Founder, Skalata Ventures · angel in 2 deals
Every published round Paul Little took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinda | Unnamed stage | 19 Feb 2026 | $25m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Affinda | Unnamed stage | 24 Jun 2024 | $10m | Participant | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily |
Companies Paul Little has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinda | 24 Jun 2024 | 2 | 0 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
| Fund | Manager | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| - | Skalata Ventures | Skalata Ventures, Startup Daily |
Companies Paul Little has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Paul Little did.
Stories naming Paul Little. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Skalata Ventures, the seed fund and founder-training program led by Paul Little and Rohan Workman, is raising a second vehicle plus growth capital, reporting 30 investments and a 44 per cent IRR.
Touch Ventures' investment lifts commitments in Skalata's second fund beyond $25 million, with Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen investing personally; Touch also recently headed a $5.5 million raise for portfolio company Preezie.
Skalata Ventures unveils its October 2021 seed intake of 13 startups, among them Ardacious and Strength By Numbers, and notes alumnus Preezie recently secured a $5.5 million Series A.
Profile of Skalata Ventures' Rohan Workman and Maxine Lee recounting the firm's founding, pandemic-era restructuring, $7 million raise, second fund deployment, and backing of Flux, Explorate and Preezie.
Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.
Also Startup Daily
Roundup of three Australian raises: Omniscient Neurotechnology's in-progress Series D drawing a $20m national fund investment, deceased-estates platform EstateXchange's first raise, and fitness software firm Hapana's Microequities-led round.
Melbourne document-analysis company Affinda has pulled in $10 million from its previous backers at double its earlier valuation, and Christine Christian has joined its board.
Also Forbes Australia
Weekly roundup covering seven ANZ startup raises — Bare Funerals, Humii, WeMoney, CLT Toolbox, Clean Slate Clinic, SpatialGPT and Great Wrap — plus LaunchVic's $900,000 into Paul Little's Skalata fund.
Also Startup Daily
Carbon measurement startup NetNada has raised seed money from Skalata Ventures, which is shifting to rolling investments, and previously won a NSW government grant and completed UNSW and CSIRO programs.
Also Techboard
A Melbourne debt-recovery fintech says it will push ahead with a planned sharemarket float and offering, which would value it at several times revenue, as pandemic conditions boost demand for digital bill collection.
Melbourne fintech Credit Clear has appointed broker Bell Potter and is preparing an investor roadshow ahead of a potential IPO that could raise up to $15 million at a $65 million pre-money valuation.