Robert Herjavec
AI/Machine Learning

Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec joins Melbourne data lakehouse scaleup Zetaris and also invests in it

- March 13, 2025 2 MIN READ

US Shark Tank investor and cybersecurity startup founder Robert Herjavec is joining Melbourne scaleup Zetaris as executive director of global strategy. He was so impressed, he’s also invested in the company, although that figure was not disclosed. Herjavec believes Zetaris has unicorn (worth more than $1bn) potential. Zetaris was founded in 2013 by Vinay Samuel and… Read more »

matt berriman
People

RealVC founder Matt Berriman heads to US as Livewire boss

- February 21, 2025 2 MIN READ

Sydney startup Livewire’s US focus is ramping up with RealVC founder Matt Berriman joining the 4-year-old martech CEO and executive chair, having recently relocated to New York for the role. He’s not the only one crossing the Pacific. Livewire cofounder Brad Manuel is also moving to Los Angeles to capitalise on opportunities with entertainment studios,… Read more »

Investible CEO Rod Bristow
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Former Investible boss Rod Bristow signs on as Breakthrough Victoria’s new CEO

- February 11, 2025 2 MIN READ

The Victorian government’s $2 billion investment fund, Breakthrough Victoria has appointed Rod Bristow as its new chief executive officer. Bristow previously spent four years as CEO of early stage and climate-tech VC Investible, building out its Asian presence, and as well as raising a $32 million climate tech fund a $51.6m 2nd early-stage fund, and a new… Read more »

Kelly Steckelberg
People

Canva finally gets a new CFO as IPO plans loom, hiring Zoom’s US-based finance boss

- November 19, 2024 3 MIN READ

More than nine months after the sudden departure of Canva’s chief financial officer, after nearly 8 years, the graphic design giant has found his replacement with Zoom’s Texas-based CFO, Kelly Steckelberg, signing on later this month. Steckelberg took Zoom to its public listing on the Nasdaq in 2019. She was previously CEO of online dating… Read more »

Luke Anear and Kelly Vohs
People

SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear steps down as CEO

- November 18, 2024 2 MIN READ

The founder of Sydney workplace tech scaleup SafetyCulture, Luke Anear, will finish up as CEO at the end of the year after leading the business he founded in a Queensland garage for two decades. Anear will shift into the new role of executive chairman from January 1, with former SafetyCulture customer Kelly Vohs, most recently… Read more »

Matthew Bellizia
ASX

Dubber gets a new CEO – but is still missing $26 million

- September 10, 2024 3 MIN READ

ASX-listed conversation insights platform Dubber (ASX:DUB) is hoping to put a horror six months behind it with the appointment of a new CEO, Matthew Bellizia, replacing former boss Steve McGovern, who was sacked in April amid an ongoing investigation into $26.6 million in missing company funds. Bellizia takes the helm today, having spent 21 years… Read more »

Wayne Prender
People

Deep tech scaleup Advanced Navigation deepens US military ties with new global head of defence

- September 4, 2024 2 MIN READ

Autonomous navigation scaleup Advanced Navigation has new US-based Global Head of Defence, recruiting former US Army platoon leader and intelligence officer Wayne Prender to the role. The 12-year-old deep tech hardware venture, chaired by former PM Malcolm Turnbull, with legendary US Army general David Petraeus chairing its defence advisory board, is a world leader in… Read more »

Tin Alley ventures
People

Breakthrough Victoria boss Grant Dooley departs

- August 9, 2024 2 MIN READ

Breakthrough Victoria CEO Grant Dooley has pulled the pin, less than three years into the role, as the $2 billion tech innovation and commercialisation fund sustains continued political pressure and community criticism. In a statement announcing his departure, the fund said Dooley “intends to spend more time with his family before looking for a new… Read more »

Billy Crock and Dave Thompson - Hometime cofounders
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Proptech Hometime nabs former Airbnb exec for C-suite

- July 19, 2024 2 MIN READ

A former Airbnb executive responsible for the short-stay rental platform’s early success in Australia and New Zealand has signed on as chief operations officer (COO) at local property management scaleup Hometime.  Aiau Yong was most recently APAC GM at logistics payment platform PayCargo, and previously spent nearly six years as Airbnb ANZ supply lead, recruiting… Read more »

Dominic Culbert
People

Former ShippIt boss Dominic Culbert heads to freight software startup Dyspach

- July 16, 2024 2 MIN READ

Logistics veteran and former ShippIt head Dominic Culbert has joined Dyspach, in a major coup for the nascent freight industry startup. He joins Sydney-based Dyspach in the newly created role of Head of Growth Australia and New Zealand. Long-time school friends and serial entrepreneurs Pushpinder Bagga and Amit Kumar founded in September 2023.  Bagga developed… Read more »