# Tony Gandel

> Tony Gandel is a seed investor at Gandel Invest (Melbourne) backing Travel and E-Commerce. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gandel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gandel-invest)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-gandel-79103a5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.gandel

Tony Gandel is a seed investor at Gandel Invest in Melbourne focused on Travel and E-Commerce. Tony is the founder of Gandel Invest and has over 25 years' experience in the Australian property industry.At Gandel Invest, Tony and the team are focussed on innovation and growth and believe strong relationships with our business partners are integral to successful investments.Before founding Gandel Invest, Tony held the position ofJoint Managing Director of Gandel Retail Management (GRM), a specialist property management group. GRM was established in 2002 when the retail assets of Colonial First State Property Trust were merged with the retail assets of Gandel Retail Trust.As Joint Managing Director of the Gandel Group’s retail assets, Tony was instrumental in this transaction, which consolidated Gandel Retail Trust’s position as the second largest retail trust on the Australian Stock Exchange.At Gandel Retail Management, Tony was responsible for acquisitions, leasing, centre management and operations, marketing and investor relations.During his time as Joint Managing Director, funds under management increased from approximately $2bn to $8bn through organic growth and conservatively financed acquisitions.Tony commenced his career in the Marketing Department at Cadbury, where he held the position of Marketing Product Manager. Tony left Cadbury to join the Gandel Group, where he held several roles across the Gandel Group before being appointed to Joint Managing Director in 1998.Tony’s experience in property has also seen him successfully partner with a number of property developers in residential and commercial developments.Tony holds a Bachelor of Business from Monash University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $363k–$850k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 3 | 43% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 43% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| CRM | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TRAVLR | TRAVLR is a revolutionary white label technology provider that consolidates the global travel industry into one seamless platform via its unique ‘Travel as a Service’ model.The company licences its full service travel platform to the world’s leading media companies, enabling their audiences to discover, plan and book curated, once-in-a-life-timetravel experiences.In turn, media companies are able to retain audiences within their ecosystem for longer, optimising for conversion by providing customers a seamless path from content through to real world experience.This unique ‘win-win-win model’ benefits all key stakeholders including consumers, media companies and the travel industry, who have traditionally experienced a fragmented travel booking journey across multiple platforms and providers.TRAVLR was founded in 2017 by Bali Bible founder Simon te Hennepe and has strategically located offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Denpasar. Its partners include Network 10, MTV, Bali Bible and Stuff.co.nz. | $5M | Series B | Oct 26, 2021 |  |
| EngageRM | EngageRM is an australian-based customer engagement specialist, with market-leading CRM platforms, insights and expertise. |  | Series A | Oct 22, 2021 |  |
| SkyBuys | SkyBuys provides a digital platform for contactless transactions and participation for the $100Bn global duty free & travel retail market. The award winning tech platform provides value adding opportunities to engage, develop and acquire customers. The business was founded at Stone & Chalk in Sydney and accelerated at Airbus BizLab inHamburg.SkyBuys have projects with two of the top 5 world leading travel retail and duty free groups (Heinemann & Lagardere) and 2021 trials scheduled with new global concessionaires for the trans-Tasman travel bubble.SkyBuys will be working with our newest partner, Lagardere Travel Retail Pacific, on a project for the trans-Tasman region, which will include both Australian and New Zealand airports and off-airport opportunities. This will be a major step forward for SkyBuys and the industry.Recognised by major players in the aviation industry; accelerated and sponsored by Airbus and a finalist in the Lufthansa/SAP aviation technology challenge.SkyBuys team supporting the founder include experienced professionals with a selection transitioning to the company’s board post-raise, under the stewardship of ex-LVMH executive and board director, as Chairman.To work with innovative brands and retailers to reimagine the duty free & travel retail experience. Delivering convenience, value and choice whenever and wherever you travel. To create the world’s most open, inclusive, efficient platform for duty free & travel retail shopping, experience and loyalty.Seamless retail experience and service for both retailer and customer, establishing a meaningful long term connection with the customer that goes beyond the individual travel experience. SkyBuys reaches customers first and extends marketing campaign opportunities, from in-flight to in-store and at all moments during their journey.SkyBuys tech has won awards and accolades from Airbus, Lufthansa & SAP, Accenture, VISA & Unilever among other industry programs). Our mobile commerce platform allows retail brands to track and influence online product discovery to in-airport and downtown sales. | $363.2K | Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Foodbomb | Foodbomb Increase profit and efficiency in your foodservice business by using Foodbomb to search, compare and order wholesale food online. Find the best prices on quality produce, from industry leading suppliers... in seconds. Search from over 10,000 products from 8 categories: meat, fruit & veg, seafood, poultry, dry goods, smallgoods,bakery and dairy. Free to use, with no commitment and free next day delivery. | $3.3M | Series A | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| Zoom2u | Zoom2u is a fast on demand courier service designed for business or personal use. It allows you to move your parcel from one location to the next and track where your parcel is in real time. We give you the ability to see the availability of our couriers and which courier is allocated to your booking. Zoom2u changes the way you send goods and howyou shop online, with e-commerce integration you are able to shop online and receive your goods within hours. | $1.9M |  | May 17, 2016 |  |
| Whizz | WHIZZ is the leading platform for connecting individuals looking for home cleaning services with top-quality, pre-screened independent cleaners. With a seamless 60-second booking process, secure payment, and a 100% money-back guarantee, WHIZZ is the easiest, most convenient way to book a clean. The Finest WHIZZards in Oz! - Our cleaners must passa 7-step qualification process and test clean before they can call themselves…a WHIZZard! 100% Happiness Guarantee - If you’re not completely satisfied with our magic, then we’ll send a WHIZZard back to finish the job properly – at no expense to you. Guaranteed. On-Demand Service Available - Are you busting for a WHIZZ? We now offer same day cleaning. Simply tell us where and when, and we’ll send a WHIZZard right over. So what exactly is WHIZZ? WHIZZ is both an online platform (desktop and mobile) and a native application (iOS and Android). We connect you – our users – with qualified and tested independent cleaning businesses, which we call WHIZZards. You can book a one-off clean, schedule a regular, or get on-demand (same day) cleaners (iOS and Android only) in four easy steps: 1. Enter your location 2. Make an appointment 3. Pay securely online 4. Sit back and relax! Is WHIZZ a cleaning company? WHIZZ is not a cleaning company. At its heart it is a technology company. We have developed a sophisticated online marketplace matching customers with cleaners. However, we do understand that nearly 80% of cleaning is referral-based. For this reason we personally vet all cleaners to ensure that they meet the stringent requirements required to become a WHIZZard. |  | Series B | Aug 10, 2015 |  |
| Zoom2u | Zoom2u is a fast on demand courier service designed for business or personal use. It allows you to move your parcel from one location to the next and track where your parcel is in real time. We give you the ability to see the availability of our couriers and which courier is allocated to your booking. Zoom2u changes the way you send goods and howyou shop online, with e-commerce integration you are able to shop online and receive your goods within hours. | $850K | Seed | Jun 29, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Athletic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/athletic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aura-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ellerston Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellerston-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equityventure-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gandel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gandel-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Platform Advisory Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platform-advisory-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gandel Invest

VC Fund · Malvern, Australia

Gandel Invest makes strategic, non-controlling investments in growing businesses.

2 contacts available at Gandel Invest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Gandel | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-gandel |
| Tony Gandel | Managing Director & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-gandel |

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## FAQ

### What does Tony Gandel invest in?

Tony Gandel invests primarily in Travel, E-Commerce and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tony Gandel's check size?

Tony Gandel typically joins rounds of $363k–$850k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tony Gandel participates in.

### When did Tony Gandel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tony Gandel closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 7 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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