# Tanarra Capital

> Tanarra Capital is a VC fund in Melbourne backing Internet and Robotics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tanarra-capital
- Website: https://tanarra.com.au/

Tanarra Capital is a VC fund in Melbourne focused on Internet and Robotics. Tanarra is an Australian family office investment and advisory firm. Tanarra invests in a wide range of early-stage ventures, private and public companies in Australia and around the world. Current early-stage investments include Pexip, a world-leading video technology company based in Oslo; Genomics, an Oxford-based business using geneticanalysis to improve pharma R&D investment returns; and Oxford PV, a new generation solar photovoltaic cell technology. Previous investments have included Business Spectator, the business media publication founded by well-known Australian journalist Alan Kohler, which was later acquired by News Corporation.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Wylie | CEO and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wylie-c336 |
| Maja Sliwinski | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maja-sliwinski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August Robotics | August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment | $30M | Series B | May 21, 2026 |  |
| OXECO | OXECO designs, develops and manufactures surface treatments for composites and engineering plastics. | $10.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| August Robotics | August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment | $9.3M | Series A | Sep 10, 2020 |  |
| Fraction | Fraction is a dynamic and rapidly growing company. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| August Robotics | August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment | $3.7M | Seed | Jun 20, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Grok Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grok-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Skip Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skip-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Pi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-pi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-family-office-28ae) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goh Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goh-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tanarra Capital invest in?

Tanarra Capital invests primarily in Internet, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Tanarra Capital?

The team at Tanarra Capital includes John Wylie (CEO and Founder) and Maja Sliwinski (Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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