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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 4 SOURCES

Small Giants

Melbourne (St Kilda) impact investment family office of Danny Almagor and Berry Liberman, founded 2007; invests directly and through funds in circular economy, energy and land.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS
St Kilda, Australia
FOUNDED
2007
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Climate & EnergyFood & AgricultureReal Estate & PropTechFintech
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
ImpactDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)Real estate

Overview

Small Giants describes itself as the private impact investment family office of Danny Almagor and Berry Liberman, who founded it in 2007; it became Australia's first certified B Corp in 2012. It integrates investing and philanthropy and invests across circular economy, energy, finance, regenerating land and water, built environment, and culture and consciousness, both in companies (e.g. Bureo, Great Wrap, Pacific Bio, The Better Packaging Co.) and in impact funds (e.g. Giant Leap, Drawdown Fund, SVA Diversified Impact Fund). Its education and storytelling programs moved to the non-profit Small Giants Academy. Small Giants Holdings Pty Ltd is registered in St Kilda (VIC 3182) since 2014.

Investment thesis

Invests everything it has with the intention of creating a more sustainable and just world, guided by four principles: ecology, wholeness, connection and equality.

Holdings & investments (33)

People

  • Jeremy Waanders
    Head of Finance & Investments · source
  • Danny Almagor
    Co-founder and Executive Chair · source
  • Berry Liberman
    Co-founder · source
  • Francie Doolan
    CEO · source
  • Samuel Beard
    Chief of Staff · source

Frequently asked questions

Small Giants is a single family office based in St Kilda, Australia, founded in 2007.

Small Giants invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes impact, direct investments, funds (as lp) and real estate.

Small Giants invests in Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture, Real Estate & PropTech and Fintech.

Key people at Small Giants include Danny Almagor (Co-founder and Executive Chair), Berry Liberman (Co-founder), Francie Doolan (CEO) and Jeremy Waanders (Head of Finance & Investments).

Small Giants's holdings and investments include Impact Investment Group, Bureo, First Australians Capital, Gigawatt Global, Great Wrap, Groundtruth, The Cape and Nu-tility, among others.

No. Small Giants invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.