Scale Investors
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Melbourne, Australia
Countries of investment
- Australia
- New Zealand
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Healthtech
- Consumer
- Enterprise Software
- Education
- Impact Technology
About
Scale Investors is a Melbourne-based investment network focused on backing female entrepreneurs and developing female angel investors. Their focus spans healthtech, consumer, software, and impact across Australia and New Zealand. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A.
Scale Investors is a Melbourne-based investment network focused on backing female entrepreneurs and developing female angel investors. Their focus spans healthtech, consumer, software, and impact across Australia and New Zealand. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A.
Investment Thesis
Scale Investors is a pre-seed to Series A investment network deploying capital across healthtech, consumer, enterprise software, education, and impact technology. They invest in female-founded and female-led companies while training and mobilising angel investors, with a strong emphasis on increasing the number of women deploying private capital. The firm differentiates itself as Australia's dedicated female-focused angel investor network, combining syndicated angel capital with structured investor education.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2013 by Laura McKenzie (CEO) as Australia's largest angel network of women investors. Not a traditional VC fund but rather Australia's largest angel network with 250+ women investors. Members co-invest in early-stage Australian women-led startups. Portfolio includes 90+ Australian companies with women founders and CEOs.
Team
Samar Mcheileh-Co-CEO & Partner
Chelsea Newell-Co-CEO & Partner
Roo Harris-Partner
Solai Valliappan-Partner
Catherine Robson-Board Chair
Susan Oliver-Founding Chair
Portfolio
Baymatob
Clean Slate
Beamible
TalkiPlay
Graphics et al.
Zondii
VeinTech
Oho
FodBods
Style Sourcebook
Seer Data & Analytics
HEX
HOOGA
Milkdrop
Lasertrade
Agscent
HackHunter
Laronix
Vitable
AirRobe
Mass Dynamics
PetCloud
Cynch
Handdii
Neighbourlytics