# Daniel Petre

> Daniel Petre is a seed investor at Airtree Ventures (Sydney) backing SaaS and Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-petre-0490431/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dpetre

Daniel Petre is a seed investor at Airtree Ventures in Sydney focused on SaaS and Software. Daniel Petre is the Founder of StartGiving. He was a Founding Chairman and Board Member at Ninemsn. He attended the University of Sydney.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $799k–$808k |
| Series A | $6.5M–$11M |
| Series B | $5M–$8.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 13% |
| Banking | 1 | 13% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 4 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kismet | We are Kismet. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission. We connect the physical and digital worlds because we believe in a world where healthcare should be accessible. And regardless of your gender, race, religion, abilities or sexual orientation, we champion your right to access the NDIS, aged care and home carefreely and without fear. | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |
| Xylo Bio | Xylo Bio is a drug development company that focuses on next-generation psychedelics. With psychedelic molecules as the starting point, our goal is to develop medicines that are widely available as improved treatments to currently available SSRI medications. | $798.9K | Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Ento | Ento was founded in Australia in 2009 and provides one platform for HR, WFM and engagement. Since then we’ve become the chosen solution for over 3,000 workplaces across retail, hospitality, health, community, and more; rostering more than 30 million shifts for businesses ranging in size from 10 to 2,000+ staff.Our software is part of the nextgeneration of workforce management tools; cloud-based, accessible via a smartphone, tablet or desktop, and integrated with leading ATS, POS and payroll systems to provide a complete solution. | $5M | Series B | Jun 10, 2021 |  |
| Metaoptima | Metaoptima delivers digital healthcare solutions. It was started by a team of Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia researchers with the vision of bringing digital healthcare solutions and mobile technologies together with a team of high-level academic researcher | $6.5M | Series A | Jun 04, 2018 |  |
| Hyper Anna | Hyper Anna is an award winning AI-powered analytics platform and a leading software of choice for major organisations around the world including Microsoft, IAG, Westpac and Singtel. With offices in Australia and Singapore and voted by Gartner, CB Insights, KPMG and Deloitte as a leading global innovator, Hyper Anna enables everyone, regardless ofskills or background, to analyse data and share insights in seconds. Replacing the repetitive task of number crunching and designing presentations, Hyper Anna lets you turn data into better decisions, instantly. | $10.8M | Series A | Aug 21, 2017 |  |
| Expert360 | Expert360 is APAC’s marketplace and management platform powering the freelance economy. The platform enables top freelance consultants, contractors and experts to easily connect with APAC’s largest businesses to perform high quality, project orientated work. Expert360’s platform allows enterprise to respond quickly to the resource demands of thebusiness while streamlining the source-to-pay freelance management life cycle at scale. | $8.8M | Series B | Jul 16, 2017 |  |
| Hyper Anna | Hyper Anna is an award winning AI-powered analytics platform and a leading software of choice for major organisations around the world including Microsoft, IAG, Westpac and Singtel. With offices in Australia and Singapore and voted by Gartner, CB Insights, KPMG and Deloitte as a leading global innovator, Hyper Anna enables everyone, regardless ofskills or background, to analyse data and share insights in seconds. Replacing the repetitive task of number crunching and designing presentations, Hyper Anna lets you turn data into better decisions, instantly. | $875K |  | Oct 16, 2016 |  |
| Ento | Ento was founded in Australia in 2009 and provides one platform for HR, WFM and engagement. Since then we’ve become the chosen solution for over 3,000 workplaces across retail, hospitality, health, community, and more; rostering more than 30 million shifts for businesses ranging in size from 10 to 2,000+ staff.Our software is part of the nextgeneration of workforce management tools; cloud-based, accessible via a smartphone, tablet or desktop, and integrated with leading ATS, POS and payroll systems to provide a complete solution. | $808K | Seed | Jul 14, 2015 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reinventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinventure) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flying Fox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-fox) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Frontier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontier-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Airtree Ventures

VC Fund · Paddington, Australia

Airtree is a venture capital firm backing Aussie and Kiwi founders, building the iconic technology companies of tomorrow. We’re powered by our network, dedicating extraordinary resources to help founders shortcut company-building firsts and accelerate their journey from idea to global household name.As one of the largest and most activeearly-stage investors in Australia and New Zealand, Airtree’s 100+ portfolio features the region’s breakout tech companies, including Canva, Go1, Employment Hero, Pet Circle, Immutable and Linktree.

5 contacts available at Airtree Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Cameron | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-cameron-3 |
| James Dale | Explorer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-dale-c5f0 |
| Alex Brogan | Venture Scout | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-brogan-ff04 |
| Craig Blair | Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-blair |
| Daniel Petre | Founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-petre |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Petre invest in?

Daniel Petre invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Daniel Petre's check size?

Daniel Petre typically joins rounds of $799k–$808k at Seed, $6.5M–$11M at Series A and $5M–$8.8M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Daniel Petre participates in.

### When did Daniel Petre last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Petre closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 8 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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