# Northscaler

> Northscaler is a VC fund in Austin backing Computer and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northscaler
- Website: https://www.northscaler.com/

Northscaler is a VC fund in Austin focused on Computer and Software. Northscaler takes part ownership in the companies we assist. Northscaler provide rising stars access to a network of business leaders and help them attract growth capital. It also help them prepare for global markets through commercial and operational scaling. Northscaler have a proven value chain for enabling sales, support, roll-out, anddistribution to new markets.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Northscaler. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Northscaler. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/northscaler?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaute Engbakk | Partner and Co-founder | 0 | — |
| Petter Graff | Partner and Co-Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pratexo | Pratexo is an intelligent edge-computing and distributed cloud platform for Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Industry 4.0 applications. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Raiven Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raiven-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Northscaler invest in?

Northscaler invests primarily in Computer, Software and Analytics 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.

### How do I contact Northscaler?

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### Who are the partners at Northscaler?

The team at Northscaler includes Gaute Engbakk (Partner and Co-founder) and Petter Graff (Partner and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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