About
Tanisha Banaszczyk is Chief Financial Officer at Lynnfield with 15 years of experience in growth-stage companies and investment funds. She previously held leadership roles including COO at Strong Compute (YC W22), head of the Strategic Impact Fund at Minderoo Foundation, and Principal at AC Ventures in Southeast Asia, where she supported portfolio companies including Xendit and Carsome. Her background includes investment banking at Macquarie Capital and advisory roles at EY and PwC, along with an Executive Master in Finance from INSEAD and Chartered Accountant credentials.
Experience
- LynnfieldChief Financial Officercurrent2026 β present
- Karri AdvisorsFractional CFOcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Operators GuildMembercurrent2025 β present
- Loyal VCAdvisorcurrent2021 β present
- Folklore VenturesInvestment Advisorcurrent2022 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Folklore VenturesPrincipal2021 β 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Career BreakTravel2025 β 2026United States
- SemiAnalysisDirector of Finance And Operations2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Strong ComputeChief Operating Officer2022 β 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- RISE InternetInterim CFO2021Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
- Minderoo FoundationLead, Strategic Investment Fund2020 β 2021Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- AC VENTURESPrincipal2018 β 2020Jakarta, Indonesia
- AC VENTURESInvestment Associate2017 β 2018Jakarta, Indonesia
- GoWorkChief of Staff2018Jakarta, Indonesia
- Career BreakTravel2016Europe
- Macquarie GroupInvestment Banking Analyst2015 β 2016Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- EYTransaction Advisory Analyst2014 β 2015Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- The University of Western AustraliaEconomics Research Assistant2013 β 2014Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Institute of Economic Affairs - LondonResearch Scholar2014London Area, United Kingdom
- PwCBusiness and Controls Assurance Trainee2011 β 2014Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Education
- INSEADAchievement Scholar | Executive Master in Finance (EMFin) | CFA Institute Partner, Finance2020 β 2022
- The University of Western AustraliaValedictorian | Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Economics2009 β 2013
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandGraduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting (GradDipCA)2014 β 2016
- Curtin UniversityPat Addison Award Recipient | Curtin Accounting Experience, Accounting2008
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsStrategy1Leadership8Management1Relationship BuildingMentoring5Public Speaking9Investments5Entrepreneurship10Business Process Improvement24Venture CapitalPortfolio Management
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Due DiligenceStart-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisValuationAsset ManagementInvestment ManagementEmerging MarketsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Investment BankingFinancial Modeling- Special Mention β Techstars Startup Weekend
- Impact Investing Fellowship β AVPN
- Designer Track | UI/UX & Frontend Fundamentals β Bloc
- Strategy Sprint β Section
- Venture Deals β Techstars
- 2nd Place Winner β Techstars Startup Weekend
- Startup School β Y Combinator
- Design 101 β Designlab
- Introduction to Insolvency Program β ARITA - Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
From Tanisha's professional profile.
Colleagues at Folklore Ventures
Albert Bielinko
Venture Partner at Titanium Ventures
Aliah McDonnell
Investor Relations at Folklore Ventures
Alister Coleman
Partner at Folklore Ventures
Andrew Larsen
Partner at Folklore Ventures
Brett Cairns
Board at Folklore Ventures
Chris Comino
Head of Investor Relations at Folklore Ventures
Clare Power
CFO at Folklore Ventures
Dan Fleming
Investment Advisor at Folklore Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tanisha Banaszczyk work?
- Tanisha Banaszczyk is Investment Advisor at Folklore Ventures.
Same school
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Also attended The University of Western Australia64
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Also attended Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand64
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Also attended Curtin University38
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Shared employers
Also worked at GoWork1
Also worked at EY1,145
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