Scaling Up Capital — early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A) VC Firm ($500K–$4.0M Checks)
Scaling Up Capital is a early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A) venture capital firm based in Melbourne, Australia investing in SaaS, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$4.0M checks and has 31 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$4.0M
- Portfolio
- 31 companies on record
- Partners
- 11 listed
- Stage
- early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A)
- Sectors
- SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML, Healthcare, Real Estate, EdTech
- HQ
- Melbourne, Australia
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-23
early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A)
$500K – $4.0M
31+ companies
11 partners
Investment Thesis
Scaling Up Capital concentrates on early-stage investments in promising B2B SaaS and investment tech startups.
How Scaling Up Capital invests
Scaling Up Capital is a vc firm based in Melbourne, Australia. The firm invests at the early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A) stage, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML, Healthcare. It does not invest in Consumer.
Scaling Up Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$4.0M per investment.
Scaling Up Capital has backed 31 companies in our records, including Atlassian, Merkle, 3D Systems.
Partners & Team
Emma White
GP
Tim Cook
Apple’s Tim Cook
Tim Cook says he spends nearly all his time on people, strategy and execution.
Dave Rogenmoser
Co-Founder & CEO, Jasper
Scaled to over $1 billion in valuation.
Jason A. Jacobson
CEO, NetGain Technologies
We implemented numerous processes (daily meeting, good news, next 90 days, business lunch, and walking together) during the year at our 1,200-person company. Our learning resulted in a clear definition of our strategy and priorities.
Greg Slamowitz
Co-Founder, Ambrose Employer Group
Built his firm to 35 people and $2.5M EBITDA in 8 years — and hated his job 8 years later with Scaling Up: $20M EBITDA and a $200M cash exit.
Jon Kinning
COO and Owner, RK Mechanical, Inc
We implemented numerous processes (daily meeting, good news, next 90 days, business lunch, and walking together) during the year at our 1,200-person company. Our learning resulted in a clear definition of our strategy and priorities.
Owen Yates
Partner, Frontline Real Estate Services
We implemented numerous processes (daily meeting, good news, next 90 days, business lunch, and walking together) during the year at our 1,200-person company. Our learning resulted in a clear definition of our strategy and priorities.
Jean-Pierre Leblanc
Co-Founder & Chair, Saje Wellness
We are a $150 million a year revenue company and continue to grow 40% plus annually. The organization is thriving on “Verne’s Growth Drugs” with daily stand-ups, meeting rhythms, war rooms and strategic planning processes fully integrated into the DNA of the company.
Craig Hodges
CEO, King Content
We are a $150 million a year revenue company and continue to grow 40% plus annually. The organization is thriving on “Verne’s Growth Drugs” with daily stand-ups, meeting rhythms, war rooms and strategic planning processes fully integrated into the DNA of the company.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (31)
Other
Atlassian
Merkle
3D Systems
Discogs
MOM
YPO
Saje Natural Wellness
BuildDirect
Classica
AmRest
- •Raising at early-stage (post-product, pre-Series A)? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $4.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Verne, CEO.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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