News
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.
Founder and Product Leader, Atlassian
Wendell Keuneman
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder and Product Leader (former) | Atlassian | SmartCompany (4 May 2022), SmartCompany (4 May 2022) |
| Managing Partner (former) | Tidal Ventures | Tidal Ventures (20 May 2026), Startup Daily (31 Oct 2025), Tidal Ventures (31 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (9 Nov 2022), RenewEconomy, LaunchVic, Startup Daily (9 Aug 2022), Australian FinTech, SmartCompany (4 May 2022), SmartCompany (4 May 2022), Tidal Ventures portfolio, Tidal Ventures (25 Nov 2021) |
Coverage
Stories naming Wendell Keuneman. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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