# Matt Allen

> Matt Allen is a seed investor at Startmate (Melbourne) backing Legal and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matta0/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mattallen

Matt Allen is a seed investor at Startmate in Melbourne focused on Legal and Finance. Matt Allen - CEO @ Tractor Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JustFund | JustFund is a finance firm that connects clients and lawyers in family law matters and offers flexible ways to manage legal fees. | $5.7M | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The LegalTech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-legaltech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tripple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tripple) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Xilium](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xilium-0829) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Startmate

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

We support the most exceptional founders, operators and investors with best-in-class programs, propelled by a highly trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region.Startmate helps technically-focused founders create world-class companies that solve customer problems. It invests AUD$120,000 for a 7.5% equity stake.Startmate’s three-month program offers a $75,000 investment, mentorship from more than 40 successful founders, sage legal counsel, and a one week trip to Silicon Valley. At the conclusion of the program, there are two demo days, one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne, where the chosen startups present in front of early-stage investors.Startmate was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

5 contacts available at Startmate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex de Aboitiz | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-de-aboitiz |
| Anubhav Ghosh | Launch Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anubhav-ghosh |
| Bardia Housman | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bardia-housman |
| Ben Armstrong | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-armstrong-2 |
| Brendan Brummer | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-brummer |

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## FAQ

### What does Matt Allen invest in?

Matt Allen invests primarily in Legal, Finance and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matt Allen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matt Allen closed in Jan 2024. 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?

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