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Victoria’s startup agency LaunchVic has appointed four new board members, including Leigh Jasper, co-founder of construction unicorn Aconex, as chair.
New chair Leigh Jasper brings a wealth of entrepreneurial, management, venture capital and board-level experience to the position.
Frustrated that paint companies were not using their technology to push online sales, the founders of colour recognition startup Palette decided to launch a direct-to-consumer paint company themselves.
Three months since leaving Oracle, Aconex co-founder Leigh Jasper has joined the board and advisory team at construction tech company Buildxact, as part of his growing portfolio of start-up investments.
Aconex co-founder Leigh Jasper might currently be "happily underemployed", though he's got little free time as he searches for Australia's next big thing.
Experiences start-up AmazingCo has surprised its cohort of high-profile investors by cracking the lucrative US market quicker than expected, leading the company to raise an additional $5.1 million.
Versatile Natures, a startup using machine learning and AI to improve construction processes, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding.
The co-founders of Australian tech success story Aconex are among the investors in a $3 million funding round for Fresho, an online platform that lets restaurants order produce directly from suppliers.
A technology firm backed by investment banker John Wylie, Red Bubble founder Martin Hosking and the founders of KordaMentha has struck an expanded partnership with BHP.
Aconex co-founders Leigh Jasper and Rob Phillpot have joined big-four consulting firm KPMG in investing $4.65 million into Plexus, a former law firm turned legal tech company.
