# Optus Innov8

> Optus Innov8 is a VC fund in Sydney backing Video, Events and Travel. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2014
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahay
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/optusinnov8
- Website: http://optusinnov8seed.com.au

Optus Innov8 is an Australian venture capital firm focused on investments in technology-driven startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venuemob | Venuemob makes it super simple to find, compare, and book function venues for your next event.Venuemob is an online resource that helps event organisers find and compare function venues. It also recently launched its venue concierge service where Venuemob’s locally-based event coordinators can help people personally source ideas and quotesbased on their event’s requirements. | $530K | Angel | Aug 18, 2014 |  |
| Venuemob | Venuemob makes it super simple to find, compare, and book function venues for your next event.Venuemob is an online resource that helps event organisers find and compare function venues. It also recently launched its venue concierge service where Venuemob’s locally-based event coordinators can help people personally source ideas and quotesbased on their event’s requirements. | $530K | Seed | Aug 18, 2014 |  |
| TokenOne | TokenOne is a cyber security software company that provides high security business solutions to both enterprise and mass-market consumers built on our patented identity authentication technology. TokenOne Authentication is both simple and convenient for users, as well as highly scalable, rapid to deploy and low maintenance for organizations. TheTokenOne advantage is you only need your phone and one PIN, not dozens of passwords or other security solutions, for multiple accounts and services. This is because you never actually enter your PIN or reveal it to anyone – not even to the various services you access. |  |  |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sydney Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sydney-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Black Sheep Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-sheep-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueChilli](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluechilli-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIRIN CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Singtel Innov8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singtel-innov8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Optus Innov8 invest in?

Optus Innov8 invests primarily in Video, Events and Travel startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Optus Innov8 last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Optus Innov8 closed in Aug 2014. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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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