# Tank Stream Ventures

> Tank Stream Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney backing Software and SaaS. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tank-stream-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/tankstreamvc
- Website: http://www.tankstream.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tankstreamvc

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5M |
| Series A | $673k–$1.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| Social Media | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 7 | 78% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Caffarena | Venture Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-caffarena |
| Markus Kahlbetzer | Venture Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-kahlbetzer |
| Nathan Gooley | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-gooley |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flare | 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 |  |
| 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. | $1.9M | Series A | Mar 25, 2018 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Wakie | 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 |  |
| Equitise | Equitise offers an equity crowdfunding platform for private investors to invest in early-stage companies and startups. It was founded on June 11, 2014, and is based in Sydney, Australia. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2015 |  |
| Spring.me | Spring.me is the best way to meet people, express yourself and expand your life. Millions of people visit Spring.me every month.Meet PeopleThe world is full of people you don’t know yet. Meet people by starting a conversation with anyone, find people who are online now and follow people you find interesting.Express YourselfBeYourself, Be Anonymous, Be Anyone. Ask the questions that matter to you. Get honest answers and find out what people actually think. Make memes, post photos or animated GIFs and share them with everyone.Expand Your LifeMake a connection; watch what everyone else around the world is posting, real-time. See something amazing? Post a link or share a video from anywhere. Spring.me lets everyone share openly. | $5M | Seed | Oct 20, 2014 |  |
| BugHerd | BugHerd is a visual feedback tool. With the help of the BugHerd browser extension, you can collect website feedback and track bugs directly on a page. It’s like using sticky-notes on a website!With a simple point and click, you can send feedback to your dev teams to track tasks visually with at a glance info. BugHerd sends complete and contextualinfo from the feedback (including screenshots, browser, OS & CSS selector data) to be fully managed via a project and task management kanban board.BugHerd offers a 14 day trial period for new customers. Monthly subscription start from $29/month.BugHerd was founded in 2011 by Alan Downie and Matt Milosavljevic. | $673K | Series A | Aug 24, 2014 |  |
| School Places | School Places is a unique online marketplace that matches private school vacancies with parents evaluating their child’s schooling options a year or two in advance.By partnering with private schools, the site helps maximise the school’s revenue through the dynamic pricing of each and every vacancy, incentivising parents to take up places thatwould otherwise remain empty. School Places helps parents enrol their children into Australia’s leading private schools at a discounted rate.Schools list their vacant places with full flexibility over the discount they set and the number of years the discount will apply. Parents can easily search for and claim a place at a private school that best suits their child’s needs. School Places is truly a win/win/win for all parties involved: Schools maximise their revenue, incumbent parents share the benefits of a better funded school – better facilities, less pressure on future fee increases, and incoming parents can enrol their children in their desired school at a reduced rate. | $1.3M | Seed | Jun 12, 2014 |  |
| GoCatch | Created in 2011 by two tech savvy entrepreneurs, goCatch has grown to become a multi-award winning free smartphone application that connects passengers directly with taxi drivers allowing customers to book a cab with certainty every time.Co-founded by Andrew Campbell and Ned Moorfield, the goCatch app has been supported by the NSW Department ofTrade and Investment. goCatch has also formed partnerships and alliances with several prominent blue chip companies including Google, Microsoft, Nokia, PayPal and RIM. Australians have embraced goCatch with tens of thousands of drivers and passengers nationwide downloading the convenient booking service. goCatch is now one of the fastest growing apps in the country and is the clear market leader in the taxi sector. | $1.9M | Seed | Sep 16, 2013 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BridgeLane Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridgelane-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Square Peg Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/square-peg-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acorn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equityventure-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Giant Leap Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giant-leap-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tank Stream Ventures invest in?

Tank Stream Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Social Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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.

### How do I contact Tank Stream Ventures?

Public channels for Tank Stream 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 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.

### 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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