Sam Cust

Managing Director at Hyper | Founding Partner at Hyper Ventures

πŸ“ AustraliaπŸ”„ Updated September 2026πŸ’Ό 6 investmentsπŸ“… 14 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Aug 2023
Angel investor🌍 Australia
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Investor
Aug 2023
Your home of Pro Pickleball in Australia and the Pacific.
early stageSpectator Sports
Investor & Advisor
Nov 2022
A curated marketplace for movers to organise their lives prior to and after moving house.
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2022
One Another - Your kindness platform connecting communities to create a world where no one feels alone. Find your tribe. Connecting Good Humans to drive humanity across the globe. Our mission is to ensure that no-one ever needs to feel alone again. Connection is at the heart of everything we do. Join now to connect with like-minded humans via frequent acts of kindness, a passion for volunteering or our brand new community groups functionality. Introducing Karma Credits - We reward good humans to drive the good human economy.
Investor & Board Member
Aug 2020
Empiraa is a strategic planning and goal tracking platform helping people feel good about business. Streamline your strategic planning process and engage your team effectively. With Empiraa, you can transform your business goals into actionable plans, ensuring team alignment and success.
Investor and Advisor (Acquired by LOKE 2017)
Oct 2012
Aston Club is a mobile app that allows patrons to pay for food and beverage in bars, restaurants and pubs through their mobile phone. Aston Club is a simple, secure, and fast Point-of-sale integrated payment solution that aims to help hospitality venues increase their bar efficiency and table turnover, improve the customer experience, and enhance payment security.
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2012
LOKE builds branded ordering, loyalty and marketing technology for retail and hospitality brands. Fully integrated ordering and payment options: βœ” Ordering βœ” Delivery βœ” Order to Table βœ” Contactless in-store mobile payments Fully customisable marketing features made specifically for hospitality: βœ” Loyalty βœ” Promotions βœ” Vouchers / Codes βœ” Database βœ” Lists βœ” Segmentation βœ” Triggered campaigns βœ” Push notifications With reporting that allows powerful insights: βœ” Return on investment βœ” Customer lifetime spend / behaviour βœ” Campaign tracking βœ” Follow up reporting βœ” List reporting βœ” Data download and export LOKE provides both web and native apps in your brand with the widest selection of tools to build revenue and customer data. LOKE’s bespoke platform includes customisable segmentation and tracking tools, allowing you to create powerful and meaningful journeys while enhancing your customer’s interaction with your business. With options for everyone from a single site to enterprise - LOKE offers a feature set normally only achieved by combining multiple platforms. Our clients include Shake Shack, Nandos, Baskin Robbins, Gelato Messina, Muzz Buzz, YaKun Toast and hundreds more. We partner with banks, POS providers, CRM solutions, agencies and resellers to enhance the value and distribution of our platform.
Experience Β· 7 entries
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Investments (6)
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2023
Investor
Aug 2023
Your home of Pro Pickleball in Australia and the Pacific.
early stageSpectator Sports
2022
Investor & Advisor
Nov 2022
A curated marketplace for movers to organise their lives prior to and after moving house.
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2022
One Another - Your kindness platform connecting communities to create a world where no one feels alone. Find your tribe. Connecting Good Humans to drive humanity across the globe. Our mission is to ensure that no-one ever needs to feel alone again. Connection is at the heart of everything we do. Join now to connect with like-minded humans via frequent acts of kindness, a passion for volunteering or our brand new community groups functionality. Introducing Karma Credits - We reward good humans to drive the good human economy.
2020
Investor & Board Member
Aug 2020
Empiraa is a strategic planning and goal tracking platform helping people feel good about business. Streamline your strategic planning process and engage your team effectively. With Empiraa, you can transform your business goals into actionable plans, ensuring team alignment and success.
Managing Director
Mar 2020
Hyper is a global startup studio that provides you with the safest way to kick start your startup. Celebrating over $319m raised for founders last year.
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