# James Moody

> James Moody is a seed investor in Sydney backing Energy and Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-chin-moody-066970
- Website: https://x.com/jameschinmoody

James Moody is a seed investor in Sydney focused on Energy and Internet. James Chin Moody is based out of Brisbane. James previously worked at Sendle as a Cofounder and CEO. James Chin Moody attended the Australian National University. James Chin Moody has been named as one of the Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers (2005), a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum (2005), AFR Boss Magazine YoungExecutive of the Year (2007,) and Young Australian of the Year in Science and Technology (2001).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Checkmate Savings, Inc. | Checkmate's a browser extension that generates you personalized deals based on who you are at 100k online stores. Your data's everywhere. Put it to work. Tell Checkmate about yourself in 30 seconds and start saving everywhere. | $15M | Series A | May 25, 2023 |  |
| Give InKind | Give InKind is a modern social platform designed to support and connect with loved ones during times of crisis or need. It allows users to seamlessly coordinate care, learn specific ways to help and find thoughtful and useful gifts and services for them or those they care about. | $3.3M |  | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| Amber Electric | Amber Electric is an energy retailer and technology-driven electricity provider that supplies households with access to real-time wholesale electricity pricing. The company operates by passing through wholesale market prices directly to customers rather than using traditional fixed retail tariffs, allowing electricity costs to fluctuate based onsupply and demand conditions in the energy market. The business provides a digital platform that enables customers to monitor electricity prices in real time and adjust their usage patterns to periods when energy is cheaper and more abundant. It also integrates with home solar systems, batteries, and electric vehicles, allowing users to automate energy consumption, storage, and export decisions to optimize cost outcomes and energy efficiency.Amber develops software tools and automation systems that support dynamic energy management, including smart scheduling features and integration with connected home energy devices. These tools are designed to help customers shift energy-intensive activities and battery charging to periods of lower wholesale prices and higher renewable energy availability. The company also supports distributed energy resources by enabling households with solar panels and batteries to participate more actively in the electricity market. Through this model, excess stored energy can be exported back to the grid during higher price periods, aligning household energy use with grid conditions and renewable generation levels. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 10, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Square Peg Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/square-peg-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [11:11 Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1111media) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Sheep Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-sheep-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does James Moody invest in?

James Moody invests primarily in Energy, Internet and Shopping startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did James Moody last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Moody closed in May 2023. 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?

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