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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 2 SOURCES

Prisma Investment

Sydney family office business investing in start-ups via venture partner funds and follow-ons, in credit funds, and co-managing the Transfield Holdings portfolio.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS
Sydney, Australia
FOUNDED
2012

Investment approach

SECTORS
Software & SaaSBiotech & Life SciencesHealthTechDeep TechClimate & Energy
STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Venture capitalPrivate creditDirect investments

Overview

Prisma Investment describes itself as a family office business that invests in capital growth and yield companies through venture partner funds and credit funds. It invests in start-ups via funds such as Blackbird, OneVentures, Antler, Urban.us and Tenacious Ventures, makes follow-on investments in their companies, and holds income-yielding credit funds. It also co-manages the Transfield Holdings investment portfolio with Angophora Capital and invests in online collaboration tools, donating half of those dividends to the newDemocracy Foundation.

Investment thesis

Venture partner funds do the first round of filtering; Prisma may concentrate follow-on investment in companies that thrive under those managers, and leads only in exceptional cases in early-stage companies targeting public sector disruption or public discussion.

Holdings & investments (8)

People

  • Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM
    Principal · source
  • Chris Bland
    Advisor · source
  • Iain Walker
    Advisor · source
  • Chrisoula Pitharoulis
    Finance Professional · source

Frequently asked questions

Prisma Investment is a single family office based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2012.

Prisma Investment invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital, private credit and direct investments.

Prisma Investment invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Software & SaaS, Biotech & Life Sciences, HealthTech, Deep Tech and Climate & Energy.

Key people at Prisma Investment include Luca Belgiorno-Nettis AM (Principal), Chris Bland (Advisor), Iain Walker (Advisor) and Chrisoula Pitharoulis (Finance Professional).

Prisma Investment's holdings and investments include eBev, Canva, Drawboard, Clinical Genomics, Baraja, Inventia Life Science, Vaxxas and RecycleSmart.