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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.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/startup-backed-by-aconex-founders-looks-to-make-a-splash-in-paint-market-20200220-p542r1.html

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.

https://www.afr.com/technology/aconex-founder-gets-back-on-the-tools-in-8-5m-buildxact-investment-20191205-p53hbs

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.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/under-employed-aconex-co-founder-leigh-jasper-gets-set-to-invest-20191025-p5345b.html

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.

https://www.afr.com/technology/aussie-experiences-platform-amazingco-attracts-cash-after-wowing-us-20190905-p52oem

Versatile Natures, a startup using machine learning and AI  to improve construction processes, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding.

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/versatile-natures-raises-5-5m-seed-as-global-interest-in-construction-tech-heats-up/

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.

https://www.afr.com/technology/aconex-founders-lead-investment-in-food-tech-start-up-fresho-20190607-p51vo5

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.

https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/mining-tech-firm-inks-new-bhp-deal-20190607-p51vnj

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.

https://www.afr.com/technology/kpmg-aconex-founders-back-legal-disrupter-plexus-20190509-p51lmw

The ASX is at risk of becoming less attractive to entrepreneurs because its clunky approach to founder share sales emits "smoke signals" and suspicion about timing and motives, top tech entrepreneurs and investors say.

https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/end-smoke-signals-to-attract-more-tech-founders-to-asx-20190501-p51ixs

When Oracle came knocking with a $1.6 billion bid for construction software company Aconex late last year, it wasn't the first time the local tech success story had fielded offers.

https://www.afr.com/technology/oracles-16b-acquisition-of-australian-startup-aconex-15-years-in-the-making-20181016-h16pic