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Matthew Parbhu

Investor

Partner at Shearwater Capital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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250 people in our graph share verified history with Matthew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Auckland-educated lawyer who spent six years in corporate M&A law, most recently at Ashurst, before joining Shearwater's investment team in 2022 and becoming a Partner in 2025.

Experience

  1. Shearwater CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Shearwater CapitalPrincipal2023 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Shearwater CapitalInvestment Associate2022 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  4. NexlBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  5. Capital BriefBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  6. AshurstSenior Associate2021 — 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  7. AshurstAssociate2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
  8. DLA PiperSolicitor2016 — 2018Auckland, New Zealand

Skills & more

  • Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand

From Matthew's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shearwater Capital

Beliz Ozturk
Investment Associate at Shearwater Capital
Charles Gibbon
Founding Partner at Shearwater Capital
Greg Stevens
Financial Controller at Shearwater Capital
Mike Gregg
Founding Partner at Shearwater Capital
Zac Zavos
Managing Partner at Shearwater Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Parbhu?
Auckland-educated lawyer who spent six years in corporate M&A law, most recently at Ashurst, before joining Shearwater's investment team in 2022 and becoming a Partner in 2025.
Where does Matthew Parbhu work?
Matthew Parbhu is Partner at Shearwater Capital.
Where did Matthew Parbhu go to school?
Matthew Parbhu studied at University of Auckland (Bachelor’s Degree, Bcom/LLB(Hons)).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Shearwater Capital5

Zac ZavosManaging Partner at Shearwater CapitalMike GreggFounding Partner at Shearwater CapitalBeliz OzturkInvestment Associate at Shearwater CapitalGreg StevensFinancial Controller at Shearwater CapitalCharles GibbonFounding Partner at Shearwater Capital

Also worked at Nexl3

Zac ZavosManaging Partner at Shearwater CapitalDaniel SzekelyPartner at EVPAllen ZhuPrincipal at EVP

Also worked at Capital Brief1

Zac ZavosManaging Partner at Shearwater Capital

Also worked at Ashurst29

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