# Top 15 Web3 Angel Investors in Australia in October 2023

## Evan Cheng
- Type: Angel
- Location: Burlingame, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology

Evan Cheng Co-founder & CEO at Mysten Labs. He attended Syracuse University.

## Guy King
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, B2B

Guy King is the Co-Founder of Stateless Systems Pty Ltd. Guy King wrote BugMeNot as a "slapped-together" weekend project in 2003 that went on to become a worldwide hit.
After time working a Realestate.com.au, Guy King founded Stateless Systems in 2007 and launched RetailMeNot, a consumer coupon sites.

## George Burke
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Initial Coin Offering, Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Passionate problem solver specializing in blockchain, cryptocurrency, health & wellness tech, biohacking.Product manager, marketer, & executive with a proven ability to recognize and capitalize on commercial opportunities. Conceived, launched and successfully exited three companies. 13+ years of experience in consumer product development& growth marketing.

## Jordan Elpern-Waxman
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence

Jordan Elpern­-Waxman is the founder of Olive Branch Ventures, where he invests in and advises early stage technology startups, typically before they have raised any institutional financing, including ClassPass, ConvertMedia (acquired by Taboola), Fitocracy (acquired, stealth), OneSpot, WiredScore, and CTY. Jordan is an advisor for WiredScore,the owner and operator of the international Wired Certification standard for rating the internet connectivity of commercial office buildings, as well as a mentor for MetaProp NYC, the first real estate technology accelerator, and URBAN­X, a joint venture between BMW/Mini and HAX to accelerate startups focused on making cities better. He previously helped WiredScore launch the WiredConcierge business to help bring broadband to SMBs in the city. Prior to WiredScore, Jordan was the Founder and CEO of Beer Dreamer, a startup that elevated drinkers' craft beer experience through curated commerce and content. Prior to Beer Dreamer Jordan was a Senior Associate at Genacast Ventures, where he represented the firm in New York City and was responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities across a wide range of information technology sectors. His prior experience in tech companies includes software engineering, business development and partnerships, corporate development. Jordan holds a BA in Computer Science and International Relations from Brown University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the Dean’s List. He is the co­founder and co­organizer of alumni groups in the tech and digital media industries for both of his alma maters, Digital Brown and Penn Digital, respectively.

## Darren Harrison
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, SaaS, Gaming

Darren Harrison

## Mark D’Alessandro
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Online Games, Artificial Intelligence

Mark D’Alessandro

## Alireza TayebNama
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: AgTech, FinTech, Blockchain

Entrepreneur with unique background across tech and ag/food. Worked as BDM lead for large corporations building complex tech solutions across multiple industries and also worked in the ag/food sectors from on-farms to developing industry transformation roadmaps.

## Chris Hitchen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Chris is an Australian entrepreneur and investor based in Munich, Germany. He co-founded Australia's largest comparison shopping site Getprice.com.au in 2005 and sold it to News Corp in 2010. He became News Corp's Executive Director of Commerce before leading a management buyout of Getprice in 2012, then repositioned the business asNext Commerce, including acquiring south east Asian price comparison Pricepanda and securing investment from Rocket Internet, Tengelmann Ventures, PLDT and Kinnevik, before selling the group to UK-listed Future plc in 2016.Chris also co-founded programmatic video business Audience TV, native ecommerce advertising company Hynt.com and the autonomous vehicle software company Unleash Aerial.Chris is also the founding investor and chairman of Munich-based vacation rentals business Holidu and an industrial advisor to Swedish private equity group EQT.

## Jason Lenga
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Blockchain

Jason has overall stewardship of SEEK’s international investments and international corporate strategy including new investment opportunities. Jason also leads the Strategy and Business Development team for SEEK's Australian and New Zealand online employment businesses.Jason has been with SEEK since 1999 in a variety of senior roles andhas been instrumental in developing SEEK's strategic direction as well as establishing and driving key parts of the business, including the development of the Group’s significant international assets.

## Sandeep Nailwal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Sandeep Nailwal is the Co-Founder of Polygon. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Scopeweaver. He attended the National Institute of Industrial Engineering.

## Stani Kulechov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Como, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency

Stani Kulechov is the founder and CEO of Aave and ETHLend. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience developing technology in the crypto, blockchain, and fintech space. Stani is also a mentor to many founders and advisors of ICOs and blockchain projects and has spoken at numerous FinTech, Blockchain and cryptocurrency events,particularly on topics related to Ethereum Smart Contracts.

## Zhen Cao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Apps

Zhen is a partner at Republic.co, an Angelist spin-off, with 1M users globally, the mission is democratizing private market investing. Republic is one of the most trusted online startup ecosystems in the world, along with AngelList, Product Hunt and CoinList family. Our funding portal and broker-dealer are SEC-registered and members of FINRA. Shewas the partner of JLAB, the crypto fund of JD Capital. It is the only public PE fund in China with a $9B AUM. Her portco included The Graph, Flow, Star Atlas, StepN, Oasis, Thunder, MobileCoin, Ontology, Ankr, etc. Zhen was on the content strategy team in HTC Vive, Where she was working on Skyrim, Doom, Star War, Star Trek, Ready Player One, Fallout, etc.

## Marat Kichikov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Education, Cryptocurrency

Marat is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and early stage investor.
He is the founder of several successful companies, including a consumer finance bank, few e-commerce companies and investment fund.
He serves on the board of his several portfolio companies (Bioloka, Wow Cube, F3 and RelesticaHolding), utilizing his knowledge and expertise in Blockchain industry which he joined to in 2013 as a partner in Bitfury Group.
In both as a fund and as an angel investor, Marat have invested in 30+ fin tech, e-commerce, blockchain technology, educational, healthcare and gaming companies, providing business expertise and financial & advisory support to founders.
Marat has a master's degree in finance & business management and a bachelor's degree in law.
In his free time, Marat likes surfing and skiing!

## Santiago Roel Santos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Gaming

Santiago Roel Santos was a Partner at ParaFi Capital.

## Bevan Clark
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, B2B

Board Member at YourGrocer.

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