# Escala Partners

> Escala Partners is a VC fund in Melbourne backing FinTech and Payments. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/escala-partners
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/escalapartners
- Website: https://escalapartners.com.au/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/escalapartners/

Escala Partners is an investment management firm that specializes in providing standard personalized wealth management. The firm is designed to care for its circle of clients and realize their financial aspirations from offering objective, considered advice grounded in market-leading research, to working collaboratively as a team so we can ensurethe best possible outcomes.Escala Partners was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Escala Partners. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Escala Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/escala-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $2.9M–$21M |
| Series D | $20M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 50% |
| Payments | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |
| Billing | 1 | 17% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series D | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 4 | 67% |
| Brazil | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben James | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-james-90ea |
| Coire Jones | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coire-jones |
| Pep Perry | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pep-perry-39aa |
| Scott Carmichael | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-carmichael-b984 |
| Torty Howard | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/torty-howard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASAAS | Asaas helps individuals and companies automate financial processes and improve their relationship with customers. It brings in a single place, sending invoices, automation of communication through different channels, and receivable management. It’s possible to receive payments through bank payment slip, credit, and debit, send transfers, pay bills,anticipate receivables and NFS-e. It’s also connected to a credit card to withdraw from ATMs. Much more than a bank account, it drastically reduces manual work in administrative tasks and reduces the default rate, improving the customer’s cash flow. | $20.7M | Series B | Jun 16, 2023 |  |
| Locomote | Locomote provides seamless online products designed to make managing business travel easier and more efficient from anywhere in the world. | $2M |  | Feb 08, 2022 |  |
| Locomote | Locomote provides seamless online products designed to make managing business travel easier and more efficient from anywhere in the world. | $2.9M | Series B | Feb 08, 2022 |  |
| Hemideina | Hemideina takes inspiration from nature to provide solutions for human hearing. It is our mission to be a trusted source of innovation for those with hearing loss. | $7.5M | Series A | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| Moula | Moula is a loan service company that helps SMEs borrow money to grow their business. The company uses a proprietary lending platform to make data-driven lending decisions based on a business’ banking and accounting data. The application process takes 10 minutes, and Moula approves applications within 24 hours. They use a combination of heads andhearts to identify good business.Behind Moula is a heads-and-hearts approach to backing good business. Their proprietary platform will analyze a business’ data, making the process lightning-speedy and simple. Alongside the smart algorithm is human interaction, and a team of real people who listen to each business’ unique needs. Moula’s business model focuses on bringing human interaction into the application process. Based on customer reviews, they are currently ranked first in the Non-Bank Finance category on Trustpilot.Founded in Australia by a team that is passionate about using tech to simplify finance, Moula continues to lead the market with transparent pricing and responsible lending practices. | $20M | Series D | Dec 09, 2019 |  |
| PayRight | PayRight is an Australian payment plan provider developed for merchants to accelerate return-on-effort and for making things more affordable to consumers, by spreading the cost of purchases over time, without ever paying interest. It provides merchants a buy now, pay later flexible payment option to offer their customers, intended for bigger ticketitems that are more considered purchases rather than smaller impulse-driven buys.The company practices responsible for lending and performs extensive identification and credit checks to ensure a customer’s repayment capability. Merchants are paid upfront and in full on the same day and include a diverse mix of broad-reaching products and services such as direct sales businesses, home improvement, education, photography, dental, and health and beauty.PayRight was founded in 2016 by brothers Piers Redward and Myles Redward. The company has set its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. | $27M | Series D | Jul 30, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acorn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bradesco BBI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bradesco-bbi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geoni Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoni-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Henslow](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henslow) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InterValley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intervalley-ventures-pty-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liberty Financial](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liberty-financial) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Escala Partners invest in?

Escala Partners invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Series B and Series D stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Escala Partners's check size?

Escala Partners typically joins rounds of $2.9M–$21M at Series B and $20M–$27M at Series D. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Escala Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Escala Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Escala Partners?

The team at Escala Partners includes Ben James (CEO), Coire Jones (Chief Technology Officer) and Pep Perry (CEO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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