Experience

Icehouse Ventures

• New Zealand
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Icehouse Ventures is an early stage New Zealand based venture capital firm. Icehouse Ventures exists to back brave Kiwi founders, with unique insights building global companies. We have over $500m of total assets under management and a portfolio of 300+ NZ tech companies. Icehouse Ventures is an early stage New Zealand based venture capital firm. Icehouse Ventures exists to back brave Kiwi founders, with unique insights building global companies. We have over $500m of total assets under management and a portfolio of 300+ NZ tech companies.



Dawn Aerospace

• New Zealand
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member & Investor

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Based in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, Dawn Aerospace is building same-day reusable launch vehicles and non-toxic satellite propulsion systems. Same-day Reusable Launch Vehicles that do not require specialized space-launch infrastructure, integrate with everyday aircraft in nearby airspace, and launch as often and routinely as commercial aviation. Non-toxic high-performance propulsion systems for satellites of all sizes. For small satellites, they simplify systems and replace the poisonous and highly-regulated fuel, hydrazine. For CubeSats, they increase capabilities by supplying 1,000x higher performance than electric-based propulsion systems. By building these technologies in tandem, Dawn is creating the end-to-end architecture required for delivering, positioning, and returning spacecraft in a highly scalable and environmentally conscious way. I was the first seed investor in Dawn in 2018 and the company has grown from 5 people and zero revenue to approaching 100 people and $10s of millions in annual revenues. Show less


Basis
• Russian Federation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member & Investor

  • Mar 2020 - Present

aglow
• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member & Investor

  • Jun 2021 - Present

Narrative
• France
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member & Investor

  • Mar 2019 - Present


NEW GROUND

• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder / Owner

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  New Ground product innovation & full-service manufacturing service is an end-to-end solution for the speciality coffee industry. We provide NPD and rapid prototyping of ready-to-drink coffee products for roasters & beverage brands. Our long life formats take a coffee product from 10 days to 12 months. We offer speciality coffee roasters the ability to convert their fresh coffee into ambient shelf stable products. We're built for growth. Our supply chain can produce 10s of millions of serves per year. Developed over 3 years of rigorous research, development and system prototyping, the NGT Process is our proprietary high yield, hot water extraction system. The perfect intersect, harnessing soft brew craft and cyclical vacuum extraction, the process captures all of the brightness and fine aromatics of freshly extracted coffee. Show less


Jasper
• New Zealand
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Investor

  • Mar 2019 - Present

First AML
• New Zealand
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Investor

  • Mar 2019 - Present


Rocos - Robot Operations Platform

• Investor

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2021

  Rocos is a robotics operating platform that was acquired by Drone Deploy in July 2021. Rocos is a robotics operating platform that was acquired by Drone Deploy in July 2021.



The Social Club Co

• New Zealand
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Director

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2020

  The Social Club is an influencer marketing company that was acquired by Socialites in May 2020. The Social Club is an influencer marketing company that was acquired by Socialites in May 2020.



Genoapay

• New Zealand
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

  Genoapay is a buy-now-pay-later company that was acquired by Latitude Financial Services ASX:LFS in December 2018. Genoapay is a buy-now-pay-later company that was acquired by Latitude Financial Services ASX:LFS in December 2018.


Rose & Thorne
• New Zealand
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Independent Director

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2018


IMeasureU

• New Zealand
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  iMeasureU is a wearable device sports company that was acquired by Vicon Motion systems - a subsidiary of OxfordMetrics in 2017. iMeasureU is a wearable device sports company that was acquired by Vicon Motion systems - a subsidiary of OxfordMetrics in 2017.


I Love Ugly
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Director

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2017