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Zac Zavos

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Managing Partner, Shearwater Growth Equity

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Shearwater Growth Equity
Title
Managing Partner
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Zac Zavos is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Shearwater Capital. Shearwater is currently investing from its $100m Fund II, backing fast growth technology companies across Australia and NZ. Prior to founding Shearwater, Zac was the Co-Founder and CEO of Conversant Media, a digital publishing business he started with his brother in 2007. Conversant grew from a hobby website into a scaled digital media company, with its network of sites reaching more than 5 million unique visitors per month, generating 70,000 comments and publishing 900 fan-contributed articles monthly.

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