# Top 15 Big Data Angel Investors in Australia in June 2026 ## Jill Preotle - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Big Data, Catering, Hospitality 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. ## Larry Summers - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Big Data, Internet, Hospitality Larry Summers ## Damien Waller - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Credit, FinTech, Finance Damien Waller is a Chairman at Point Hacks. He attended Monash University. ## Anthony Musumeci - Type: Angel - Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Logistics, Media and Entertainment, Art 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 ## Barry Winata - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Wealth Management 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). ## James Goodwin - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Finance, Big Data, Accounting James Goodwin - Board of directors @ Macrovue ## Nikolas Majola - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Gaming, Big Data Nikolas Majola is an entrepreneur, founder and investor. ## Curt Shi - Type: Angel - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: iOS, Apps, News 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. ## Johnny Kahlbetzer - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Farming, Agriculture, Big Data Johnny Kahlbetzer is the COO and CEO of Twynam Agricultural Group. Johnny Kahlbetzer attended the University of New England. ## Matt Perkes - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Big Data, Software Matt Perkes ## Daniel Gavel - Type: Angel - Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, CRM 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. ## William Sahlman - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Mobile Apps, iOS 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. ## Christian Faes - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance 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. ## Hugo de Jong - Type: Angel - Location: Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Big Data, Software Hugo de Jong is a Partner at Beames Capital. ## Abraham Robertson - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Big Data, Software Abraham Robertson is a Director and co-founder at STROPRO. He attended University of Technology Sydney.