# Wendell Keuneman

> Wendell Keuneman is a seed investor at Tidal Ventures backing Software and Information Technology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tidal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tidalvc)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendellk
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wendo
- Website: https://tidalvc.com

Wendell Keuneman is a seed investor at Tidal Ventures in Sydney focused on Software and Information Technology. Wendell Keuneman is based out of Sydney, New South Wales and is the Managing Partner of Tidal Ventures. Wendell previously worked at Atlassian as a Head of Product, Confluence. Wendell Keuneman attended the Western Sydney University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 57% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 43% |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 5 | 71% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orkestra | Orkestra is a renewable energy software platform that provides tools to assist energy companies in the planning, selling, and optimization of new energy deployments. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |
| Secure Code Warrior | Secure Code Warrior makes secure coding a positive and engaging experience for developers as they increase their software security skills.With its flagship Learning Platform, they guide each coder along their own preferred learning pathway, so that security-skilled developers become the everyday superheroes of their connected world. It succeededthrough a human approach that uncovers the secure developer inside of every coder - helping development teams ship quality code faster, so they can focus on creating amazing, safe software for their world.Secure Code Warrior was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | $50M | Series C | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| Orkestra | Orkestra is a renewable energy software platform that provides tools to assist energy companies in the planning, selling, and optimization of new energy deployments. | $712.2K | Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Loopit | Loopit is a SaaS platform that provides car rental, car subscription, and fleet management software. It also offers mobile software solutions for automakers, dealerships, and new mobility providers. With Loopit, they can provide customers with a comprehensive range of private transportation services that meet all of their current and future needs.The platform handles both the customer-facing touchpoints and the back-office management required to offer a car subscription to customers simply and easily.Loopit was founded in 2019 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Socialsuite | Socialsuite is a global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enterprise, leading the industry in offering solutions for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting and outcomes measurement. The platform is trusted by more than 165 organizations worldwide, helping them seamlessly track, manage, and disclose their non-financial sustainability data.Our client roster spans diverse sectors, encompassing micro to mid-cap publicly traded companies listed across the ASX, NASDAQ, NYSE, TSX, CSE, OTC Markets, as well as privately-held entities and not-for-profit organizations, all relying on Socialsuite to help deliver their commitment to sustainable operations and social responsibility to drive organisational value.Socialsuite’s pioneering ESG platform is grounded in our unique ESG maturity model. This approach simplifies the adoption of ESG practices, making them accessible, affordable, and scalable to organizations of all sizes. It paves the way for organizations to get started and evolve towards best-in-class ESG credentials.With offices in Melbourne, Australia and Austin, Texas, Socialsuite commands a strong international presence. Our growth has been supported by backing from investors, including Salesforce Ventures, Tidal Ventures, and Pixiu Investments. | $1.8M | Seed | Aug 26, 2020 |  |
| Search.io | Search.io is a real-time search service that enables thousands of businesses to provide search experiences on websites, stores, and apps. | $2M | Seed |  |  |
| SecurePII | SecurePII provides a cloud-based platform that enables organisations to reduce exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) across voice, chat, and AI training channels. The service includes call-by-call redaction of credit-card and other sensitive data via its SecureCall component, enabling businesses to offload PCI-DSS complianceobligations while still retaining customer-facing interactions. SecurePII also empowers companies to process conversation data more safely, by filtering or anonymising PII in real time, to enable AI, analytics, and automation initiatives without compromising customer privacy. The platform integrates with existing payment gateway and communications infrastructure to support both contact centres and unified communications environments. | $3.3M | Seed |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [luxem](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luxem) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Paladin Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paladin-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forgepoint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forgepoint-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impact Ventures UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-ventures-uk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Tidal Ventures

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Tidal Ventures is a specialised venture capital firm investing in what we believe to be promising technology-driven opportunities. We are committed, high-conviction investors who support visionary founders and groundbreaking products with demonstrable global appeal. We focus on high-growth technology businesses that we believe have demonstrated anability to disrupt value chains in their industry, driving extraordinary customer efficiencies and delivering market-leading gross margins. We employ a rigorous due diligence process, and our commitment doesn't end with the investment decision. As partners, we actively engage with the companies we invest in, guiding our founders as they seek to achieve product-market fit, expand their teams, recruit top-tier talent, and progress towards their next funding round. What sets us apart is our investment team's collective technology operator experience, with several team members successfully building and exiting startups. We believe this invaluable experience gives us a competitive advantage when collaborating with our founders. It enables us to develop companies in a well-considered and measured manner, ultimately delivering solid returns to our investors while effectively managing downside risk.

5 contacts available at Tidal Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Georgie Turner | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/georgie-turner |
| Grant McCarthy | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-mccarthy-caff |
| Wendell Keuneman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wendell-keuneman |
| Grant McCarthy | General Partner; Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-mccarthy |
| Kieran O'Neill | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kieran-o-neill-c08a |

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## FAQ

### What does Wendell Keuneman invest in?

Wendell Keuneman invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Cyber Security startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Wendell Keuneman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wendell Keuneman closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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