Sydney’s Harbour City Labs has a new head of growth

Simon Thomsen - June 12, 2019 < 1 MIN READ

Sydney startups co-working space Harbour City Labs has a new Head of Growth, Dr Khimji Vaghjiani (pictured).

A 30-year veteran of innovation and entrepreneurship in sectors as diverse as banking, telecommunications, defence, manufacturing, energy, government and academia, as well as in numerous startups, Dr Vaghjiani is a former Australian Innovator of the Year nominee. His most recent role was with the NSW Data Analytics Centre.

Vaghjiani said his role will range from working on grant applications to consultancy on scaling internationally, becoming investor-ready and media promotion.

“I believe that nurturing the growth of our startup community is a vital component in keeping Australia a competitive leader when it comes to technology and innovation,” he said.

Simon Thomsen

Simon has been editor of Startup Daily since 2019.

He hosted the Startup Daily show on streaming service ausbiz.com.au from 2020 to 2023.

He was previously associate editor of Business Insider Australia, a national restaurant critic, editor of The Good Food Guide, and newspaper proprietor during a 30-year career in journalism and publishing.

He's also an investor in early stage startups.

Simon chaired the environment committee of industry lobby group Australian Business Ltd's (now NSW Business Chamber) during the Kyoto agreement era, debating cow farts with mining execs.