# Mandalay Venture Partners

> Mandalay Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and AgTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mandalay-ventures
- Website: https://mandalay.vc

Mandalay Venture Partners is a venture capital firm who invests in amazing people doing remarkable things.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 18% |
| AgTech | 1 | 9% |
| Livestock | 1 | 9% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 9% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 9% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 45% |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 6 | 55% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leesa Soulodre | Investment Committee | 0 | — |
| Mark Gustowski | Partner | 7 | — |
| Russell Joshua | Investment Committee Member and Venture Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agscent | Agscent is an animal healthcare company that offers livestock diagnostics services. | $3.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Nbryo | Nbryo is creating the first scalable method for transferring embryos in dairy and beef breeding. | $10M | Seed | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| Harvest B | Plant-based meat startup that develops plant-based ingredients for plant-based meat producers by leveraging a smart ingredient system | $2M | Seed | Sep 12, 2025 |  |
| Restoke | Complete back-of-house management solution for restaurants | $3.5M | Seed | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Cropify | AgTech, AI technology driven grain classification | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Harvest B | Plant-based meat startup that develops plant-based ingredients for plant-based meat producers by leveraging a smart ingredient system |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Cropify | AgTech, AI technology driven grain classification | $1.3M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Naturo Technologies | Naturo Technologies creates technologies that reinvent food production for a changing and more sustainable world. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Agscent | Agscent is an animal healthcare company that offers livestock diagnostics services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Harvest B | Plant-based meat startup that develops plant-based ingredients for plant-based meat producers by leveraging a smart ingredient system |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alberts Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberts-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Breakthrough Victoria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-victoria) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mandalay Venture Partners invest in?

Mandalay Venture Partners invests primarily in Food and Beverage, AgTech and Livestock startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Mandalay Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Mandalay Venture Partners?

The team at Mandalay Venture Partners includes Leesa Soulodre (Investment Committee), Mark Gustowski (Partner) and Russell Joshua (Investment Committee Member and Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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