# Mark Paton

> Mark Paton is a Series A investor at AFSG Capital backing Sales and EBooks. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AFSG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afsg-capital)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpaton/?originalSubdomain=au
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AFSG_MD

Mark Paton is a Series A investor at AFSG Capital in Sydney focused on Sales and EBooks. Mark Paton is the managing director at AFSG Capital, a debt advisory business. Prior to joining AFSG Capital, Mark has served as the chief executive officer of FIIG Securities for over four years. Mark holds a master's of banking management degree in finance at Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Mark Paton: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/mark-paton?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 50% |
| EBooks | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EcoJoule Energy | EcoJoule Energy provides innovative, next-generation power management products and software. | $15M |  | Mar 10, 2025 | https://ecojoule.com |
| Booktopia | Booktopia specializes in the operation of a website that provides sales of books online. | $13.5M | Series A | Feb 06, 2020 | https://www.booktopia.com.au |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- CHAMP Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifth Estate Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifth-estate-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JBS Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jbs-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AFSG Capital

VC Fund



1 contacts available at AFSG Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Paton | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-paton |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Paton invest in?

Mark Paton invests primarily in Sales, EBooks and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Mark Paton?

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### When did Mark Paton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Paton closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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