Congratulations to Sydney Angels portfolio company SafeGauge on winning two awards at the 2026 Good Design Australia Awards for its innovative Wireless Flow Meter and MultiTool Pro.
Fantastic to see Australian innovation recognised, and Sydney Angels members are proud to be among SafeGauge's early investors!
We’re looking forward to joining UTS Startups for Spark Festival 2026, with two free, in-person sessions on Friday 25 September.
First up is Demystifying Term Sheets from 12-1 pm, with Sydney Angels Committee member Richard Dale, who’ll talk through what term sheets are, why they’re used and what founders and investors should understand about them.
Register here: https://luma.com/0udji8e7
Then from 1-2 pm, Philip Argy will lead Angel Investing 101, an introduction to early-stage investing and the startup funding landscape. It’s a good session for anyone interested in angel investing, as well as founders who’d like to better understand things from an investor’s perspective.
Register here: https://luma.com/x4je1rjh
Both sessions will be held at the UTS Startups Event Space in Ultimo and are free and open to the public.
Come along to one, or stay for both.
Friday 25 September 2026
Demystifying Term Sheets: 12-1 pm
Angel Investing 101: 1-2 pm
Interesting to see that female founder/cofounder startups have been more successful through our investment process than all-male founder teams.
Join Sydney Angels and VentureCrowd for an exclusive webinar on the Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund 3 (SASF3) one of Australia's most compelling early-stage venture capital opportunities. In this session, Adrian and Steve will walk you through: - The investment case for private markets and why now is the time to act - The SASF3 fund structure, tax benefits, and how the ESVCLP program works - Sydney Angels' rigorous due diligence process and what makes a company fund-worthy - The latest portfolio companies joining the fund, including iiShield, Mary Technology, Crosscourt AI, and more - How to get involved and what the next steps look like Whether you're an existing investor looking for an update or considering your first investment into private markets, this webinar will give you everything you need to make an informed decision.
A private investor briefing will be held in Sydney to provide an update on portfolio deployment, pipeline and fund positioning.
* Thursday, 5 March
* 6:00pm AEDT (arrival from 5:30pm)
* Sydney CBD (venue shared with approved attendees)
The session will include updates from the VentureCrowd and Sydney Angels teams, along with selected portfolio founders.
Attendance is limited to wholesale investors and financial advisers.
Further details: CLICK HERE
Sydney Angels notes that portfolio company CrossCourtAI has been accepted into the Startmate Summer’26 Accelerator Cohort, joining 19 companies and 42 founders selected across Australia and New Zealand.
CrossCourtAI delivers AI-driven investment screening and quarterly reporting for institutional real estate and private credit firms. Its platform, Harper, generates investment papers, financial models and asset updates in minutes, enabling investment teams to focus on analysis and decision-making.
The company was founded by Sai Naicker (ex-J.P. Morgan, Barrenjoey, Cerberus Capital), James Oliver (ex-V-DAQ), and Randula Ariyawanse (ex-Optiver).
Aussie ingenuity saving lives! Definitely worth a closer look!
ezyCollect, a Sydney Angels portfolio company, has been acquired by Sidetrade in a transaction valuing the business at A$66.5 million.
Founded in 2014, ezyCollect built an AI-powered accounts receivable platform serving more than 1,200 customers globally and generating approximately $15 million in SaaS revenue. The acquisition provides Sidetrade with a strategic entry into the Asia-Pacific market while enabling ezyCollect to continue operating with local leadership supported by global scale.
For early investors in the 2016 Sydney Angels syndicate, the transaction represents a significant liquidity event.
Sydney Angels participated in a recent study looking into the role of angel investment groups in capital allocation for start-ups with Jo-Ann Suchard Associate Professor at UNSW Business School. There are some interesting insights, check it out !
Exciting to see Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund 3 make its first investment into iiShield an exciting milestone for both investors and founders in the startup space.
“The highest-growth companies in the world are private but by the time they appear in the AFR, it’s too late." — Adrian Bunter, Investment Committee Member, Sydney Angels
🌟 Join Sydney Angels at Spark Festival 2025! 🌟
We’re thrilled to be part of this year’s Spark Festival, and we’d love for you to join us!
💡 Two online workshops not to miss:
📅 Tuesday, 28 October | 1:00–2:00pm
🎙️ Demystifying Term Sheets with Richard Dale
🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/gUu36hCE
📅 Friday, 31 October | 12:00–1:00pm
🎙️ Angel Investing 101 with Philip Argy
🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/gGV6xFRr
These sessions are free and open to the public - so tag a friend, colleague, or founder who’d love to learn more about startup investing and join the conversation.
Sydney Angels is excited to have been able to lead Mary Technology's investment rounds.
It is amazing to see the impact Mary is having.
Great to see Sydney Angels get a mention during the BIO International Convention in Boston last week, where our committee member Rob McInnes spoke on early-stage biotech investing.
It’s always valuable to have members like Rob representing the angel investing perspective on global stages.
More than just another angel group.
Clarity achieved in the last quarter and our plans for future development as we continue to move closer to our ultimate goal of improving treatment outcomes for children and adults with cancer.
Thank you Adrian and Philip, two of our elected Committee Members, who have been working hard for months to launch Sydney Angels Sidecar Fund 3, in partnership with VentureCrowd.
