# Sam Nickless

> Sam Nickless is a seed investor at Gilbert + Tobin (Sydney) backing Real Estate and B2C. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gilbert + Tobin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilbert-tobin)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samnickless

Sam Nickless is a seed investor at Gilbert + Tobin in Sydney focused on Real Estate and B2C. Sam Nickless

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 2 | 67% |
| B2C | 1 | 33% |
| Legal | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Twine AI | Twine AI create an operating system for modern go-to-market and product teams. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Mary Technology | Mary is a comprehensive document drafting solution that quickly converts any number of documents into detailed chronologies for easy organization. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Sep 26, 2024 |  |
| LiquidSpace | LiquidSpace transforms the entire commercial real estate process. The LiquidSpace platform makes it easy to discover, transact, and manage your office space on flexible terms and puts the commercial real estate buyer in control. We’re removing the complexities of the traditional office rental process, and cultivating flexibility with the largestflexible office marketplace and a licensing standard that eliminates the need for complex, long-term leases. Providing on-demand workspace by the hour or day, a dedicated workspace for a month, or private office suites for your team for a year, LiquidSpace can help you compare options from the broadest network of operators at LiquidSpace.com. |  | Series B |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Empress Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/empress-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sydney Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sydney-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gilbert + Tobin

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Gilbert + Tobin is an independent Australian corporate law firm to serve corporates and governments.

5 contacts available at Gilbert + Tobin.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Caryn Sandler | Partner & Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caryn-sandler |
| Danny Gilbert | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-gilbert-d02a |
| Sam Nickless | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-nickless-ec94 |
| Tom Penglis | Law Graduate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-penglis |
| Tony Tobin | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-tobin-f8ef |

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## FAQ

### What does Sam Nickless invest in?

Sam Nickless invests primarily in Real Estate, B2C and Legal startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### When did Sam Nickless last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sam Nickless closed in Feb 2025. 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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