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About Dan Gavel
Dan Gavel is a director of Black Sheep Capital, the investment firm he established in 2013 to back early-stage technology companies and other assets. He works alongside fellow director Paul Osborne and takes an active role mentoring the founders the firm backs. Its portfolio has included Amber Electric, Go1, Ignition and Valiant Finance.
Before Black Sheep Capital, he built his own financial advisory practice, leaving that industry in 2013.
On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack and Maxine Minter, he explained how he weighs risk and how he decides which deals go to the Black Sheep Capital fund, the Flock syndicate or his own angel investments.
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First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter In their own words.
“I really want to invest, and then I am going to spend the next couple of weeks trying to talk myself out of it.”
The path so far.
- Now
Director · Black Sheep Capital
- Earlier · Startup
Founder · Golden State Property
- Earlier
Founder · Full Circle Venture Capital
Sources: crunchbase.com
Black Sheep Capital on Day One
Black Sheep Capital is a Brisbane venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies in Australia and Oceania, mainly at pre-seed, seed and Series A.
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