Scale Investors

Venture Capital

Australia's first women-led venture capital fund backing women-led startups. Founded in Melbourne in 2013, Scale Investors bridges the gender investment gap by empowering sophisticated investors to back talented and diverse teams in early-stage businesses, with a focus on women's health, life sciences, and care/climate sectors.

Melbourne, Australia · 6+ investments · 6 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Climate Tech
Healthcare
Life Sciences
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Founded
2013
AUM
$30.0M
Portfolio Companies
6
Total Investments
6
Last Investment
May 2026
Geographic Focus
Australia, New Zealand

Investment Thesis

Gender-lens investing: backs women-led and gender-diverse early-stage startups that are overlooked by mainstream investors. Belief that women-led companies outperform yet are systematically underfunded. Focuses on care and climate sectors as areas where female founders drive the most impact.

Scale Investors is a Venture Capital firm based in Melbourne, Australia. It has made 6 investments, including Cadenza Innovation, Baymatob and Switch Automation. Focus areas include Climate Tech and Healthcare.

Portfolio6

Co-investors16

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16 co-investors across 16 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×10 · Accelerator ×2 · Corporate VC ×1 · 8 shared rounds

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