Tectonic Ventures
PRIVATE INVESTMENT INTO FAST-GROWING DISRUPTORS
What we look for
Tectonic Ventures focuses on early-stage technology-focused investments into Australian-based ventures. We only invest in businesses driven by exceptional founders that will be the future disruptors in their space. Investments are typically made at the seed-stage or Series-A round with opportunities presented on a deal-by-deal basis to interested co-investors.
Current Portfolio
Sircel is an Australian e-waste recycling company that has developed the technology to process and extract valuable precious metals from a growing supply of e-waste. Sircel’s Urban Mining Technology enables a circular economy by making commodities reusable in a sustainable and cost effective way.
Firmus is an Australian data centre, cloud computing and
technology company that has pioneered immersion cooling
technology for data centres and artificial intelligence
supercomputing applications. The Company’s immersion cooling
technology reduces carbon emissions of data centres by up to 50%
by increasing their operating efficiency.
Green Wind Renewables (GWR) is a renewable energy
development platform focused on developing utility-scale wind,
solar and storage projects in Western Australia. GWR team has over 40 years combined experience in the development, construction and commissioning of renewable energy projects across the country.
Fibersense uses sonar technology on
existing and new fiber cable networks to detect real-time underground and over ground events affecting critical
infrastructure assets. Its target clientele includes governments, utilities, insurers and city planners looking to detect real-time events.
Upcover is an insurance tech platform that partners with insurers to offer quick, jargon-free insurance tailored to the needs of small and medium sized businesses, startups and independent contractors. More than 5,000 small businesses and independent contractors are registered on the Upcover platform.
Motor Scout helps customers access huge discounts when buying their new car. This is done via Motor Scout’s online bidding portal used by its 1300+ dealer network across Australia, putting the buying power back in the customer's hands and bringing complete transparency between car dealers and buyers.
Clinic to Cloud allows Australian healthcare professionals to manage their practice through a browser-based platform that handles patient management, clinical files, billing, patient rebates and more via desktop or mobile. The Clinic to Cloud platform is designed to enhance communication within teams of clinicians, their networks of referrers and their patients.
Jolt Charge is building a substantial metro network of EV charge points on streets and in public car parks, providing free charging for users, and free installation for cities, funded by the billion dollar digital out-of-home advertising market. Jolt’s state-of-the-art fast chargers are carefully designed to optimise the charging experience.
BetaCarbon enables retail investors easy access to the Australian carbon market through its blockchain-enabled carbon trading platform. BetaCarbon purchases government-regulated Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and tokenises them into units called the Australian Carbon Token (BCAU). Each BCAU represents 1kg of captured carbon dioxide.
Exited Investments
Kynd is a digital solution for disability and NDIS support. Kynd aims to combat the challenges Australians with disability face by matching participants with the right care solution for their unique needs. In July 2023, a subsidiary of ASX-listed health insurer nib acquired 100% of Kynd, generating a return of 2.0x for Tectonic.
Streem delivers comprehensive and realtime Print, Online, TV, Radio and Social media monitoring and analysis to some of Australia's largest corporate and government organisations. In April 2022, Global communications intelligence company Cision acquired Streem, generating a return of 1.5x for Tectonic.
Triad Life Sciences was established in 2017 and had
developed a patent-pending, FDA approved technology called
InnovaMatrix, which helps serious wounds and burns heal using placental material. In February 2022, London listed Convatec acquired the Company, generating a return of 1.6x for Tectonic over an 8-month period.
