About Scalare Partners
Scalare Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of Jun 2022, Scalare Partners has invested in 20 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Australia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of MasterRemit Overall, Scalare Partners portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Cape and Flightcare Global. A lot of funds co-invest with Scalare Partners, with names like little fish sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Scalare Partners has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series B
Portfolio Acquisitions
Scalare Partners' List of Top Investments
Scalare Partners has a portfolio of 20 companies. Their most notable investments are in Curiious and FreeGuides.Their portfolio spans across Australia, Netherlands, Singapore and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B stages. Here is the list of top investments by Scalare Partners:
1. Frankie
Provider of KYC, AML and fraud prevention solutions for the financial services sector. It offers a API that connects to various vendors and data sources for identity verification, business verification, fraud detection, and transaction monitoring. The platform features a customizable decision engine and a single customer view, enabling companies to automate decision making and dynamically adjust verifications based on real time risk ratings. It helps businesses onboard customers safely, mitigate fraud, and manage financial risk by orchestrating end to end customer onboarding through configurable workflows.
Key facts about Frankie
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $45M
- Employee Count: 105 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Greycroft, Reinventure Group and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. MasterRemit
Online P2P money transfer platform. Provides cross-border remittance solutions for consumers. Users choose the country, provide recipients details and enter the amount they want to send. They can make payments through bank transfers and debit or credit cards.
Key facts about MasterRemit
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 29 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Allectus Capital and Scalare Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 07, 2022, $*****
3. Vital4
Cloud based due diligence data to manage risks in the organization. It provides real time information to businesses to manage risks with contractors, suppliers, partners, volunteers, and third party relationships. It also provides solutions to search media data related to crime, corruption, and behavior of the users and helps to manage practice compliance, risk management, and pre employment screening.
Key facts about Vital4
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Marietta (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Scalare Partners, Valor Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ethixbase360
Platform offering third party risk management solutions for enterprises. Its features include compliance management, risk management, supply chain management, ESG compliance, managing reputational risks, automating the identification of relevant risk indicators, and more. It helps companies to identify, manage, and mitigate risks in the third party network.
Key facts about Ethixbase360
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Late Stage
- Employee Count: 219 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Rikvin Ventures, Scalare Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Sep 16, 2021, $*****
5. FreeGuides
App-based P2P platform to create & share travel guides. Their app allows locals to run & manage their own experience & create a travel guidebook. Locals can guide travelers to explore the city using the app. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Key facts about FreeGuides
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $360K
- Employee Count: 5 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Scalare Partners, little fish and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 19, 2021, $*****
Scalare Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Scalare Partners has invested in 23 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in MasterRemit.Scalare Partners' Investments by Stage
Scalare Partners has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.73M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Scalare Partners' Investments by Sector
Scalare Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, High Tech and Travel and Hospitality Tech. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Scalare Partners' Investments by Geography
Scalare Partners has made most investments in Australia (5).Scalare Partners' recent investments
Scalare Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Scalare Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 07, 2022 | Australia | Seed | 4065 | - | |
Jun 01, 2022 | Australia | Series B | 4358 | - | |
May 25, 2022 | Australia | Seed | 4459 | - | |
Mar 22, 2022 | Australia | Seed | 9760 | [+3] | |
Jul 19, 2021 | Australia | Seed | 7195 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Scalare Partners' Portfolio
2 companies from Scalare Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Cape in Mar 2024 by Anna for $*****.Here are Scalare Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 22, 2022 | Seed | 8359 | |
Oct 18, 2022 | - | - | 4954 |
Team profile of Scalare Partners
Scalare Partners has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in Australia. Scalare Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Scalare Partners
Over the past 5 years, 8 investors have co-invested in Scalare Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Scalare Partners: Nsw has invested before Scalare Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Scalare Partners: 7 investors entered a company along with Scalare Partners. These include investors like little fish (1 company).
Recent News related to Scalare Partners
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Scalare Partners Invests in Auric, Enhancing AI Scent Intelligence PlatformNewsfile•Sep 21, 2026•Auric.com, Scalare Partners, Com.au
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Scalare Partners Reports Significant Financial Growth and Positive EBITDA for FY26ACN Newswire•Sep 16, 2026•Scalare Partners
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Scalare Partners Completes Acquisition of Tank Stream LabsPR Newswire•Sep 10, 2025•Scalare Partners, Tank Stream Labs
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Scalare Partners Acquires Tank Stream Labs for $5.5 Million to Expand Tech EcosystemAustralian FinTech•Jul 14, 2025•Scalare Partners, Tank Stream Labs
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Startup fundraising marketplace Inhouse Ventures acquired by ASX-listed ScalareBusiness News Australia Pty Ltd•Mar 12, 2025•Inhouse Ventures, Scalare Partners
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Startup backer Scalare ducks ‘IPO winter’ to list on ASXInnovationAus.com•Nov 13, 2024•Scalare Partners
