# Zac Zavos

> Zac Zavos is a seed investor at Shearwater Capital (Sydney) backing SaaS and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shearwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shearwater-capital)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-zavos
- Website: https://www.shearwater.co

Zac Zavos is a seed investor at Shearwater Capital in Sydney focused on SaaS and Software. Zac studied Psychology and Sociology and joined IBM Global Services shortly after graduating. While at IBM, he completed a Master of Commerce (Information Systems & Management). After IBM, Zac worked as a consultant overseas and with Deloitte and ThoughtWorks.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 30% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Construction | 2 | 20% |
| Pet | 1 | 10% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 6 | 60% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel | Parallel focus on video environments and platforms uses digital twins, proprietary AI, and massive data sets to bring the customer's perspective into the bidstream. Digital twins, artificial customer clones. | $2.8M | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Sitemate | Sitemate is a SaaS platform which enables companies in the industries to streamline their projects, teams, forms and photos. Sitemate's flexible software platform Dashpivot enables companies in the industries to digitise and streamline how they capture, organise and track work for making them smarter and more productive in the office and onsite, every day. Dashpivot is the new way to capture, organise and track work in the office and on site with user friendly software structured around the daily work of people, projects and teams not need bulky document repositories. | $18M | Series A | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| Nexl | Nexl believes that CRM systems should be easy-to-use, affordable, and fully automated. They made it their mission to enable law firm's around the world to take back control over their business development efforts and enable them to grow at their full potential. | $4.4M | Series A | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| Calcs.com | ClearCalcs is an online SaaS for lightning fast creation and automation of engineering computations. With a powerful online math engine, ClearCalcs enables the fast, accurate creation of engineering calculations using natural math notation that is automatically converted into reusable entry forms. ClearCalcs' unique CAD plugin takes existing2D CAD drawings and automates the creation, calculation, and sizing of structural members, saving engineers substantial time while improving quality and cost-effectiveness. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 16, 2022 |  |
| Calcs.com | ClearCalcs is an online SaaS for lightning fast creation and automation of engineering computations. With a powerful online math engine, ClearCalcs enables the fast, accurate creation of engineering calculations using natural math notation that is automatically converted into reusable entry forms. ClearCalcs' unique CAD plugin takes existing2D CAD drawings and automates the creation, calculation, and sizing of structural members, saving engineers substantial time while improving quality and cost-effectiveness. | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 19, 2021 |  |
| Fuel50 | Fuel50 is the AI-powered opportunity marketplace that delivers internal talent mobility and workforce reskilling. With hyper-personalized AI and a deeply embedded commitment to diversity and inclusion, Fuel50 mobilizes your talent. Fuel50’s ethical AI matches your people to opportunities in real-time, automatically maps your workforcearchitecture, and provides deep data insights for predictive talent and workforce planning. Over 70 organizations around the globe saw immediate impact since deploying Fuel50, with up to 65% increase in lateral movement, 35% increase in internal recruitment, and 60% reduction in employee churn. Fuel50 powers the workforce of the future. | $15.5M | Series B | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Lyka Pet Food | Lyka is Australia's healthiest dog food subscription that provides fresh food for your dog on demand. Lyka makes your life easier with customized meals, just right for your dog.Our capes are on to reshape an industry built around a highly processed and unnatural diet. In a world where kibble is designed to sit on a shelf for months,nutrition comes second. Lyka is flipping the status quo and putting nutrition first. | $5M | Series A | Feb 26, 2021 |  |
| Diffuse Energy | Diffuse Energy is the commercialize new small wind technology that will allow businesses to harness the wind's endless energy supply and generate their own energy. They small wind turbines can work alongside existing technologies such as solar PV and battery storage. They patented diffuser technology increases airflow through the turbineblades, resulting in incredible efficiency gains. | $277.6K | Seed | Jun 09, 2020 |  |
| EvenBetter | EvenBetter is helping companies build a workforce where everyone thrives regardless of gender.Using AI, we provide powerful insights and recommend the right actions for closing the gender pay gap and building diverse, high-performance teams. | $313.5K | Pre-Seed |  |  |
| Sitemate | Sitemate is a SaaS platform which enables companies in the industries to streamline their projects, teams, forms and photos. Sitemate's flexible software platform Dashpivot enables companies in the industries to digitise and streamline how they capture, organise and track work for making them smarter and more productive in the office and onsite, every day. Dashpivot is the new way to capture, organise and track work in the office and on site with user friendly software structured around the daily work of people, projects and teams not need bulky document repositories. |  | Seed |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equityventure-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EVP Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evp-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jelix Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jelix-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marbruck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marbruck) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shearwater Capital

VC Fund · Edgecliff, Australia

Shearwater Capital is a leading investment firm that specializes in Venture Capital and Private Equity.

3 contacts available at Shearwater Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zac Zavos | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zac-zavos |
| Charles Gibbon | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-gibbon-15ee |
| Michael Gregg | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-gregg-a435 |

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## FAQ

### What does Zac Zavos invest in?

Zac Zavos invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Construction startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Zac Zavos last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zac Zavos closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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