Emlyn Scott
Managing Partner @ CP Ventures
Sydney, Australia
Emlyn Scott is a seed investor at CP Ventures in Sydney focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Emlyn has spent more than 30 years navigating the complex landscapes of finance, financial markets and technology as a founder, public company CEO, angel investor, VC investor and fund manager. He's had the opportunity to make over 70 venture capital investments in innovative companies like Nutromics, DataRobot, Calm App, Cerebras Systems,Skylark Labs, Zainar, and Kami, and a similar number personally as an angel. He is a founder of OpenMarkets Group, one of Australia's largest online brokers. He was former CEO of the National Stock Exchange of Australia, Australia’s second largest listing stock exchange, for four and a half years. Prior to that he was Head of Business Development at LCH.Clearnet for equities and CFDs in London for nine years, the world’s largest independent clearing house. He has four finance related degrees: - Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) - Bachelor of Economics (BEc)
- Total investments:
- 70
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
Last updated:
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Industries Emlyn Scott invests in
Stages Emlyn Scott invests in
Countries Emlyn Scott invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $482k–$3.4M
- Pre-Seed
- $350k–$900k
- Series A
- $5.9M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (16%)
- Artificial Intelligence 9 (13%)
- Machine Learning 6 (9%)
- FinTech 5 (7%)
- SaaS 3 (4%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (30%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (16%)
- Series A 6 (9%)
- Funding Round 3 (4%)
- Angel 2 (3%)
Country
- Australia 16 (23%)
- United States 7 (10%)
- India 2 (3%)
- Singapore 2 (3%)
- New Zealand 2 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| The Personalised, On-Demand News Streaming Platform | $2.8M / Seed / Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| RedOwl is building the first autonomous AI agent for accounting and finance, integrating directly with payment rails, accounting systems, and enterprise workflows. Unlike traditional SaaS tools, our AI actively controls transactions, automates reconciliation, and provides real-time financial insights. Starting with expense management, we willexpand into accounts payable, risk & compliance, financial planning, and treasury management, creating a fully autonomous finance ecosystem that eliminates inefficiencies and enhances decision-making. | $1M / Seed / Jun 01, 2025 | ||
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Bloodstock Advantage
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Stealth | Pre-Seed / Apr 18, 2024 | |
| Fiable is a data intelligence platform that gives contractors visibility into the delivery risk of their vendors. By enabling supplier due diligence of any contract size and all stages of a construction project, we help contractors make confident procurement decisions and build trusted relationships. | Seed / Jul 07, 2022 | ||
| Ensuredit provides an AI-based platform to help bring clarity and efficiency to the insurance distribution cycle. From solving problems of diminishing returns on distribution expansion, increasing affordability, and enabling better product-market fit and financial inclusion, Ensuredit empowers end customers and Insurance Intermediaries withAI-based product platforms for transformational customer experience.Ensuredit's API-led approach provides customers access to all the right products across product categories from all insurance companies. Ensuredit solves problems around endorsement, sales force management, agent and POSP onboarding & commission management easily. | $4.2M / Seed / Jul 05, 2022 | ||
| Tpaga is a mobile wallet for unbanked consumers in Latin America. Currently in Colombia and Mexico.In Latin America, more than 50% do not have credit cards or bank accounts, but what they do have is a cellphone. Tpaga allows consumers to store money via cash kiosk ( 4,000 in our network) and then use it to pay utility bills, cell phone top-up,supermarket and even gas station merchants. We have become the first mobile wallet in Latin America to allow consumers to pay groceries without having a bank account, and allowing unbanked commerces to start receiving payment without have POS systems. | Secondary Market / Feb 24, 2022 | ||
| Tpaga is a mobile wallet for unbanked consumers in Latin America. Currently in Colombia and Mexico.In Latin America, more than 50% do not have credit cards or bank accounts, but what they do have is a cellphone. Tpaga allows consumers to store money via cash kiosk ( 4,000 in our network) and then use it to pay utility bills, cell phone top-up,supermarket and even gas station merchants. We have become the first mobile wallet in Latin America to allow consumers to pay groceries without having a bank account, and allowing unbanked commerces to start receiving payment without have POS systems. | Secondary Market / Feb 22, 2022 | ||
| The Personalised, On-Demand News Streaming Platform | Pre-Seed / Jan 23, 2022 | ||
| Footwear & Apparel Brand | Pre-Seed / Dec 31, 2021 | ||
| Ensuredit provides an AI-based platform to help bring clarity and efficiency to the insurance distribution cycle. From solving problems of diminishing returns on distribution expansion, increasing affordability, and enabling better product-market fit and financial inclusion, Ensuredit empowers end customers and Insurance Intermediaries withAI-based product platforms for transformational customer experience.Ensuredit's API-led approach provides customers access to all the right products across product categories from all insurance companies. Ensuredit solves problems around endorsement, sales force management, agent and POSP onboarding & commission management easily. | Series A / Dec 30, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About CP Ventures
The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.
CP Ventures Contacts
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Emlyn Scott
Managing Partner
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Glenn Butcher
Venture Partner
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Lucy Courtenay
Human Resources Director
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Mark Maloney
Principal & Investment Committee
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FAQ
What does Emlyn Scott invest in?
Emlyn Scott invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 70 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Emlyn Scott invest in?
Emlyn Scott typically joins rounds of $482k–$3.4M at Seed, $350k–$900k at Pre-Seed and $5.9M–$12M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Emlyn Scott's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Emlyn Scott took part in.
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When did Emlyn Scott last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Emlyn Scott closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 70 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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