Tall Order Ventures

Tall Order (formerly Skalata Ventures) is a venture capital firm based in South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia, now raising its third fund. It writes first cheques into early-stage, AI-native startups, then works alongside founders through go-to-market and toward product-market fit. The firm backs operators using AI to rebuild the industries they came from, favoring domain experts over newcomers betting purely on AI tools. Its support extends to positioning, first customers, repeatable sales motions, and investor introductions for future rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Choovie, SupplyScope, Explore Science, Altai, CommandPost, and Tability. Typical first check size runs up to A$1 million. Tall Order's investment criteria emphasize founders with deep industry experience and hard-won customer trust, building products where AI removal would collapse the business rather than merely enhance it—prioritizing defensibility and real workflow transformation over surface-level AI features.