# Joel Parkinson

> Joel Parkinson is a seed investor backing Sports, Software and Consulting. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/556/joel-parkinson

Joel Parkinson is a seed investor focused on Sports and Software. Joel Parkinson is the former world surfing champion.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Event Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LiveHeats | LiveHeats is the leading live scoring, live results, and event management software platform for action sports. | $836.2K | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Joel Parkinson invest in?

Joel Parkinson invests primarily in Sports, Software and Consulting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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