Mar 2026 – Present · 3 mos

• Pre-Seed. Transformando la ciberseguridad, de costo a inversión.

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Series B. The newsletter platform built for growth. Built by newsletter people.
• Investors: NEA, Sapphire Sport, Lightspeed Venture Partners and more.

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Seed. On a mission to unchain the world from their rent.
• Investors: Blackbird, Sequoia, Guy Horrocks, Tim Doyle, Alex Fala, Craig Piggott and more.

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Series C1 (C extension). On a mission to deliver the next era of personal mobile computing.
• Investors: Sam Altman, Salesforce, Top Tier Capital Partners, Point Break Capital Management, Republic Capital, Pegatron Corporation and more.

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Series C. Mission driven, superannuation-focused, ethical investment business.
• Investors: Adam Milgrom, Peter Gold, CVC Emerging Companies Fund and more.

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Pre-Seed, first money in. Empowering busy leaders with actionable insights.
• Investors: Alumni Ventures, Mistral, James Beshara, Harry Uffindell, Rajen Ruparell, Andrew D'Souza, Michele Romanow and more.

Jan 2026 – Present · 5 mos

• I became a bit more serious about Open Source CEO in January of 2026, promoting myself (*pats himself on his own back*) to Editor-in-Chief while growing the team from me + 0.5 to myself and three other rockstars.

Mar 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Founders, investors & leaders in tech, that read Open Source CEO outperform their competition. Join thousands of weekly readers at Google, Canva, Stripe, TikTok, Sequoia and more. 💥

Jun 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

• Provide strategic advisement to product.

Jun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · Australia

• Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.
• Blackbird invested in some amazing companies like Canva, Safety Culture, Zoox and Culture Amp.
• Invested into: 2022 Follow On Fund, 2022 Core Fund.

Dec 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• Climate neutral teams.
• Nul helps companies to effortlessly offset the personal footprint of each individual employee.
• Nul was acquired by Athyna in December 2021.

Oct 2021 – Dec 2021 · 2 mos

Dec 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• Startmate, is the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand 🚀.
• We accelerate the most ambitious founders, operators and investors through our programs, propelled by a highly-trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region.
• Over the past decade, we have invested in 170+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $2 billion.
• Invested into: S22, W22, S23, W23, W25, S26.
• Mentored directly: Minke, One Small Step, Tutero, Dexta, Resonait, Defy-Hi Robotics, Matchbox, FlowGo.

Apr 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs

• Through the podcast medium, we have managed to tell interesting and important stories since 2016.
• Interesting stories include...
• Wim Hof on Living Fully, Why Cold Is God & A New Route To Happiness
• Rob Whittaker on Fight Strategy, Training Methods & The UFC
• Dianne McGrath on The Mars One Mission, Space Travel & Living An Interplanetary Life
• Jade Hameister on Reaching The North Pole At 14 & The Polar Hat Trick
• Rusty Young on Living In A Bolivian Prison, Authoring Marching Powder & The Future
• Mike Dowd on The Narcotics Trade, 11 Years In Jail & Police Culture
• Seth Shostak on The SETI Institute, Extraterrestrial Life & The Hunt For ET
• Yasmin Scott on Starting Porn, Premarital Sex & The Porn Effect
• Steve Sammartino on Futurism, The Mobility Age & The World In 300 Years
• Dr James Martin on The Drug Market, The Dark Web & Working With Crime
• Important stories include...
• Thomas King on Clean Meats, A Healthier World & The Future Of Food
• Kevin Briggs on Suicide Prevention, Handling Depression & How To Be Happier
• Deanna Blegg on World's Toughest Mudder, International Level Thriathlons & A Healthy HIV Life
• Michael Inglis on How Mindfulness Benefits Athletes, Mind-Body Connection & Winning Over Depression
• Fablice on Escaping Civil War, The Impact Of Education & Child Soldiers
• Tony Doherty on Building Doherty's Gym & The Secret To Success
• Manoj Dias on The Mindfulness Movement, Thought Watching & Making Sense Of Your Feelings

Mar 2016 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Feb 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

• Was made CEO after ~1 year. Since then we've built a phenomenal team with engagement scores averages of 90%+. If you are looking for a great place to work come and join us!

Aug 2018 – Feb 2019 · 6 mos

• Got everything started with my original Co-Founder Drew.

Dec 2013 – May 2019 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Greater Melbourne Area

• AdventureFit's goal was to improve the world through travel, exercise, mindfulness and conversation. Through the course of its lifetime, it was a shining light in terms of bringing people together from all over the world for life-changing experiences.
• Ceased operations as I fell out of love with the process. It was sad. 💔

Jan 2008 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Rye, Victoria, Australia

• Providing metal roofing services for residential designer homes on the Mornington Peninsula and surrounds.
• Was too young to be fired up about being a business owner so took off and backpacked for 3 years.