# Top 20 Beauty Startup Investors in Oceania in June 2026 ## Adam Schwab - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series C - Focus: Software, Wellness, Art Adam Schwab, 36, studied Law/Commerce at Monash University before becoming a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers & acquisitions at Freehills (now HerbertSmithFreehills). At 25, Adam co-founded corporate accommodation and services group, Living Corporate Apartments. In 2010, Adam co-founded what would soon become the Lux Group. In2011, Adam co-founded of MyTable, which eventually formed part of Menulog (which was sold to JustEat in 2015). Adam is currently an investor and non-executive director of online art marketplace, BlueThumb.com.au.In 2015, Adam was named the Australian Young Executive of the Year by CEO Magazine, and Adam has been a director of the Myeloma Foundation of Australia since 2010. ## Archangel Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Archangel is an early stage venture capital fund based in Australia. We work with great founders and investors to build game changing companies together. ## Gabby Leibovich - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Internet Gabby Leibovich is the co-founder and managing director at Catch.com.au. ## Jeremy Same - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Art, Beauty, Internet Jeremy Same co-founded AussieCommerce in 2010. Jeremy Same began his career as a credit trader at ANZ Investment Bank in 2002, then departed in late 2003. He co-founded Living Corporate Apartments and serves as its Director. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of BigThanks.com.au and Sames.com.au. He was Founder and Managing Director ofMyTable, an online takeaway ordering platform, before exiting the business in 2012 in a sale to EatNow, to create Australia’s fastest growing food ordering website. He is also a dedicated amateur guitarist - much to the delight of his neighbours. He serves as Executive Director of AussieCommerce. ## Hezi Leibovich - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Apps, FinTech Serial entrepreneur and investor Founded some of Australia’s most successful B2C companies. Over $500m in exits in the last 5 years. ## Point King Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Wellness, Beauty, Pet Point King Capital offers long term growth equity to founders and entrepreneurs of global consumer and financial services companies. PKC has an extensive operating experience in the consumer and financial services sectors, as well as access to a global network of operating experts and business leaders. They invest in a ‘deal by deal basis’,allowing greater flexibility to structure a transaction that aligns with the objectives of founders. ## TEN13 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services TEN13 is Australia's leading Venture Capital Syndicate. ## Macquarie Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Macquarie Capital combines specialist expertise, innovative advice and flexible capital solutions to help our clients and partners make opportunity reality. ## EverYi Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Beauty, E-Commerce EverYi Capital is a consumer-focused private equity firm. ## Blackbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions. ## Punakaiki Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Punakaiki Fund Limited makes long-term investments into high-growth, revenue-generating New Zealand companies. The company holds 20 investments, $32.3 million in assets, and is raising money in December 2017 for further investment. ## Icehouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand. ## Alita Sales - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Corporate Round - Focus: Beauty, Manufacturing, Personal Health Alita Sales is a sales and distribution company specializing in selling and distributing health and beauty brands to pharmacies. ## Aura Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Financial Services, Software Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies ## Leigh Oliver - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Beauty, Manufacturing Leigh Oliver (Sydney) joined KKR in 2013 and is focused on investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. He is actively involved in KKR's investments in Bis Industries and Sundrop Farms and currently serves on the board of directors of both companies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Oliver spent six years in the private equity team at TheCarlyle Group in Sydney. Prior to Carlyle, he worked in the investment banking division of J.P.Morgan in Sydney, and prior to that at Ernst & Young. Mr. Oliver is a CFA Charterholder, a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.A. of Commerce from the University of Queensland. ## Bosco Tan - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments Bosco Tan ## Movac - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998. ## OIF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech OIF is a venture capital firm focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses. ## Alice Wells - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Beauty, Manufacturing Alice has extensive experience in private equity and corporate advisory services including business sales, acquisitions, capital raising, and recapitalisations with exposure to Asia, North American, and European corporate finance markets. She has a strong track record in identifying, assessing, and executing a range of transactions across fashion,healthcare, FMCG agriculture, and technology / software sectors. Alice has expertise in business valuation, due diligence, negotiation, deal structuring, and deal execution. ## Melbourne Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Internet Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.