# Top 50 Gaming Angel Investors in Australia in June 2026

## Cyan Ta'eed
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Consumer, CleanTech

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.

## Collis Ta'eed
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Email

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.

## Thomas Rice
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Apps, Developer Platform

Portfolio of the Global Innovation Share Fund at Perpetual (post-IPO).
Angel investor in Australia.
Mentor at Startmate, an Australian startup accelerator.

## Scott Heyes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Restaurants, Food and Beverage

Scott Heyes is a CFO at Mendoza Ventures. He Attended Columbia Business School.

## Chadd Ciccarelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Food and Beverage, Information Technology

Chadd Ciccarelli

## Mike Wallas
- Type: Angel
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Water, Biotechnology

Mike Wallas - Advisory Board @ Optifire Pty Ltd

## Justus Hammer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, FinTech

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.

## Craig Davis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wireless, Internet of Things

Craig is CEO and co-founder of the GRIFFIN Accelerator. Craig is an entrepreneur and scientist. He has a PhD in physics and is currently a visiting fellow at the Research School of Physics and Engineering at the Australian National University. He held executive positions in the Australian Department of Defence for 7 years. In 2003 Craig co-foundedTakeABreak, an online accommodation business that was sold to Fairfax in 2011. He led the integration with Fairfax’s competing business Stayz and the group was later on-sold for $210M. He has been involved in startups as co-founder, CEO, director, investor or mentor for over 20 years. Craig has an ongoing interest in the commercialisation of Australian research and innovations. He is passionate about enabling entrepreneurs to succeed and make a difference.

## Nick McNaughton
- Type: Angel
- Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wireless, Internet of Things

Nick has a long track record of helping to build and grow software and web companies, and has been a successful angel investor, business mentor, and through Blue Cove Ventures which he established and ran between 2007 and 2012, the CEO of a successful investment fund.Building on 16 years of experience in bringing US software companies into thePacific, Nick turned to personal and professional investment in domestic software companies in 1998, specialising in web / mobile / cloud / SaaS and Enterprise opportunities.

## Karl von Randow
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices

Karl von Randow - Co-Founder @ Letterboxd

## Mark Aubrey
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Computer, Online Games

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.

## David Shein
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

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.

## Santiago Roel Santos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Santiago Roel Santos was a Partner at ParaFi Capital.

## Dominic Pym
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, Internet

Dominic Pym is the Co-Founder and Advisory Board member at Ferocia, Co-Founder at Pin Payments, Co-Founder and Director at Euphemia, Director of FinTech Australia, and Co-Founder of Up. Dominic attended RMIT University, QUT (Queensland University of Technology), and Leeds Beckett University.

## Anton Bukov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Internet

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

## Anthony Zaccaria
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Shopping, Wellness, Marketing

Anthony Zaccaria is the Co-Founder of Linktree.

## Warren Hogarth
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series C
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

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.

## Jason Lenga
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Travel

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.

## Michael Doubinski
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Pet, SaaS, Internet

Michael Doubinski - Founder @ HotelsCombined

## Nick Humphreys
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Wellness, Marketing, Craft Beer

Nick Humphreys is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Linktree.

## Ruslan Kogan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, FinTech

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.

## Adam Milgrom
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: EdTech, Medical, Hospital

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.

## Zhen Cao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Apps

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.

## Marat Kichikov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Apps

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!

## Henry Engelhardt
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Debt Financing
- Focus: Health Care, SaaS, Brewing

Henry Engelhardt

## Michael Rosenbaum
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: E-Commerce, Delivery, Internet

Michael Rosenbaum - CEO & Founder @ Spacer

## Simon Griffiths
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: AgTech, Funerals, Marketing

Simon Griffiths is the co-founder and CEO of Who Gives a Crap.

## Josh Rowe
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Education, Marketing, Gaming

CEO at realAs

## Guy King
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, B2B

Guy King is the Co-Founder of Stateless Systems Pty Ltd. Guy King wrote BugMeNot as a "slapped-together" weekend project in 2003 that went on to become a worldwide hit.
After time working a Realestate.com.au, Guy King founded Stateless Systems in 2007 and launched RetailMeNot, a consumer coupon sites.

## Matt De Boer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Sports, Travel

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.

## Adrian Di Marco
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS

Mr Di Marco founded TechnologyOne in 1987, after extensive software industry experience in the area of large scale fixed time and fixed price software development projects to meet client-specific requirements. Mr Di Marco has more than 30 years' experience in the software industry. He is responsible for all operational aspects of TechnologyOneand its strategic direction.

## Jeff Sagansky
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Big Data, Gambling

Jeff Sagansky - Chief Executive Officer and President @ Double Eagle Acquisition

## Domenic Carosa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Video Games, Developer Tools

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.

## Marissa Mayer
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS

Marissa Mayer is the Co-Founder at Sunshine. He attended Stanford University. She is also a member of the Board of Directors at AT&T.

## Kate Morris
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Marketing, Recycling, Craft Beer

Kate Morris Founder at Adore Beauty

## Chris Morris
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Mobile, Software, Apps

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.

## Quinn Quinn
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Software, Transportation, Apps

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.

## Geoff Levy AO
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Crowdfunding

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.

## Matthew Kelly
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Delivery, Logistics, Hospitality

Matthew Kelly

## Darren Harrison
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, SaaS, Gaming

Darren Harrison

## Matt Berriman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Advertising, Financial Services

Matt Berriman is the Chairman of Mental Health Australia.

## Darren Patterson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Sports, Travel, Banking

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.

## Howard Fyffe
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Delivery, Logistics, Hospitality

Howard Fyffe is a Managing Director at VAST Data. He Attended NYU Stern School of Business.

## Paul Greenberg
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Retail Technology

Paul Greenberg is an individual investor.

## Rob Lederer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Marketing, Marketplace

Rob Lederer - Owner & CEO @ RTL Group Investments

## Laurence Escalante
- Type: Angel
- Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Dairy, Retail, Automotive

Laurence Escalante is the Founder and CEO at Virtual Gaming Worlds.

## Bevan Clark
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, B2B

Board Member at YourGrocer.

## Nick Shelton
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Apps, Hospitality, Food and Beverage

Nick Shelton is a Director & Publisher at Broadsheet Media. He attended Melbourne Business School.

## Andrew R Banks
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Medical, Health Care

Andrew R Banks

## Mark D’Alessandro
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence

Mark D’Alessandro

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