts, term deposits, and deposit accounts; and specialized accounts, such as foreign currency, business interest, statutory trust, community free saver, and farm management accounts. It also provides home loans; personal loans; agribusiness loans; business market and option loans; agribusiness loans; equipment and vehicle loans; debtor, invoice, and trade finance; and documentary trade, as well as business overdrafts and bank guarantees. Moreover, National Australia Bank offers insurance products consisting of car, home and content, landlord, travel, life, and injury insurance products; and pension, superannuation, self-managed super funds, and financial planning and advisory services. Further, it provides investment products; credit, debit, and business cards; payments and merchant services; travel services; online banking services; small business services; and international and foreign exchange solutions. National Australian Bank operated through a network of 719 branches and business banking centers, and 2,695 ATMs as of September 30, 2017. It began operation in 1982, with its headquarters in Adelaide in Australia.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $10M–$100M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $8.1M–$3B |
| Debt Financing | $57M–$1.2B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 17 | 35% |
| FinTech | 11 | 22% |
| Renewable Energy | 9 | 18% |
| Energy | 8 | 16% |
| Finance | 5 | 10% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 22 | 45% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 10 | 20% |
| Series C | 4 | 8% |
| Seed | 2 | 4% |
| Series B | 2 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 16 | 33% |
| United States | 9 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 18% |
| Ireland | 4 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Thorburn | Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-thorburn |
| Angela Mentis | Managing Director And Ceo Of Bnz | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angela-mentis |
| Anthony Healy | Chief Customer Officer, Business & Private Banking | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-healy |
| David Gall | Chief Customer Officer, Corporate & Institutional Banking | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-gall |
| Rachel Slade | Chief Customer Experience Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-slade |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pallas Capital | Pallas Capital is a real estate investment firm that offers property development, project management, accounting, and financial services. | $380M | Debt Financing | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Desane Holdings | Desane Holdings is a property company that offers property development and investment services. The company's operating segment includes property investment, property development, property project management and resale, property services, and others. The property investment segment includes rental income from prime reals estate investments. | $12.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| OCTA | OCTA is at the vanguard of sustainable change, leading the way by investing in clean energy and low-carbon solutions. | $230.6M | Debt Financing | Aug 26, 2025 |  |
| Zenobe Energy | Zenobe Energy ( formerly known as Battery Energy Storage Solutions Limited) is the largest independent owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. We transform the way grid operators and businesses use power to reduce costs, improve reliability and benefit the environment. | $382M | Debt Financing | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Catalyst Metals | Catalyst Metals is a mineral exploration company. They provide products and services in business operating segments such as mining and exploration operations. | $65.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Sol Systems | Sol Systems is a solar energy finance and investment firm. The company has facilitated financing for 171MW solar projects on behalf of Fortune 100 corporations, insurance companies, utilities, banks, family offices, and individuals. Sol Systems has $550 million in assets under management as of October 2014. Sol Systems provides secure, sustainableinvestment opportunities to investor clients, and sophisticated project financing solutions to developers. The company tailored financial services range from tax structured investments and project acquisition, to debt financing and SREC portfolio management. Inc. Magazine named Sol Systems on its annual Inc. 500 list of the nation fastest-growing private companies for a second consecutive year, ranking it No. 6 in the nation top solar companies in 2014. | $675M | Debt Financing | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| FourTwoThree | FourTwoThree is an end-to-end, enterprise-grade solution for climate action and sustainable finance. |  | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Pacific Energy | Pacific Energy is an ASX-listed energy supply business. PEA owns and operates approximately 40 power stations with a total power generation capacity of around 400MW. | $257.9M | Debt Financing | May 27, 2025 |  |
| WiseTech Global | WiseTech Global develops cloud-based software solutions for the international and domestic logistics industries. Since 1994 they have helped logistics companies efficiently manage the movement of goods and information. With over 6,000 customers across 7,000 sites in more than 125 countries, their breakthrough software solutions are renowned fortheir powerful productivity, extensive functionality, comprehensive integration, deep compliance capabilities, and truly global reach.Their leading product, CargoWise One, provides the most sophisticated and comprehensive end-to-end logistics solution in the world and forms an integral link in the global supply chain. From single-office businesses to large multinational companies worldwide, their clients are able to improve their visibility, efficiency, quality of service, and profitability by adopting their next-generation technology.As an innovator, they use software and hardware to solve problems and create new ways of working and living. They build products using the latest software tools and the best hardware platforms, and they take pride in delivering solutions that make a significant difference to their customers, partners, staff, shareholders, and the logistics industry at large.Their people are the core of who we are. The accumulation of our collective experience shared values, and individual skills have allowed their business to deliver industry-leading solutions that exceed expectations. We are a mature, profitable, rapidly expanding business focused on great products, the intellectual property that drives them, the brands they create, and the markets and customers they serve.WiseTech Global was founded in 1994 in Sydney, Australia, with a mission to lead the international logistics industry in technology innovation. The company now operates worldwide with offices in Australia, China, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. | $3B | Post-IPO Debt | May 25, 2025 |  |
| York Street Brands | York Street Brands, formed by the merger of Boost Lab and tbh Skincare specializes in serums that target a range of skin concerns. | $4M | Debt Financing | May 14, 2025 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does National Australia Bank invest in?

National Australia Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 49 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is National Australia Bank's check size?

National Australia Bank typically joins rounds of $10M–$100M at Series C, $8.1M–$3B at Post-IPO Debt and $57M–$1.2B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds National Australia Bank participates in.

### How do I contact National Australia Bank?

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### Who are the partners at National Australia Bank?

The team at National Australia Bank includes Andrew Thorburn (Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer), Angela Mentis (Managing Director And Ceo Of Bnz) and Anthony Healy (Chief Customer Officer, Business & Private Banking), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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