# OIF Ventures

> OIF Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney backing Software and SaaS. See 96 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 96
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 49%
- Fund size: $65M
- Last fund: Jan 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-innovation-fund-lp
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/oifvc
- Website: http://www.ourinnovationfund.com.au/

OIF Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Software and SaaS. OIF is a venture capital firm focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for OIF Ventures. Shizune tracks 7 team members at OIF Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/our-innovation-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$5.5M |
| Series A | $2.6M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 22 | 23% |
| SaaS | 12 | 13% |
| FinTech | 7 | 7% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 7% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 6% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 33 | 34% |
| Series A | 28 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 7% |
| Series B | 6 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 47 | 49% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 4% |
| United States | 4 | 4% |
| Israel | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Shein | Founding Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-shein |
| Isabella Rich | Principal | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isabella-rich |
| Jerry Stesel | Founding Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerry-stesel |
| Laurence Schwartz | General Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurence-schwartz |
| Emily Pfeiffer | Head of Community & Partnerships | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-pfeiffer-fdf6 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oxford Quantum Circuits | 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 |  |
| DataMasque | 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 | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| DataMasque | 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 | 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 Technology | 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 | Appetise is a cloud-based food technology platform with sustainable meal kit delivery providers. | $4.9M | Series A | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Omniscient Neurotechnology | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Kasada | Kasada protects online, mobile, and API channels from system takeover, content scraping, DOS, and account takeover. Kasada challenges the economics of leveraging automation when abusing applications and APIs. | $20M |  | Dec 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 96 investments shown.

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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 96 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is OIF Ventures's check size?

OIF Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$5.5M at Seed and $2.6M–$26M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds OIF Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact OIF Ventures?

Public channels for OIF Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 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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