# Zach Kitschke

> Zach Kitschke is a seed investor in Surry Hills backing News, Software and Publishing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Surry Hills, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zachkitschke
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/zachkitschke
- Website: http://canva.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zachkitschke

Zach Kitschke is a seed investor in Surry Hills focused on News and Software. Canva now has, after only two years more than 10 million users across 179 countries, and is used daily by many social media marketers, bloggers and small businesses to create things like posters, business cards and presentations. More than 100 million designs have now been created using the platform.The company is also made famous for theappointed Apple’s Chief Evangelist, Guy Kawasaki as it’s ambassador.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$1.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Daily Aus | The Daily Aus believes that news should be available to everyone. We explain important stories and empower you to participate in important conversations. We're self-sufficient, dependable, and fluent in your language. | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Marlee (Fingerprint For Success) | Fingerprint For Success (F4S) is an online platform used to identify and develop entrepreneurial leaders and teams. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 23, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Untitled Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/untitled-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Zach Kitschke invest in?

Zach Kitschke invests primarily in News, Software and Publishing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Zach Kitschke's check size?

Zach Kitschke typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Zach Kitschke participates in.

### When did Zach Kitschke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zach Kitschke closed in Jun 2022. 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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