# Nicholas Assef

> Nicholas Assef is a pre-seed investor in Sydney backing Renewable Energy and Energy. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasassef
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NicholasAssef
- Website: https://x.com/NicholasAssef

Nicholas Assef is a pre-seed investor in Sydney focused on Renewable Energy and Energy. Investment banker, founder, angel capitalist. FOcussed on industrial technology applications including renewable energy and recycling technology.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$125k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Battery Pollution Technologies | Focussed on both the physical recycling of lithium & alternate batteries and the development of leading battery recycling research in collaboration with leading scientific minds & institutions. Areas of interest include both land and ocean pollution eradication - including for corroded battery units | $125K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Battery Pollution Technologies | Focussed on both the physical recycling of lithium & alternate batteries and the development of leading battery recycling research in collaboration with leading scientific minds & institutions. Areas of interest include both land and ocean pollution eradication - including for corroded battery units | $100K | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Dumaresq Solar Farm | Large Scale Solar Farm & Battery Storage Development based in northern NSW, Australia | $225K | Seed | Apr 01, 2020 |  |
| Dumaresq Solar Farm | Large Scale Solar Farm & Battery Storage Development based in northern NSW, Australia | $100K | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2019 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicholas Assef invest in?

Nicholas Assef invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and Battery startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nicholas Assef's check size?

Nicholas Assef typically joins rounds of $100k–$125k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nicholas Assef participates in.

### When did Nicholas Assef last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Assef closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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