# Tom Ellis

> Tom Ellis is a pre-seed investor at MAI Capital (Melbourne) backing SaaS and Real Estate. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MAI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mai-capital)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-ellis-64245916?authType=name&authToken=pDVM&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name

Tom Ellis is a pre-seed investor at MAI Capital in Melbourne focused on SaaS and Real Estate. Tom Ellis - Investment Director @ MAI Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SquareBySquare | SquareBySquare is a conservation platform that enables individuals and organizations to protect ancient rainforest by purchasing and naming 1 to 100 square meter plots. Each purchased square is mapped, personalized, and linked to real-time impact dashboards. The company partners with local conservation organizations to secure endangered ecosystems,starting with the 180-million-year-old Queensland Wet Tropics rainforest in Australia. Users receive monthly letters from the forest with wildlife sightings and impact metrics. The platform has expanded to 35+ countries with plans to launch projects in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Florida, Portugal, and Northern NSW by 2026. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [REACH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MAI Capital

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

MAI Capital is a boutique investment firm based in Melbourne, Australia. Leveraging established connections with some of Asia's largest institutional investors and fund managers, MAI Capital has devised a unique investment philosophy that marries local expertise with global outreach. We are actively engaged in all stages of the investmentcycle and aim to develop synergy-driven models.

4 contacts available at MAI Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Ellis | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-ellis-2 |
| Brian Cai | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-cai |
| Michael Mai | MANAGING PARTNER | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-mai |
| Vigi Selvan | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vigi-selvan |

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## FAQ

### What does Tom Ellis invest in?

Tom Ellis invests primarily in SaaS, Real Estate and Sustainability startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tom Ellis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom Ellis closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 1 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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