Carol Schwartz
Founding Director @ Scale Investors
Melbourne, Australia
Carol Schwartz is a seed investor at Scale Investors in Melbourne focused on SaaS and Women's. Carol has extensive experience in business, property, the arts, community organisations and has been a director on a large number of public and government boards. Her current appointments include Chairman of Our Community, Non Executive Director of the Bank of Melbourne and Stockland, and Founding Chair of the Women’s Leadership InstituteAustralia. Carol is an advocate for gender equality and led the consultation process that informed the reporting framework for the Workplace Gender Equality Act. As a successful female entrepreneur and investor Carol brings a valuable perspective to Scale.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Carol Schwartz invests in
Stages Carol Schwartz invests in
Countries Carol Schwartz invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $432k–$8.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (20%)
- Women's 1 (20%)
- Big Data 1 (20%)
- Analytics 1 (20%)
- Freelance 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (80%)
- Angel 1 (20%)
Country
- Australia 3 (60%)
- United States 1 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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EstateXchange
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EstateXchange is a safe online platform that links essential organizations and estate specialists to expedite information sharing and speed up the process of settling dead estates in a straightforward and secure manner. | $8.4M / Seed / Jan 12, 2026 | |
Verve Super
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Verve Super offers financial services for women that includes ethical investments, and member benefit services. | $2.6M / Seed / Sep 14, 2021 | |
Neighbourlytics
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Neighbourlytics is an protech insights platform that enables property developers to make more informed and confident development decisions. Neighbourlytics unique data process capabilities have been utilised across 12 countries, enabling users to make urban development decisions that mitigate risk, maximise returns and optimise community outcomes. | $1.3M / Seed / Jul 22, 2019 | |
Applied
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Applied is the essential platform for debiased hiring. By anonymizing applications, leveraging a skills-based methodology, and building transparency & analytics into every step of the process, our platform identifies vital talent that would have otherwise been overlooked.When organizations transform the way they hire, they not only discoverthe very best candidates, they help usher in a world where everyone feels a sense of inclusion, equity, and belonging. | $432K / Seed / Nov 08, 2017 | |
CloudPeeps
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CloudPeeps is an all-in-one platform, marketplace and community that empowers freelancers and businesses to do their best work. | Angel / Dec 31, 2015 |
Co-Investors
About Scale Investors
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.
Scale Investors Contacts
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Annette Kimmit
Founding Director
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Ariane Barker
CEO
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Carol Schwartz
Founding Director
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Laura McKenzie
CEO
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Susan Oliver
Founding Chariman
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FAQ
What does Carol Schwartz invest in?
Carol Schwartz invests primarily in SaaS, Women's and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Carol Schwartz's check size?
Carol Schwartz typically joins rounds of $432k–$8.4M 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 Carol Schwartz participates in.
When did Carol Schwartz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Carol Schwartz closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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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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