Top 10 Restaurants Startup Investors in Australia (June 2026)

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Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 1193
Round size: Seed $196k–$5.8M; Pre-Seed $104k–$1.1M; Series A $4.6M–$29M
Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $72M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

Carble — We provide carbon insetting technology to tropical commodity buyers and cash incentives to farmers that protect the forest. Our satellite-powered platform monitors carbon emissions, allowing for deforestation-free farming to be rewarded at scale.
Sapyen — We take the fear out of infertility for men. Test for it at home, without stepping out to the hospital and get personalised health recommendations to improve sperm health and increase your chances of conceiving.
One Key Access — One Key Access is an interface to the world of couriers to enable 24/7 frictionless deliveries.

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Scott Heyes is a CFO at Mendoza Ventures. He Attended Columbia Business School.

Investment focus

Industry: Restaurants, Food and Beverage
Stage:Seed
Geography: Australia

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Foodini — Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them.

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Justus is a seasoned entrepreneur who has been working in the technology space for over a decade. First as a founder of Spreets and later as an investor and advisor to other startups such as Airtasker. His latest venture is Sellable with which he plans to revolutionise the real estate landscape in Australia.

Investment focus

Industry: Retail, Fashion, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Australia

Investor stats

Total investments: 5
Round size: Seed $471k–$3M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Upstreet — 'NextGen Loyalty Solution', 'FinTech', 'Share Trading', 'Marketing Solution', 'B2B', 'B2C', 'DtC', "Share Rewards"
Brainfish — Brainfish is the world's first AI-powered help center + content platform that instantly answers any customer question.
Foodini — Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them.

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Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Energy
Stage:Angel, Seed
Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 42
Round size: Seed $34k–$1.3M; Angel $219k–$918k
Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow

Portfolio highlights

Emanda — Emanda App helps business advisory firms and companies determine business value, auto-generate data rooms, set goals, and track progress daily via AI-driven tools.
Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.
Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.

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Chris is a founding member of Computershare Limited (established in 1978) and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1990. Chris’ extensive knowledge of the securities industry and its user requirements from both a national and international perspective, coupled with his passion and long term strategic vision, have been instrumental in developingComputershare into a global company that is unique in its provision of a full range of solutions to meet the needs of listed companies and their stakeholders.Chris became the Computershare Group's Executive Chairman in November 2006 and relinquished his executive responsibilities in September 2010. Chris was last re-elected in 2012, but retains the role of Non-Executive Chairman. Chris now brings his extensive experience guiding Computershare to the board of Smart Parking.

Investment focus

Industry: Mobile, Software, Apps
Stage:Angel, Series A, Post-IPO Equity
Geography: Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

Adslot — Pioneering the next generation of media. Advancing how brands, agencies and publishers collaborate. Learn more about Adslot Media and Symphony.
Aston Club — Aston Club is a mobile app that allows patrons to pay for food and beverage in bars, restaurants and pubs through their mobile phone. Aston Club is a simple, secure, and fast Point-of-sale integrated payment solution that aims to help hospitality venues increase their bar efficiency and table turnover, improve the customer experience, and enhancepayment security.
Auga Technologies Limited — Auga Technologies is a high-growth technology company building a dominant global position in the facilitation of real-time audience engagement and insight.

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Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 169
Round size: Seed $250k–$4.7M; Pre-Seed $404k–$2M; Series A $1.4M–$20M
Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

Inspace XR — Inspire and engage prospective tenants, buyers, and your team with interactive virtual replicas of your assets, with 360 virtual tours, analytics & more.
Directo — Directo operates as an independent B2B e-commerce pharmacy marketplace.
EdenFarm Indonesia — EdenFarm Indonesia merupakan Start Up B2B, Pemasok bahan makanan mulai dari produk segar hingga sembako untuk restoran, warung nasi, hingga toko grosir.Menjual berbagai bahan pangan untuk usahamu mulai dari restoran hingga warung nasi

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Nicholls

Investment focus

Industry: Restaurants, Food and Beverage
Stage:Seed
Geography: Australia

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Foodini — Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them.

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Mr Di Marco founded TechnologyOne in 1987, after extensive software industry experience in the area of large scale fixed time and fixed price software development projects to meet client-specific requirements. Mr Di Marco has more than 30 years' experience in the software industry. He is responsible for all operational aspects of TechnologyOneand its strategic direction.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Apps, SaaS
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Australia, Finland, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 9
Round size: Seed $269k–$979k; Series A $2M–$3.3M
Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

Restoplus — Checkout our point of sale, website, online ordering, qr code table ordering, and table booking. Contact our experts to learn more.
Zipline.io — Making compliance management simple for healthcare, aged care and skilled nursing facilities. Contact us today.
Factory.app — Software for fabricators to create orders, collaborate on work, track jobs and communicate with customers from one location.

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Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally.With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner,Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry.

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 69
Round size: Seed $800k–$4.7M; Series A $3.3M–$18M; Series B $8.1M–$54M
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

Kasada — Kasada stops automated threats and bot attacks from the very first request across web, mobile apps, and APIs. Real-time bot mitigation with no rules to manage.
InDebted — InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good by creating a better way for businesses to support their customers to get back on track.
Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will

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