Top 50 Gaming Angel Investors in Oceania in January 2026
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Gaming startups based in Oceania. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Gaming companies from Oceania. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Gaming Angel Investors in Oceania in January 2026
| Investor | Gaming Oceania investments |
|---|---|
| Cyan Ta'eed | 3 |
| Collis Ta'eed | 3 |
| Scott Heyes | 2 |
| Mike Wallas | 2 |
| Justus Hammer | 2 |
| Chadd Ciccarelli | 2 |
| Thomas Rice | 2 |
| William Zeqiri | 2 |
| Deborah Liu | 1 |
| Craig Davis | 1 |
| Kate Morris | 1 |
| Rob Lederer | 1 |
| Ruslan Kogan | 1 |
| Quinn Quinn | 1 |
| Andrew R Banks | 1 |
| Zhen Cao | 1 |
| Chris Hadley | 1 |
| Matt De Boer | 1 |
| Josh Rowe | 1 |
| Dominic Pym | 1 |
| Howard Fyffe | 1 |
| Karl von Randow | 1 |
| Laurence Escalante | 1 |
| Anthony Zaccaria | 1 |
| Warren Hogarth | 1 |
| David Shein | 1 |
| Geoff Levy AO | 1 |
| Mark Aubrey | 1 |
| Jodie Imam | 1 |
| Santiago Roel Santos | 1 |
| Marat Kichikov | 1 |
| Peter McKie | 1 |
| Nick McNaughton | 1 |
| Chris Morris | 1 |
| Harald McPike | 1 |
| Anton Bukov | 1 |
| Emily Greer | 1 |
| Henry Engelhardt | 1 |
| Patty Mills | 1 |
| Michael Rosenbaum | 1 |
| Matthew Kelly | 1 |
| Paul Greenberg | 1 |
| Jordan Elpern-Waxman | 1 |
| Jeff Sagansky | 1 |
| Scott Farquhar | 1 |
| Simon Griffiths | 1 |
| Adrian Di Marco | 1 |
| Konstantin Koos | 1 |
| Michael Doubinski | 1 |
| Guy King | 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 operates an online fresh food market for busy people. It offers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood, deli and grocery, organic, and coffee products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Brunswick East, 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.
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 — Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them.
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 — Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use a pre-made video template, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser, download the Windows app, or create on the go with iOS app.
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 — Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them.
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 — Own Triggr.ai today. Secure checkout and guided transfer support. No hidden fees.
- Adatree — Adatree helps organisations unleash the potential of Open Banking and the CDR through turnkey Data Recipient and Data Holder solutions.
- GGWP Academy — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.
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.
William Zeqiri Passionate technology entrepreneur, product creator and angel investor.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Wine And Spirits
- Seed, Funding Round, Equity Crowdfunding
- New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
- ArchiPro — Browse projects, find products, connect with professionals and learn about building, all in one place. Find everything you need to build your dream right here.
- Invivo Wines — Invivo Wines is a premium new zealand winery producing world class wines from both the marlboroughand central otafgo regions.
Deborah Liu is the CEO at Ancestry. She is also a board memebr of Intuit.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Learning, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Sweatpals — Simplify your event logistics with automated waivers, tailored questionnaires, and seamless email collection all in one place.
- teachme.to — Discover the easiest way to learn something new with private lessons tailored for all ages and skills
- Keebler Health — Keebler Health is an AI-first risk adjustment platform for providers and payers that are at risk for Medicare & Medicaid lives.
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.
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Investment focus
- Wireless, Internet of Things
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Binary Beer — Revolutionising the draught beer industry with smart keg technology, real-time tracking, & actionable insights to drive informed decisions.
- Binary Tech — Binary Tech develops an end-to-end operating system for Massive IoT, encompassing device manufacture, firmware, cloud algorithms, and APIs. Our solution facilitates swift deployment for telcos and systems integrators, offering a proof environment for enterprises to conduct POCs. Our stack can be white-labelled, and we also apply it through our own sub-brands, enabling us to enhance the technology continually as we expand.
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!
Rob Lederer - Owner & CEO @ RTL Group Investments
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Investment focus
- Software, Marketing, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
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.
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
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.
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 — Ready, STEPN... GO!
- 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,it is created by the team behind two of the top 10 SLG games in the mobile gaming history.
Chris Hadley - Managing Director @ Quadrant Private Equity
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Investment focus
- B2B, SaaS, Fitness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Alyte — Alyte Social Fitness App is a new way to hang out online. Think yoga and pilates, on demand, on your schedule with your mates. Get launch notification.
- Howamigoing — OUR WHY We want people to live their best lives. We believe people grow more when in teams. We believe great teams are built on constructive feedback. At work. At home.OUR HOW We’re using technology + design + psychology to break down crucial communication barriers between people: We want to create a safe-space where people can feelcomfortable asking uncomfortable questions and giving uncomfortable answers.OUR WHAT We’ve developed a beautifully designed, UX-led platform that helps employees and employers manage goal setting, 360-degree feedback, manager check-ins, pulse surveys and personal note keeping all year round.This saves time, money and anxiety while providing a safe, confidential portal for employees to proactively gather year-round advice from their colleagues.
- Sunfed Meats — Sunfed meats are made from pea protein, they cook, feel and taste just like animal meat but are healthier, both for you and the planet. Simply sub with Chicken Free Chicken, Bull Free Beef or Boar Free Bacon (aka Chickenless Chicken, Vegan Chicken, Chicken NOT Chicken, Vegan Bacon, Vegan Beef, No Bull Beef).
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 — Human performance optimization software helps elite sports teams & military organizations with data-driven, performance-enhancing solutions
- 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.
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 — AI and social listening driven marketplace, backed by education to create #SmarterInfluence and drive ROI for brands in esports and gaming.
Dominic Pym is Co-Founder at Pin Payments.
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Investment focus
- Cooking, Hospitality, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
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.
Karl von Randow - Co-Founder @ Letterboxd
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Investment focus
- Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices
- Seed
- New Zealand
Laurence Escalante is the Founder and CEO at Virtual Gaming Worlds.
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Investment focus
- Dairy, Retail, Automotive
- Seed, Funding Round
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
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.
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 — Even better than plant based. Discover umami-rich protein crafted from shiitake mushrooms. Simple ingredients, created for chefs.
- 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.
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.
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.
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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Investment focus
- Computer, Online Games
- Pre-Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Nucanon — Narrative design software for game developers
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 #1 app to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest & more. Its free to use and easy to try.
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
- Arcium — The first parallelized confidential computing network.
- MegaETH — MegaETH is the first blockchain in real time and entirely on-chain, immediate, interactive apps are enabling mankind to reach its greatest potential.
- StripChain — Stripchain is an intent-based interoperability standard that enables chain abstraction.
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
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Intropia — Find Web3 jobs and other opportunities, capitalize your network, and hire the best talent.
- SODA — SODA enables the next generation of consumer crypto and meme coins and allows meme coin developers to leverage Telegram.
- Metatable.ai — Metatable.ai simplifies software development with AI. It removes unnecessary complexity from coding to create high-quality software faster and more efficiently than traditional methods. Metatable.ai lets you direct AI to write functions for your project. After stating your request LLM writes code for your function and checks it with the compilerfor errors. You can adjust code by asking AI or editing it by yourself. Once error-free, the funciton is built, deployed, and ready for production performance, all without worrying about DevOps. Metatable.ai allows you to develop your SQL database by stating the required tables and columns in plain English. AI will then create SQL requests and deploy them to the platform. You can work with your database using the Text-to-SQL feature, creating requests, new tables, or even plotting charts with simple commands. Your project is presented on a Figma-like canvas, where you can manage your functions, database tables, and make data entries to the database. Metatable.ai streamlines development processes, reducing the time and resources required to bring ideas to life.
Peter McKie
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Investment focus
- Wireless, Internet of Things
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Binary Beer — Revolutionising the draught beer industry with smart keg technology, real-time tracking, & actionable insights to drive informed decisions.
- Binary Tech — Binary Tech develops an end-to-end operating system for Massive IoT, encompassing device manufacture, firmware, cloud algorithms, and APIs. Our solution facilitates swift deployment for telcos and systems integrators, offering a proof environment for enterprises to conduct POCs. Our stack can be white-labelled, and we also apply it through our own sub-brands, enabling us to enhance the technology continually as we expand.
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.
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Investment focus
- Wireless, Internet of Things
- Seed
- Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Binary Beer — Revolutionising the draught beer industry with smart keg technology, real-time tracking, & actionable insights to drive informed decisions.
- Binary Tech — Binary Tech develops an end-to-end operating system for Massive IoT, encompassing device manufacture, firmware, cloud algorithms, and APIs. Our solution facilitates swift deployment for telcos and systems integrators, offering a proof environment for enterprises to conduct POCs. Our stack can be white-labelled, and we also apply it through our own sub-brands, enabling us to enhance the technology continually as we expand.
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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Investment focus
- Mobile, Software, Apps
- Angel, Series A, Post-IPO Equity
- Australia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Harald McPike is a successful quantitative trader and global private investor.
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Investment focus
- Software, Analytics, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series D
- United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Imagr — We have built the first vision-only, white-label autonomous checkout solution that retailers can own, operate and scale themselves. Imagr is designed to layer into any supermarket, with no store fit-outs required.The Imagr system is an end-to-end autonomous checkout solution that enables retailers to automate the checkout in their supermarket.The system consists of a mobile Imaging Station - this utilizes our machine learning platform to image products and load them into our system so they are ready to be recognised when put into the trolley. Shopping trolleys fitted with the Halo (home to the lights and cameras that drive our AI platform) recognise items as they go in and out of the trolley without the need for barcodes. A retailers app, retailers can track shopping sessions and manage trolleys. And a shoppers app, for customers to pair with the trolleys, track shopping sessions and checkout. All parts of the Imagr system are designed and built in house by Imagr.
- Starling Bank — Transform the way you manage your money with Starling Bank. Enjoy personal and business banking online and at your fingertips, always. Apply in minutes.
- Health Data Analytics Institute — Transformative healthcare data analytics and predictive tools designed to enhance patient care and optimize resource allocation.
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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- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Australia
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- 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.
- CrossCurve Metelayer — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
- 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.
Emily Greer
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- Gaming, Mobile
- Seed
- Australia
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- 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.
Henry Engelhardt
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- Health Care, SaaS, Brewing
- Series A, Funding Round, Debt Financing
- United States, Australia, United Kingdom
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- 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.
Patty Mills
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- Apps, Hospitality, Food and Beverage
- Series A
- Australia
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- Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.
Michael Rosenbaum - CEO & Founder @ Spacer
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- E-Commerce, Delivery, Internet
- Funding Round
- Australia
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- 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
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.
Paul Greenberg is an individual investor.
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- Retail, Retail Technology
- Seed
- Australia
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- ReciMe — ReciMe is the #1 app to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest & more. Its free to use and easy to try.
- Flagship — Flagship provides retailers with a centralized Visual Merchandising platform that enables the creation, execution and review of Visual Merchandising directives.
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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- Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- Australia
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- 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).
Jeff Sagansky - Chief Executive Officer and President @ Double Eagle Acquisition
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- Software, Big Data, Advertising
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Canada, Germany
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- 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.
Scott Farquhar is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Atlassian, a collaboration software company that helps teams organise, discuss and complete shared work. More than 150,000 large and small organisations, NFPs, and government agencies across the world, including companies like ANZ bank, Spotify, Twilio, Mercy Ships and Visa use Atlassian’scollaboration products to help their teams work better together.In 2015, Scott helped spearhead Pledge 1%, a corporate philanthropy movement dedicated to making the community a key stakeholder in every business. Atlassian, and almost 4,000 companies around the world have joined the movement.Scott was the youngest person ever to be awarded the ‘Australian Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2006 by Ernst & Young alongside Co-Founder and Co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. In 2016 both Scott and Mike Cannon-Brookes were awarded Australian Financial Review's 'Australian Business Person of the Year' and in 2017 Forbes named them on their ‘Global Game Changers’ list.Outside of Atlassian, Scott co-founded a private investment fund, Skip Capital, which focuses on fast-growing technology companies, with a particular interest in the intersection of big data and health. Scott holds a BSc (Business Information Technology) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
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- Software, Apps, Internet of Things
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Australia, Canada, United States
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- Arinex — Arinex is deeply committed to sustainability, embedding responsible practices into every aspect of our work. We believe in growing with purpose, alongside our
- Mr Yum — Create a magical customer experience while growing your sales, data & efficiency.
- 1Password — More than a password manager and leader in Extended Access Management. Secure all sign-ins to every application from any device with 1Password.
Simon Griffiths is the co-founder and CEO of Who Gives a Crap.
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- AgTech, Funerals, Marketing
- Series A, Seed
- Australia
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- 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
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.
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- Software, Apps, Restaurants
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, Finland, United States
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- Restoplus — Checkout our point of sale, website, online ordering, qr code table ordering, and table booking. Contact our experts to learn more.
- Zipline.io — Making compliance management simple for healthcare, aged care and skilled nursing facilities. Contact us today.
- Factory.app — Software for fabricators to create orders, collaborate on work, track jobs and communicate with customers from one location.
Konstantin Koos is a VC/DLT Investor ✦ Strategy Consultant ✦ Best Selling Author ✦ Researcher ✦ Health and Happiness enthusiast ✦ Family Man.
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- Gaming, Software, Blockchain
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Slovenia, New Zealand
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- Authtrail — Authtrail is a fast and simple data integrity platform that stores data and periodically anchors its fingerprints to the block-chain.
- CONICAL — We are a team of game developers that produces Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mobile Apps to provide agencies with the best service in New Zealand.
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
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.
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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.
- YourGrocer — YourGrocer operates an online fresh food market for busy people. It offers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood, deli and grocery, organic, and coffee products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Brunswick East, Australia.
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