# Navitas Ventures

> Navitas Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney backing Video and EdTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/navitas-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/navitasventures
- Website: http://www.navitasventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/navitasventures

Navitas Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Video and EdTech. Navitas Ventures is the education venturing arm of Navitas. Navitas Ventures provides seed and expansion stage capital and exceptional support to the best education startups and partners focused on unleashing human potential and transforming the way the world learns. These teams generally have proven business models and often have had previousfunding from an angel or early-stage investors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christina He | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christina-he |
| James Panarettos | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-panarettos |
| Peter Sahui | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-sahui |
| Tim Praill | Head of Navitas Ventures | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-praill |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Extern | Extern invented the remote Externship, a completely new form of real work experience with integrated learning. Unlike traditional job marketplaces, Extern creates work experience “supply” by powering Externships on behalf of companies. Extern.com makes tens of thousands of real work experiences per year available to students with curiosity,passion, and determination to prove themselves through a turnkey software platform that makes running work experiences a breeze for companies. Our mission is to help anyone discover and launch their career through real professional experiences available anywhere at any time. Work experience is the credential that matters most, but getting it when you don’t have experience can be hard. We envision a world where anyone can access work experience as a form of education – no matter their background, experience, or socio-economic status.World class brands such as AT&T, Home Depot, HSBC, PwC, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, Meta, Beats by Dre (Apple), Expedia, Macquarie Group, Snap, HP, and others have trusted Extern to create and manage high impact Externships with their teams. By making work experience more accessible, Extern is driving the rapid mobility and upskilling needed for a new economy. Come join our movement to reshape work, education, and credentialing for future generations with the Externship.Backed by Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Launch Fund, University Ventures, and Learn Capital. | $1.9M | Seed | May 25, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AltaIR Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altair) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liyuan Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/li-yuan-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Navitas Ventures invest in?

Navitas Ventures invests primarily in Video, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Navitas Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Navitas Ventures?

The team at Navitas Ventures includes Christina He (Senior Associate), James Panarettos (Senior Associate) and Peter Sahui (Senior Associate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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