# Scott McFarlane

> Scott McFarlane is a seed investor backing AgTech and FinTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Bainbridge Island, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcfarlanescott/

Scott McFarlane is a seed investor in Bainbridge Island focused on AgTech and FinTech. Scott co-founded Avalara in 2004 and today is responsible for the vision and strategic direction of the company. He has a long history of advancing ideas that shake up the status quo, going back to his college days when he partnered with his roommate to launch Lifecycle, the most popular computerized exercise bike of all time.Since then Scottoversaw development for AIRCOA, the largest independent hotel company in the U.S., and he has led and developed several companies including MetaInfo, a pioneering internet software firm that was ultimately acquired by Check Point.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Accounting | 1 | 50% |
| Commercial | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RipeLocker | RipeLocker uses a unique, patent-pending system to manage atmospheric pressure, humidity, and gas composition in its containers. The system is designed to cost-effectively maintain the quality of produce as it travels through adverse operating and environmental conditions along a post-harvest distribution chain. | $2M | Series A | Jul 10, 2020 | https://ripelocker.com/ |
| Lockstep | Today, accounting teams keep their books in sync with customers and vendors by manually transcribing paper, email, and PDFs into their accounting system. This manual transcription is slow and error-prone creating cash traps in receivables and cash leaks in payables. We believe there is a better way to keep books up to date and cash flowing. AtLockstep, we're re-imagining how accounting teams work by transforming the current network of emails into trusted connections between accounting systems. Lockstep makes accounting more accurate and timely, improves cash flow, and frees staff to focus on high value activities. |  | Seed | May 01, 2019 | https://lockstep.io/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SeaChange](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seattle-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Scott McFarlane invest in?

Scott McFarlane invests primarily in AgTech, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Scott McFarlane last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Scott McFarlane closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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