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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.
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$25K
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$250K
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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.
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Co Invest
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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.

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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

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VeinTech

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