# Ariane Barker

> Ariane Barker is a seed investor at Scale Investors backing InsurTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Scale Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-investors)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariane-barker-098ba02b/

Ariane Barker is a seed investor at Scale Investors in Melbourne focused on InsurTech and Insurance. Ariane Barker is the CEO of Scale Investors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 1 | 50% |
| Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| handdii | handdii is an online marketplace that connects customers directly with contractors for insurance companies. handdii is a savvy tech that can save insurance companies significant claims costs, while producing happy customers at the same time. handdii can identify with the frustrations of making a property insurance claim. This is because thetraditional fulfilment process is both complicated and cumbersome. When the damage to your home or business is relatively small, this lengthy and inconvenient process makes no sense.handdii is on a mission to put the control back into the hands of the customer and help trades excel at the work they do. handdii's product is unique and focuses on a specific problem area in claim fulfilment and property repair. handdii doesn’t want to be all things to all people but it wants trades to be able to show up, fix the problem, be awesome, and free customers up to focus on their lives. | $3M | Seed | Jun 16, 2021 |  |
| handdii | handdii is an online marketplace that connects customers directly with contractors for insurance companies. handdii is a savvy tech that can save insurance companies significant claims costs, while producing happy customers at the same time. handdii can identify with the frustrations of making a property insurance claim. This is because thetraditional fulfilment process is both complicated and cumbersome. When the damage to your home or business is relatively small, this lengthy and inconvenient process makes no sense.handdii is on a mission to put the control back into the hands of the customer and help trades excel at the work they do. handdii's product is unique and focuses on a specific problem area in claim fulfilment and property repair. handdii doesn’t want to be all things to all people but it wants trades to be able to show up, fix the problem, be awesome, and free customers up to focus on their lives. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 13, 2019 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Brick & Mortar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brick-mortar-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifty-Second Celebration](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifty-second-celebration) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greenlight Reinsurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenlight-reinsurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nine Four Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nine-four-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Scale Investors

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Their vision is to equip women to become successful investors whose wealth is enhanced through connection with, investment in, and support of women entrepreneurs in early stage businesses.Scale is a female focused angel investor network. They were founded in Melbourne in March 2013 inspired by the US based organisation Golden Seeds.Theirfounding members are women, but they welcome and include men who share their vision of maximizing returns by supporting early stage businesses that value gender diverse leadership.

5 contacts available at Scale Investors.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annette Kimmit | Founding Director | — |
| Ariane Barker | CEO | — |
| Carol Schwartz | Founding Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carol-schwartz |
| Laura McKenzie | CEO | — |
| Susan Oliver | Founding Chariman | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Ariane Barker invest in?

Ariane Barker invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Marketplace 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.

### How do I contact Ariane Barker?

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### When did Ariane Barker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ariane Barker closed in Jun 2021. 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.

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