Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Melbourne.
Founder & CEO @app-io. Always creating awesome products and teams that are never boring and always exciting.
Studied at @melbourne-business-school School, @university-of-evansville, 4 startups under the belt, founder of a new one on the go. Entrepreneur and getter of done.
Co-founder & architect of @adioso. Hacker. Traveler.
http://fennb.com/
Co-founded @lifx and @angelcube. Mentor @500Startups.
http://andrewbirt.com
Founder @app-io • Worked at @skm-consulting, @papercloud • Studied at @university-of-melbourne, @rmit-university
Great Ape @ @bonobo. Designer of multiple #1 apps. I'm all about smashing business, design and technology into a delicious concoction.
http://www.bonobolabs.com/blog
Founder and CEO of @lexim.
Now: Singularity University; Previous: President / Chief Scientist @kaggle; Founder @FastMail (sold to Opera) and @ODG (sold to Choicepoint). Worked @McKinsey.
http://jhoward.fastmail.fm
Founder and CEO @airtasker-1
• Worked at @amaysim, @macquarie-bank • Studied at @university-of-new-south-wales (B. Comm, marketing)
http://blog.airtasker.com
BDM at Pin Payments, Co-founder of Nitro. Software/Product Professional with technical background.
CEO/Founder of World Wide Web Hosting. Life long entrepreneur and learning to love management. 100+ remote team running 24/7 around the world.
Founder & Designer @app-io. Passionate about great UI & UX.
http://diesellaws.com/
Founded WebSavvy - Visual SEM Management
Founder: AudienceTV.net, Getprice.com.au
CTO @app-io. Founded @crashlog & @testpilot • Worked at @orionvm
http://ivanvanderbyl.github.com
Co-founder, @adioso. Product-designer, recruiter, hacker, writer, traveller.
http://tomhoward.co
Founder CEO at A. R. Communications. Web Industry and Optimization Expert. Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor.
http://asif.im
Founder of @goodfilms. Data-crunching, high-scaling background. Film-lover.
Founder & CEO of @the-fetch. Writer. Led growth, digital media and community teams. BSc (Biotechnology), MB (Marketing).
Front-end engineer @kinnek • Former tech attorney @fenwick-and-west with a penchant for coding • Studied at @yale-university, @university-of-california-berkeley
Co-founder of @portable and CTO of new luxury lifestyle service @svbscription.
http://portable.tv
CEO & Product/graphic/UI/UX designer @ Skitch.com
Prior to Skitch: Co-founded & ran plasq. Designed UI for Award winning software, Comic Life.
http://atariboy.com
Founder @tutor-on-demand • Past high school tutor • Worked @goldman-sachs @kpmg • Volunteer at Baan Dada • Studied @university-of-melbourne & CFA Institute
Associate @adventure-capital. Lead organiser of Startup Weekend Australia.
http://tumblr.com/dineshgeorge
Co-Founder at Techseeder Pty Ltd
CMO @liveexercise | Founder @link-me-2 | Online Marketing | Aussie Entrepreneur | I'm from the internet
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Founding Partner of @getviable
Founded & successful exit of @exertrack, acquired by 1st round @techstars company, Gyminee, now DailyBurn.
http://www.getviable.com/?page_id=13
CEO & Co-founder at Budge
Founder of Good44 (pre. AgendaSelects). Previous start-up experience as Head of BD at VC backed NileGuide. Led a team of 6 as the Director BD at Lonely Planet.
Founder Make'n Movies, Smokin Apps (sold). Working on 5th venture. 1st company at 19. Internet entrepreneur Dell, BusinessObjects, SAP, Cisco, IronPort. Designer by trade.
http://ashconway.com
Co-founder, thinker, & hacker at Setkick. Previously tech lead at @portable, speaker & judge at Hong Kong mobile film festival 2011.
http://debugging.me
Founder of @promisepay. 5th Startup. Helped build a technology platform for mortgage transactions that exceeded $30 billion p/a. Two years ago achieved an MBA.
Co-founder and CEO of @eventarc and @attendly
Founder @121cast | Experienced Software and Web Developer (mobile, front/back-end, servers), different, passionate, driven | Studied at @university-of-melbourne
Head of Business Development @app-io, Founder @broccol-e-games. Comp Sci and Law degrees from @flinders-university-of-south-australia
http://blog.feedmybrain.info
Founder CEO of @corus. Collaboration startup. Technologist.
http://blog.corus-share.com/2010/06/team-profile-1/
Mobile. Social. Gaming. Monetization. Been around long enough to know how to use a DOS shell. 5 startups. One $25M exit. Well traveled Australian. Connected.
CEO of Tweaky.com.
Founder @outtrippin. Speaks 4 languages. Lived on 4 continents. 2 time travel-tech entrepreneur. Former mgmt consultant. Travel nerd with a business background.
http://kckal.tumblr.com
Founder, Buildbox • Worked at @pin-payments, @the-frontier-group @desks-near-me-1
Founder @ourcast
CEO, Tru-e Technology and Media Services INC.
Founder @fabbit • Worked at @pixar, @university-of-washington-1 • Studied at @university-of-washington, @school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago
Founder @perceptar, @StartupMelb • Melbourne Director @startup-grind Studied at @swinburne-university
"Top 50 Australian Startup Influencers"- Shoestring Startups
http://www.startupmelbourne.com
Founder & CTO @outtrippin. Previously Tech-Lead at schooools.com and Project Manager / Information Architect at doist.io. Bridging the gap between computers and people.
http://joaovalente.com/blog
Head of Marketing @tweaky-com • Founder of Vinspi • @angelcube-2 class of 2012 • Worked at OZHut, 69th Fastest Growing Australian Startup 2011
http://www.ivanmelvin.com/
Digital Marketing. PHP Programmer. Sales/Biz Dev guy. Online Marketing and #leanstartup background. Studied at @rmit-university, @swinburne-university.
Founder noWorriesHire; Started first Civil Construction Company 3 years ago. B.E. Civil Engineer. Strong industry background, 15 years plus.
Co-founder @onetouch. Former finance guy turned tech entrepreneur
http://hanypham.tumblr.com
Founder/CEO of CafePeople. Product guy, Aussie entrepreneur in the Valley behind a platform for coffee lovers to share interests, Social TV, meet amazing people
http://petemeehan.com
Founder @melbourne-angels-inc, @australian-association-of-angel-investors-ltd, successful VC, Angel and serial entrepreneur MBS (MBA) BEng (Electronics) RMIT
Founder Of @random-ramble, Online Games Consulting Company. Looking to expand consulting business to over 100 clients in 2012!
http://www.neilwalter.me
CTO and co-founder of Tweaky.com; former Consultant Developer at ThoughtWorks
Changing the way people buy media.
Experience: Sara Lee, Roche, L'Oreal, Simplot, KPMG
Web MAD since '93
Co-Founder @beanhunter
Lead engineer at @the-fetch and web developer experienced in search, virtual currencies, gaming, languages, travel and disruptive technologies. BEng (Software).
Founder of Atlasa. Strong digital strategy background through agency work (Huge, Flint, Frog Design). Wharton UG'06. Has stepped foot on all 7 continents.
http://atlasablog.tumblr.com
Co-founder of FlashCast. Founder member of the *iHub_ Robotics Initiative, worked in Banking, studied at Strathmore University and Monash University
Founder of fLinked (exclusive social club soon to be online). Worked in business/corporate strategy @anz-banking-group @accenture and @pwc-1.
CEO & Founder of @ettitude. Serial entrepreneur. eCommerce, Digital marketing
http://blog.ettitude.com/
Co-founder and CEO at CheckinLine, MBA (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), also founded innovation consultancy NeoCogs.
http://www.neocogs.com.au/blog
Founder and COO of Cinergix and Creately. Love being independent and an entrepreneur. Always looking to grow and zoom. Master of IT.
Founder Notesy • Worked at @lend-lease • Studied at @macquarie-university
Founder & CEO of etaskr - the task marketplace for enterprise. AngelCube (accelerator) 2013 startup. Enterprise background, KPMG. BCom/LLB.
http://www.etaskr.com/blog
Founder/MD of @venuemob. Previously started @crowdmass, one of Australia's first group-buying sites and acquired by @groupon in 2011.
Co-Founder & COO @whatsnew, Strong business background (Analyst and Broker @FNSYRUS), Monash University BBC, Sasin University MBA
Founder of @giftless, Co-founder of @indexmedia. Worked at @iris-data-services. 1st Class Honours in Comp Sci from UWA.
http://noizwaves.tumblr.com
CEO@Cashtivity. 3rd major product build and 2nd startup. Strong operational & business background, lawyer & grad scientist. Launched e-procurement venture for a telco during web1.0 days. Ministerial appointment to 2 boards including one in education. Colu
Director | Visionary | Architect | Human
Co-founder of @moneytribe, founder @superapps . Co-founded AgentArts (acquired by Fast Search). Strategy consultant at Accenture. Hack musician.
http://www.moneytribe.com.au/category/blog/
Passionate about sports and technology. Founder of @c8apps-1.
Founder @wirestorm, @hood, @emit • Worked at @sensis, @australia-post, @smesh, @heyday • Studied at @university-college-london, @open-university-london
http://rayh.com.au
Founder @zaq, @explainers-1, @sms-diagnostics, @bulksms, @sms-central, @sniip, @streetwyse • BEng (Software) from The @university-of-melbourne
Andrew Ward B.Ec (Syd Uni), is the founder and Managing Director of SelfWealth Ltd. 20 years experience in the financial services industry globally
http://www.selfwealth.com.au/blog
CEO and Founder of Listium. Successful fund manager who left to follow the dream of building a startup. A generalist, with a passion for constantly learning.
http://www.marcharrison.net
Founder @modbot , @lkbk-com • Worked at @general-motors • Studied at @swinburne-university, @rmit-university
Founder @ediply, MA Grad • @ebs-oestrich-winkel, @hku @rmit-university. Varied Business background. Globally orientated.
Founder of @choosly and an innovative innovator.
Founder & Director at StudioProper - boutique product design studio
Worked at @goldman-sachs • Studied at @oxford-university, @university-of-queensland
Tech Consultant • Works at @accenture • Studied at @monash-university #teamSaaS
Web technologist, CTO of @99designs, San Francisco.
Founder at Amectronix. BBA. Developed social network & launched iOS games to Top-3. Started first organisation at 13.
http://www.daylidonis.com
Marketer, incl via social media. 3 startups over 20 yrs. Specialised in profit sharing, sustainability, selling, industrial relations. PhD (Econ). Law degree.
http://www.profitsharz.com
Writer, Editor, Publisher, Entrepreneur.
Founder, Report Machine: http://reportmachine.com.au
Twitter @ReportMachine Swin MEI, UniMelb IP Law, RMIT Journalism
Director at @beanhunter; 1st employee at TinyMe.com; Developer.
Studied at @university-of-sydney, @university-of-technology-sydney
http://cinnamonpollard.com/blog/
Entrepreneur & Investor
Founder Atlas Capital • Studied at @melbourne-business-school, @university-of-melbourne
Co-founded @visionary-igaming, a live online casino provider, in 2008.
CEO and founder of Fyrebox, former co-founder of Broccol-e-games, founder of Melvia. Studied at INSA, RIT. Worked at ALTRAN, RIT, EADS, GE.
Project Manager University of NSW Faculty of Engineering Web Project. Founder & CEO @life-s-project
CEO of Liquorun. 3rd start up out of high school. Ex-AFL footballer. Extensive commercial experience in start ups, investment & sales.
B.Bus at Monash University
CTO@CloudSpark, founder of BipIO, distributed system specialist with an e-commerce background. I love complex systems and building product.
Lover of life and successful learner. Businessman, Human Behaviorist, Big Dreamer and avid hack sacker.
http://dallasmkrueger.tumblr.com/
Founder @zaq, @Mobileroo, @Delux, @gtext
http://thisiscourtneyd.tumblr.com
Get the Story
http://agilebench.com/blog
Founder & CEO at JASU
Co-Founder @whogotstuff. Developer (Elec Engineering, Comp Sci, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security). Street photography, Taichi, cooking.
http://blog.whogotstuff.com
Founder & CEO of @xsrpm Studing Business advertising
officially 1 million dollars = 1 share in @xsrpm
http://direct.xsrpm.com
COO fanfuel
Founder @ 2Crates. 15 years IT industry; Masters in Entrepreneurship (Swinburne)
http://deealpost.blogspot.com
Founder of AquaTrophic - experience in algae biotech, consulting engineering, research commercialisation and sustainability, with a PhD in biomass processing.
CEO & Founder IntelligenceBank. Profitable & Scalable. Exec Team @ Hitwise with successful exit. Springboard Enterprises Alum.
http://www.intelligencebank.com/blog
Founder cAlert • Worked at @ibm, @telstra @datacom • Studied at @Deakin @Swinburne University of Technology
Founder foodinger • Worked at @jp-morgan • Studied at @university-of-new-south-wales
Founder @propdocs, @melbourne-christmas-trees • Worked at @ashurst, @effective-measure-international
co-founded @pearlPRAUS and @dainesinger. strategy director for @portable
Entrepreneur with an interest in Product Development, eCommerce and Digital Strategy.
Co Founder, Exective Producer at BoxMedia Network
Co-founder of Lexim
Founder/Ex-Director @pocha-leather (Sold), Customer-centred focus passionate about ideas & businesses.
Founder of MathsPathway. Background in software entrepreneurship, IT and management consulting (LiTMUS Group), joined teaching via Teach for Australia.
Founder DiscoverMe - your episodes of talent
eCommerce & Online specialist
Founder @small-epic. Believes in idealism, entrepreneurship, user experience, Ruby, and the ‘Greater Fool’.
http://nonprofiteer.com.au/
Digital strategy and growth specialist. Agency Marketer working with tier 1 brands for more than 7 years and founder of Melbourne based tech incubator, GENIAUS.
http://www.cameronrambert.com
Cofounder and Developer of StomachSmart; Studied at @swinburne-university Uni though still learning everyday.
Founder On The Door • Studied at @university-of-melbourne
http://EntrepreneurNews.com.au
Founder @partystar Function Room Brokerage
http://streaming.nfm.id.au
Cofounder and CTO of @coinjar
http://twicetwice.net
Entrepreneur taking @seeksolve from inception through design & development to @launch and beyond. Love data & design, form & function and exponential growth.
Zoop Founder; former Web Team Lead and Web Strategist at Nitro PDF (Melb and San Francisco); Founded and built killyourstereo.com whilst in University
http://crimsonronin.tumblr.com/
Co-Founder of Wise Guides. Background in Commerce (Entrepreneurship and Innovation).
CEO/Founder in|out. Inventor Voice Logistics System 2012 & world's 1st app store 2002. Systems engineer $1M plant roll-outs. Univ of Melbourne PhD.
http://www.antarapa.com
Aerospace Engineer & Entrepreneur
CEO and Founder of Gouniq. Worked at @betfair UK and Betfair AUS in Marketing and Operations roles. Studied at @University of Victoria in Marketing and IT.
Student & Passionate entrepreneur building trustworthy environment that brings Joy and Satisfaction through collaboration on realizing great idea.
CTO and Founder at Yellloh. Science and Aerospace Engineering, programmer, nerd.
http://adoado.dx.am/
SME Business professional with a successful 20+ years track record of profitable small to medium business ownership
Studied at @monash-university
http://myopinion.matthiaspeitsch.com
Technologist, product creator, ex-BSkyB mobile and interactive
Co-founder of Goldspades.
Founder & CEO @yellloh • Studied Science (mathematics) @monash-university University • Previous Financial Planner @Plan4Wealth.
Founder ShutterClass • Works at @pwc-1 • Pro photographer, cinematographer and compulsive problem solver
Sports trader, founding Director of Limehouse (Australia's fastest growing 3D agency) and investor.
I build things. Sometimes they don't break.
Founder & CXO @yellloh | Strategic Design (Hons) @university-of-otago | UI/UX, Growth, Business Strategy, Beer
Founder @localz • Worked at @kpmg, @national-australia-bank
Worked at @moodswing • Studied at @la-trobe-university
With 10+ yrs of digital & software experience, Brian prides himself in product ideation, offering a wide range of disciplines from a mosaic of former positions.
UX/social media/digital strategy. Studied at @monash-university-1, BA (Honours). Previous at @deloitte-digital. E3 eligible.
http://juliahughan.com
Entrepreneur since age 15 and equipped with knowledge well beyond my years. I'm the hungry for success entrepreneur that big businesses should be afraid of.
Founder & CEO @continu.
Previously, Co-Founder @createone.
http://scottburgess.co
Founder and Director at @channelpace • Extensive business experience. Worked at @ibm, @lenovo, @toshiba in sales and management positions over 25 years.
http://channelpace.com/perspectives
Director | Leader | Banker | Human
Founder @windsale-marketing, @fossil-energy, @Mayne Tank Rentals
Founder & CEO of @reach: Whats your poison?.
Founder WizeOwl, successfully developed and brought to market media technologies contracted internationally by McDonalds, 7eleven. Innovator of media marketing solutions, philanthropy and social responsibility.
Founded @tiip • Work at @telstra-australia • Studied at @university-of-ballarat
http://LeighSherman.com
Founder of @hatchvid. Entrepreneur, programmer, realist, industry veteran, MIS.
http://www.nilkanth.com
Founder RapidFMS. Please visit me at Linked In.
http://clould.com.au/
Developer, Designer, Business Man
Founder @grout-2. Experience building web & mobile applications.
nonprofit management, business startups, and developing solution of integrating the whole person with ecological sustainability and organic living.
Founder of Wink & Winn. Living and working in China for the past 10 years.
Owner/Organiser of Central Sun Trance Festival 2013, Melbourne, Australia
Founder of babiinet.
Entrepreneur and stay at home dad with a strong finance background.
Full Stack marketer & generalist
Founder and CEO at Zarfo People Communities. Working with beta members from over 100 countries around the world is both exciting and challenging!
http://arifromoz.blogspot.com.au/
Studied at International Learning Centres. Sole Proprietor, Kinesiology Instructor/Consultant. Senior instructor RMT International.
Bootstrap Entrepreneur and Professional Product Manager. Strong diverse background in both Business Strategy and Software Engineering.