# Matthew Leibowitz

> Matthew Leibowitz is a pre-seed investor at Stake backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stake-2)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Matthew Leibowitz is a pre-seed investor at Stake focused on FinTech and Financial Services.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $1.7M–$2.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 67% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flyweel | Flyweel is agentic fintech for businesses that depend on ads for their growth. It connects spend, cash, and revenue, then acts on them in real time, shifting budget to the ads that work, drawing capital when the numbers justify it, and easing off when cash runs low, all without anyone in the loop. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Marloo | Marloo is an AI-assistant that empowers financial advisers to focus on building client relationships, instead of paperwork. | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Mighty Partners | Mighty Partners provides growth credit to technology and high-growth businesses in Australia, helping operators scale whilst preserving ownership and control. We provide up to $5 million in capital, for up to a 36-month term, with flexible repayment options. | $3.2M | Seed | Jul 24, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Co Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [QIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TEN13](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten13) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Stake

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Stakeshop Pty Ltd, trading as Stake, ACN 610105505, is an authorised representative of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd AFSL 337927. At Stake, we’re focused on giving you a better investing experience but we don’t take into account your personal objectives, circumstances or financial needs. Any advice is of a general nature only. As investments carryrisk, before making any investment decision, please consider if it's right for you and seek appropriate taxation and legal advice.

5 contacts available at Stake.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Silver | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-silver-2794 |
| Jon Abitz | Founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-abitz |
| Jon Howie | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-howie-bff3 |
| Marc Lipsitz | Head of UI & UX | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-lipsitz |
| Matthew Leibowitz | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-leibowitz-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Leibowitz invest in?

Matthew Leibowitz invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Matthew Leibowitz's check size?

Matthew Leibowitz typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$2.7M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Matthew Leibowitz participates in.

### When did Matthew Leibowitz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Leibowitz closed in Jun 2026. 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?

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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