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.
Founder Guides
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.
22 Apr 2024 · 9 min read
Thought Waves
At Tidal Ventures, 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 and exploring their investment opportunities.
23 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
Thought Waves
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.
6 Jun 2022 · 3 min read
Investment Notes
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.
29 Oct 2021 · 4 min read
Investment Notes
Why we led Shippit's Seed round back in 2017, and why we've continued to invest through to Series B.
18 Dec 2020 · 5 min read
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