Become an LP in one of Australia's leading pre-seed funds

Co-Architecture founder Kevin Mitchem with Skalata's Shahirah Gardner

OUR ADVANTAGE

Disciplined returns through rigorous support

Our investment philosophy focuses on unlocking founder potential through hands-on support and strategic capital deployment. With over 80 companies in our portfolio, we've developed a methodology that enables us to identify promising ventures early, accelerate their growth through critical phases, and make data-driven follow-on investment decisions.

This approach gives us unique visibility into company performance, creating opportunities for targeted capital allocation at the most impactful moments, and reduces risk.

Experienced team

Our management team brings extensive hands-on experience investing in and advising early-stage companies, with a proven track record in funds management across multiple economic cycles.

Milestone-based funding

We de-risk investments through our staged approach, first investing smaller amounts and using insights gained to inform follow-on decisions, creating a more capital-efficient path to growth.

Co-investment opportunities

Fund investors gain exclusive access to direct co-investment opportunities in our highest-performing portfolio companies, allowing for strategic exposure beyond the fund itself.

Key focus areas

While maintaining a broad mandate, we drive meaningful change in supply chain & logistics, ag-tech, AI-enabled solutions, women founders, quality education, and healthtech sectors.

Close university links

Our competitive advantage stems from deep understanding of and relationships with the university sector, providing privileged access to innovation and research-backed startups.

Strong track record

We have invested in and supported over 80 companies across our funds. For more information on fund performance, please get in touch.

Investments in venture capital carry significant risks and are only suitable for sophisticated investors. There can be no assurance that a Skalata Fund will achieve its targeted rate of return and no guarantee against loss resulting from an investment in a Skalata Fund. Past fund performance is not indicative of future performance. For more information, please request our Information Memorandum. This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

Our investment funds

Skalata Fund I

Size
Vintage
Stage
Investments
Initial cheque
Life

AUD $7 million
2019
Pre-seed/seed
30
AUD $100k-$200k
8 years

Mandate
Innovative, market-ready and capital efficient technology companies from any sector, with a focus on B2B SaaS.

Portfolio Fund performance

The investment period for SF-I has ended.

Skalata Fund II

Size
Vintage
Stage
Investments
Initial cheque
Life

AUD $25 millon
2021
Pre-seed/seed
50+
AUD $100k-$300k
10 years

Mandate
Innovative, market-ready and capital efficient technology companies from any sector, with a focus on B2B SaaS.

Portfolio Fund performance

The initial investment period for SF-II has ended.

Skalata Fund III

We are currently accepting commitments for Skalata Fund III, which will continue our disciplined approach to pre-seed investing.

Fund III will be investing in new companies while offering enhanced co-investment opportunities and follow-on access to select companies from our earlier funds.

Capital will be called at 5% initially and 25% per annum for 4 years.

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Bucking the trend

According to the State of Australian Startup Funding, 62% of Australian founders don't believe investors live up to their promise of "value beyond capital".

We're proud to offer more hands-on support than any investor in Australia.

Our support model

Alina Hunter

Co-founder

Cleverbean

“For us, choosing an investor was about value well beyond cash. We’re so privileged to have the Skalata crew partner with us, understand us, and open themselves up to genuinely help us on our unique journey.”

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Cleverbean

story

Joel Anderson

Founder & CEO

Foremind

“We entered Skalata a concept. Now we are a company. The entire team is incredibly supportive and genuine – they've helped us through some really challenging growing pains.”

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Foremind

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