CEO · Founder, Skalata Ventures
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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.
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.
Skalata announces a $5M allocation from Western Australia's $45M venture capital program to back local startups, recalls its existing WA investments, and plans a permanent WA base from 2025.
Western Australia's government added $15 million to its WAVC fund-of-funds, committing $45 million across seven venture firms to back local startups; Purpose Ventures' fund closed at $55 million after backing My Mirror and SpacetoCo.
Melbourne AR shopping startup Viewa has secured $300,000 in pre-seed backing from Skalata. CEO Ed Sedgley earlier sold identity-verification firm GDC to Trulioo; retailer M+Co Living will deploy the technology.
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Touch Ventures has invested in Skalata Ventures' second fund, lifting commitments past $25 million toward a $50m target, with Afterpay's Anthony Eisen investing personally; Preezie's $5.5 million round is also noted.