# Kara Frederick

> Kara Frederick is a seed investor in Sydney backing SaaS, Energy and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karafrederick/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mskarafrederick
- Website: https://x.com/mskarafrederick

Kara Frederick is a General Partner at Reinventure Group, a venture capital firm backed by Westpac. She has spent more than 15 years at the intersection of financial services and technology, including as an investor and a founder. She has executive experience within banking in the US and Australia. Kara is a graduate of Princeton University,co-heads Princeton's Alumni Council in Australia, and resides in Sydney with her family.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Energy Transport | New Energy Transport is a trucking company that provides logistics and freight services. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Gridcog | Gridcog develops software for modeling and simulating energy projects to support planning, design, and investment analysis across distributed and renewable energy systems. Its platform enables users to evaluate the technical and commercial performance of projects involving solar energy, battery storage, wind power, electric vehicle charging,hydrogen, and other flexible energy assets under different operating and market conditions. The software supports energy developers, utilities, consultants, property owners, and other organizations in assessing project feasibility, comparing design scenarios, and analyzing energy system performance. Gridcog also provides tools for modeling multi-site, multi-asset, and multi-region energy projects, helping users understand the interactions between energy resources, electricity markets, and grid constraints. The company focuses on delivering data-driven simulation capabilities that assist organizations in making informed decisions throughout the planning and development of energy infrastructure. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 03, 2022 |  |
| Everproof | Everproof is a background screening and verification platform that is creating greater trust and transparency in regulated industries.Unlike other screening services that perform these checks as a once-off, Everproof creates a continuous verified profile that can be utilised on an ongoing basis. This helps organisations monitor the compliance oftheir workforce beyond the point of entry and enables individuals to own their digital identity to streamline transactions moving forward.Ultimately Everproof’s mission is to become a shared verification resource that can be trusted by anyone, anywhere. | $1M | Seed | Feb 20, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alberts Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberts-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allectus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allectus) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kara Frederick invest in?

Kara Frederick invests primarily in SaaS, Energy and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kara Frederick's check size?

Kara Frederick typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.5M 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 Kara Frederick participates in.

### When did Kara Frederick last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kara Frederick closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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