Alice Anderson Fund
Government fundMelbourne · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
The Alice Anderson Fund co-invests between $50,000 and $300,000 in early-stage deals brought forward by other investors, with the goal of increasing the pool of capital available to Victorian women founders. Its investment is structured so that 85 cents in the dollar is taken as equity while the remainder is provided as a non-dilutive grant to the startup, giving women-led companies additional upside.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesData & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:Australia×1
Investments · 1 tracked
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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.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMelbourne, AU
Derek Troy-West(Co-founder)Kylie Troy-West(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFlying Fox VenturesLaunchVic BasecampLighter CapitalOIF VenturesOur Innovation Fund
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFactor House · factorhouse.io · Oct 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Alice Anderson Fund invest at?
- Alice Anderson Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Alice Anderson Fund's typical check size?
- Alice Anderson Fund typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
- What sectors does Alice Anderson Fund focus on?
- Alice Anderson Fund focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Alice Anderson Fund located?
- Alice Anderson Fund is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
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