Brisbane Angels

What Brisbane Angels does

Brisbane Angels is a member-based angel investing group founded in 2006 and headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, operating as what it describes as Australia's largest angel investing network. It connects experienced individual angel investors with early-stage Australian startups and founders through a structured pipeline: approximately 150 startups apply annually via an open GUST-based online application, around 30% progress to initial screening, roughly 5% advance to due diligence, and 10-20 new ventures receive investment each year. Founders pitch at monthly member pitch nights, and the investment process is coordinated by the Angels management team with support from subject-matter experts within the membership.

The firm does not sell a technology product; rather, its operational backbone is a deal-sourcing, evaluation, and portfolio-management workflow. Members access opportunities through two MAVN-hosted portals — the Investor Hub (hub.mavn.com.au) for portfolio analytics and the Deals Hub (deals.mavn.com.au) for live deal access — complemented by investor dinners and an annual conference. The disclosed portfolio spans SaaS, AI, fintech, healthtech, and deep tech, with named holdings including Kapiche, FlyFreely, Eight360, Ferronova, Accessii, Ovum, and The Laundry Lady. Recent disclosed participations include Ovum's $4M seed (women's health AI, co-invested with Admiralty Capital, Antler, Giant Leap, LaunchVic and others) and The Laundry Lady's $1M seed for international expansion.

The commercial structure is principal-agent: Brisbane Angels Pty Ltd and its agent Angelvio Pty Ltd act on behalf of individual angel investor members, who ultimately deploy capital. Direct revenue streams to the management entity are not publicly disclosed — the group is sustained by member participation and a sponsor/supporter network that includes Hoult Business Services, Queensland Leaders, Davies, GRT Lawyers, and Hype Creative. Geographic footprint is single-country domestic (Australia), with headquarters at PO Box 835 Brisbane QLD 4000, and headcount of 11-50 employees under founder and chairman John Mactaggart.

Name

Brisbane Angels

Legal name

Brisbane Angels

Website

https://brisbaneangels.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brisbane Angels is Australia's largest angel investing group, founded in 2006 in Brisbane. It connects angel investor members with early-stage Australian startups through a structured screening funnel, online investor portals, and monthly pitch events, investing in 10-20 ventures annually.

Ownership category

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Product category

Angel Investing / Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Angel investing network
• Early-stage funding
• Seed stage investment
• Startup investor matching
• Private investor community

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Angel Investment Returns: Brisbane Angels generates returns through successful portfolio company exits (acquisitions or IPOs). The group works on behalf of its angel investor members who provide capital to early-stage startups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brisbane Angels is an angel investing network that connects a large pool of experienced private investors with high-growth, early-stage Australian startups. The group runs a structured funding process comprising open online applications, initial screening, member pitch nights, due diligence, and coordinated investment by its members. It also provides members with an investor portal, a deals portal, and curated networking events such as pitch nights, investor dinners, and an Annual Conference.

Product overview

Brisbane Angels is an angel investing group that connects angel investors with high-growth startups and visionary founders across Australia. The organization does not offer a technology product or platform; rather, it provides angel investing network services including investment screening and evaluation, investor portal access via hub.mavn.com.au, deal management through deals.mavn.com.au, and a structured funding process encompassing application review, pre-screening, member pitch nights, due diligence, and funding completion. The portfolio spans SaaS, AI, fintech, healthtech, and deep tech ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Angel Investment Funding for Founders Angel investment funding program for visionary founders of high-growth, early-stage Australian startups. Investments are coordinated by Brisbane Angels on behalf of member angels, with a screening pipeline that processes roughly 150 applications annually and results in 10 to 20 new investments per year.
• Monthly Member Pitch Nights Monthly screening and pitch events at which up to three companies present to Brisbane Angels angel investor members as part of the structured screening and evaluation process.
• Investor Membership Program Membership program for experienced angel investors providing access to the Brisbane Angels deal pipeline, coordinated due diligence, investor dinners, and the Annual Conference.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 companies apply annually, with 10-20 new investments made per year

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hoult Business ServicesminorOthersHoult Business Services is a sponsor of Brisbane Angels.
• Queensland LeadersminorOthersQueensland Leaders is a sponsor of Brisbane Angels.
• DaviesminorOthersDavies is listed as a supporter of Brisbane Angels.
• GRT LawyersminorOthersGRT Lawyers is listed as a supporter of Brisbane Angels.
• Hype CreativeminorOthersHype Creative is listed as a supporter of Brisbane Angels.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• AngelList: Global platform enabling angel syndicates, rolling funds, and startup-investor matching. Functionally adjacent infrastructure that Brisbane Angels' Investor Hub (MAVN) competes with or could integrate into for deal flow.

Broad incumbents

• AirTree Ventures: Large Australian venture capital firm investing across seed, Series A and beyond. Competes for the same high-quality Australian founders while operating a much broader mandate and check size range.
• Blackbird Ventures: One of Australia's largest venture capital firms investing across seed to growth stages. A broader incumbent in the same Australian early-stage ecosystem, increasingly competitive at seed deals that Brisbane Angels targets.
• Artesian Capital Management: Australian alternative asset manager operating multiple early-stage venture funds and accelerator programs (incl. Startmate). A broader incumbent in the same ecosystem with overlapping portfolio companies.

Direct peers

• Antler: Global early-stage VC and accelerator actively co-investing in Australian seed rounds alongside Brisbane Angels (e.g., Ovum). Operates a similar founder-facing application and pitch model at significantly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Melbourne Angels: Melbourne-based angel investing group connecting investors with early-stage startups in Australia. Closely comparable in mission, screening rigor, and Australian-only deal focus as a direct domestic competitor.
• Sydney Angels: Sydney-based angel investing network operating a similar membership model for high-net-worth individuals investing in early-stage Australian startups. Directly comparable in structure, screening process, and target geography overlap.
• Giant Leap: Australian impact-focused early-stage venture fund that co-invested with Brisbane Angels in the Ovum round. Comparable in seed-stage focus and Australia-only mandate, with a thematic overlay on impact.
• Right Click Capital: Australia-focused early-stage venture fund investing at seed and pre-seed. Comparable stage focus, sector breadth across SaaS and consumer tech, and Australia-only deal sourcing.
• Startmate: Australia and New Zealand-focused early-stage investor and fellowship program backing seed-stage founders. Comparable in target stage and geography, with a stronger emphasis on accelerator-style programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BrisbaneAngels

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments112 records

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