Skalata
Venture capitalMelbourne · Pre-Seed–Seed · 16 people tracked
Also known as Skalata Ventures
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Investment thesis
Skalata focuses on the seed stage, which it considers the hardest phase for young companies, arguing founders need experts alongside them rather than just capital. It provides flexible funding with follow-on investments and dedicates more time to its founders than other Australian investors, emphasizing getting fundamentals right early to move faster later. Its model pairs investment with an operating and support team that has helped grow hundreds of early-stage companies, prioritizing sustainable growth over growth at any cost. Skalata positions itself as a genuine long-term partner across Australia and internationally.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Skalata went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 48 of 64 portfolio companiesSaaS ×33AI & Machine Learning ×24Enterprise Software ×11EdTech ×8Consumer ×6E-commerce ×5AgTech ×4Cleantech ×4
HQs:Australia×28Vietnam×1
Investments · 64 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 42020 · 12017 · 18 dated
Preezie provides an AI-powered guided selling platform that helps online retailers deliver personalized shopping experiences similar to in-store assistance.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Michael Tutek(Co-Founder)inQuoc Nguyen(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsTen13Touch Ventures
Altai is a casting platform built for actors, agents, casting teams, and clients to collaborate across locations and time zones in a single space.
MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Josh Algie(Co-founder)inRenee Currie(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAntlerAntler AustraliaBlack Nova VC
Online marketplace connecting clients, brands and businesses with local creatives for creative projects.
Co-investorsBlack Sheep Capital
Bookbot offers a phonics-based reading app with a library of decodable books and a reading assistant that listens to children read aloud, giving instant feedback and tracking progress.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Choovie Group operates a movie rewards and loyalty platform that lets enterprise brands offer customers discounted cinema tickets, seat selection, and booking across 300+ Australian cinemas through a branded portal, plus FMCG partnerships, corporate events, and wholesale movie vouchers.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Sonya Stephen(CEO)
Cleverbean is a literacy platform for Australian primary schools that provides curriculum-aligned writing programming and AI-powered, real-time feedback on student writing, along with automated insights for teachers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
CommandPost provides solutions focused on public safety for government and private sector organizations worldwide.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSydney, AU
Co-investorsAlberts Impact Ventures
Co-investorsMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Doohly is a digital signage CMS platform for screen network owners, offering content management, player software, campaign scheduling, and analytics to deploy and manage DOOH (digital out-of-home) networks.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Edsemble creates monthly book subscription kits for families with young children, featuring original stories and curated titles alongside activities designed to support early childhood development and family bonding.
ConsumerE-commerceEdTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFlying Fox Ventures
Enrola is a platform that helps sales teams reach and convert more leads through AI-powered communication, particularly for education and enrollment-focused organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsPurpose VenturesAfterWork VenturesAntler
Explorate is an Australian supply chain company that combines logistics software with in-house freight forwarding (sea, air, road, and rail) and customs clearance, supported by a global partner network across more than 120 countries.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBrisbane, AU
Conor Hagan(Co-founder)inAlex Ewart(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCardinia Ventures
A sensor-agnostic AI platform for predictive maintenance in manufacturing and industrial operations that deploys in under 14 days without requiring proprietary hardware or data science expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
JP Picard(Co-founder & CEO)Tim Cheung(Co-founder & CTO)Luka Gamulin(Founding AI Engineer)
Flux Finance is a consumer mobile app that lets users check and improve their credit score, view all their financial accounts in one place for budgeting, and learn about personal finance through content, games, and quizzes.
ConsumerFintech
Foremind offers an Australian platform that combines Employee Assistance Program (EAP) mental health support with psychosocial safety compliance, linking counselling sessions booked by staff to audit-ready compliance records.
HR TechMental HealthSaaS
Joel(Founder)
H3D builds an AI platform called AutoDesign that automates the design of custom-fit products, replacing manual CAD work for hearing labs (hearing aids, hearing protection, consumer audio) and dental labs.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSAnn Arbor, AU
Philip Kinsella(Co-founder & CTO)Iain Mcleod(Co-founder & CEO)inZhong He(Executive Officer, Director)John Yu(Director)Feng Zhang(Director)
Co-investorsSignificant VenturesStarfish Ventures
Lanterne provides software that connects to fleet operators' existing tools — telematics, booking platforms, task systems, or WhatsApp — to monitor fleet operations and automatically create, assign, and follow up on tasks.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS
Alex Barnes(Founder)in
Co-investorsRockstart
Lewis Software provides techno-economic validation and assessment tools for R&D, innovation, and commercialisation teams, helping them model and value emerging process technologies.
CleantechDeep TechSaaS
Loveheart.ai makes Mana, a tool for teachers and educators that assists with the ongoing process of documenting and supporting each child's learning, aiding deeper thinking and curriculum decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Lyngo builds AI phone answering systems designed specifically for healthcare clinics, automating call handling and appointment booking while maintaining human oversight for patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSydney, AU
Tanmay Patel(Founder & CEO)Cam(Founder & CTO)
Mana for Enterprise is an organizational management platform that enables multi-center operations across networks, with customizable teaching intelligence features tailored to organizational preferences.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Monty produces a wireless-enabled compost monitor that uses temperature, humidity, and air quality sensors to provide real-time data and personalized composting guidance via a companion mobile app.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechHardwareImpact & Social GoodIoTAustralia, AU
Ashley Baxter(Founder)in
NetNada is a climate reporting operating system that automates carbon accounting and sustainability disclosure for businesses using spend-based calculations and real financial data.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSydney, AU
Afonso Firmo(Co-Founder & Director)inLochie Burke(Co-Founder & Director)in
Co-investorsUNSW Founders 10x
NetNada provides a climate compliance platform for Australian businesses to measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions across all scopes.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSydney, AU
Afonso Firmo(Co-Founder & Director)inLochie Burke(Co-Founder & Director)in
Nola is a crowd analytics platform that uses existing CCTV infrastructure to provide real-time queue wait times and visitor flow data for amusement parks and attractions.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerPropTechRetail TechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Vic Zorin(Founder and CEO)Victor
Nucanon is a story-development platform with a drag-and-drop narrative builder, real-time collaboration, an interactive play mode, and generative AI for creating worlds, imagery, and voiceovers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS
Omni Biotech develops hardware-agnostic algorithms that read optical (PPG) signals from existing smartwatches to continuously monitor hydration, heat strain and fatigue against each wearer's own baseline.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Optomni is an agtech company that builds OmniOrder, an AI-driven wholesale trading and supply chain optimisation platform for the fresh and perishable food sector.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech
Murad Mekhtiev(Chief Executive Officer)Abdelrahman Elborey(Chief Technology Officer)
Outhire provides an AI-powered sourcing platform that searches an applicant tracking system, past applicants, and 500M+ public profiles to identify and rank candidates matching a job brief.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Will Russell(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlack Nova VC
Paperly builds software to modernise how schools operate, providing systems aimed at simplifying school administration and operations.
EdTechSaaS
Daniel Dawson(Founder)in
Co-investorsPurpose Ventures
PropCode offers a software platform that automatically analyses urban planning rules and development potential for a given address and project type.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Will Sullivan(Founder & CEO)Jonah Turnquist(Founder & CTO)
ReSmart provides a pickup service that collects unwanted items from businesses, councils, and individuals, diverting them from landfill through reuse, repair, donation, repurposing, or energy conversion.
Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainMelbourne, AU
Marco PrayerinGiorgio Baracchiin
Co-investorsEnergyLabGea VenturesAntlerBirchalBrisbane AngelsOnMarket
Restoke provides restaurant management software that helps restaurant owners focus on food quality and operations by automating administrative tasks and reducing waste.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsArchangel VenturesMandalay Venture PartnersRampersandStage 2 Capital
Restoplus provides an integrated point-of-sale system and restaurant management platform that handles online ordering, dine-in payments, table bookings, and loyalty programs for restaurant operators.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Factory AI uses artificial intelligence and sensor data from manufacturing facilities to predict machine failures and recommend optimal maintenance schedules, helping industrial plants avoid costly unplanned downtime.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTSector Agnostic
Smart Paddock develops an integrated livestock monitoring platform combining GPS tracking, water tank monitoring, and fence line management for farm operators.
AgTechData & InfrastructureIoTSaaSAustralia, AU
Co-investorsBreakthrough Victoria
Strength assessment system for health & fitness professionals
Style Sourcebook is an online marketplace where design enthusiasts can discover and purchase home décor and styling products.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechMelbourne, AU
SupplyScope provides an AI-powered compliance automation platform that helps retailers, marketplaces, and brands manage supplier onboarding, product compliance testing, and documentation workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Switchboard provides a unified integration platform for automating data exchange across supply chains, connecting partners through APIs, EDI, FTP, and manual uploads while enabling workflow automation for orders, invoices, shipments, and inventory management.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesTen13
Tability is a seed-funded startup, founded by former Atlassian employees, that helps teams set and track clear goals to focus on outcomes rather than time spent working.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSmiths Lake Nsw, AU
Sten Pittet(Executive Officer, Director)
TabLogs is a cloud-based borehole logging platform designed for geotechnical engineers to create, manage, and report soil boring data from field to final report.
AgTechCloud ComputingConstruction TechData & InfrastructureSaaSAustralia, AU
TALY is an AI organisational psychologist assistant for managers that turns science-based personality and behavioural data into real-time coaching for recruitment, onboarding, 1:1s, and difficult conversations.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Termina runs energy procurement for businesses, comparing every retailer across the whole market to automatically switch each site to the lowest rate for electricity, gas, LPG and embedded networks.
CleantechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsMighty PartnersArchangelArchangel Ventures
Viewa Surface is an AI-powered virtual try-on tool that allows customers to visualize home surface materials like stone, tile, wood, and metal on their own walls and floors in photorealistic detail.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Kyle Young(Founder and CRO)Edward Sedgley(Director and CEO)in
SOCOLIVE (Socolive TV) is a Vietnamese-language online football streaming platform that aggregates live match broadcasts along with schedules, live scores, results, league tables, highlights and news in one system.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ChoovieDoohlyFactory AiMindsetsNexobotOmni BiotechPartnarPrepPreplocalRead Liam 's storyStyle SourcebookTaly.Com
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Enrola · thesaasnews.com · Aug 7, 2026
Skalata · trysignalbase.com · Aug 7, 2026
RecycleSmart · businessnewsaustralia.com · Jun 9, 2026
Paperly · businessnewsaustralia.com · Nov 27, 2025
H3D · swinburne.edu.au · Nov 14, 2025
Termina · startupdaily.net · Jun 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Skalata made?
- Skalata has 64 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Skalata invest at?
- Skalata invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Skalata's typical check size?
- Skalata typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
- What sectors does Skalata focus on?
- Skalata focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Skalata located?
- Skalata is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
- Does Skalata lead rounds?
- Yes, Skalata leads investment rounds.
- Who does Skalata co-invest with?
- Skalata most often shares deals with Cardinia Ventures, Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP), Swinburne Innovation Studio, among 6 tracked co-investors.
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