I live for zero to one: investing in Australia's most ambitious founders at pre-seed. I've sat in most of the seats around the table (founder, operator, banker and investor), so I have the breadth of toolkit you need in the very early days. I back high-velocity people building companies of consequence, the kind who've already shipped the v2 before I've finished reading the deck.
How I ended up here
I started in tech and consumer investment banking, working on M&A and later-stage deals, and then in-house acquiring software capability for Australia's largest telco. That's where I learned how companies actually get bought, sold and pulled apart. I'm fully reformed now.
Then I built my own company, which taught me how hard and isolating it can be to create something from nothing, and how rewarding and intoxicating.
I've spent the last six years focused on pre-seed at Archangel, and I'm usually the one asking the awkward diligence question early. Better from me now than from a Series A investor later.
I don't have a sector. I'm a generalist by conviction, and if you don't fit neatly into a category, even better. What I care about is the dent you and your business will make in the world. If that sounds like a fit, knock my door down, please.