# Alua Group

> Alua Group is a VC fund backing Laser, Energy and Payments. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.aluagroup.com/

Alua Group is an Australian investment firm focused on public and private companies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Laser | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aquila | Aquila design and run a flexible, light-based energy network that can enhance and expand the capabilities of our energy distribution system. | $2M | Seed | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| Outstaffer | Outstaffer is a global employment and #WorkFromAnywhere technology company.We make it simple and easy for companies to find, hire, pay and equip remote employees from around the world compliantly. Using our Global Employer of Record (EOR) services and #WorkFromAnywhere technology, we enable people and companies to work remotely together safelyand securely.OUR VISION To enable every person on the planet to #WorkFromAnywhere and every business to #HireFromEverywhereOUR MISSION We enable business to overcome the limits of their local talent pool. We do this by building platforms that make it simple and easy to find, hire, pay and equip #TalentFromAnywhere compliantly. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1in100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1in100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beachhead Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beachhead-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mondo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mondo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pacific Channel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pacific-channel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alua Group invest in?

Alua Group invests primarily in Laser, Energy and Payments startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alua Group's check size?

Alua Group typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alua Group participates in.

### When did Alua Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alua Group closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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