# Trawalla Group

> Trawalla Group is a VC fund in Melbourne backing Energy, Big Data and Internet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.trawallagroup.com.au/

Trawalla Group is a VC fund in Melbourne focused on Energy and Big Data. Trawalla Group is the Schwartz Family Office.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FoodByUs | FoodByUs offers an online platform that enables its users to find, buy, and sell a range of food, including doughnuts, cupcakes, pies, and more. FoodByUs enables local food sellers to promote their products. FoodByUs was founded in 2016 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $12M | Series B | Jan 30, 2023 |  |
| Neighbourlytics | Neighbourlytics is an protech insights platform that enables property developers to make more informed and confident development decisions. Neighbourlytics unique data process capabilities have been utilised across 12 countries, enabling users to make urban development decisions that mitigate risk, maximise returns and optimise community outcomes. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Allume Energy | Allume Energy is a renewable technology company unlocking rooftop solar for the multidwelling market. | $4.5M | Series A | Jul 05, 2021 |  |
| Neighbourlytics | Neighbourlytics is an protech insights platform that enables property developers to make more informed and confident development decisions. Neighbourlytics unique data process capabilities have been utilised across 12 countries, enabling users to make urban development decisions that mitigate risk, maximise returns and optimise community outcomes. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 22, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LaunchVic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-vic) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Scale Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-investors) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ALIAVIA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aliavia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-capital-f609) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Trawalla Group invest in?

Trawalla Group invests primarily in Energy, Big Data and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Trawalla Group's check size?

Trawalla Group typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$1.3M 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 Trawalla Group participates in.

### When did Trawalla Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trawalla Group closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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