About Saniel Ventures

Background

We are patient, long-term investors who know what it takes to build an enduring company and work closely with our founders to grow their business.

Principal, Leigh Jasper previously co-founded Aconex, the world’s most widely used cloud collaboration platform for managing construction projects, in Melbourne with Rob Phillpot in 2000. The company expanded to 50 cities around the world, in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas, serving projects valued at over one trillion dollars. As CEO, he led Aconex through multiple capital raisings, to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014 and company sale to Oracle Ltd for $1.6 billion in 2018.

Leigh is a cofounder and Chair of both SecondQuarter Ventures and Glitch Capital, is a director of SEEK Ltd, and the Chair of LaunchVic. He is now the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Firmable, building Australia’s definitive source of business and market intelligence for B2B businesses

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Leigh Jasper

Principal

Sarah Worboys

Chief Operating Officer

Fleur Stafford

Office Manager

What we look for

Large and addressable market opportunities

Scaleable business models with traction

Building the tech ecosystem

Second Quarter Ventures

Liquidity for early investors, staff and founders

Launch Vic

Developing Victoria’s startup ecosystem

Jasper Foundation

Jasper Foundation

Investing alongside Saniel Ventures to generate social impact and support charities that make Australia better