# Bex Gidall

> Bex Gidall is a seed investor at Icehouse Ventures (Auckland) backing Sensor and Analytics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures)
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bexgidall/

Bex Gidall is a Principal at Icehouse Ventures. She has done her Bachelor of Science - BSc, Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) from University of Amsterdam.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Geospatial | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hyades | Hyades is an AI-powered hyperspectral intelligence platform that offers soil and land insights. | $634K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| DataMasque | Simply mask your sensitive data while maintaining its function for testing, development, training and analytics. DataMasque makes it safe to explore, implement and harness the opportunities that data provides, free from privacy concerns or compromise. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| DataMasque | Simply mask your sensitive data while maintaining its function for testing, development, training and analytics. DataMasque makes it safe to explore, implement and harness the opportunities that data provides, free from privacy concerns or compromise. | $4M | Series A | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Scentian Bio | Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution. | $7M | Seed | Apr 08, 2026 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OIF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/our-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cultivate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cultivate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Icehouse Ventures

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

Icehouse Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in start-up and early stage companies.

5 contacts available at Icehouse Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jack McQuire | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-mcquire |
| Barnaby Marshall | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barnaby-marshall |
| Bex Gidall | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bex-gidall |
| Brooke Roberts | Founder Representative on the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooke-roberts |
| Peter Thomson | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-thomson-3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Bex Gidall invest in?

Bex Gidall invests primarily in Sensor, Analytics and Geospatial startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bex Gidall last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bex Gidall closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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