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Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Vocus raised.
Companies Vocus acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Sweeney | CEO | ARN (ARNnet) |
| James Spenceley | Founder | Startup Daily (2 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (18 Jan 2022) |
| Ricky Corker | Chief Executive Enterprise and Government | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming Vocus. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Trendspek, a Sydney maker of 3D infrastructure condition records, has banked $6 million in a round OIF Ventures led, funding North American and European growth and AI tools that flag defects in inspection imagery.
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Telecom Vocus hires Ricky Corker from Nokia to lead enterprise and government from November, amid its agreed purchase of TPG Telecom's fibre assets for about $5.3 billion.
NextDC has opened D1, its Darwin data centre, built alongside Vocus and the NT government, with Aussie Broadband, GSL Networks and NetVault among foundational partners in the facility's Digital Development Program.
Airtasker names Cass O’Connor as its next chair while James Spenceley departs the board after eight years to devote himself to Ukrainian relief efforts.
Three ex-Investec executives launch Stride Equity, a crowdfunding platform where vetted startups get crowd raises plus co-investment from the Stride Lead fund; the founders previously backed firms including Vocus and Airtasker.
NSW adds $3.5 million to its disaster-recovery connectivity initiative, with five telecom contractors appointed in September 2022 to run trials and findings expected mid-2023.
Beforepay's shares plunged 44% in its ASX debut, erasing the $35 million IPO raise and much of its $158.4 million listing value; the article recalls earlier raises backed by James Spenceley and Alium Capital.