# James Edwards

> James Edwards is a seed investor at BetterLabs Ventures backing Travel and Fashion. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BetterLabs Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betterlabs-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-edwards-a7b81a56

James Edwards is a seed investor at BetterLabs Ventures focused on Travel and Fashion. James Edwards is the CEO at BetterLabs. James attended The University of Western Australia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Tourism | 1 | 33% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 33% |
| Insurance | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| upcover | upcover is an AI-native Commercial Insurance Broker / MGA and a CB Insights Top 50 Global Insurtech, HQed in Australia.We have assisted thousands of Small, Mid-market and Technology Businesses with world class coverage and risk management solutions via our team of product specialists, our risk advisors, and upcover's extensive network80+ local and global underwriting partners. | $11M | Series A | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| upcover | upcover is an AI-native Commercial Insurance Broker / MGA and a CB Insights Top 50 Global Insurtech, HQed in Australia.We have assisted thousands of Small, Mid-market and Technology Businesses with world class coverage and risk management solutions via our team of product specialists, our risk advisors, and upcover's extensive network80+ local and global underwriting partners. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| The Volte | Designer rental platform connecting borrowers to a network of individual and corporate lenders and designers. |  | Seed | Apr 09, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler Elevate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-elevate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gandel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gandel-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MoreThan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morethan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RealVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/realvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BetterLabs Ventures

VC Fund · Australia, Philippines

BetterLabs are seeking investment opportunities that use technology to solve specific customer problems. BetterLabs are looking for investments that have a B2C or B2B2C focus. We also see tech as an enabler rather than an end or solution in itself.

3 contacts available at BetterLabs Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Edwards | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-edwards-940f |
| KC Holiday | Innovation Strategist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kc-holiday |
| Sherman Lo | Product Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sherman-lo |

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## FAQ

### What does James Edwards invest in?

James Edwards invests primarily in Travel, Fashion and Tourism startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Edwards last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Edwards closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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