Top 50 Gaming Angel Investors in Australia in November 2024
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Gaming startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Gaming companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Gaming Angel Investors in Australia in November 2024
Investor | Gaming Australia investments |
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Cyan Ta'eed | 3 |
Collis Ta'eed | 3 |
Thomas Rice | 2 |
Chadd Ciccarelli | 2 |
Andrew R Banks | 1 |
Nick Humphreys | 1 |
Mark D’Alessandro | 1 |
Matt Berriman | 1 |
Anthony Zaccaria | 1 |
Henry Engelhardt | 1 |
David Shein | 1 |
Darren Patterson | 1 |
Scott Heyes | 1 |
Matt De Boer | 1 |
Zhen Cao | 1 |
Jeff Sagansky | 1 |
Emily Greer | 1 |
Simon Griffiths | 1 |
Karl von Randow | 1 |
Jodie Imam | 1 |
Jordan Elpern-Waxman | 1 |
Geoff Levy AO | 1 |
Howard Fyffe | 1 |
Patty Mills | 1 |
Kate Morris | 1 |
Santiago Roel Santos | 1 |
Darren Harrison | 1 |
Josh Rowe | 1 |
Justus Hammer | 1 |
Anton Bukov | 1 |
Domenic Carosa | 1 |
Ruslan Kogan | 1 |
Adam Milgrom | 1 |
Quinn Quinn | 1 |
Warren Hogarth | 1 |
Jason Lenga | 1 |
Michael Rosenbaum | 1 |
Chris Morris | 1 |
Rob Lederer | 1 |
Paul Greenberg | 1 |
Deborah Liu | 1 |
Matthew Kelly | 1 |
Bevan Clark | 1 |
Dominic Pym | 1 |
Laurence Escalante | 1 |
Michael Doubinski | 1 |
Marat Kichikov | 1 |
Marissa Mayer | 1 |
Mike Wallas | 1 |
Mark Aubrey | 1 |
Cyan Ta'eed was born in Sydney, Australia. She worked as a graphic designer before co-founding Envato in 2006 with her husband, Collis Ta'eed, and his best friend, Jun Rung. She now serves on Envato's Board of Directors. Cyan Ta'eed is also the co-creator of New Day Box, a charity focusing on women in crisis.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Consumer, CleanTech
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Refilled — Refilled is an eco-friendly company that offers smart drink dispenser vending machines to eliminate single-use plastic bottles.
- Trace — trace helps individuals and businesses go carbon neutral - measure (for free), reduce & offset your carbon footprint. Track your impact across our handpicked project portfolio including biodiversity in Australia.
- Bloom Impact Investing — Bloom Impact Investing provides an investment platform to investors wanting to make a difference to the environment. Join us to access clean energy and cleantech investment portfolios that your future self will thank you for.
Collis Ta'eed grew up in Papua New Guinea. He moved to Australia to attend university and later worked as a web designer, selling Flash stock on the side. His experience selling stock inspired him to co-found Envato with his wife, Cyan Ta'eed, and best friend, Jun Rung. Collis has served as Envato's CEO since the company'sfounding in 2006.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Email
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Refilled — Refilled is an eco-friendly company that offers smart drink dispenser vending machines to eliminate single-use plastic bottles.
- YourGrocer — YourGrocer provides online grocery delivery from local independent shops in Melbourne
- Bloom Impact Investing — Bloom Impact Investing provides an investment platform to investors wanting to make a difference to the environment. Join us to access clean energy and cleantech investment portfolios that your future self will thank you for.
Portfolio of the Global Innovation Share Fund at Perpetual (post-IPO).
Angel investor in Australia.
Mentor at Startmate, an Australian startup accelerator.
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Internet of Things
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Alta — Alta is a virtual reality company developing A Township Tale, a social VR multiplayer experience!
- WORK180 — WORK180 is a global jobs network that operates at the forefront of a new workplace revolution. Our function is twofold.As an advocate for working women, we provide job applicants with a transparent directory of endorsed employers who support diversity, inclusion and equality.We share information around pay equity, flexible working, paidparental leave, equal opportunities and a range of other important criteria. Before an employer comes on board, we put them through a pre-screening process and on average, about 80% of companies who apply to work with us, pass our criteria.
- Remote Social — Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences.
Chadd Ciccarelli
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Triggr — Triggr is a SaaS platform helping sales teams predict buyer intent and close more deals.
- Adatree — Adatree helps organisations unleash the potential of Open Banking and the CDR through turnkey Data Recipient and Data Holder solutions.
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
Andrew R Banks
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Investment focus
- Grocery, Medical, Health Care
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Deliciou — Plant-based meat, seasonings, spices and condiments. Free worldwide shipping.
- Osara Health — We empower people and organisations affected by cancer to thrive with our expertise, empathy and technology.
Nick Humphreys is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Linktree.
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Investment focus
- Wellness, Marketing, Craft Beer
- Seed, Series A
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Heaps Normal — Heaps Normal is an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
- Mindset Health — Mindset Health is a digital therapeutics company that helps people manage chronic health issues like irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety with app-based hypnotherapy.
Mark D’Alessandro
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Behaviol — Behaviol is a tech company building a new virtual sporting world on the metaverse, where sports people are virtual characters, powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Matt Berriman is the Chairman of Mental Health Australia.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Financial Services, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Ratio Ventures — Ratio Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.
- Tailwind Acquisition — Tailwind Acquisition is a purpose-built investment company that seeks to partner with a world-class founding and executive team. The company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It also seeks tocapitalize on the multiple decades of combined investment experience of the company’s management team, the board of directors, and Advisors who are both technology entrepreneurs as well as technology-oriented investors with a shared vision of identifying and investing in technology companies.Tailwind Acquisition was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
- TRAVLR — TRAVLR is a revolutionary white label technology provider that consolidates the global travel industry into one seamless platform via its unique ‘Travel as a Service’ model.The company licences its full service travel platform to the world’s leading media companies, enabling their audiences to discover, plan and book curated, once-in-a-life-timetravel experiences.In turn, media companies are able to retain audiences within their ecosystem for longer, optimising for conversion by providing customers a seamless path from content through to real world experience.This unique ‘win-win-win model’ benefits all key stakeholders including consumers, media companies and the travel industry, who have traditionally experienced a fragmented travel booking journey across multiple platforms and providers.TRAVLR was founded in 2017 by Bali Bible founder Simon te Hennepe and has strategically located offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Denpasar. Its partners include Network 10, MTV, Bali Bible and Stuff.co.nz.
Anthony Zaccaria is the Co-Founder of Linktree.
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Investment focus
- Shopping, Wellness, Marketing
- Seed, Series A
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- beehiiv — Access the best tools available in email, helping your newsletter scale and monetize like never before.
- Mindset Health — Mindset Health is a digital therapeutics company that helps people manage chronic health issues like irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety with app-based hypnotherapy.
- Checkmate — Never miss a deal.
Henry Engelhardt
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Investment focus
- Health Care, SaaS, Brewing
- Series A, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- United States, Australia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Proximie — Proximie enables healthcare organizations, surgeons, and medical device companies to improve patient safety, scale training efforts, and accelerate device adoption, all while driving substantial savings in cost and time.
- UZURV — UZURV is the Adaptive Transportation Network Company serving individuals with disabilities, the elderly, and non-emergency medical transportation needs. It's the efficiency and convenience of rideshare coupled with credentialed, drug and alcohol tested drivers for safe, reliable mobility for the transportation disadvantaged. Our AdaptiveTransportation Network Company (TNC) offers door-to-door service, certified drivers, and driver selection options that provide a high level of care and encourage greater understanding and security between riders and drivers. We be the ADA is more than just a law. It's a Promise and in Mobility Independence for All.
- Drop Bear Beer — Award-winning non alcoholic beers brewed in the UK by Drop Bear. Free next working day delivery on all UK orders. Vegan & Gluten Free.
David has been involved in investing in and managing a number of start-up and early stage technology companies, many of which have been successfully exited. David was the founder and Managing Director of Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd. and established Dimension Data Australia (formerly Com Tech Communications) in July 1987 as a SpecialistSupplier of networking and communications products. At the time of sale, Dimension data employed over 1400 people, had revenues of $700mil with no external debt. The company was sold for an enterprise value of over $1bil on 2000. David actively mentors management teams. David recently served as the Chairman of Centric Wealth Advisers Ltd. and was Chairman of Holly Connects, Inc. David was also Executive Chairman and Founding Investor of Macromatix . David is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Montech Holdings Limited. David holds a B.Comm and B. Acc from the University of Witwatersrand.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Construction
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Earlywork — The fastest, fairest pathway to begin a career in tech. Earlywork Academy is APAC's first tech sales bootcamp where you only pay if you land a job.
- Human — Human aims to assist medical professionals and patients to make more statistics selections.
- All G Foods — All G is on a mission to harmonize the perfection of nature with science to deliver ethical and sustainable cultured dairy and plant-based meat alternatives to the world.
Mr Patterson has more than 20 years’ experience working with both start-up and blue-chip technology companies spanning Australia, Europe, US and Asia. As a leading senior executive, his experience includes telecoms, IT, digital media and venture capital. Mr Patterson is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Alchemy Ventures, an ESVCLP venturecapital fund established to invest in teams and ideas which changes lives and industries, whilst having a positive impact on human and environmental wellness.Mr Patterson's international experience has seen him hold senior business development roles with Yahoo, ECI Telecom, Energis Communications / Cable and Wireless PLC and Cisco Systems. He has been an investor in technology ventures Abyss Solutions, Persollo, Republic Capital Management, Firstwave Cloud Technology, Lumific and Datasift where he secured investment from US venture funds.Most recently he was the CEO and Co-Founder of Australia’s only regulated property investment platform, BrickX, and was CEO and executive director of Property Connect Holdings (ASX:PCH).Mr Patterson holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Directors.
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Investment focus
- Sports, 3D Technology, Commercial Real Estate
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Clearmatch — Alternative funding, fixed income marketplace
- Persollo — Analyse any Instagram, TikTok, YouTube account, sell on social media in just 1 click and discover influencers with the audiences you need. AI powered. Designed for mobile. The results are magical.
- LocalAgentFinder — LocalAgentFinder provides homeowners with the ability to compare and connect with the most suitable real estate agents. Their unique service changed the game and set the standard in one. Choice. LocalAgentFinder allows anyone to compare a wide range of local agents to learn how they’re different, without the ring-around or upfront appraisals. MostAustralian agencies have provided them their information, including their fees.The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Victoria, Australia.
Scott Heyes is a CFO at Mendoza Ventures. He Attended Columbia Business School.
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food and Beverage
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Foodini — Discover personalised dining options for over 50 diets and allergens, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience every time you eat out.
Matt De Boer is the Partner and founder of Athletic Ventures. He previously worked at Walsh & Company as a Funds Management Internship. Matt De Boer attended The University of Western Australia.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Sports, Travel
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
- Smartabase — Fusion Sport develops, implements and supports a range of technologies to optimize performance and health. Our industry leading Smartabase Human Performance Platform is currently used by 260+ organizations and thousands of teams around the world as their central data analytics and performance optimization platform. Smartabase enables military,sports, arts, research and performance organizations to more efficiently collect and transform data into actionable information. Through flexible and configurable data analytics workflows data is collected, combined, visualized and securely stored in the platform. Smartabase delivers actionable data in real time where it can be used to inform decision making on health and performance. Founded in January 2003 by sport scientist Dr Markus Deutsch and mathematician Dr Douglas Moore, Fusion Sport are a team of over 100 dedicated, experienced and highly educated sport scientists, data analysts, engineers and businesspeople. We strive to take the latest technologies available, and combine them with our experience and passion to deliver the optimal value to our clients and their organizations.
- Heaps Normal — Heaps Normal is an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
Zhen is a partner at Republic.co, an Angelist spin-off, with 1M users globally, the mission is democratizing private market investing. Republic is one of the most trusted online startup ecosystems in the world, along with AngelList, Product Hunt and CoinList family. Our funding portal and broker-dealer are SEC-registered and members of FINRA. Shewas the partner of JLAB, the crypto fund of JD Capital. It is the only public PE fund in China with a $9B AUM. Her portco included The Graph, Flow, Star Atlas, StepN, Oasis, Thunder, MobileCoin, Ontology, Ankr, etc. Zhen was on the content strategy team in HTC Vive, Where she was working on Skyrim, Doom, Star War, Star Trek, Ready Player One, Fallout, etc.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Gaming, Apps
- Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- STEPN — STEPN ioffers a blockchain-based fitness app. It works by letting users buy NFTs that last for a certain amount of time.
- Ancient8 — Ancient8 is building an ETH gaming Layer 2 with OP Stack. Ancient8 offers a suite of Web3 gaming infrastructure tools that serve as the distribution and marketing channel for games globally.
- Karmaverse — Karmaverse is a GameFi multiverse with various metaverses, such as the Old West, cyberpunk, fantasy world, zombie world, etc.
Jeff Sagansky - Chief Executive Officer and President @ Double Eagle Acquisition
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Investment focus
- Software, Big Data, Advertising
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Picklebet — Puntaa is a social daily fantasy sports (DFS) app.
- Oddin.gg — Oddin.gg - Esports live odds provider with industry-leading uptime and multiple live markets. B2B Esports data API. Boost volume and profit. Try our demo.
- SiBS — Social Bartering System is a platform for community connection and the trade of goods and services. Social Bartering System was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in New York, United States.
Emily Greer
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Mobile
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Lumi Interactive — Embark on a daily journey of self-care in Kinder World. Explore our garden of compassion, houseplants, and world-changing kindness. Available for free on iOS & Android.
Simon Griffiths is the co-founder and CEO of Who Gives a Crap.
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Investment focus
- AgTech, Funerals, Marketing
- Series A, Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Bardee — Transforming food waste into insect protein and fertiliser
- Heaps Normal — Heaps Normal is an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
- Bare — Bare provides a quality cremation service and a dedicated care team that helps you each step of the way. Arrange online or via phone. Call us on 1800 071 176
Karl von Randow - Co-Founder @ Letterboxd
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Investment focus
- Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices
- Seed
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Melodics — Melodics is an app that adapts to your abilities and musical tastes to help you get better at playing keyboards, pad controllers, and drums
Jodie Imam is Co-Founder and COO at Tractor Ventures and has helped many businesses in their growth.
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Investment focus
- B2C, Recipes, Mobile Apps
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jordan Elpern-Waxman is the founder of Olive Branch Ventures, where he invests in and advises early stage technology startups, typically before they have raised any institutional financing, including ClassPass, ConvertMedia (acquired by Taboola), Fitocracy (acquired, stealth), OneSpot, WiredScore, and CTY. Jordan is an advisor for WiredScore,the owner and operator of the international Wired Certification standard for rating the internet connectivity of commercial office buildings, as well as a mentor for MetaProp NYC, the first real estate technology accelerator, and URBANX, a joint venture between BMW/Mini and HAX to accelerate startups focused on making cities better. He previously helped WiredScore launch the WiredConcierge business to help bring broadband to SMBs in the city. Prior to WiredScore, Jordan was the Founder and CEO of Beer Dreamer, a startup that elevated drinkers' craft beer experience through curated commerce and content. Prior to Beer Dreamer Jordan was a Senior Associate at Genacast Ventures, where he represented the firm in New York City and was responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities across a wide range of information technology sectors. His prior experience in tech companies includes software engineering, business development and partnerships, corporate development. Jordan holds a BA in Computer Science and International Relations from Brown University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the Dean’s List. He is the cofounder and coorganizer of alumni groups in the tech and digital media industries for both of his alma maters, Digital Brown and Penn Digital, respectively.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Behaviol — Behaviol is a tech company building a new virtual sporting world on the metaverse, where sports people are virtual characters, powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Geoff is a founding partner of OIF and an Investment Committee member. He has significant experience in venture capital, investment banking and commercial law. He is currently Chairman of Monash Private Capital and ASX-listed Cromwell Property. Previously he was CEO of Investec Bank Australia, principal of Wentworth Associates, a partner ofFreehills and he has extensive senior board experience.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Payments, Crowdfunding
- Series B, Seed, Series A
- Australia, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- EFTsure — Discover why hundreds of Australian organisations choose eftsure to reduce the risk of payment error, fraud and cybercrime.
- OurCrowd — Access exclusive venture capital angel investment deals in pre-vetted startup companies. Create your free OurCrowd investor account today!
- All G Foods — All G is on a mission to harmonize the perfection of nature with science to deliver ethical and sustainable cultured dairy and plant-based meat alternatives to the world.
Howard Fyffe is a Managing Director at VAST Data. He Attended NYU Stern School of Business.
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Investment focus
- Delivery, Logistics, Hospitality
- Angel
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Drive Yello — Looking for fast & express courier & logistics delivery services? Drive Yello is your last mile delivery partner serving Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Patty Mills
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Investment focus
- Apps, Hospitality, Food and Beverage
- Series A
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.
Kate Morris Founder at Adore Beauty
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Investment focus
- Marketing, Recycling, Craft Beer
- Seed, Series A
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Heaps Normal — Heaps Normal is an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
- Who Gives a Crap — We make super-soft, 100% recycled toilet paper, and we donate 50% of profits to build toilets in the developing world. Good for your bum, Great for the world!
Santiago Roel Santos was a Partner at ParaFi Capital.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Singapore, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- MegaETH — MegaETH is the first blockchain in real time and entirely on-chain, immediate, interactive apps are enabling mankind to reach its greatest potential.
- SkyTrade — SkyTrade is a blockchain-based air rights marketplace that allows users to buy, sell, and lease airspace, enabling them to manage and control access to low-altitude airspace.
- StripChain — Stripchain is an intent-based interoperability standard that enables chain abstraction.
Darren Harrison
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Investment focus
- FinTech, SaaS, Gaming
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Rush Gold — Digital Gold and Silver Money Platform - Buying gold and silver is now simple and accessible. Rush is the easiest way to buy, sell, exchange and offer.
- InsureVite — InsureVite is a Singapore based, Enterprise B2B InsurTech startup on a mission to help insurers transform their customer experience through social messaging apps. Our digital assistant combined with robotic process automation can be embedded into any mobile apps or websites, enabling customers to connect and transact easily, quickly and seamlesslywith their insurers in a single interface (no re-direct or pushed out)
CEO at realAs
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Investment focus
- Education, Marketing, Gaming
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
- REALas — REALas provides Australia's most accurate price predictions on properties listed for sale. This includes auctions and private sales. Nationally, on average we've predicted within 5% of the sale price over the past 12 months.Visit https://REALas.comREALas started with a conversation between friends who were determined to givebuyers more realistic price predictions to guide their bids at auctions or offers at private sales.In 2011, we set out to develop the smartest property price prediction service in Australia. An international search led us to some incredibly talented data scientists, right here in Australia, at RMIT University.Using the latest research in data science, lots of property data, local market knowledge from property experts, and input from buyers - we developed our proprietary algorithm.And so, REALas was born.Fast forward to today, REALas has been rigorously tested across the Australian market. Nationally, on average we’ve predicted within 5% of the sale price over the 12 month period beginning Sep 16 to Aug 17. And we have not stopped there. Our algorithm continues to adapt as the market changes.In 2016, ANZ acquired REALas so we can continue in our pursuit to provide the most accurate predictions in the Australian property market, and supports us in the work we do from afar.REALas will continue to keep it real for property buyers so they don’t waste their time out there.
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
Justus is a seasoned entrepreneur who has been working in the technology space for over a decade. First as a founder of Spreets and later as an investor and advisor to other startups such as Airtasker. His latest venture is Sellable with which he plans to revolutionise the real estate landscape in Australia.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Fashion, FinTech
- Seed, Series A
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Upstreet — 'NextGen Loyalty Solution', 'FinTech', 'Share Trading', 'Marketing Solution', 'B2B', 'B2C', 'DtC', "Share Rewards"
- Brainfish — Brainfish is the world's first AI-powered help center + content platform that instantly answers any customer question.
- Foodini — Discover personalised dining options for over 50 diets and allergens, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience every time you eat out.
I am a philosopher, concept generator, and innovator with a deep fascination for technology, simplicity, and innovation, stemming from my software engineering journey that began in 2002. I have a profound curiosity in diverse domains such as algorithms, space exploration, blockchain technology, virtual and augmented reality, artificialintelligence, emerging energy sources, and new material sciences. My holistic and interdisciplinary approach propels me towards harnessing technology and innovation to conceive and create a future that surpasses the conventional boundaries of imagination
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- STON.fi — STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain. Explore the full range of STON.fi. Swap cryptocurrencies, stake tokens, provide liquidity on the TON blockchain.
- Blockscout — Blockscout is optimized for next-level blockchain exploration. Multi-chain, highly configurable, and open-source, the explorer portal opens up access to all chain data and functionality.
- iSavvy Education — iSavvy Education is a children's educational platform in which learning takes place in a universe based on the computer game Minecraft. To engage youngsters in the educational process, each academic subject or topic is a gaming environment with a plot and quests.
Domenic Carosa is the Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director of Crowd Media. He previously worked at Harris Technology Group Limited as a Co-Founder and Non Executive Director. Domenic Carosa attended Swinburne University of Technology.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Video Games, Developer Tools
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- c8apps — c8apps develops mobile sports games for the fantasy sports and team management genres. c8apps was formed by two passionate sports fans/developers who met while studying Computer Science at university. The c8apps portfolio consists of 3 x Top 10 ranking games and the #1 ranked sports game in Australia. Their titles are TradeChamp, Frantic FC(Soccer), Footy Coach (AFL), and League Coach (NRL).The goal of c8apps is to create a fun and social experience for millions of sports fans around the world.
Ruslan Kogan is a serial entrepreneur, having created and run many successful businesses. He is one of the pioneers of online retail in Australia, and his Internet ventures have expanded to include a global footprint. His companies have operations in Australia, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, with much more international expansion planned. Histremendous success made him Australia's wealthiest self-made person under the age of 30. The technology manufacturer and online retailer he created, Kogan.com, has gone on to become the biggest online retailer in Australia, valued at over $400 million.Ruslan Kogan is a regular guest contributor to TechCrunch, Forbes, Gizmodo, and other outlets.
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Investment focus
- Apps, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.
- Flux — Flux helps you win at money. Save money and win cash prizes. Get exclusive content. Make your credit score healthier. All free.
- FiberSense — FiberSense is providing cities and critical infrastructure operators with game changing real-time detection of objects and events.
Adam is an active impact investor and has built a portfolio of investments across a wide range of industries and asset classes that align profit with purpose.Adam has a proven track record in consumer marketing, ecommerce and innovation. He has deep ties to philanthropy, social enterprise and impact investing.Adam is VP of Giant Leap Fundwhich has been established by IIG as the first Australian VC Fund 100% committed to making early-stage investments with positive impact.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Medical, Hospital
- Seed, Angel
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- YourGrocer — YourGrocer provides online grocery delivery from local independent shops in Melbourne
- More Good Days — More Good Days offers evidence-based pain management programes, education, and health services.
- HEX — Innovation education for the gap year generation. Get ready to lead in an exponential world. Start with HEX. Then choose your future career.
Adrian became a serial entrepreneur who had multiple exits across the USA, Australia and NZ. Adrian is co-founder and lead investor at AngelCube, Melbourne’s first venture accelerator, which provides seed investment and mentoring for technology start-ups and recently won StartupSmart magazine’s “Best Start-up Investor” award. Adrian is alsofounding chairman of Investors' Organisation, whose mission is to grow the pool of investors willing to support Australia’s next generation of entrepreneurs, through collaboration and idea exchange. Adrian has invested in more than 40 Australian and US startups.
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Software, Apps
- Angel, Seed
- Australia, United States, Cambodia
Portfolio highlights
- BookMeBus — Travelling or planning your trip across Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand? Find the best deals on bus, taxi and ferry tickets on BookMeBus.com. Book now!
- PoweredLocal — Wish you could uncover who's walking into your locations? PoweredLocal converts your real world visitors into a digital profile, complete with contact information, and sends this data into your existing marketing and CRM platforms. In real time.
- Freight Exchange Pty Ltd — Multi-Carrier Shipping Software | TMS | FMS | ERP
Warren Hogarth is a venture capitalist at Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2008, Warren completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering, where he developed fuel cell technology. During this time, he was a visiting Fulbright Scholar toPrinceton University and a Guest Scientist at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. Warren has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Finance, Financial Services
- Seed, Series B, Series C
- United States, Australia, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- NayaPay — One wallet for all your everyday payments. Send money, pay bills, chat with friends and shop worldwide with a free Visa debit card.
- Fable Food — Noun - A tasty story with animals as characters, not dishes . Open your eyes to the incredible taste, texture and goodness of Fable.
- Great Question — The only all-in-one customer research platform loved by people who do research and endorsed by researchers. Great Question automates research tasks, making it easy to spend more time speaking to customers.
Jason has overall stewardship of SEEK’s international investments and international corporate strategy including new investment opportunities. Jason also leads the Strategy and Business Development team for SEEK's Australian and New Zealand online employment businesses.Jason has been with SEEK since 1999 in a variety of senior roles andhas been instrumental in developing SEEK's strategic direction as well as establishing and driving key parts of the business, including the development of the Group’s significant international assets.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Blockchain
- Series B, Seed, Funding Round
- Australia, South Africa
Portfolio highlights
- Shippit — Shippit is the multi-carrier shipping software helping you become the store every customer loves. Powering delivery for thousands of Australian sellers, stop dreading fulfilment and knock it out in minutes. Try it free today.
- Behaviol — Behaviol is a tech company building a new virtual sporting world on the metaverse, where sports people are virtual characters, powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
- InDebted — InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good by creating a better way for businesses to support their customers to get back on track.
Michael Rosenbaum - CEO & Founder @ Spacer
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Delivery, Internet
- Funding Round
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Zoom2u — Zoom2u is a Delivery platform that connects you with a community of couriers across Australia. Deliver from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and more.
- YourGrocer — YourGrocer provides online grocery delivery from local independent shops in Melbourne
Chris is a founding member of Computershare Limited (established in 1978) and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1990. Chris’ extensive knowledge of the securities industry and its user requirements from both a national and international perspective, coupled with his passion and long term strategic vision, have been instrumental in developingComputershare into a global company that is unique in its provision of a full range of solutions to meet the needs of listed companies and their stakeholders.Chris became the Computershare Group's Executive Chairman in November 2006 and relinquished his executive responsibilities in September 2010. Chris was last re-elected in 2012, but retains the role of Non-Executive Chairman. Chris now brings his extensive experience guiding Computershare to the board of Smart Parking.
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- Mobile, Software, Apps
- Angel, Series A, Post-IPO Equity
- Australia, United Kingdom
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- Adslot — Pioneering the next generation of media. Advancing how brands, agencies and publishers collaborate. Learn more about Adslot Media and Symphony.
- Aston Club — Aston Club is a mobile app that allows patrons to pay for food and beverage in bars, restaurants and pubs through their mobile phone. Aston Club is a simple, secure, and fast Point-of-sale integrated payment solution that aims to help hospitality venues increase their bar efficiency and table turnover, improve the customer experience, and enhancepayment security.
- Auga Technologies Limited — Auga Technologies is a high-growth technology company building a dominant global position in the facilitation of real-time audience engagement and insight.
Rob Lederer - Owner & CEO @ RTL Group Investments
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- Software, Marketing, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States
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- Earnd — Join Wagestream's financial wellbeing revolution. See how tools like earned wage access help improve employee experience and staff performance.
- FrontYa — FrontYa increases your home purchasing power by doubling your savings for deposit and stamp duty so you can buy or upsize sooner. No debt, repayments or ongoing fees.
- All G Foods — All G is on a mission to harmonize the perfection of nature with science to deliver ethical and sustainable cultured dairy and plant-based meat alternatives to the world.
Paul Greenberg is an individual investor.
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- Retail, Retail Technology
- Seed
- Australia
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- ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Flagship — Flagship provides retailers with a centralized Visual Merchandising platform that enables the creation, execution and review of Visual Merchandising directives.
Deborah Liu is the CEO at Ancestry. She is also a board memebr of Intuit.
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- Software, E-Learning, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Australia
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- ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- teachme.to — Discover the easiest way to learn something new with private lessons tailored for all ages and skills
- Super.com — Through rich rewards and everyday savings, Super helps you access more of what you want at better prices, escape overspending, and level up life.
Matthew Kelly
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- Delivery, Logistics, Hospitality
- Angel
- Australia
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- Drive Yello — Looking for fast & express courier & logistics delivery services? Drive Yello is your last mile delivery partner serving Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
Board Member at YourGrocer.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, B2B
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Australia, United States
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- Flippa — Buy & Sell Online Businesses on the Flippa marketplace.
- Influx — Hire 24/7 teams to clear the inbox as you need it. We match your brand voice exactly with all management, training included.
- Chuffed.org — Chuffed is a crowdfunding platform for socially-conscious projects. We support individuals, not-for-profits, social enterprises and community groups to run awesome crowdfunding campaigns, all 100% free.
Dominic Pym is Co-Founder at Pin Payments.
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- Cooking, Hospitality, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia
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- Gathar — Book a dining experience in your own home. Browse menus and book online, and our Culinarians will bring the ingredients, cook, and clean up.
- WhyHive — WhyHive offers AI-driven text analysis tools for researchers to efficiently analyze survey data and open-ended text responses.
- Aussie Angels — A platform for investors to launch & lead syndicated investments into startups. Apply to join syndicates and invest on a deal-by-deal basis.
Laurence Escalante is the Founder and CEO at Virtual Gaming Worlds.
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- Dairy, Retail, Automotive
- Seed, Funding Round
- Australia
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- Bae Juice — 100% Korean pear juice
- CarExpert.com.au — Australia's most reputable and independent motoring experts bring you the latest car reviews, comparisons, news and auto content.
Michael Doubinski - Founder @ HotelsCombined
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- Pet, SaaS, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round
- Australia
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- Mad Paws — Mad Paws is a Sydney-based start up that was created to fill in the ever growing need in the pet boarding market for affordable, and local pet accommodation while still maintaining the care, love, and attention pets received at high-end, expensive, pet boarding services.
- Sherpa — Sherpa is a last mile courier market place. Through SherpaFleet; a delivery and driver management software as a service platform (SaaS) we help businesses manage their fleets and access the inventory from other fleets and including sharing their own.This creates a more efficient and effective last mile solution for businesses overalldisrupting the principle of owning the driver.
- YourGrocer — YourGrocer provides online grocery delivery from local independent shops in Melbourne
Marat is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and early stage investor.
He is the founder of several successful companies, including a consumer finance bank, few e-commerce companies and investment fund.
He serves on the board of his several portfolio companies (Bioloka, Wow Cube, F3 and RelesticaHolding), utilizing his knowledge and expertise in Blockchain industry which he joined to in 2013 as a partner in Bitfury Group.
In both as a fund and as an angel investor, Marat have invested in 30+ fin tech, e-commerce, blockchain technology, educational, healthcare and gaming companies, providing business expertise and financial & advisory support to founders.
Marat has a master's degree in finance & business management and a bachelor's degree in law.
In his free time, Marat likes surfing and skiing!
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Investment focus
- Software, Education, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Latvia
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- Intropia — Find Web3 jobs and other opportunities, capitalize your network, and hire the best talent.
- Starly.io — Launchpad and marketplace for your gamified NFT collections
- EWA Learn — Start learning English, French and Spanish with EWA: conversational vocabulary, interactive exercises, modern examples and fun tasks are waiting for you!
Marissa Mayer is the Co-Founder at Sunshine. He attended Stanford University.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- ReciMe — ReciMe is the ultimate cooking app that helps you save, share, and discover new recipes. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- HiNOTE — HiNOTE: modern messaging for any occasion. Customize & send your best text, card, invite, social post with individuality, high-touch humor & style.
- January AI — January's AI health app analyzes thousands of data points to help you eat smarter and live healthier. Wear a CGM once, and January creates your "digital twin," and personalized health insights via your 24/7 AI health coach.
Mike Wallas - Advisory Board @ Optifire Pty Ltd
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Investment focus
- Video, Water, Biotechnology
- Seed, Funding Round
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- PERKii — PERKii Targeted Release Probiotics are naturally micro-shielded to resist stomach acid up to 10,000x stronger than non micro-shield probiotics. For a targeted release in your gut and a difference you can feel. PERKii Probiotic Drinks are bottled with one billion or more probiotics per serve.
- Clipchamp — Clipchamp is the online video editor that empowers anyone to tell stories worth sharing. Our in-browser platform gives users access to professional video editing tools and features from simple cropping and resizing to special effects like transitions, motion titles, and even Green Screen. Also on offer – an 800 thousand asset strong stock libraryand hundreds of editable video templates.
Mark Aubrey is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Catheon Gaming. He previously worked at Aristocrat Technologies Asia Pacific as a Director, Sales and Business Development Asia Pacific. Mark Aubrey attended the University of Newcastle.
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- Computer, Online Games
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
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- Nucanon — Narrative design software for game developers
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