# Cynthia Scott

> Cynthia Scott is a seed investor at Zip (Sydney) backing Apps, Banking and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zip](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zipmoney-payments)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-whelan

Cynthia Scott is a seed investor at Zip in Sydney focused on Apps and Banking. Cynthia Scott is the Managing Director and Group CEO of Zip. She previously worked at Monaro Advisory Partners as a Principal. Cynthia Scott attended the University of Cambridge.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Slyp | Ping Data creates a smart receipt that links receipts to customers through their bank account and banking apps. | $25M | Series A | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| Slyp | Ping Data creates a smart receipt that links receipts to customers through their bank account and banking apps. | $6M | Seed | Sep 11, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1835i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NAB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nab-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Reinventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinventure) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Base Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-capital-f609) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sayers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sayers-1311) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Zip

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Zip is an online payments technology provider that offers consumers credit options for online shopping. The company was founded in 2013 by Larry Diamond, Niamh Mc Enaney, and Peter Gray and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

5 contacts available at Zip.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Lindenberg | Co-Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-lindenberg |
| Cynthia Scott | Managing Director & Group CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cynthia-whelan |
| Doron Ostrin | Director of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doron-ostrin |
| Larry Diamond | Co-Founder & Global CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larry-diamond |
| Mitchell Tilbrook | Senior Mobile Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitchell-tilbrook |

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## FAQ

### What does Cynthia Scott invest in?

Cynthia Scott invests primarily in Apps, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Cynthia Scott last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cynthia Scott closed in Feb 2022. 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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