# SYD Ventures

> SYD Ventures is a VC fund in Bellevue Hill backing Software and B2B. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bellevue Hill, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/syd-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SYDVentures
- Website: http://syd.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SYDVentures

SYD Ventures is a VC fund in Bellevue Hill focused on Software and B2B. SYD Venture is a startup company that invests in other early-stage startups. Along with funding, the company also offers support services to entrepreneurs it works with. SYD Venture was founded in 2012 by Andrey Shirben and is based in Bellevue Hill, Australia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrey Shirben | Founder | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-shirben |
| Yifat Shirben | CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yifat-shirben |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Learning | OpenLearning is the #1 lifelong learning platform in Australia and Malaysia that enables education providers to prepare learners for the future of work. With a consumer-oriented operating model (B2B2C and B2C), strong network effects, novel implementation of social constructivist educational theory and an integrated data-driven AI-powerededucation to employability pathway, OpenLearning is at the forefront of a new wave of education delivery.Founded in 2012 in Sydney Australia, OpenLearning now supports 260,000 monthly active learners, 7,300 active educators and 30 education providers in Australia, Malaysia and around the world. | $34K | Seed | Aug 05, 2014 |  |
| Farmbot | Farmbot was established in Sydney in 2014 and is a leading Australian Agtech company in the Internet of Things (IoT) of Agriculture. The company monitors and reports on-farm water ecosystems delivering real-time reporting on water trends, consumption and alerts. As water is the lifeblood of all agricultural endeavours, a detailed understanding ofits usage helps farmers make better management decisions around asset utilisation, resource allocations and carrying capacities. One of the key challenges of the agriculture industry is feeding an ever-growing population, with fewer resources, in a sustainable way. Farmbot sees a growing opportunity in the agricultural industry to provide monitoring solutions that have the capabilities to enable more sustainable and efficient practices. Farmbot has developed an extensive range of monitoring devices which connects to the core monitor enabling farmers to check water, diesel and trough levels, rainfall, staff movements via a safety check-in module, electric fences voltages, flow and pressure rates remotely. We are continuing to build a portfolio of connected devices, expanding the ecosystem. | $61K | Seed | Aug 05, 2014 |  |
| Pixc | Pixc is human powered image editing platform. Pixc helps eCommerce stores and individuals selling online increase their sales with better product images. They remove the background and touch up the photo within 24 hours. A great product on a contrasting background can increase your sales by 39%. |  | Angel | Aug 05, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [muru-D](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investment-advantaged-software-pty-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [RCL Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rcl-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SYD Ventures invest in?

SYD Ventures invests primarily in Software, B2B and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and 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.

### How do I contact SYD Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at SYD Ventures?

The team at SYD Ventures includes Andrey Shirben (Founder) and Yifat Shirben (CMO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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