# Derek Keller

> Derek Keller is a seed investor at Highway 12 Ventures (Austin) backing SaaS and FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Highway 12 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highway-12-ventures)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekkeller

Derek Keller is a seed investor at Highway 12 Ventures in Austin focused on SaaS and FinTech. Derek Keller - CFO @ inKind

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Accounting | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ScaleFactor | ScaleFactor provides accounting and finance software with automated bookkeeping, proactive alerts, and other features. It is a smart accounting and finance software that changes the way modern businesses operate. By automating complex accounting tasks and translating financial information into usable business insights, ScaleFactor is enablingbusiness owners, managers, and entrepreneurs to focus on what they love: running and growing their business. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 09, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Firebrand Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firebrand-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flyover Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyovercapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Coast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-coast-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Highway 12 Ventures

VC Fund · Boise, United States

They invest in people, not companies. What kind of people? They place on bets on passionate people who are committed to the ideas and principles that drive their businesses. People who don't know the word "quit," who aren't afraid to enter new territory and face unseen challenges. People who seek a different path, a better way,and who are entrepreneurs at heart.

5 contacts available at Highway 12 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Archie Clemins | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archie-clemins |
| Denise DeCarli | Office Administrator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-decarli |
| Derek Keller | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-keller |
| Dick Strayer | Special Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dick-strayer |
| Mark Solon | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-solon |

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## FAQ

### What does Derek Keller invest in?

Derek Keller invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Derek Keller last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Derek Keller closed in Nov 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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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