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Thorney Investments

Thorney Investments

Melbourne, Victoriathorney.com.au

Overview

Thorney Investments is one of Australia's most successful private investment groups . Thorney was founded by Alex Waislitz and invests in a variety of listed and unlisted opportunities in Australia and the United States . As a private investing vehicle / family office, Thorney Investments has a lot of flexibility in its investment strategies . A large part of this strategy has involved investments in small (typically sub A$200 million market cap), high-growth businesses listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) . Since 2013, Thorney also has separate funds open to other investments including Thorney Opportunities (listed on the ASX) and Thorney Technologies .

Year Founded

1991

Portfolio Companies

23

Investments

Thorney Investments investments
CompanyDateStageLead
pay.com.auNov 2025VC RoundCo-investor
RewardPayNov 2025VC RoundCo-investor
Visionary MachinesJul 2025VC RoundCo-investor
SplititSep 2023Convertible DebtCo-investor
AwaycoAug 2023Series BLead

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria
Year Founded1991

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