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Factor House

Melbourne, AU · Founded 2019 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability. Its products serve engineers and organizations running Apache Kafka and Apache Flink.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Factor House was founded in 2019 by Derek Troy-West and Kylie Troy-West.

DTDerek Troy-West
Derek Troy-WestCo-founder, CEOHe previously founded and ran the consultancy Troy-West, and spent years as a consultant to financial institutions including UBS Investment Bank, Fortis Bank and Fidelity Investments, following earlier development and technical project management roles at Practiv and Telecom New Zealand. His work now centres on tooling for teams building data products with Kafka and Flink.
KTKylie Troy-West
Kylie Troy-WestCo-founder, COOShe brings a background in event management and project coordination to the role.
TC
Tom CrowleyFounding Engineer

Investors · 9

Alice Anderson Fund✓ confirmed by Factor HouseMelbourne · $50K – $300K

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Flying Fox Ventureslisted by Flying Fox VenturesMelbourne

How we know: Flying Fox Ventures's portfolio page · funding news · smartcompany.com.au · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

LaunchVic Basecamplisted by LaunchVic BasecampMelbourne · $100K – $200K

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Lighter Capitallisted by Lighter Capital

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OIF Ventureslisted by OIF VenturesDouble Bay · $165K – $3.3M

How we know: OIF Ventures's portfolio page · funding news · smartcompany.com.au · Not right? Tell us

Our Innovation Fundlisted by Our Innovation Fund

Also in the syndicate · 2

BlackbirdLaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund

Funding

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Related companies · 9

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RedpandaRedpanda provides real-time data streaming and governance infrastructure for enterprises running data and AI workloads, including agentic AI. Its platform is Kafka-compatible and adds identity, access controls, auditability, and guardrails to let organizations deploy AI agents in production across any cloud or model.
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AivenAiven provides an open source data platform designed for AI-readiness that enables businesses to build and deploy data applications across enterprise and startup segments globally.
New RelicNew Relic provides a full-stack observability platform that allows engineering teams to monitor and troubleshoot software systems across their entire stack. The platform serves development and operations teams who need unified data access to plan, build, deploy, and run software applications.
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Frequently asked questions

What does Factor House do?
Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability. Its products serve engineers and organizations running Apache Kafka and Apache Flink.
Who founded Factor House?
Factor House was founded by Derek Troy-West, Kylie Troy-West in 2019.
Who are Factor House's investors?
Factor House's investors include Blackbird Ventures, Alice Anderson Fund, Flying Fox Ventures, LaunchVic Basecamp, Lighter Capital, OIF Ventures, Our Innovation Fund.
Where is Factor House headquartered?
Factor House is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.