Craig Lambert

Active Investor

Managing Director

Sydney, New South Wales

Craig Lambert, Managing Director is an active investor based in Sydney, New South Wales. This profile covers what Craig Lambert backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Craig Lambert is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Slingshot Accelerator. He is the Founder and serves as Program Director at Lion Unleashed. He is also a Co-Founder at CoVentured. He also serves as Managing Partner at XT Ventures. He also serves as an Angel Investor at Chinese Whispers Music. He served as Advisor at Commit.Works. He served as Advisor at Fewzion. He is an experienced high-tech investor. As National Sales Director of Yahoo Australia, he helped build Yahoo Australia to become a $50 million business. His background includes sports management and owning his advertising agency. He was the Founder and also served as Chief Executive Officer at The Melt Accelerator. He has great contacts, gets brand, and is the best pitch doctor around. He has extensive interaction with c-suite executive management, operations, and innovation teams to define and execute strategies to support growth and enhance profitability. He has a strong local and international business network across a variety of industry sectors. He is a highly experienced startup investor with extensive operational experience with global digital companies. Having founded multiple companies, he achieved his first exit by selling his advertising agency, Magenta, to NASDAQ-listed TMP Worldwide when he was just 23. He was most recently Founder and CEO of Slingshot, one of Australia's most successful and trusted corporate innovation partners. He has made over 100 investments through his private investment vehicle, Vinemoon Pty Ltd, and is a member of the investment committee for the Slingshot Venture Fund (ILP0000112), an ESVCLP established in 2015 and managed by Artesian Capital management. With strong business acumen skills, He has previously held senior roles in global web giants Yahoo! and Monster.com. He was appointed a Conjoint Professor of Practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Newcastle in 2018 and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. His qualifications include an MBA from Bond University.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: Gaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

Gamurs Pty LtdYahoo!Vinemoon (Investments) Pty LtdWhispa MusicAudience Republic

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Craig Lambert invests in Gaming & Entertainment and Media & Content, typically at Early Stage Venture and Seed. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.