October 2023
After selling his tech firm for $1.6b, Leigh Jasper is starting again
After he sold Aconex to US giant Oracle, it is surprising to see the co-founder starting at square one again. What is less surprising is well-known backers buying in.
March 2023
New start-up fund for founders without rich family and friends
A new angel investor has got some well-known backers for a fund for entrepreneurs who can’t tap up wealthy relatives for money.
December 2022
A pivot from retail to aged care helped this start-up raise $10m
The company behind emoji-based customer experience surveys, Zipline, is now focused on compliance in the healthcare sector, and it has banked funding from some leading VCs and founders.
March 2022
Investors look for billion dollar Aconex repeat as Mastt secures $9.5m
A booming construction sector and rapid revenue growth has led investors into a big funding round – including the founders of local success story Aconex.
January 2022
Big names back next big hope in property tech
Construction quote estimation and management platform Buildxact has raised $18.5 million from investors such as Regal, Thorney and Washington H. Soul Pattinson.
March 2021
First secondary VC fund offers founders ‘life-changing’ wealth
SecondQuarter Ventures has raised $51m for its first fund and made investments that crystalise some of the value created by private start-up founders.
Raise the Mastt: Aconex founders back ‘spreadsheet killer’ start-up
Rob Phillpot and Leigh Jasper are among the backers of Mastt, which has signed up impressive clients for its software to help manage construction projects.
February 2021
Tech jobs could flee offshore, Aconex founder warns
Leigh Jasper, whose start-up was bought by Oracle for $1.6 billion by in 2017, says Australia is falling behind other tech hotspots.
September 2020
Tech stars raise more than $30m for new secondary fund
Aconex's Leigh Jasper, Salta Capital's David Tarascio, Andrew Sypkes and Ian Beatty are giving start-ups a way to offer early investors and employees liquidity.
September 2019
AmazingCo attracts cash after wowing US
AmazingCo started as a kids' entertainment site, but expanded to offer fun activities for adults. Now its rapid growth across 23 US cities has big-name investors calling.