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Building the Systems of Work Era
Tidal Ventures argues AI is shifting software from assisting to doing work, and explains how its fourth fund will back early-stage companies that own critical workflows.
Managing Partner, Tidal Ventures
Wendell Keuneman
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Seed
Investment Notes: SecurePII
Tidal Ventures explains why it has invested in SecurePII, a voice-compliance startup whose platform redacts payment card data from calls, covering market timing, product, channel model, founders and seed-stage plans.
Funding announcement
Investment Notes: Orkestra
Tidal Ventures explains why it backed Orkestra for a second time, covering the clean-energy market opportunity, the feasibility software product, the founding team, business model and growth plans.
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$1.1m
Australian energy software start-up lands $1.1 million in funding
Clean energy software startup Orkestra Energy has emerged from stealth with a $1.1 million round led by Tidal Ventures, with angels participating, to grow its team and roll out its platform across Australia.
Key hire
Georgina Turner signs on as Tidal Ventures partner
Tidal Ventures promotes principal Georgina Turner to Partner, while the early-stage fund continues raising for its third seed fund and plans further team growth.
Funding announcement
Honing in on the right market
Tidal Ventures reflects on its investment in Hone, an agtech startup using spectroscopy for crop data, and how Grant McCarthy and Wendell Keuneman helped the founding team focus on its market.
Funding announcement
Funding announcement
Leading tech founders and execs are backing a new seed investment network by early stage VC Tidal Ventures
Tidal Ventures has launched #ten, an expert network of tech founders and executives who put money into its seed fund and support its portfolio founders, bridging Australian and US ecosystems.
Funding announcement
Living an optimised life at PredictHQ
Tidal Ventures' Wave Makers profile of PredictHQ co-founder Campbell Brown recounts the firm's hands-on support before PredictHQ's Series A and B raises, its Auckland base, US expansion, and people-first culture.
Funding announcement
Turning Search into Sales with Search.io
Tidal Ventures profiles Search.io, the AI search startup founded by Hamish Ogilvy and David Howden, recounting how Tidal became its first venture investor and later advised the founders on scaling, hiring and sales.
Funding announcement
Say hello to Bonjoro
A Tidal Ventures profile of portfolio company Bonjoro, recounting how founders Matt Barnett and Grant Dewar built the customer video platform and how Tidal invested at seed stage and supports its growth.
Funding announcement
Shippit. Shippit real good.
Tidal Ventures reflects on its early backing of shipping software company Shippit, recalling the Series A co-investment with Aura Ventures and the hands-on guidance partners gave founders Rob Hango-Zada and William On.
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$5.4m
Retailing logistics startup Shippit raises $5.35 million in pre-Series B
Sydney fulfilment software company Shippit raised $5.35 million from EVP, Tidal Ventures, Aura Ventures and OneVentures debt, while rival Temando was shut down by owner Neopost.