# Simon Szewach

> Simon Szewach is a pre-seed investor at Gelteq backing Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gelteq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gelteq)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-szewach-00826450
- Website: http://simon@legats.com.au

Simon Szewach is a pre-seed investor at Gelteq in Melbourne focused on Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage. Simon Szewach is based out of Melbourne, Victoria and is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Gelteq. Simon previously worked at Sports Diplomacy Foundation as a Board Advisor. Simon Szewach attended Monash University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC | Holding company that owns a China mainland WFOE, created to build a single malt whisky distillery in Longyan City, Fujian, China. A project that includes over 20'000 square meters of production space and due to start production in 2023. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |

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## About Gelteq

VC Fund · Caulfield, Australia

​Gelteq is a biotechnology company specializing in the formulation, development, and manufacturing of ingestible gel-based delivery systems for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, pet care, and sports nutrition. The company's proprietary gel technology aims to enhance oral delivery by addressing challenges such as swallowing difficulties andimproving absorption rates.

4 contacts available at Gelteq.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Szewach | Executive Chairman and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-szewach |
| Adam Bendell | President of US Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-bendell-7926 |
| James Pekarsky | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-pekarsky |
| Nathan Givoni | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-givoni |

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## FAQ

### What does Simon Szewach invest in?

Simon Szewach invests primarily in Wine And Spirits and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Simon Szewach last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon Szewach closed in Sep 2021. 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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