Find and get matched with active investors as you explore angel investors in Australia, then focus your search on stage, sector and recent activity. A relevant match matters more than choosing investors solely because they are nearby.
What should founders know about angel investors in Australia?
The Round Funded catalog includes more than 640 angel investors based in Australia. That gives you room to build a focused list rather than approach every investor you can find. Start by comparing your startup’s stage and industry with each angel’s stated interests.
Around half of the Australian angels in the catalog list pre-seed among their stages, while about three in four list seed. The most frequently listed sectors include SaaS & Enterprise, Fintech, Marketplace, Consumer & Retail, Media & Content, and PropTech & Real Estate.
The catalog data also shows a concentration in major cities. Sydney has more than 300 listed angels, Melbourne has more than 140, and Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide follow. These locations can help you orient your search, but they do not need to define its limits. Angels commonly invest remotely, so you can consider investors outside your home city.
Angels often make early checks, and decisions may happen quickly. Many look for a working product and signs of early demand, such as a waitlist, paying users or an active pilot. When you approach an investor, make it easy to understand what you have built and what evidence supports your opportunity.
How was this Australian angel ranking compiled?
The ranking below orders ten angels by the number of past investments recorded in the Round Funded catalog. To be included, an investor needs a profile in the catalog, at least one recorded investment, and a pre-seed or seed focus.
The figures describe recorded investment activity. They do not indicate how much capital an angel deploys, whether they are currently considering a particular startup, or whether they will reply to an approach. Use the list as a starting point for research, not as a substitute for checking fit.
Before contacting anyone, compare their listed stages and sectors with your own company. A high number of recorded investments does not by itself mean an investor is right for your round. The strongest shortlist is one that reflects your stage, market and business model.
Which angel investors in Australia have the most recorded deals?
The names below are presented in the same order as their recorded investment counts. City, stages and sector interests provide additional context for deciding which profiles to explore.
- Chris Sang (Sydney): 84 past investments on record; backs pre-seed; sectors include Fintech, Artificial Intelligence and Consumer & Retail.
- Damian Fox (Sydney): 49 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Fintech, Marketplace and SaaS & Enterprise.
- Alan Jones (Sydney): 44 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include PropTech & Real Estate, Climate & Energy and Robotics & Automation.
- Phil Morle (Sydney): 27 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Hardware & Deep Tech, FoodTech & Agriculture and PropTech & Real Estate.
- Trevor Folsom (Sydney): 27 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Consumer & Retail, Media & Content and EdTech.
- Adam Milgrom (Sydney): 26 past investments on record; backs pre-seed to Series A; sectors include Climate & Energy, Consumer & Retail and Healthcare & Biotech.
- Dean Dorrell (Sydney): 26 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Fintech, SaaS & Enterprise and Healthcare & Biotech.
- Justin Sullivan (Sydney): 26 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include Healthcare & Biotech, SaaS & Enterprise and Fintech.
- Matt Allen (Melbourne): 22 past investments on record; backs pre-seed to Series A; sectors include Fintech, SaaS & Enterprise and Consumer & Retail.
- Steve Gledden (Melbourne): 22 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include SaaS & Enterprise, Consumer & Retail and E-commerce & D2C.
How can you approach Australian angels?
Begin with investor fit. Check whether the angel’s stage and sector interests align with your company, then consider whether you have a relevant connection through a founder whose company they have backed. A warm introduction can help you establish context, but your pitch still needs to explain the business clearly.
Keep the first email concise and specific. Explain the problem you are addressing, share a meaningful traction point and make a clear request. Personalize the message by referring to the investor’s relevant portfolio or operating experience, rather than using generic praise.
Prepare the materials you want an investor to review. A Data Room can bring your deck, traction, team and funding ask together in one shareable link. Round Funded lets you build and share a Data Room free on every plan. If you use per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics, those features are included with Round+.
Round Funded helps founders find investors, send pitches and track replies. Its investor coverage includes 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices and accelerators, with search filters for stage, industry, geography and check size. Investors are filtered for recent activity, defined as a check in roughly the last 6 months, and emails are verified.
What does Round Funded include for fundraising?
The product combines investor discovery with outreach and pipeline tracking. AI can draft a personalized email and follow-ups for each investor. Outreach is sent from your own Gmail, so replies arrive in your inbox and the email thread remains yours. The fundraising pipeline keeps investors, stages and next steps together, and you can invite teammates into your startup’s workspace.
Round Funded offers Round+ at $99 a month and Round Pro at $249 a month. First-time accounts can use a 3-day free trial of either plan. There is no free tier. Round+ includes capacity for up to 2,500 investors in the CRM pipeline, emails to up to 2,000 investors per month, and 2,500 AI credits per month. Round Pro supports up to 5,000 investors in the pipeline, email to up to 10,000 investors per month, up to 6 connected inboxes and 5,000 AI credits per month. Lifetime costs $899 one-time and includes everything in Round Pro.
Round Funded also includes resources for founders comparing fundraising options. The site and product work in 12 languages. Its pitch deck benchmark includes 342 real decks from startups that closed the round, and its YC listings cover 6,200+ companies by batch, with reconstructed applications based on public data. The platform also lists angel investor networks by country, including the top 100 angel investor networks worldwide.
How Round Funded helps founders find investors
- Submit your startup and share information about its stage, industry and geography.
- Search investors by stage, industry, geography and check size.
- Use AI to draft personalized outreach emails and follow-ups for investors.
- Send outreach from your own Gmail and keep replies in your inbox.
- Track investors, fundraising stages and next steps in one pipeline, and share a Data Room link.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many angel investors are listed in Australia?
The Round Funded catalog lists more than 640 angels based in Australia. More than 300 are in Sydney and more than 140 are in Melbourne.
Do Australian angels invest at pre-seed and seed?
Yes. Around half of the listed Australian angels include pre-seed among their stages, and about three in four list seed. Check an individual profile to assess its stage fit.
Which sectors are common among Australian angel investors?
SaaS & Enterprise, Fintech, Marketplace, Consumer & Retail, Media & Content, and PropTech & Real Estate are among the most frequently listed sectors.
What should you include in an angel outreach email?
Make the message concise: explain the problem, include a relevant traction point and state your request. You can also share a Data Room link containing your deck, traction, team and ask.
How can you find active angel investors in Australia?
Filter by stage, industry and geography, and focus on investors with recent activity. Round Funded’s investor records are filtered to a check in roughly the last 6 months. You can also look for a relevant introduction through founders whose companies an angel has backed.