Gandel Invest
Family officeMalvern · Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Gandel Invest targets opportunities that disrupt industries through innovation. It positions itself as more than a source of capital, emphasizing strong relationships with founders, management teams, and co-investors. The firm supports portfolio businesses toward accelerated growth and sustainable success by offering value-added services such as go-to-market strategies, brand and marketing creation, board placements, idea think tanks, and corporate connections.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 25 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4FoodTech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×3E-commerce ×3Circular Economy ×2Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:Australia×5Hong Kong×1New Zealand×1Singapore×1
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12 dated
Ampverse provides gaming marketing services—including influencer talent, esports, events, media and virtual worlds—connecting brands and game publishers with gaming audiences.
GamingMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Charlie Baillie(Chief Executive Officer)inTim Roemer(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsFirestartrVulpes Ventures
Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3GamingSector Agnostic
Yat Siu(Founder & CEO)Robby Yungin
Co-investors2080 Ventures500 GlobalA'Z AngelsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalAppWorks Ventures+37 more
Better Packaging makes sustainable and compostable shipping supplies, such as poly mailers, for eCommerce brands.
Circular EconomyE-commerceNew Materials
Becs Percasky(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsEven Capital
Technology-driven business researching, cultivating, manufacturing and delivering plant-based medicine.
ChefGood provides ready-made meals developed with dietitians using whole foods, available through the MYMC app for customers seeking convenient, chef-quality dining.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessAustralia, AU
Cogo provides carbon insights and electrification platforms to help home and car owners transition to clean energy and reduce costs, partnering with financial institutions to deliver climate technology solutions.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechSaaSWellington, NZ
Ben Gleisner(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersSoul Capital
Uses data to help companies understand consumer and business behaviour to drive revenue.
EatClub is a dining deals platform that connects diners with restaurants offering discounts on their total bill for booking tables during off-peak or last-minute availability.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsOneVentures
Makes meaty plant-based food from Shiitake mushrooms.
The Forage Company distributes healthy food products to venues in Victoria, Australia through the Ordermentum ordering platform.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFoodTechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Paul Tory(Founder)Josh(Co-founder)
Co-investorsUtiliti Group
Platform connecting NDIS participants with support workers; acquired by nib in 2023.
AI video repurposing platform that extracts shareable clips from long-form content.
Automated tip calculations, digital payment cards and employee engagement for hospitality.
Ordermentum is an ordering and payments platform for food and beverage suppliers, helping them take customer orders and get paid faster.
B2B MarketplacesFintechFoodTech
Adam Theobald(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthletic VenturesFive V CapitalPerennial PartnersTouch VenturesUtiliti Group
Web3 gaming project helping developers build on the blockchain and go to market.
Reebelo sells refurbished consumer electronics including laptops, tablets, smartwatches, and home appliances at discounted prices compared to new products.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsCathay InnovationPolipo Ventures
Sahha provides behavioral archetypes derived from smartphone and wearable data, generating stable human-readable labels about users' sleep, exercise, and mental wellness patterns for personalization and segmentation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAura VenturesNZVCR/GA VenturesStartup Dunedin DistillerSupermoon CapitalAntler+1 more
Helps companies unlock health, lifestyle and behavior data to boost engagement and retention.
ZK-based compliance oracles providing wallet and transaction privacy.
A job management platform that centralizes job details, history, and team member allocation for service and field operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechGold Coast, AU
COO (name not stated)(Co-Founder & COO)
Swan provides a modular autonomy platform for autonomous systems to operate in contested environments with degraded or denied GPS/GNSS signals.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Dima Kislovskiy(Co-founder & CEO)Narek Melik Barkhudarov(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBeyond CapitalLMNT VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesShine Capital+7 more
Turns GTM ideas into agentic workflows from prompt to pipeline.
Owns and manages major Australian retail destinations including Chadstone and QVB.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioChefgoodacq. by Marley SpoonKyndacq. by nib
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCogo · micromobility.substack.com · Aug 17, 2026
Better Packaging Co · betterpackaging.com · Aug 5, 2026
Swan · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Animoca Brands · cryptobriefing.com · Jun 25, 2026
Ordermentum · paydaynews.com.au · May 26, 2026
Sahha · sahha.ai · Jul 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gandel Invest made?
- Gandel Invest has 23 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Gandel Invest invest at?
- Gandel Invest invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Gandel Invest focus on?
- Gandel Invest focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Gandel Invest located?
- Gandel Invest is headquartered in Malvern, AU.
- Who does Gandel Invest co-invest with?
- Gandel Invest most often shares deals with Perennial Partners, Utiliti Group, Adit Ventures Management, Llc, among 49 tracked co-investors.
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