# John Szangolies

> John Szangolies is a seed investor in Sydney backing B2B, Wholesale and Trading Platform. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-szangolies/31/91b/194
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/johnszangolies
- Website: http://www.urbanpurveyor.com

John Szangolies is a seed investor in Sydney focused on B2B and Wholesale. Founder and CEO of Urban Purveyor Group, John Szangolies is one of the leading forces in Australian hospitality. With 18 restaurants and bars across NSW, Victoria and QLD, as well as a bespoke beverage import business and commissary kitchen, Urban Purveyor Group comprises some of the country’s most notable venues. Originating in 1976 with thelegendary Löwenbräu Keller, the group also includes The Argyle and Bavarian Bier Cafés across Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Further, Urban Purveyor Group’s dining venues have proven to be formidable additions to the Australian restaurant scene. In 2013, Ananas Bar & Brasserie was named Best New Restaurant at Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering Awards, and received its first Chef’s Hat from the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide. Saké Restaurant & Bar has also held a coveted Chef’s Hat each year since opening, while The Cut Bar & Grill brings a taste of New York’s famous steakhouses to The Rocks.Employing over 1500 people, Urban Purveyor Group continues to expand, helping to shape the future of hospitality in Australia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 100% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kaddy | Kaddy provides a wholesale beverage platform for craft beer, spirits, wine, and other beverages. The company creates an application to help breweries with their ordering processes. The company's platform allows on- and off-premise venues to easily access and place orders with a variety of different suppliers allowing bars and breweries tosimplify the ordering of alcohol. | $2.4M | Seed | Jun 03, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KTM Ventures Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ktm-ventures-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SpringCapital Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/springcapital-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Szangolies invest in?

John Szangolies invests primarily in B2B, Wholesale and Trading Platform 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.

### When did John Szangolies last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Szangolies closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 1 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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