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Andrey Shirben
Partner @ Follow[the]Seed
Sydney, Australia
Andrey Shirben is a seed investor at Follow[the]Seed in Sydney focused on Apps and SaaS. Time Traveler (trying to crack Teleportation as well). Andrey has been building companies, projects and ventures since he was 19 and hasn't stopped since (some call it serial entrepreneurship, he simply calls it "a way of life"). He has been investing in early stage start-up companies over the past 8 years, helping otherentrepreneurs build great companies. In 2012 he has founded SYD Ventures , which is not your ordinary fund - in fact it's not a fund at all - it's a start-up company that just happens to invests in other startups.Andrey invests in people, rather than ideas. He invests in startups, he can personally get involved in and help build and scale them. He invest relatively small amounts, mainly at very early seed and pre-seed stages, and being long-time entrepreneur himself, he understands the needs and interests of the startup venture and the entrepreneurs leading it.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Andrey Shirben invests in
Stages Andrey Shirben invests in
Countries Andrey Shirben invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $400k–$3M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $461k–$8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 2 (20%)
- SaaS 1 (10%)
- Books 1 (10%)
- Mobile 1 (10%)
- Travel 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (30%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (20%)
- Angel 1 (10%)
- Convertible Note 1 (10%)
Country
- Australia 3 (30%)
- Israel 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Dapps make it simple for web3 applications to integrate and communicate with one another on the blockchain, enabling you to easily attain the highest level of discoverability within and outside of the community. | Pre-Seed / Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| xtingles is the world’s first ASMR NFT marketplace for artists to auction their ASMR Digital Art. We empower our international community of artists to launch their ASMR work as NFTs and collectors to own NFTs that trigger pleasant experiences and memories. Our goal is to help NFT collectors and connoisseurs to discover personalized sensorysoundscapes that can be uniquely theirs. | Pre-Seed / Nov 24, 2021 | ||
| Deep DAO is a data analytics site for decentralized autonomous organizations.DeepDAO presents extensive analytics and information gathering. The main dashboard product enumerates and ranks DAOs using several key metrics such as membership and assets under management (AUM). | $3M / Seed / Jun 04, 2021 | ||
| Jayride.com is a transfer comparison site where travellers can compare thousands of transfer companies and book the best deal for where they need to go, whether it’s an airport, hotel, residential address, tourist attraction, transit point or cruise ship terminal. Founded by transport expert Rod Bishop and e-commerce and geo-spatial specialistRoss Lin in January 2012 as a marketplace for bookable transport, today we focus on connecting travellers to private transfer and shared shuttle companies, and doing that really well: every year we connect hundreds of thousands of travellers to thousands of transfer companies at more than 500 airports and tens of thousands of destinations worldwide.At our core, we’re a data company with a passion for transport, and our founding belief runs through everything we do: access to transport and transport information should be easy, painless and seamless for everyone. Our focus is on directly connecting every traveller to every transfer company and cutting out the confusing middle man. By partnering with new transfer companies daily, we bring unparalleled coverage and supply to the industry. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, we’re a high-growth, well-funded start-up with international reach. As well as being a 'Top 50 Tech Pioneers' listed company, we have multiple awards to our name, including Best Startup Business in Sydney at Seedstars World business pitching contest in 2013 and the Fishburners Quiet Achiever Award 2012, awarded to the company doing the greatest work with the least hype.Jayride.com is a complete ground transport solution for the travel industry. Whether you are a traveller, travel agent, OTA or meta search platform, our data integration capabilities finally give the travel industry the ability to book a full end-to-end travel experience. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 25, 2017 | ||
| Haystack is a B2B SaaS platform, assisting large businesses make a great first impression. In doing so, Haystack's clients are able to automate manual data-entry, and measure sales effectiveness, while also reducing their costs and their environmental footprint. | $500K / Seed / Apr 14, 2017 | ||
| Jayride.com is a transfer comparison site where travellers can compare thousands of transfer companies and book the best deal for where they need to go, whether it’s an airport, hotel, residential address, tourist attraction, transit point or cruise ship terminal. Founded by transport expert Rod Bishop and e-commerce and geo-spatial specialistRoss Lin in January 2012 as a marketplace for bookable transport, today we focus on connecting travellers to private transfer and shared shuttle companies, and doing that really well: every year we connect hundreds of thousands of travellers to thousands of transfer companies at more than 500 airports and tens of thousands of destinations worldwide.At our core, we’re a data company with a passion for transport, and our founding belief runs through everything we do: access to transport and transport information should be easy, painless and seamless for everyone. Our focus is on directly connecting every traveller to every transfer company and cutting out the confusing middle man. By partnering with new transfer companies daily, we bring unparalleled coverage and supply to the industry. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, we’re a high-growth, well-funded start-up with international reach. As well as being a 'Top 50 Tech Pioneers' listed company, we have multiple awards to our name, including Best Startup Business in Sydney at Seedstars World business pitching contest in 2013 and the Fishburners Quiet Achiever Award 2012, awarded to the company doing the greatest work with the least hype.Jayride.com is a complete ground transport solution for the travel industry. Whether you are a traveller, travel agent, OTA or meta search platform, our data integration capabilities finally give the travel industry the ability to book a full end-to-end travel experience. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2017 | ||
| When you need a casual teacher for yourself or a staff member at your school (especially at 7am!) does the idea of finding one often fill you with dread?Class Cover was developed with exactly that reaction and how to alleviate it in mind. Designed by a team that includes long time casual teachers and in consultation with teachers, admin staff,senior management and other casual teachers, Class Cover is set to change the way you feel about finding a cover teacher.We look forward to saving you time, lowering your stress levels and finding you a casual teacher faster and WAY more efficiently. | $460.9K / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 06, 2016 | ||
| Cartesian Co is a New York-based technology startup that creates the world's first desktop electronics printer, the Argentum. | $100K / Convertible Note / Mar 30, 2015 | ||
| Jayride.com is a transfer comparison site where travellers can compare thousands of transfer companies and book the best deal for where they need to go, whether it’s an airport, hotel, residential address, tourist attraction, transit point or cruise ship terminal. Founded by transport expert Rod Bishop and e-commerce and geo-spatial specialistRoss Lin in January 2012 as a marketplace for bookable transport, today we focus on connecting travellers to private transfer and shared shuttle companies, and doing that really well: every year we connect hundreds of thousands of travellers to thousands of transfer companies at more than 500 airports and tens of thousands of destinations worldwide.At our core, we’re a data company with a passion for transport, and our founding belief runs through everything we do: access to transport and transport information should be easy, painless and seamless for everyone. Our focus is on directly connecting every traveller to every transfer company and cutting out the confusing middle man. By partnering with new transfer companies daily, we bring unparalleled coverage and supply to the industry. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, we’re a high-growth, well-funded start-up with international reach. As well as being a 'Top 50 Tech Pioneers' listed company, we have multiple awards to our name, including Best Startup Business in Sydney at Seedstars World business pitching contest in 2013 and the Fishburners Quiet Achiever Award 2012, awarded to the company doing the greatest work with the least hype.Jayride.com is a complete ground transport solution for the travel industry. Whether you are a traveller, travel agent, OTA or meta search platform, our data integration capabilities finally give the travel industry the ability to book a full end-to-end travel experience. | $400K / Seed / Feb 21, 2012 | ||
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Co-Investors
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About Follow[the]Seed
Follow[the]Seed is a post-seed algorithmic venture capital fund, using a unique predictive analytical model known as Raving Fans™ to identify the next $1 Billion+ ventures. Based in Sydney, Australia; San-Francisco, USA; Tel Aviv, Israel & Beijing, China our team has over 3 decades of combined experience building startups ourselves andanother 2 decades of experience investing in over 90 companies.Oh, and we truly love entrepreneurs and innovation.
Follow[the]Seed Contacts
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Founder and Managing Partner
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Partner
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Andrey Shirben
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FAQ
What does Andrey Shirben invest in?
Andrey Shirben invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Books startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Andrey Shirben invest in?
Andrey Shirben typically joins rounds of $400k–$3M at Seed and $461k–$8M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Andrey Shirben's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Andrey Shirben took part in.
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When did Andrey Shirben last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Andrey Shirben closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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