Tank Stream Ventures
VC Fund
Sydney, Australia
Tank Stream Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in strong teams solving core human problems!. We support founders with an almost obsessive vision to disrupt existing industries, create new ones and improve lives through technology.We like Founders with a problem solving vision as opposed to a solution driven one. We seetechnology as an enabler rather than an end in itself.We like to get involved as early as we can and are flexible in terms of geography – we’ve made investments from Hobart to Stockholm, with a strong concentration in Australia and the US.Through Tank Stream Labs, Australia's leading entrepreneurial community and co-working space, we are surrounded by entrepreneurs, thought leaders and ingenious opportunities every single day.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Tank Stream Ventures invests in
Stages Tank Stream Ventures invests in
Countries Tank Stream Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5M
- Series A
- $673k–$1.9M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (31%)
- SaaS 4 (25%)
- Financial Services 3 (19%)
- FinTech 2 (13%)
- Organic Food 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (63%)
- Series A 2 (13%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- Australia 10 (63%)
- United States 2 (13%)
- Sweden 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Caffarena
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Markus Kahlbetzer
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Nathan Gooley
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Biteable
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Biteable is an online, web-based, video builder. Regardless of budget and skills, Biteable helps you create professional videos in minutes. Our easy to use software empowers millions of businesses, schools, organizations, professionals, and individuals across the globe. Biteable's mission is to help anyone put their message in motion. If youcan make a Powerpoint presentation, you can make a Biteable. | $7M / Series A / Dec 30, 2020 | |
Flare
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Flare is a financial services startup offering market-leading digital workplace software, including onboarding, benefits and employee engagement solutions, and financial products designed to help Australians live their best financial lives. Over 2500 companies use Flare’s technology to deliver solutions to their 650,000 workers, creatingcompliant, employee-centric journeys that automate traditional processes to save time, build culture and improve employee retention. Employees can access these solutions through most leading HR and payroll platforms, and directly through Slate, an innovative workplace financial services brand that helps Australians plan, save and invest their money better, and effortlessly manage every aspect of their financial life.Flare was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia. | $14.1M / Series B / Aug 28, 2018 | |
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Biteable
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Biteable is an online, web-based, video builder. Regardless of budget and skills, Biteable helps you create professional videos in minutes. Our easy to use software empowers millions of businesses, schools, organizations, professionals, and individuals across the globe. Biteable's mission is to help anyone put their message in motion. If youcan make a Powerpoint presentation, you can make a Biteable. | $1.9M / Series A / Mar 25, 2018 | |
Storj
|
For developers who demand ownership of their data and who want to build with confidence, Storj Decentralized Cloud Storage (DCS) is private by design and secure by default—delivering unparalleled data protection and privacy when compared to traditional centralized cloud object storage alternatives.Storj DCS offers affordable and predictablepricing, S3 compatibility, a robust library of open source technical documentation and familiar development tools—along with a vibrant community of customers—which enables developers to economically and easily learn and leverage decentralized cloud storage technology to take control of their data when building the next great application or service. | $3M / Seed / Feb 23, 2017 | |
Go1
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GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources. | $2.6M / Seed / Dec 11, 2016 | |
YourGrocer
|
YourGrocer operates an online fresh food market for busy people. It offers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood, deli and grocery, organic, and coffee products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Brunswick East, Australia. | $1.3M / Oct 01, 2016 | |
Wheelys Café
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Wheelys Inc is a chain of mobile cafés and shops that enables small people to start their own businesses. Since being founded in 2015, Wheelys Café has sold over 800 cafés to 70+ countries, growing faster than any fast food chain. Ever.Wheelys was hosted at Y Combinator (the accelerator behind Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit) and has been fundedby, among others, Othman Laraki (Color Genomics), Paul Buchheit (creator of Gmail), Jared Friedman (founder of Scribd), and Justin Waldron (co-founder of Zynga). Wheelys Café HQ is in Stockholm, and the boss is 27-year-old Maria De La Croix, one of the few CEOs of a global food company with blue hair. | $2.5M / Seed / Apr 10, 2016 | |
Wakie
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Wakie is a fun, friendly community of people who wake each other up in the morning. It’s a brand new way to wake up, made especially for those of us who hate the jarring noise of an alarm clock. | $1M / Seed / Feb 25, 2016 | |
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Biteable
|
Biteable is an online, web-based, video builder. Regardless of budget and skills, Biteable helps you create professional videos in minutes. Our easy to use software empowers millions of businesses, schools, organizations, professionals, and individuals across the globe. Biteable's mission is to help anyone put their message in motion. If youcan make a Powerpoint presentation, you can make a Biteable. | $800K / Seed / Nov 26, 2015 | |
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Go1
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GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources. | Seed / Jul 29, 2015 | |
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FAQ
What does Tank Stream Ventures invest in?
Tank Stream Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Tank Stream Ventures's check size?
Tank Stream Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$5M at Seed and $673k–$1.9M 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 Tank Stream Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Tank Stream Ventures?
The team at Tank Stream Ventures includes Francisco Caffarena (Venture Partner), Markus Kahlbetzer (Venture Partner) and Nathan Gooley (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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