# Phillip Vernon

> Phillip Vernon is a Series A investor in Sydney backing SaaS, Software and CleanTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/pub/phil-vernon/a/27/572/en

Phillip Vernon is a Series A investor in Sydney focused on SaaS and Software. Phil has 25 years experience in financial services covering funds management, superannuation and capital markets. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Perpetual Limited heading up its Corporate Trust division and has extensive experience in corporate governance and industry regulation including a long involvement with the AustralianSecuritisation Forum, Australia’s peak body representing the securitisation industry in Australia acting as chairman of its National Committee, Education and Regulatory committees. Phil has a long involvement in sustainability and corporate social responsibility and is a director of Planet Ark, a not for profit environmental organisation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pathzero | Pathzero makes it easy for companies to start disclosing their carbon emissions information to stakeholders. The Pathzero online platform is easy to use and provides all the tools needed to measure emissions, put an emissions reduction plan in place, purchase carbon offsets and share progress with stakeholders. Pathzero's research teamconstantly updates our global database of emissions factors and models. Pathzero uniquely combines the SaaS product with virtual on-demand sessions with carbon experts to help our customers achieve their carbon goals. | $5M | Series A | Oct 05, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carthona Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carthona-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marbruck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marbruck) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Phillip Vernon invest in?

Phillip Vernon invests primarily in SaaS, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Phillip Vernon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Phillip Vernon closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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