Gandel Invest

Gandel Invest is a family office established in 2012 and located in South Yarra, Australia. The firm specializes in making strategic, non-controlling investments across a range of growing businesses. Gandel Invest targets companies at various stages of development, including seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage ventures. Its investment focus spans several sectors, including business-to-business (B2B), commercial services, business-to-consumer (B2C), retail, and technology.

Tony Gandel

Managing Director and Founder

Adam Gandel

Senior Investment Manager

34 past transactions

Upcover

Series A in 2025
Upcover is an insurance company based in Sydney, Australia, focused on simplifying the distribution of business insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Established in 2019, the company provides a platform that allows trusted brands and online marketplaces to seamlessly offer affordable insurance solutions to their SME customers and contractor workforce. Upcover achieves this through universal quote and bind APIs, streamlining the process for businesses to access essential coverage. The firm’s management team oversees its operations and asset management, ensuring a commitment to meeting the needs of small business owners.

LightLink

Seed Round in 2024
LightLink specializes in a Layer 2 blockchain platform designed to support decentralized finance (DeFi), metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and gaming applications. The platform offers a secure and user-friendly network that eliminates transaction fees and barriers to entry, allowing users to engage in instantaneous and gasless transactions. By leveraging the security of Ethereum, LightLink aims to provide a seamless experience for businesses and developers looking to enhance their digital applications without the complexities typically associated with blockchain technology.

Singularity

Seed Round in 2023
Singularity is a protocol created by the PG Organisation that serves as a compliant academic decentralized finance (DeFi) access layer. It enables institutional players to engage with popular blockchain protocols while ensuring commercial confidentiality. The platform features a decentralized compliance system that facilitates private digital asset transfers, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to verify wallet ownership without disclosing personally identifiable information. This approach allows users to maintain their privacy while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Singularity

Seed Round in 2023
Singularity is a protocol created by the PG Organisation that serves as a compliant academic decentralized finance (DeFi) access layer. It enables institutional players to engage with popular blockchain protocols while ensuring commercial confidentiality. The platform features a decentralized compliance system that facilitates private digital asset transfers, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to verify wallet ownership without disclosing personally identifiable information. This approach allows users to maintain their privacy while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Reebelo

Series A in 2023
Reebelo is a prominent marketplace specializing in refurbished technology devices and lifestyle products. The company provides consumers with significant savings, allowing them to purchase items at reduced prices or opt for flexible rental options. Reebelo's mission focuses on minimizing electronic waste and promoting a circular economy by offering a diverse range of secondhand electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and desktops. The marketplace ensures that all products are thoroughly reviewed and come with extended warranties, providing customers with a reliable and sustainable shopping experience. With offices in various global locations, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Toronto, Singapore, and Melbourne, Reebelo aims to make a positive environmental impact while delivering high-quality products to consumers.

Fable Food

Series A in 2023
Fable Food Co is a company that specializes in creating plant-based meat alternatives primarily derived from shiitake mushrooms. Their products are designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional meat, providing a nutritious and healthy substitute for consumers. Fable's offerings are clean label and minimally processed, made entirely from natural plant-based ingredients. The company's products are widely available across Australia, including major retailers such as Harris Farm Markets, Coles, and Woolworths, as well as through meal delivery services like Marley Spoon and Dinnerly. Additionally, Fable's products feature on various restaurant menus in Australia, Singapore, and the UK, catering to both food enthusiasts and those seeking vegan options.

Glitter Protocol

Seed Round in 2023
Glitter Protocol is a developer of a blockchain based data platform that provides web 3.0 data storage and management services.

Ampverse

Series A in 2022
Ampverse is an interactive entertainment company focused on fostering hyperlocal gaming communities through a network of owned esports teams, gaming channels, original content, and merchandise. The company operates a platform that enables partnerships among brands, agencies, game publishers, and prominent figures in the gaming and esports sectors. By leveraging its ecosystem of talent, content, and technology, Ampverse effectively connects brands with gaming audiences, facilitating meaningful interactions and enhancing accessibility within the gaming landscape.

Reebelo

Series A in 2022
Reebelo is a prominent marketplace specializing in refurbished technology devices and lifestyle products. The company provides consumers with significant savings, allowing them to purchase items at reduced prices or opt for flexible rental options. Reebelo's mission focuses on minimizing electronic waste and promoting a circular economy by offering a diverse range of secondhand electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and desktops. The marketplace ensures that all products are thoroughly reviewed and come with extended warranties, providing customers with a reliable and sustainable shopping experience. With offices in various global locations, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Toronto, Singapore, and Melbourne, Reebelo aims to make a positive environmental impact while delivering high-quality products to consumers.

Immersive

Seed Round in 2022
Immersve is a member of the payments and technology network. Its issuing-as-a-service platform supports both centralized and decentralized payment experiences. Exchanges and dApps such as web3 wallets and DeFi protocols can integrate with this company's APIs and smart contracts to transact.

Pushas

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pushas is a prominent sneaker marketplace based in Australia, dedicated to helping individuals buy and sell sought-after sneakers. Established in early 2017 by a team in Sydney, Pushas aims to serve the sneaker community with features such as legitimate product checks and flat shipping rates. The marketplace prioritizes customer service and maintains low fees to support both buyers and sellers, reflecting a long-term commitment to the community rather than short-term profits. Pushas has cultivated a loyal following, transforming into more than just a trading platform; it represents a lifestyle for enthusiasts who share a passion for sneakers. Through its focus on building a strong community, Pushas is gaining recognition and establishing a unique identity within the sneaker culture in Australia.

Foodbomb

Series A in 2021
Foodbomb is an online marketplace that specializes in wholesale food products, streamlining the process for foodservice businesses to search, compare, and order quality ingredients. The platform offers access to over 10,000 products across eight categories, including meat, seafood, produce, and dairy, allowing users to find competitive prices from leading suppliers efficiently. With features such as single-click reordering and order tracking, Foodbomb simplifies inventory management for its clients. The service is free to use, requires no commitment, and includes complimentary next-day delivery, making it a convenient solution for those in the food industry.

Better Juice

Seed Round in 2021
Better Juice was founded in 2017 by a team of prestigious food industry professionals: a biochemist and microbiology academician with extensive experience in product development. The company is supported by The Kitchen FoodTech Hub – Strauss Group’s incubator, whose goal is to nourish promising food-tech ventures that can disrupt the global food system – making it more productive, more affordable, more sustainable and healthier. ​ Better Juice gives consumers what they are looking for: simple ways to reduce sugar in their diets. Popular juices such as orange and apple juice have 6 teaspoons (25 grams) of sugar per 1-cup serving (250 ml). Grape juice has up to 14 teaspoons. The Better Juice solution lets industrial juice producers lower or eliminate sugar in one simple step.

Liquor Loot

Series A in 2021
Liquor Loot Pty Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Sydney, Australia, specializes in subscription services that allow customers to sample premium whiskies before purchasing full bottles. The company provides a custom-curated, monthly whisky-tasting experience, featuring a selection of hard-to-find Scotches, single malts, and award-winning whiskies from Japan and America. This service helps whisky enthusiasts refine their palate by exploring the distinct aromas, tastes, and finishes of various spirits, thereby enhancing their overall appreciation of whisky.

iVvy

Venture Round in 2021
Ivvy is Conference and Events Management software made smarter, friendlier and more affordable. With a range of powerful tools, it's a one stop shop solution.

Better Packaging

Venture Round in 2021
Better Packaging specializes in eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions aimed at reducing plastic waste in retail. The company offers a wide range of products, including compostable mailers, glassine garment bags, and various types of bags such as courier satchels, bubble bags, and ziplock bags. Their packaging is designed to be resealable and curbside recyclable with paper and cardboard, contributing to a more circular economy. By utilizing bio-plastics that are engineered to break down, Better Packaging provides businesses with environmentally responsible options that help mitigate pollution and promote sustainability in the packaging industry.

Alphaa.io

Seed Round in 2021
Alpha'a is a B2B marketplace that connects companies with visual artists, facilitating the sale and promotion of art products online. The platform enables artists to showcase their work and reach global audiences through a crowdsourcing model. Additionally, Alpha'a provides a framework for brands and creators to issue multi-utility NFTs, linking physical and digital assets via a white-labeled smart contract solution. This innovation includes digital certificates of authenticity powered by NFTs, allowing individuals and organizations to earn resale royalties, enhance community engagement, and offer unique value propositions. By bridging the gap between artists and businesses, Alpha'a makes visual arts more accessible and fosters a vibrant creative ecosystem.

Fable Food

Seed Round in 2021
Fable Food Co is a company that specializes in creating plant-based meat alternatives primarily derived from shiitake mushrooms. Their products are designed to replicate the taste and texture of traditional meat, providing a nutritious and healthy substitute for consumers. Fable's offerings are clean label and minimally processed, made entirely from natural plant-based ingredients. The company's products are widely available across Australia, including major retailers such as Harris Farm Markets, Coles, and Woolworths, as well as through meal delivery services like Marley Spoon and Dinnerly. Additionally, Fable's products feature on various restaurant menus in Australia, Singapore, and the UK, catering to both food enthusiasts and those seeking vegan options.

Butn

Funding Round in 2020
Butn is a B2B funding company that innovates the financing landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company provides a Funding Solution Suite designed to address working capital constraints by offering transactional funding, which allows businesses to finance individual transactions based on the creditworthiness of end debtors. Butn's technology is agnostic, enabling it to integrate seamlessly with various third-party platforms, thereby offering a comprehensive suite of financing products to its customers. Revenue is generated through a fixed funding fee applied to each transaction funded. This approach helps SMEs access necessary capital more effectively, supporting their growth and operational needs.

TRAVLR

Series C in 2020
TRAVLR is a technology provider that offers a comprehensive travel platform through its 'Travel as a Service' model. Founded in 2017 by Simon te Hennepe, the company licenses its services to prominent media organizations, allowing their audiences to easily discover, plan, and book unique travel experiences. This approach enhances audience engagement by keeping users within the media companies' ecosystems, thereby improving conversion rates as they move seamlessly from content to travel booking. TRAVLR aims to simplify the traditionally fragmented travel booking process by connecting media brands with the travel industry. The company operates from strategically located offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, and Denpasar, and has partnered with notable entities such as Network 10, MTV, Bali Bible, and Stuff.co.nz.

Cogo

Venture Round in 2019
Cogo builds sustainability solutions that empower consumers & businesses to measure, improve and compensate their impact on the world. World-class sustainability data and cutting-edge behavioural science power the Cogo APIs. Transaction or Category API solutions seamlessly integrate Cogo smarts into the digital experiences you already provide your customers.

MyDeal.com.au

Venture Round in 2017
MyDeal.com.au is an online retail store connecting consumers to a wide range of products at the best prices. MyDeal.com.au is an Australian retail marketplace, connecting millions of consumers with thousands of Australian retailers. The company is dedicated to provide their customers with the best prices and biggest range of products, we’ve been at the heart of Australian lives since 2011. The company is constantly advancing their technology and processes to be at the forefront of consumer experience based on their feedback and the latest industry innovations. MyDeal.com.au's objective is to harness a streamlined and seamless shopping experience for their sellers and customers.

Vicinity Centres

Seed Round in 2017
Vicinity Centres is Australia's leading retail property groups with a fully integrated asset management platform. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX), they own $16.1 billion of retail assets and manage some $26.1 billion in assets across the full retail asset spectrum.

Animoca Brands

Post in 2015
Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security, and new business models.

Nunn Media

Venture Round in 2010
Nunn Media is an independent media strategy and buying agency that focuses on helping clients unlock their growth potential through innovative thinking. The company offers a range of services, including integrated strategy, planning, media buying, digital media services, and data analytics. By combining these offerings, Nunn Media empowers its clients to make informed decisions that drive customer engagement and sales. With a commitment to independent thought, the agency aims to inspire businesses to achieve their objectives through effective media solutions.

EatClub

EatClub is a world first customer engagement platform that gives restaurants the control to manage demand for their tables and improve their profit margins through the use of dynamic pricing. Founded by esteemed chef Marco Pierre White, EatClub was designed by restaurateurs to help restaurants fill their tables at off-peak times by offering diners last-minute deals via the app. Our partner portfolio of over 1500 restaurants includes Sake, Rockpool Dining Group, The Meatball and Wine Bar, Bills, Ormeggio at the Spit, and many more. EatClub is operational in Sydney and Melbourne, with expansion plans to get the whole of Australia to eat out, more often.
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