OIF Ventures
VC Fund
Sydney, Australia
OIF Ventures is a leading Australian venture capital firm that champions exceptional founders, driven by purpose, who add material value to their customers, markets, and communities. They invest in early stage companies with innovative, high-growth and disruptive technologies and have deep conviction in the power of technology founders and give their all to make them succeed. Founded in 2016, OIF Ventures is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
- Total investments:
- 106
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 48%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries OIF Ventures invests in
Stages OIF Ventures invests in
Countries OIF Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$5.6M
- Series A
- $2.6M–$23M
- Series B
- $1.7M–$72M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 23 (22%)
- SaaS 13 (12%)
- FinTech 7 (7%)
- Financial Services 7 (7%)
- Real Estate 6 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 33 (31%)
- Series A 31 (29%)
- Series B 8 (8%)
- Funding Round 6 (6%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (4%)
Country
- Australia 48 (45%)
- New Zealand 4 (4%)
- United States 4 (4%)
- Israel 2 (2%)
- Brazil 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Shein
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Isabella Rich
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Jerry Stesel
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
Laurence Schwartz
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Emily Pfeiffer
Head of Community & Partnerships
|
Head of Community & Partnerships | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trendspek is the drone data solution asset managers use to make empowered decisions and ensure absolute asset knowledge. Conduct complete visual inspections from any web browser. Extract detailed insights without a site visit. Use powerful tools to analyse the structure and build a complete picture of asset condition. Enhance predictive maintenanceby closely monitoring trends. View different models side by side to observe important differences. Refine your understanding of an ever-changing asset. | $4.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| Apate.ai is an AI-powered fraud prevention and intelligence platform designed to fight scam operations proactively. It uses artificial intelligence bots to detect scam calls and messages at their source, engage scammers in real-time, and disrupt their fraudulent activities before they reach real victims. The platform not only protects individualsand businesses from financial loss but also extracts valuable intelligence from scammer interactions, including tactics, attack vectors, and sensitive data like bank account and cryptocurrency wallet details. | $11.4M / Seed / Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies. | $350M / Series C / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Simply mask your sensitive data while maintaining its function for testing, development, training and analytics. DataMasque makes it safe to explore, implement and harness the opportunities that data provides, free from privacy concerns or compromise. | $4M / Series A / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Advanced Navigation is a privately owned Australian company that specializes in the development of navigation technologies and robotics. The company has a focus on generating products of the highest quality standard, both in terms of hardware and software. The company's founders came from a background in mission critical robotics built tomilitary specifications and this can be seen through Advanced Navigation's products. Advanced Navigation's engineers have specialized expertise across a broad range of fields including sensors, GNSS, inertial navigation, RF technologies, acoustics, robotics, AI, and algorithms. | $111.9M / Series C / Mar 17, 2026 | ||
| Mary is a comprehensive document drafting solution that quickly converts any number of documents into detailed chronologies for easy organization. | $4.9M / Seed / Mar 09, 2026 | ||
| Appetise is a cloud-based food technology platform with sustainable meal kit delivery providers. | $4.9M / Series A / Feb 19, 2026 | ||
| Omniscient Neurotechnology (o8t™) is a pioneering brain mapping company that is revolutionizing brain care with data. Using innovations in medical imaging and machine learning, Omniscient builds applications capable of mapping and analyzing “brain networks” which are formed by the electrical connections within a person’s brain. Such insights areilluminating the neural processes that make us human and helping clinicians and researchers understand, diagnose, and treat complex neurological and mental illnesses. Omniscient is a leader in the field of “connectomics” – the study of the brain’s connections. It recently launched Quicktome™, the world’s first medical device to harness this vital data for neurological care, providing neurosurgeons brain network information prior to life-changing surgery. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with offices globally. For more information, please visit www.o8t.com. | $13.4M / Series D / Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| EstateXchange is a safe online platform that links essential organizations and estate specialists to expedite information sharing and speed up the process of settling dead estates in a straightforward and secure manner. | $8.4M / Seed / Jan 12, 2026 | ||
| Hapana is an innovator of essential fitness business management solutions, offering tools which allow both single site and multi-location studios and clubs to grow, manage, engage, and create raving fans. Hapana makes the fitness brand experience better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for engagement, allowing brands todeliver beautiful experiences for members everywhere. Proudly founded in Sydney Australia, Hapana delights over a million members in more than 10 countries and is trusted by brands such as BFT, UFC Gym, Gold’s Gym, KX Pilates, LTYB, GoYoga, Vive Active, Infinite Cycle and many more. | $4.9M / Jan 08, 2026 | ||
| See all 106 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does OIF Ventures invest in?
OIF Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 106 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does OIF Ventures invest in?
OIF Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$5.6M at Seed, $2.6M–$23M at Series A and $1.7M–$72M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not OIF Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds OIF Ventures took part in.
How do I contact OIF Ventures?
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Who are the partners at OIF Ventures?
The team at OIF Ventures includes David Shein (Founding Partner), Isabella Rich (Principal) and Jerry Stesel (Founding Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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