Factor House
Melbourne, AU · Founded 2019 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
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.
Founders & leadership
Factor House was founded in 2019 by Derek Troy-West and Kylie Troy-West.
Investors · 9
Blackbird Ventures✓ verifiedSydney · $149K – $60M
Alice Anderson Fund✓ verifiedMelbourne · $50K – $300K
Flying Fox VenturesMelbourne
LaunchVic BasecampMelbourne
Lighter Capital$200K – $10M
OIF VenturesDouble Bay · $165K – $3.3M
Our Innovation Fund
Also in the syndicate · 2
BlackbirdLaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed fundingFeb 2025
Blackbird Ventures (lead), Flying Fox Ventures, LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund, OIF Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 10
by search overlap
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Redpanda85 shared keywordsRedpanda 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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New Relic32 shared keywordsNew 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.