Top 15 Big Data Angel Investors in Australia in September 2025
A list of 15 angel investors that invest in Big data startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Big data companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Big Data Angel Investors in Australia in September 2025
Investor | Big Data Australia investments |
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Jill Preotle | 2 |
James Goodwin | 1 |
Nikolas Majola | 1 |
Johnny Kahlbetzer | 1 |
Matt Perkes | 1 |
Curt Shi | 1 |
Daniel Gavel | 1 |
William Sahlman | 1 |
Larry Summers | 1 |
Hugo de Jong | 1 |
Christian Faes | 1 |
Barry Winata | 1 |
Abraham Robertson | 1 |
Damien Waller | 1 |
Anthony Musumeci | 1 |
Jill Preotle is a private equity investor who works with entrepreneurs seeking access to capital and growth markets. She serves on the boards of Zipcar, Red Tail Solutions, iTeam, Dancing Deer Baking Company, TaskRabbit and Daily Grommet. She holds a J.D. degree from New York University Law School.
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Catering, Hospitality
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Bridj — BRIDJ's powerful tools streamline the planning, scheduling & operation of bus & fleet transport. Work with BRIDJ to simplify your operations making them more time & cost efficient
- ezCater — EzCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers. Co-founded by Briscoe Rodgers and Stefania Mallett in August 2007, ezCater is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
James Goodwin - Board of directors @ Macrovue
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Investment focus
- Finance, Big Data, Accounting
- Funding Round
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Macrovue — HALO Technologies is dedicated to building world-leading investment technology accessible for all types of investors.
Nikolas Majola is an entrepreneur, founder and investor.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Gaming, Big Data
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, France, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- ZenniHome — ZenniHome is on a mission to produce the highest-quality attainable housing globally that is smart, transforming, scalable, sustainable and built with the speed and precision of robotic automation.
- Moneco — Moneco is a financial application that aims to provide financial products.
- Trendex — Mobile App
Johnny Kahlbetzer is the COO and CEO of Twynam Agricultural Group. Johnny Kahlbetzer attended the University of New England.
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Investment focus
- Farming, Agriculture, Big Data
- Series A, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Australia, Philippines, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Coverfields — Coverfields is an innovative biodegradable mulch film manufacturer for row crops, customizing mulch film biodegradation time to specific crop growth periods.
- EngineRoom.io — engineroom.io provides turnkey HPC services to the Australian market. With a 10+ track record in DeepTech and data intensive applications including: •Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) •Machine Learning (ML) •Data Analytics •Quantum Computing •Image Analytics and GIS
- Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies — Our unique solution to the climate stresses of modern farming using fungal symbiosis.
Matt Perkes
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Big Data, Software
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- LUMOS — LUMOS is a MarTech platform with the mission to empower businesses to connect with customers in the right place at the right time
Curt is an entrepreneurship and skateboarding evangelist & rainmaker with specialty in early stage venture investment and cross-border deals. Currently Curt is nurturing a number of ventures such as Cheduoshao, Boolaw, Qian8ao, Catapult Sports Group (ASX listed), F&B Education, Spring.me, VenturEase, among others, contributing his strengthon building a more healthy entrepreneurship culture in China and Australia.Been passionate on skateboarding for over 20 years, Curt is an experts for action sports life style specializing in reaching the X-Games and trend-setting youth markets. Curt holds a Master’s degree in International Communication from Macquarie University, Sydney, a GD of Translation and Interpreting with University of Western Sydney, as well as a B.S.of International Trade from Jiangsu University, China. He is Founding Partner of Imprint Capital Partners, splitting his time between China and Australia.
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Investment focus
- iOS, Mobile Apps, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Australia, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Vylo — Vylo is thoughts and conversations about news that interests you.
- GigaSpace — Cuan805 adalah platform investasi berupa permainan online yang menawarkan peluang untuk meraih keuntungan finansial terbesar di Indonesia. Dengan berbagai instrumen permainan yang tersedia, Cuan805 menjadi pilihan bagi banyak orang yang ingin mengoptimalkan cuan mereka.
- LUMOS — LUMOS is a MarTech platform with the mission to empower businesses to connect with customers in the right place at the right time
Daniel Gavel is an entrepreneur and investor who has founded a number of businesses including early stage investment firm Black Sheep Capital, leading Queensland property developer Golden State Property, and venture capital firm Full Circle Venture Capital.Dan started out in financial advisory, growing his own practice before exiting the industryin 2013 and establishing Black Sheep Capital to invest in early-stage tech companies and other assets. Today, Black Sheep Capital is one of Australia’s most active angel and seed investors, and has funded a wide range of startups including Airtasker, Sendle and Go1.Dan plays an active role backing and mentoring startups, and contributing to the development of Australia’s innovation eco-system. He brings his commercial acumen and strong corporate networks to his investment activities, and believes strongly in the power of collaboration in helping new ventures grow to their full potential.
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Investment focus
- Software, Machine Learning, CRM
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia
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- Hypometer Technologies — Advanced sports predictions based on in-house machine learning models and over 15 years of research and development
- Modo — Declutter your mind with our app to boost your mental wellbeing and productivity. modo helps you be present in the moment and focus on what matters most.
- Curious Thing AI — Curious Thing is a conversational AI startup for mass information discovery. The technology enables businesses to proactively discover deeper insights from humans. The AI has applications including candidate assessments, customer engagement, stakeholder check-in, and more.
Lead Entrepreneurship Professor and Dean of External Relations, Harvard Business SchoolWilliam Salhman is an advisor to HST Solar where he guides the firm on strategy. He is the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff – Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The d’Arbeloff Chair was established in 1986 to support teachingand research on the entrepreneurial process. His research focuses on the investment and financing decisions made in entrepreneurial ventures at all stages in their development. Sahlman has written numerous articles and two textbooks on topics including entrepreneurial management, venture capital, private equity, deal structuring, incentives, commercializing science, and the role of entrepreneurship in the global economy.In April 2011, the National Venture Capital Association gave Sahlman The American Spirit Award, which was created in 1999 to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding leadership by applying business skills, knowledge, expertise and resources to make a meaningful contribution to society. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business Economics (1982), also from Harvard.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, Mexico, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Zubale — Zubale is the critical infrastructure that enables retailers to win in e-commerce. Through our gig workers marketplace and technical integrations we power our clients entire back end e-commerce operations delivering the best fill-rates, on-times and NPS. In the last year, Zubale has completed over 3 million jobs across 90 cities and 16,800 stores.We operate in Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica and are scaling across Latin America. The Co-Founders Allison Campbell and Sebastian Monroy met during their Harvard MBA and are retail insiders with deep expertise at Walmart and P&G in Latin America, Africa, India and China.
- Truepic — Discover Truepic's enterprise-grade solutions for digital media authenticity and secure virtual inspections. Ensure transparency, reduce fraud, and streamline operations with C2PA-compliant media and tamper-proof virtual inspections. Learn how Truepic empowers businesses across industries to build trust in a digital-first world.
- pop.in — Smiletime, Inc. powers pop.in, an app for spontaneous, ephemeral live connection. On pop.in, civility and inclusivity are the bedrock of dynamic conversations, which are hosted in an environment that allows for discussions to be as multifaceted as the people having them. An unlimited number of people can join pop.ins and use video, audio, text andimages to have nuanced dialogue. A pop.in only lasts as long as people are in them, so by their definition, pop.ins are never empty and never lonely. And with the ability to create "ground rules" that are unique to every pop.in, hosts are empowered to be deliberate in setting a tenor and intention for their conversations from the get-go. Smiletime, Inc. believes technology can and should enable honest dialogue and empathetic connection, and that's what they've created with pop.in.Smiletime, Inc. was founded by Alex Kruglov, Sharon Chang, and Jace Hall in 2014, and is located in Los Angeles, California.
Larry Summers
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Internet, Hospitality
- Series A
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
Hugo de Jong is a Partner at Beames Capital.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Big Data, Software
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- LUMOS — LUMOS is a MarTech platform with the mission to empower businesses to connect with customers in the right place at the right time
Christian Faes was previously co-founder and CEO of LendInvest, which is a technology driven mortgage lender and a leading Fintech company. The company has over £3.5 billion of Funds Under Management, and is one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in the UK.
Now building Faes & Co.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United Kingdom, Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Knoma — Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning. The business is tackling the digital skills gap as the global economy shifts into the fourth industrial revolution. We help people looking to future proof their career or move into new areas of work by reducing the barrier of payment and removing the pain point of sourcingtechnical courses.The business is built upon the firm belief in the importance of lifelong education to drive improvements in our customers’ future prosperity. We believe education should be accessed in a short, but frequent manner; at a lower price point and a focus on gaining technical, digital and data skill-sets. All users can gain access up to £10,000, where the cost of a course can be spread over 12 months with flexible repayments. The product is completely free to all end users with no interest or fees applicable. Knoma works with leading coding and tech schools. We are a fun and driven team, ready to make an impact!
- Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Barry Winata is the Founder and Managing Partner of Steamworks Ventures. With 10+ years of experience across Silicon Valley and Australia, he has been actively involved in all aspects of the business and product lifecycle from technology leadership, engineering, and design, to product management, strategy, growth, and operations. Some of hisnotable gigs include the CSIRO (leading research institute of Australia), BAE Systems, Cochlear, Sensity Systems (acquired by Verizon), and Skylo Technologies (Softbank invested). Barry is highly connected with the startup and investment community across both the US and Australia. On the side, he is also an active angel investor and startup advisor with investments across Australia, the US, and Europe. Barry graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a BEng in Electrical Engineering (Honors) and a BBus in Finance and Economics (Distinction).
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Australia, India
Portfolio highlights
- LUMOS — LUMOS is a MarTech platform with the mission to empower businesses to connect with customers in the right place at the right time
- StoryTiling — Capture the essence of your life experiences and family stories with rich videos, voice and narratives.
- BusinessOnBot — BusinessOnBot is the ultimate solution for D2C brands to acquire new users on WhatsApp & Instagram. Trusted by 500+ brands, we offer seamless integration, omni-channel support, ad integration, and smart automation
Abraham Robertson is a Director and co-founder at STROPRO. He attended University of Technology Sydney.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Big Data, Software
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- LUMOS — LUMOS is a MarTech platform with the mission to empower businesses to connect with customers in the right place at the right time
Damien Waller is a Chairman at Point Hacks. He attended Monash University.
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Investment focus
- Credit, FinTech, Finance
- Funding Round
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Nimble — Nimble provides a fast solution to short-term financial hurdles. A Nimble loan is paid back over weeks, not months or years. Their world-leading profiling technology allows customers to receive an instant decision upon completing an application.You'll know if you've been approved straight away - not hours or days later. Their freshapproach to lending means there's no waiting around for someone to assess your application. No sitting around anxiously wondering whether you're approved or not.You'll have an answer within a minute and cash can be in your bank account within 60 minutes. Nimble re-branded from Cash Doctors in October 2012.
Anthony has an extensive experience in cutting edge research and commercialisation, particularly across the University sector. Over the last 10 years Anthony has worked with a wide range of new innovations predominantly in the science, engineering and information technology fields. Anthony has experience in commercialisation strategy, intellectualproperty, due diligence, marketing and promotion, negotiation, grant and capital raising from his roles at UniQuest Pty Ltd and QUT Bluebox Pty Ltd. Anthony has a scientific background having completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry) – Hons(First Class) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Materials Science / Nanomaterials at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland (UQ). Anthony has also completed a Graduate Certificate (Research Commercialisation at UQ and an Executive Masters of Business Administration at QUT.Anthony currently holds the position of Investment Manager at Uniseed Ventures. In this role Anthony is responsible for- Provision of on-going guidance and direction to investee companies, including the role of Director and / or project manager where appropriate;- Development of financial and commercial strategy, including identification of finance requirements, and investment and divestment strategies for investee companies;- Management of the process of assessment and due diligence on potential ICT and physical sciences investments- Uniseed Investment Committee Member- Management of the relationship between UniSeed and its partner universities including, where necessary, working with partners to identify potential investments for Uniseed- Development and maintenance of Uniseed's relationships with the QLD and NSWGovernment, Australian VC and commercialisation sector
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Investment focus
- Media and Entertainment, Logistics, Mobile
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- GiggedIn — Link Satset138 hadir sebagai solusi cepat dan handal untuk semua kebutuhan deposit Anda, khususnya melalui QRIS.
- Hypometer Technologies — Advanced sports predictions based on in-house machine learning models and over 15 years of research and development
- Grocery Butler — GB is The Website Sharing all recipe and craft and arts
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