Angel syndicate · 1 deal
Every published round Inhouse Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopfront | Pre-seed | 11 Feb 2025 | $800k | Participant | startupwired.com, Startup Daily, retailtechinnovationhub.com, SmartCompany, Co Ventures portfolio |
Companies Inhouse Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopfront | 11 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Inhouse Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Inhouse Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Inhouse Ventures did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Inhouse Ventures is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
The transaction that ended Inhouse Ventures's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalare Partners | Acquisition | Mar 2025 | $1.7m | Startup Daily (29 Sep 2025), Scalare Partners (29 Sep 2025), Scalare Partners (10 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (14 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (12 Mar 2025), Scalare Partners (12 Mar 2025) |
Companies Inhouse Ventures acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Inhouse Ventures raised.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot Spiegel | CEO & Founder | Startup Daily, Scalare Partners |
Stories naming Inhouse Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Listed investor Scalare Partners has taken an undisclosed early-stage stake in Sydney AI scent startup Auric, which has opened a lab at Tank Stream Labs after earlier backing from Antler and Sputnik ATX.
Scalare Partners has bought Fishburners out of administration, keeping the founder community operating within Scalare's ecosystem, with planned hub access, revived pitch nights and a future investment vehicle for startups.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups
Scalare Partners has bought 100% of Planet Startup, a Brisbane vCFO firm serving early-stage tech founders — its fifth purchase since 2023 — with co-founder CEO Marc Orchard staying on to lead.
Also Startup Daily
Scalare Partners has agreed to buy Tank Stream Labs, an Australian flexible workspace operator for tech companies, its fourth purchase since 2023, bringing TSL chief executive Bradley Delamare into the group.
Also Scalare Partners portfolio·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups
ASX-listed Scalare Partners is acquiring coworking operator Tank Stream Labs in a deal of as much as $5.5 million, paid in cash, shares and earn-outs; three earlier Scalare acquisitions are also recalled.
Scalare Partners announces it has acquired Inhouse Ventures, an Australian platform linking tech founders with investors, after taking a minority stake in 2023; the deal is the accelerator's third purchase.
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Shopfront, a re-commerce platform for selling second-hand goods across multiple marketplaces, raised a pre-seed round backed by Antler, Co Ventures, 5H Values Capital, Jampad and angel syndicates, plus eBay grant funding.
Melbourne startup Shopfront has secured $800,000 in a pre-seed round led by Antler, Co-Ventures, 5H Values Capital and Jam Pad Investments, with angel syndicates joining; its founders met through an Antler program.
Also Startup Daily·retailtechinnovationhub.com·startupwired.com
ASX-listed accelerator Scalare Partners has seen its shares fall 28% in the month since listing, cutting its market value, while listed peers Touch Ventures and Bailador back Tixel, Dash and Updoc.
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Scalare Partners announces an investment in Inhouse Ventures, a marketplace linking startups with investors and advisors, with James Walker taking a board seat there.