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Ian Gardiner

Investor

Co-Founder at Innovation Bay (Horizon) · Partner at Jelix Ventures

Sydney

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Ian Gardiner is an Investment Partner at Jelix Ventures and Co-founder of Innovation Bay. He previously served as Head of Startups at AWS for Australia and New Zealand, and is a recipient of the Pearcy Award for IT Entrepreneur of the Year. His background spans technology entrepreneurship, venture investment, and cloud computing.

Experience

  1. Jelix VenturesPartnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Sydney Area
  2. Innovation BayCo-Foundercurrent2003 — present
  3. YPOMember of YPOcurrent2012 — presentSydney
  4. Lighter CapitalBusiness Development, Australia2020 — 2025Australia
  5. Amazon Web ServicesHead of Startups2014 — 2018Greater Sydney Area
  6. ViocorpCEO and Founder2002 — 2014Greater Sydney Area
  7. lastorders.comManaging Director1999 — 2001
  8. NewsBaseManaging Director1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Start-ups99Strategy99Entrepreneurship99Digital Strategy54Business Strategy52Mobile Devices43Digital Media43Venture Capital34Web Video30Digital Marketing26E-commerce22Social Media19
+12 moreMobile ApplicationsVideoMobile MarketingStreaming MediaOnline MarketingContent StrategyContent MarketingProfessional ServicesManagementLeadershipSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

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Investments

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Colleagues at Innovation Bay (Horizon)

Alex Vallieres
Head of Partnerships at Innovation Bay (Horizon)
Phaedon Stough
Operations at Tidal Ventures
Saachi Arora
Events Lead at NextGen Ventures

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Alon GreenspanScout
Partner at Jelix Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Gardiner?
Ian Gardiner is an Investment Partner at Jelix Ventures and Co-founder of Innovation Bay. He previously served as Head of Startups at AWS for Australia and New Zealand, and is a recipient of the Pearcy Award for IT Entrepreneur of the Year. His background spans technology entrepreneurship, venture investment, and cloud computing.
Where does Ian Gardiner work?
Ian Gardiner is Co-Founder at Innovation Bay (Horizon).
What check size does Ian Gardiner write?
Ian Gardiner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Ian Gardiner invested in?
Investments tracked here include 8Seats, Tability.
Where did Ian Gardiner go to school?
Ian Gardiner studied at University of Oxford (Engineering, Economics and Management); Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD, Company Directors Course); The Glasgow Academy.

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