Founding Partner, Scale Investors
Stories naming Samar Mcheileh. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Female-startup investor Scale Investors, led by three named executives, is seeking $50 million in new funds and reports reviewing hundreds of women-led deals, but no money is confirmed as raised.
Victoria's Breakthrough Victoria has committed $75m to five specialist VC funds covering climate tech, life sciences, female founders and healthcare, each pledging a quarter of its capital to local startups.
Breakthrough Victoria is putting $75 million into five venture capital funds, including Virescent, SYNthesis BioVentures, Scale and Galileo, each of which has pledged a quarter of its capital to Victorian startups.
SmartCompany's rolling coverage of SXSW Sydney day two, recording Polymath's pre-seed raise and Build Club's recent funding, the Equity Clear launch, Startmate's Demo Day, and women-founded startup pitches at Google's event.
Investor's own year in review: five new portfolio companies, a follow-on into ULUU, the Verve Super exit, the Equity Clear gender-reporting initiative, a first founders' retreat, and a sweep of awards for portfolio companies.
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Scale Investors names Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh as co-CEOs after Ariane Barker's departure, while seed investor Investible appoints Rod Bristow chief executive and announces a second $50 million fund now being raised.
Scale Investors names Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh as co-CEOs after Ariane Barker's departure, while seed investor Investible appoints Rod Bristow chief executive and says it is raising a second fund.
Weekly roundup by Ignition Lane covering Vend's sale to Lightspeed, Roblox's listing, raises at Pipe, DataGrail, Mastt, Sonnant and Corvus, LaunchVic's new fund for women founders, and Scale Investors' new co-CEOs.
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