Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Sydney.
Award Winning Designer. Creative Director. @twitter Whale Illustrator. Central St. Martins London, UK. UTS (1st Class HONS) Sydney, AUS. @jwt. @mccann-erickson
http://www.yiyinglu.com
Partner Relations at @kik-interactive. Previous adventures in global marketing at @the-walt-disney-company and co-founder @bubble-gum-interactive. AGSM MBA 2009.
British design thinker, co- founder of @vizuluxdesign strong international business background. Stanford D:school educated. Easily found @hacker-dojo
http://www.cselect.co
My studies and strong interest in information and communications technology, computer science, social networking and the web have become my career.
http://www.bucchi.me
Co-Founder of SNAPCARD. Big fan of digital currencies. I write left handed, kick right footed and play tennis right handed. :)
http://www.facebook.com/amemeaday
★ CEO | Global Brand Management | Entrepreneur | Social Business Designer | Direct Marketer | Brand Strategist | Author | Streaming | Entertainment
►My experience ranges from “start-ups to” running companies with gross income of $65+ million, EBITA 23.2%
Co-Founder @pocketbook, Previously co-founded @getlisted, shouldichangemypassword.com, gamerinstitute.com. Investor in @jayride, @happy-inspector
Works at @lbi International - developing Global Innovation proposition, Partner in @Wok+Wine - focus on bus dev development• Studied at @University of Cambridge
http://www.woknwine.com
FundersClub Panel, Angel Investor, Consultant, Alumni @university-of-sydney-1 & @indian-school-of-business
CFP, @mba-1 and author of "Working for Yourself"and "Unborn Leaders"
http://unbornleaders.com
Co-Founder, @pushstart-1 (Sydney Based Seed Accelerator) / CTO Comms, Media, Entertainment (South Pac) HP. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Media Lab Ph.D.
http://hrrp://rogerkermode.com
Investor @ Puntclub @lumific
Team @bridgelane-group
Chief Operating Officer & Investor at @datasift Inc
@yahoo
http://www.digital-return.com.au/
Founder at @sporthold Christian Thurston - Digital marketer. Maths degree. Sports-nut. Sailed around the world (literally). #500strong
http://christhurston.com.au
CEO & Co-founder of Bislr.com. All-in-One Intelligent Marketing Platform for Professional Marketers.
http://www.bislr.com/blog
Head of Communications at @canva
http://blog.canva.com
Growth, UX, entrepreneur and lean marketer. Currently Director of Growth & Engagement @meeco.me, co-founder @fotomerchant.com & founder @everybodyinternet.com
Innovation and Partnerships @singtel Connecting startups and corporates for US + AsiaPac (@flurry @gree @oliver-wyman, @capgemini, @pwc-1), Kellogg MBA
Product Manager, Marketing and Agile Coach at @twitter, @atlassian
Growth at @BlueChilliGroup • founder @TheNewAgencyAU • Worked at @yahoo, @microsoft • Charter investor in @startmate @pollenizer @blackbird-ventures
http://bigyahu.com/
Founder and CEO @airtasker-1
• Worked at @amaysim, @macquarie-bank • Studied at @university-of-new-south-wales (B. Comm, marketing)
http://blog.airtasker.com
Co-Founder of Simpa Networks. Launched two innovative start-ups in health and energy for emerging markets. Exploring collaborative/sharing economy models.
President and CMO at Mi5 Security. Scott has a strong leadership and innovation management background in high-tech and telecommunications business.
Founder at Quotefish. Strong creative and problem solving background. Hard worker and loving father. Worked at The Beach, BMF, Publicis Mojo and Sales Success.
http://blog.quotefish.com
Gun tech / start-up communications and PR professional
Founder of BrandMentalist | Co-Founder & CMO of Sherpa | Social media & content marketing strategist l Tech Startups
http://www.brandmentalist.com
Worked at @Coogle, @equinix & @citrix • Founded various tech startups • Studied at @unsw • Lived in AU, US, IE, FR & CH
http://samj.net/
Marketing at @pollenizer. Strong background in sales in early stage startups between Dublin and Sydney.
Seasoned entrepreneur/innovator currently working on the growth of @appvillage and advising @feverpitch-entertainment , @photomerchant, @2and2 and @5th-kind
Chaos Remover | Team & Culture Curator | Professional Smarty Pants | Talent Manager
http://www.pollenizer.com/blog
Co-founder & Creative Director @foogi, visual communication designer, growth hacker
At IBM, looking for interesting companies in API / Mobile. Founded Flywheel, spun it out of Best Buy, raised two rounds of funding, hired growth team.
http://innosanity.com
World Traveler & Tech Entrepreneur. Youngest Cisco Engineer in Australia. 4th Internet Company. Background in Sales, Marketing, Business & Tech.
http://abstract-living.com
Founder Notesy • Worked at @lend-lease • Studied at @macquarie-university
Founder/CEO Powerful, creating new business models for renewable energy. Ex: Bluepulse, EiR, CEO DashLuxe. Mountaineer, snowboarder & budding yachty.
5 startups. 1 exit. 4 "learning experiences". Jack of all trades, master of none. Currently looking for a growth hacking/community management/product management role in Sydney or SF
Startup veteran, just finished working at Facebook for the last few years.
http://nickbowditch.com.au
CEO and Co-Founder at @thounds
Project Manager for Media / 2.0 / Communication sectors.
Teaching Maths and part-time intl DJ.
http://www.roryford.com
Founder @vidyo-2
20+ years startup/VC experience in USA, EU and Australia: co-founder; biz dev, advisor, angel, Boards and legal counsel. Duke J.D., M.A.; Univ of Washington
http://www.termsheetbattle.com
Founder @digital-reach, @latinocean • Worked at @ibm, @tmp-eresourcing
http://www.latinocean.com/blog
Mapping the Human Heart.
GoPro and Big Data meet MovesApp. Storytelling, Motivation and Inspiration.
https://www.vizify.com/philip-liveplanit
Marketing, strategy, communications, finance, analytics, great network. Business background (capital raising, strategy, IR) with BA (Yale) and MBA (Cantab).
Media & Entertainment Industry Professional
Founder of @connect-golf . Graduate of @founder-institute (Sydney). Masters Intl. Business @ UNSW. 10 yrs exp in Quality/Lean. Ever the golfing optimist.
Founder of Village Raised - crowdfunding for schools - graduate of Founder Institute and MEGA incubators. Background in marketing, communications, entertainment
Founder and CEO at @giggedin. Internet Marketer. Ex Digital Media & Advertising. Accounting & Finance Graduate at @macquarie-university.
http://blog.giggedin.com
Founder @ Big Richard. Maker of things @flowsparkstudio @level34group. Content creator and business builder.
Founder @backseat 1st ridesharing app in Australia • Worked at @lehman-brothers, @nomura , @rocket-internet @groupon •
Founder, Navigation Partners LLC; Global Marketing Strategist & Entertainment Consultant
Founder @token-partners • Worked at @autodesk, @acer
Lawyer with entrepreneurial experience seeking a new challenge to leverage a critically structured grounding with an analytical skill set.
Founder @sportaroo. Online sports sponsorship and fundraising.
Product Management services via The New Agency and direct.
Founder SkoutMe • Works at @fancied as a Product Manager. BSc (Psychology) UNSW
Founder @mate-of-mine. Local Business Directory Powered by Facebook. Find your friends who are Plumbers, Builders, Photographers, Personal Trainers & more...
Wide variety of Marketing skills and experience, Strong Background in IT, Involved in NYC startup Scene
Entrepreneur; Graphic Designer; Founder at @taggzy; Past ventures in fashion & publishing, netWire, ermoumag, StreetGuides; Co-founder of MoMo Athens.
Business Development Director @tes-australia
A business design and innovation consultant with a 15+ year track-record of helping clients - from start-ups to enterprise - re-imagine what is possible in their industry and make the most of the enormous opportunities created by market volatility and di
http://www.infolution.com.au
Startup guy | Blogger @ BeingRemarkable.me - Empowering entrepreneurs to create remarkable experiences
http://beingremarkable.me
Better known as 'Jenius', the appetite behind @i-ate-my-way-through food tours and Jenius.com.au food blog; Owner of @the-bamboo-garden digital agency
http://www.jenius.com.au
Creative lateral thinker, digital and content strategist.
Product Developer and UX Creative with proven BizDev skills. Working in AR, Mobile Payment Software, live data-feed 3D Terra Imaging.
Founder @samapos & @sallaty • Studied at @NYIT
Monsterplay
Skeena Heliskiing
Founder @muse-junction, @sure-pass-ticketing-1 • Worked at @red-bull, @cadbury-schweppes • Studied at @university-of-technology-sydney, @university-of-north-carolina-wilmington
Co-founder of Bespoke Laser (acquired) & Bespoke Trading Co. Sydney based finance-guy.
Marketing Manager at @plutora • Worked at @Purevantage, @commonwealth Bank of Australia • Studied MBA at @AGSM, BBUS @Monash
Thirst for adventures.
http://www.theperksofbeingasunflower.com/
Worked at @accenture, @glossybox, @theiconic
Studied at @university-of-edinburgh
Oxford graduate with experience in marketing, website creation, social media and management.
Founder @freightexchange-it • Started life as a data geek. Strong background in business @ernst-and-young, @citibank @commbank. BA.MBA
Visionary Entrepreneur, Creates Meaning. Founder Apdak, Worked at Moray & Agnew, RBC, Reed Elsevier, Singtel....
Co-Founder of Fillim.com. Innovative thinker, entrepreneur and tech fanatic... Love code, design and passionate people.
CEO AdventureHoney. Worked at:@tyro-payments, @colliers-international. Led national sales team while studying commerce/law. International adventure junkie.
15 years of strategically leveraging experience design, storytelling, content and utility to build successful brands, products and services.
http://www.philmang.com/work/
Online marketing specialist with 6 years of experience in digital ad sales planning.
http://thestylester.com
Passionate sales/marketing professional with a diverse background in within the technology, fashion and entertainment industries.
Co-founder of Koala. Previously founded motorTEXTER and razorman.com.au. Worked in finance/IT in between.
Studied IT at University of Technology Sydney.
I'm passionate about turning concepts into great products and services. I work with start-ups to commercialize new products, new service lines and new markets.
Co-founded, bootstrapped and ran @Motobidia, LLC. Led product & operations @ngp-van-inc Experience spans eCommerce, cloud/SaaS, mobile, big data & CRM.
Founder Digital Property Group • Studied at @swinburne-university. Strong sales and marketing background. Positive, and easy going with good business acumen.
Founder @oneconfig • Worked at @ibm, @ca-technologies • Studied at @university-of-new-south-wales
Performance Nutritionist at Core Performance, develop and lead corporate wellness programs for clients in the US & Europe. Track athlete, well-versed in fitness.
Founder Vocatys Pty Ltd • Worked at @mouthwateringmenus-com-au • Studied at @university-of-sydney
Worked at @local-motion • Studied at @ecole-polytechnique
CEO of Solsis & Co. Large Enterprise Sales and Marketing background. Honours degree in Medical Science.
Cut my teeth at @wunderman. Then learnt about starting up at @the-founder-institute. Currently working on @99interns and looking for experiences outside Australia!
Seasoned Product Person | Business Strategist | Entrepreneur | Investor. Strong business acumen w/10 years of broad experience (KPMG Consulting, Citi, Visa)
http://www.comparesurfboards.com/
Applied Materials Program & Business Manager, worked in Bay Area, Europe, China, Japan. Leader of MBA student team winning 4 international biz plan competitions
Prolific Inventor. My day starts and finishes with an idea that gets fleshed out as the day progresses since I was 9 yo. Extremely broad knowledge of Tech.
UNSW International Business Postgraduate
Experienced marketing and business generalist, with strengths in marketing strategy, digital marketing, project management and change management
Louise is a qualified journalist with over twenty years experience in media and is a leading media relations specialist. She has also worked for international publishing giant, Conde Nast, on Vogue Australia, Vogue Entertaining & Vogue Living and worked o
Marketeer/designer with head for numbers and a rock-solid understanding of technology. 12+ years on internet industry, with experiences ranging from C-level positions on startups to top LatAm players, like Universo Online and Terra. I have a genuine entre
http://blog.leoalmeida.me
Founder @bookabach Holiday Rentals (NZ, Pacific Islands and Australia), @carpedm (NZ digital Agency), Launched Publicis Mojo Digital operation trans-tasman.
Multilingual Strategy and HR enthusiast, Bachelor in Economics and Entrepreneurship, looking for 3-5 months internships in Melbourne starting in February 2014
Ex-investment banker (Citi) and M&A lawyer (Mallesons) looking for unique opportunities.
Enthusiastic opportuntist studying Chemical engineering/economics. Worked at CSIRO, ExxonMobil and Schlumberger. Strong critical analysis & interpersonal skills
Marketing Professional, 3 years across companies - Johnson&Johnson, Breville, Coca Cola Amatil and across FMCG/Pharmaceutical/Home Appliance industries
Purdue Engineer and Product Manager infusing customer interests in the design and development of successful high-tech products.
http://www.linkedin.com/today/author/1751413
Biz dev at @feedback-loop-1; Community Member at @techhub • Studied English & Australian Law at @university-of-nottingham & @unsw
http://blog.feedbackloop.com.au
Marketing lead @ibm, with real sales and product experience. Understands how to give clients the products and services that they actually want.
Marketing and Events Manager at Platinum One Entertainment. Long term Sci-Fi lover and student of the arcane, with over 7 years experience running events.
Founder, Entrepreneur & VP of Sales with extensive experience in making it happen for tech start-ups across the world.
Commerce/Science UQ Graduate, business development/strategy professional, photographer, skiier, founder of e-commerce retailer ZUKUZOO
Founder @social-generation, Veery • Venture Developer @ Touch Payments Australia • Studied Commerce Law at @macquarie-university University
Musician, CPA, Alcohol Industry
Founder of Flux App, Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, Visual Arts Scholarship Recipient
7 years B2B sales experience, managing multinational team and business in APAC. Startup 2 trading companies, 1 sports company and 1 mobile app company.
Logistics Analyst at Optus. Keen to learn.
Apple Business Specialist, recent graduate with a love of all things business and tech.
Partner Manager for APAC at Atlassian. Helping Asia collaborate with Aussie software.
Comms all rounder: Marketing, Biz Dev, PR. International Expansion. Studied @USYD. Worked with SideCar, Uber, Virgin Australia & Australian Government.
Student at University of Sydney.
Seasoned Professional - Entrepreneur - Business Development
Founder @slumdog, a brand for compassionate dog lovers. Award-winning advertising background building global brands.
Sales and marketing professional with a solid background in data and business intelligence systems
digital marketing / product specialist. particular experience in B2B SaaS. Worked @sonar6, @priava and @deloitte-consulting
Experienced Digital Marketer with Strong Data Skills
http://www.richmcpharlin.com
Fearless sales executive with senior-level management and line experience Significant sales & sales leadership exp in digital for start ups and Fortune 500.
Best-Selling Author, MBA, Wildly Successful Marketer, Director of Global Business.
http://www.feedastarvingcrowd.com
Global Marketing Director of Lime&Tonic with one successful exit and Groupon regional founding team member
Senior marketer with PR, digital and social background. Experienced in B2B and B2C.
http://solangefrancois.com
Founder of @zinetral. 20 Years experience producing, editing and writing content for the web. Guardian and Fairfax contributor, playwright, novelist.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/saman-shad
Founder The Digital Lab. Author of The Digital Delusion, start-up entrepreneur, digital and social media strategist, speaker, MBA Royal Roads University
http://www.digitaldelusion.info
Founder @smeetle and Innovation Ecosystem Support Officer @UOW. Strong marketing background and growth hacking learner.
Creative producer and media consultant with an entrepreneurial spirt. Experienced in broadcast, digital and public relations.
Have Brain. Will Travel.
Worked at @connect2field • Studied at @university-of-kent
http://www.coralierachel.com
Brand and digital marketing enthusiast with experience both sides of the globe.
Search Marketing Analyst @the-iconic. Graduate of @the-ohio-state-university-1, BSc 2013.
Digital Communication Strategist and brand marketer.
http://adsdaniel.tumblr.com
Entrepreneur and Consultant. MBA and vast experience in Sales,Marketing,Leadership, Legal and looking to change the world!
Passionate growth hacker, love startups. Past: Co-Founder Smash Repair Bid Co-Founder My Sweet Ten. Sports Agent (GSI), Consultant NSWIS.
http://www.jasonallan.co
Founder @tetris-digital • Worked at @mccann-erickson, @r-co-brand-identity • Studied at @rmit-university
Experienced digital marketer and brand strategist with passion for start ups
Marketing & Comms Manager at Canva, Sydney Curator for The Fetch, Influencer Outreach Specialist
My first company was an Advertising Agency, which was also my first successful exit. I now own Echo Communications, a web development company in Sydney.
Worked in Business Development & Communications for travel accommodation startup in Paris, France. Previously worked as a Solicitor in Adelaide, Australia.
Customer focussed digital media specialist. Thoroughly enjoy working with people and products I believe in and helping them make search marketing work for them.
Co-Founder of Sidetember (NGO). Worked at AOL, in telco, Management Consulting and Not-For-Profit. Posts in UK & Europe. BMarketing @ Uni of South Australia
To finish what I start
Asia-based marketing and product management consultant.
Visual Designer within the digital environment
Online marketing startup experience (data analytics,SEO, SEM, CRM, CRO), functional programming knowledge (HTML, CSS), strong finance background (Goldman Sachs)
Founder and CMO @myze • Worked at @p-g for 7 years in 3 different countries• MBA from @ie-business-school-1 School ranked 8th best MBA in the world (FT 2012)
Storyteller and experienced business owner in the news/media space
Full motivated entrepreuneur
Engineer & Entrepreneur - I reinvented Television
Entrepreneurial thinking Senior Marketing Manager. Strong Telco background with superior relationship building skills. Loves big dreaming strategic start-ups.
BDM @maestrano
Performance Marketer with ROI focus. YouTube, Google, Bing, Facebook, SEM strategy & implementation experience
Say what you think, do what you say, be what you do -- if its not in that order change
http://www.thedyslexicjobseeker.com
Social Media Coordinator with 2+ years experience, searching flexible/remote full-time position.
http://bubblesandblush.wordpress.com
Works at @corporatestays; Worked at Olly Boutique, Lagardere Publicité, @dhl • Studied at @efap and Ingemedia
Marketing Manager for O'Sullivan Safety
Co-founder Infinite Conversions, Conversion Rate Optimization Specialist.
http://www.infiniteconversions.com/author/sandip
'New breed' Marketing & Sales Professional seeking impetus for change
A results driven product and marketing executive with 14 years experience in the online services industry.
Innovative & Strategic marketer looking to enhance consumer engagement with brands and businesses. Launched Call of Duty, Guitar Hero. Worked at Activision
https://gamifiedstrategicmarketing.wordpress.com/
12 yrs of account management experience, developing long-term relationships. Positive attitude + creativity = Overcoming challenges and always “shipping”
Operations Manager at eBay (specifically eBay Now). Background in strategic partnerships, recruiting, customer service, event planning, community management.
Digital Marketing Professional with a Nordic twist
UNSW, Microsoft, Launched Windows 8, side entrepreneur and active volunteer
Ballarat IT Grad., Founder of Ecommerce Startup, Digital Marketing Professional, Growth Hacker and User Acquisition Dude.
http://www.sagarshah.co
Founder Bluem Visions, Bluem Visions
I challenge companies to engage in the dynamics of the global market - to fuel innovation through access to global talent. Do you dare to diversify your talent?
Developed my own framework called "Genius Rapid Action Framework" that could be applied to any business for suggesting improvements.....
Ecommerce and Conversion Specialist.
http://www.timfootdale.com/blog/
Entrepreneur, Inventor of the world's first digital outdoor real estate sign, Live Board. Founder of Live Board Holdings Limited. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DHNlXAoApZQ
Left Aus after high school to live in Japan for 5 years working and studying. Moved to Thailand to study international studies, business and web design.
A design focused developer and development manager with strong corporate, digital agency and startup industry background.
Senior Digital Project (& Account) Manager / Producer - Creative Digital, Video, Social Media, E-Marketing - Available now (freelance, short or long-term..)
Please see profile or talk to me for details.
Successful sales and marketing expert who has achieved extraordinary results within broadcasting & media space globally. Participated in 4 successful Startups.
http://www.radio-advertising.co
Entrepreneur;Investor;Award Winning Biz Owner;Conference Speaker. Expert: International Sales,Biz Dev,Branding, Recruitment,Talent,High Social Intelligence
Performance Media Specialist with proven record of helping new digital ad:tech business scale quickly and profitably
Co-founder of Feed Me - Real Food Co., Branding, packaging, website, systems. 6 yrs design/layout/marketing/tenders work. Problem solver. Tech lover.
National Sales Manager at @volcom
Masters in Engineering from Germany, Co-founder of COSNES, Digital Comms Professional with coding skills. Worked at CERN, Doctors Without Borders & Siemens.
http://yiling-hwong.com/
Founder of U Dare Us startup also a film director/social marketing expert owns Digital Grey Media (Digital Agency)
Self-employed entrepreneur — Blogger, YouTube Creator, and Front-End Web Developer. Looking for a writing gig.
Technology innovator and start-up specialist. Give me a piece of white paper see the concepts grow, mature, find traction and sell...profitably.
Commercial ICT solicitor