# Technova

> Technova is a VC fund in Sydney backing Data Center and Information Technology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/technova-australia-/about/

Technova is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Data Center and Information Technology. Technova operates as an advisory firm focused on growth.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data Center | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omnisient | Omnisient is a leading technology provider of a secure data collaboration platform that empowers organisations to derive deep insights from their data. The company helps organisations unlock growth opportunities and new audience segments without compromising the privacy of their customers; either through collaborations with other businesses orbetween internal divisions.Omnisient’s proprietary platform is uniquely positioned to enable organisations to optimise data sets that are fully compliant with regulations (e.g. POPIA, GDPR, etc); and risk-free; and operates internationally. | $1.1M | Series A | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| Omnisient | Omnisient is a leading technology provider of a secure data collaboration platform that empowers organisations to derive deep insights from their data. The company helps organisations unlock growth opportunities and new audience segments without compromising the privacy of their customers; either through collaborations with other businesses orbetween internal divisions.Omnisient’s proprietary platform is uniquely positioned to enable organisations to optimise data sets that are fully compliant with regulations (e.g. POPIA, GDPR, etc); and risk-free; and operates internationally. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 06, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tahseen Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tahseen-consulting) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Compass Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/compass-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Grand Bay Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grand-bay-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Investec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nedbank-corporate-and-investment-banking) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Technova invest in?

Technova invests primarily in Data Center and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Technova last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Technova closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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