Empowering Investment
Scale Investors is Australia’s first and only network of angel investors committed to investing in and empowering exceptional women entrepreneurs
About Us.
Founded by visionary women in 2013, Scale Investors is bridging the entrepreneurial investment gender-gap. Our network provides sophisticated angel investors access to bolster innovative, gender-diverse teams in early stage startups. We are committed to investing in women at the pre-seed and seed stage. Our community is grounded in collaboration alongside our experienced team, to achieve our ultimate mission to lead the future of diverse investment.
“Did you know?”
Only 4% of total startup funding put forward in Australia between 2018-2021 went to all-female teams.
Put simply, we know gender diverse startups make for better investments ¹ , and at Scale Investors we are creating a new era in capital finance. Our vision is a world in which gender does not limit access to capital. We facilitate this vision by providing access and opportunity, fuelling excellence, and fostering a community of support and education to our angels and founders alike.
Whether you are a founder, or investor, Scale Investors offers what we believe to be a fundamental component to participating in the investment space - access. Our cohort is distinctly unique in that it unites angel investors and women entrepreneurs beyond capital.
Why Scale?
Meet our
Portfolio Companies.
“The time is now to be investing in the growth of female founders.”
— Co-CEO Chelsea Newell, SmartCompany
Get #Scale EducatEd.
With programs for a range of skill levels and entry points, Scale EducatEd is our one-of-a-kind education platform - designed with empowerment in mind. Our courses are tailor-made in collaboration with a range of industry experts, experienced founders and sophisticated investors.
Sign up to #EducatEd for a unique, accessible and diverse look into the world of capital raising and Angel investment.
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Our online-only, self-led sister to the EmpowerEd program.
Designed for founders with very little capital-raising knowledge.
Access the investor perspective and open the door to essential ecosystem resources, custom conent and more.
It’s never to late to start your capital-raising journey!
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This 10 week cohort-based intensive is designed to empower female founders to set their business up for capital-raising success.
EmpowerEd is an application based program with limited spots available.
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This course is open to all, and specifically tailored to those looking to embark on their Angel Investing journey. Leveraging years of industry experience, InvestEd combines insights and advice from entrepreneurs, investors and capital-raising experts.
Scale ✕
Artesian.
In December 2021, The Female Leaders VC Fund was launched with $45M committed from cornerstone investors Host Plus and Legal Super and is targeting a raise of $100M. This is one of our most exciting announcements yet! This is an institutional fund with a focus on Series A and B women-led and co-led startups across Asia Pacific. This inaugural fund solidifies the importance and recognition that gender-lens investing is better.
Connect
to Capital.
Is the secret to raising capital really all about who you know? At Scale Investors, we believe that access to investors, advice and education is the crucial missing piece of the capital-raising puzzle. For too long it’s been limited to an exclusive club.
It's time to open access. It’s time to Connect to Capital.
Hosted by Catherine Robson, chair of the Scale Investors board, our podcast provides open access to an impressive network of Australia’s most successful and thoughtful venture investors.
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Equity Clear is an idea born from a group of investors dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the startup world.
