Grant McCarthy

Managing Partner

Co-founder, sounding board, visionary. Grant leverages a background in digital media and 20+ years of experience investing in seed companies in Asia & Australia and advising early-stage founders on their most critical challenges. He encourages big picture thinking, and guides companies to see strategic opportunities, build product-market fit, and prepare for institutional capital raising. Formerly Yahoo.

Companies Grant McCarthy works with

Shippit

Does the work so thousands of businesses trust every delivery they make

Initial Partnership

Seed

Current Milestone

Series B+

Location

Sydney, Australia

Investment Manager

Grant McCarthy

FrankieOne

Does the work to secure against the complexities of modern fraud

Initial Partnership

Early Seed

Current Milestone

Series A+

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Investment Manager

Grant McCarthy

Lifelenz

Does the work to roster the world's largest Quick Service Restaurants

Initial Partnership

Series A

Current Milestone

Series B

Location

Washington, USA

Investment Manager

Grant McCarthy

Predict HQ

Does the work to predict how real-world events impact revenue

Initial Partnership

Seed

Current Milestone

Series B

Location

San Francisco, USA

Investment Manager

Grant McCarthy

Renewtrak

Does the work to increase retention and grow renewal revenue

Initial Partnership

Seed

Current Milestone

Late Seed

Location

Sydney, Australia

Investment Manager

Grant McCarthy

TMRW

Does the work to help everyone live better and longer

Initial Partnership

Seed

Current Milestone

Seed

Location

Sydney, Australia

Investment Manager

Georgie Turner

Articles and writing

AI at work: Evolution from System of Record to System of Work

The System of Work is here: AI-powered software that actively does the work for you. Discover how these intelligent systems are moving beyond simple data storage (the era of Systems of Record) to generate deliverables, automate complex tasks, and transform how industries operate by directly creating outcomes.

May 2025

Riding the waves of entrepreneurship with Guy Kawasaki and Grant McCarthy

OG technology evangelist Guy Kawasaki joined Tidal Managing Partner and Co-Founder Grant McCarthy to discuss the characteristics of remarkable founders and how to navigate the long and exciting journey of being an entrepreneur.

Apr 2024

Tidal Ventures’ Grant McCarthy on navigating the Generative AI revolution

At Tidal, we use an ‘AI stack’ framework to structure our conversations. I’ll explain how we use it to frame our discussions around AI’s far-reaching investment implications, breaking down the layers that define this exciting technology field,

Nov 2023

Meet the Tidal Team: Grant McCarthy

How does Grant unearth startups with game-changing technology? Our Q&A shares the founder conversations that lead to Tidal investment and a surprise area of interest!

Oct 2022

Market Conditions: June 2022

Use your microscope and your telescope simultaneously in times of market uncertainty! In this blog, I share insights from both Australian and US markets, and how founders can best prepare for the upcoming period.

Jun 2022

Honing in on the right market

Antony Martin is a co-founder of Hone. Find out how he and his team have made the transition from technologists to company builders, and have leaned on Tidal to narrow the business' focus and set it up for success.

Mar 2022

Full speed ahead at Drive Yello

Drive Yello, founded by Steve Fanale, keeps supply chains flowing by connecting retailers, delivery drivers, and customers. Find out how he thinks about problem solving, growth, and finding both capital and connections.

Nov 2021

Investment Notes

Investment Notes: Renewtrak

We are thrilled to have led Renewtrak's Seed round. Renewtrack facilitates and automates renewals of technology contracts between vendor, channel partner, and end customers, using intelligent automation to help vendors quote and convert more renewal revenue opportunities.

Oct 2021

Investment Notes

FrankieOne: Seed to Series A

Why we led FrankieOne's Early Seed round back in 2019, and why we continued to invest through the rest of the Seed Phase and now into the Series A.

Oct 2021

Living an optimised life at PredictHQ

Events impact demand. Armed with this realisation, Campbell Brown founded PredictHQ to help businesses improve their forecasting. Find out how he thinks about leadership, product, and surrounding himself with the right people.

Sep 2021

Investment Notes

Shippit: Seed to Series B

Why we led Shippit's Seed round back in 2017, and why we've continued to invest through to Series B.

Dec 2020