# Ben Grabiner

> Ben Grabiner is a seed investor at Side Stage Ventures (London) backing Software and 3D Technology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Side Stage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/side-stage-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bengrabiner
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bengrabiner
- Website: http://www.sidestage.vc

Ben Grabiner is a seed investor at Side Stage Ventures in London focused on Software and 3D Technology. Ben Grabiner - General Partner @ Side Stage Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| 3D Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fabra | Fabra is a 3D product design platform that gives real-time experience to create their own products. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Nov 10, 2025 |  |
| Arca Climate Technologies, Inc. | Carbin Minerals unlock the enormous carbon dioxide removal potential of mine waste. | $8M | Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |
| TrueState | TrueState’s mission is to enable the enterprise adoption of AI. We do this by providing affordable, easy-to-use tools that help organisations use their data and expertise to build great AI capabilities. | $999.2K | Pre-Seed | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Leonardo.Ai | Leonardo AI is a generative AI platform for content creation, offering features like the Alchemy Refiner and an image generator app. | $30.8M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Outstaffer | Outstaffer is a global employment and #WorkFromAnywhere technology company.We make it simple and easy for companies to find, hire, pay and equip remote employees from around the world compliantly. Using our Global Employer of Record (EOR) services and #WorkFromAnywhere technology, we enable people and companies to work remotely together safelyand securely.OUR VISION To enable every person on the planet to #WorkFromAnywhere and every business to #HireFromEverywhereOUR MISSION We enable business to overcome the limits of their local talent pool. We do this by building platforms that make it simple and easy to find, hire, pay and equip #TalentFromAnywhere compliantly. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |
| Chronicle | Chronicle is a modern format of presentation. deliver impressive, interactive stories. | $7.5M | Seed | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| Condense | Condense transforms stream real-world 3D events live into any video game built on Unity or Unreal. The company's real-world events, such as music concerts, are captured in 3D using a portable multi-camera system. The event is then streamed via its cloud platform, and plugins are provided for businesses to integrate the 3D video into their ownapplications. It connects music artists, sports stars and creatives can perform and play live in the metaverse, to the largest stadium audience imaginable. | $4.5M | Seed | Jul 27, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1in100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1in100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alua Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alua-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Side Stage Ventures

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Early stage venture firm investing in Australia´s best pre-seed and seed stage Founders

4 contacts available at Side Stage Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Grabiner | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-grabiner |
| Emily Casey | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-casey-07bd |
| Harrison Wright | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrison-wright-3a8d |
| Markus Kahlbetzer | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-kahlbetzer |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Grabiner invest in?

Ben Grabiner invests primarily in Software, 3D Technology and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Grabiner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Grabiner closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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