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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Sydney based CEO’ operating in the Mobile Apps space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Kieran Warwick
Founder & CEO of The Burger Collective
Kieran Warwick Co-Founder at Illuvium
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About Illuvium, The Burger Collective: Find, rate and review Australia’s best burger restaurants
Steve Leven, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO of Zenbly
Steve Leven is the Co-Founder of Zenbly, a new innovative SaaS-based platform for fitness businesses of all sizes. Steve is a globally recognised expert in the application of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and has helped some of Australias most recognisable organisations transform using a wide range of emerging technologies. Steve has established a unique career, developing and leading innovative initiatives in globally recognisable organisations, including Google X (The X Factory), DARPA, Bayer, Westpac and Singtel/Optus to name a few. Steve has a foundation in sport and fitness being a former professional sportsman and also holds a Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Information Systems, Masters in Applied Computer Sciences and a PhD in Applied Artificial Intelligence.
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About SMVM Investments, Zenbly: SaaS, Consumer Mobile Application, Employee Mobile Application, Payments, Data exchange, Marketplace
Andy Taylor
Founder & CEO of Douugh
Founder & CEO at Douugh. Serial technology entrepreneur, passionate about disruption through platform innovation. Andy gets results by breaking conventional boundaries and coming up with innovative solutions that solve real problems through software. He is a disruptor and consumer champion. In 2015, Andy was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He holds a BBS in Marketing Communications.
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About Douugh, SocietyOne: A smart bank account, helping people live financially healthier.
Danny Adams
Founder & CEO of GoFar
Danny Adams is the Founder and CEO at GoFar. With his startup, GoFar, Danny won at Seedstars Sydney. Danny has 8 years experience with launching tech products at 3M. He was one of 2 Australians selected for NASA space camp in final and has a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from UNSW, Australia. At GoFar, Danny is reponsible for making product – electrical engineering, product build.
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About GoFar: GoFar motivates drivers to cut car costs and safely.
Raghulan Gowthaman
CEO of Zcodia Technologies
BIM specialist and subject matter expert in CAD, GIS and IT systems .NET, PHP and Android Java Developer. Serial entrepreneur, successfully founded several ventures.. Specialized in Autodesk products such as AutoCAD Civil 3d, Map 3D, AutoCAD and Revit Architecture. One of the very first technical consultant for spatialNET product suite in Australia. My experience running a software development company as well as a technician in companies such as SGL Microsoft and CA have aided me in various integration projects involving CAD, GIS and IT. Visit: raghulangowthaman.com/
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About Zcodia Technologies: A US-based Web Development Company offering custom Web Design, Web App and Mobile App Development, DM & Machine Learning.
Ashik Ahmed
CEO, CTO & Co-Founder of Deputy
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About Deputy: Deputy is an employee management tool, simplifying scheduling, timesheets, tasks and workplace communication.
Joseph Nohra
CEO of ChatChing
CEO and Co-Founder at ChatChing Pty Ltd
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About : ChatChing provides a mobile application that enables users to chat.
Pete McKeon
Co-Founder & CEO of Vacaay
Pete McKeon is a Co-Founder of Vacaay and serves as its Chief Executive Officer.
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About Vacaay: Vacaay is an innovative tech platform that’s changing the way consumers plan their travel itineraries.
Ben Grozier
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Partner of Class Cover
Ben Grozier is the founder of ClassCover Pty Ltd – a web application that saves vast amounts of time and stress for schools when managing relief teaching staff. We also support thousands of casual relief teachers via the ‘Relief Teacher Association’ – an upgraded profile option for ClassCover teachers. After completing a BA (DipEd) I moved into the management of tennis centres, co-running the programme at Ravenswood School for 4 years.
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About Class Cover: The ClassCover platform connects schools directly with their preferred available relief teachers and then books them in seconds.
Peter Carpenter
CEO of Class Cover
Peter Carpenter is the CEO of Classcover. He earned his degree at Macquarie University.
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About Class Cover: The ClassCover platform connects schools directly with their preferred available relief teachers and then books them in seconds.
Rodney Macfarlane
Co-Founder & CEO of MEA Mobile
Rod Macfarlane is CEO and co-founder of creative agency & product lab, MEA. Based in NZ, Sydney and Connecticut, USA, MEA creates change and communicates using traditional and digital media. MEA is passionate about mobile and has achieved nine #1 hit apps. Previously, Rod worked in London during the late 90s dot com boom, and at Navman where he established the working relationship between Navman’s Taiwanese parent MiTAC and Google. Rod is a past NZ Law Society solicitor and has extensive intellectual property management and commercialisation experience including contentious licensing and management of a portfolio of more than 70 granted patents. He is the graduate of a Bachelors of Science, Bachelors of Laws and an MBA and is the co-inventor of several granted USA and international patents.
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About MEA Mobile: MEA Mobile is a Product Lab best known for building world class apps. The company’s products include Printicular.
Naby Mariyam
Founder/CEO of Coverhero
Naby Mariyam is Founder and CEO of Insuretech Startup Coverhero. Coverhero’s mission is to deliver relevant, hyperpersonalised coverage in moments that matter to Millenials lifestyle. We call this moment based coverage for lifestyle and wellbeing. Coverhero is one of the most innovative insurtechs in Australia and New Zealand to watch for in 2018. Coverhero was part of the Qantas Avro Accelerator program. Coverhero was one of the 15 start-ups that got on first ever Tech Crunch start-up Battlefield In Australia. Naby Has 20 years of experience in research, Education, Management consulting and start-ups in the last 5 years. She Represented Australia at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Berlin 2017. She is an advocate for Diversity of thought in technology and women in leadership.
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About Coverhero: We deliver relevant, hyperpersonalised coverage in moments of need for your lifestyle and wellbeing.
Katryna Dow
CEO & Founder of Meeco
Katryna Dow is the founder and CEO of Meeco, a world leading data independence start-up in the emerging personal data economy. Meeco is a Personal Data Platform that connects people to their digital services, data and devices. Meeco enables individuals to manage, share, provide consent and exchange their identity and personal information for mutual value via The API-of-Me. Meeco was founded in 2012 and conceived over a decade ago, as social networks were on the rise. Katryna envisioned a time when personal sovereignty and contextual privacy would be as important as being connected. Now a decade later, personal clouds, mobile technology, AI, Internet-of-Things and regulation such as the GDPR and PSD2 have converged to make Meeco both possible and necessary. She speaks globally on privacy and data innovation and currently serves on two IEEE standards working groups; Co-Chair for the Personal Data and Privacy Committee, part of the Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in the Design of Autonomous Systems, and Chair for the new P7006 – Standard for Personal Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent
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About Meeco: Meeco is building a personal data ecosystem of equals, with distributed ledger tools for people & organisations to create mutual value
Enguerrand Vidor
Founder & CEO of Leezair
Founder at Leezair.
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About Leezair: Leezair connects travelers with Experiences, Tours & Activities around the world.
Rob Brown
CEO & Co-Founder of KERB
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About KERB: KERB is a ‘city app’, which enables kerbside services – eg, parking, EV-charging, car-sharing, etc – for cities all over the world.
Peter Hewett
CEO of Quixxi
Sales driven leader with a history in market leading Information technologies, and a proven track record of growing both sales and business while hitting revenue quota. With over 20 years of experience in all aspects of the Information Technology market, with the last decade focused in security. Qualified in SPIN selling, marketing strategy, project management and ITIL, started career in technical roles before moving on to sales engineering, solution sales, sales leadership and then business management roles.
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About Lakeba Group Pty Ltd, Quixxi: Quixxi
Andy Jamieson
Founder and CEO of Advisr
Andy Jamieson is the Founder & CEO at Advisr.
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About Advisr: Connecting SMEs with a Trusted Insurance Broker
Kelly Slessor
Founder & CEO of Shop You
Kelly is a digital and mobile marketing strategist, with 18 years’ experience both in Australia and overseas. Kelly began her career with British Telecom, UK’s largest telecommunications provider and has since worked with hundreds of Australian and international brands including Westfield, Woolworths, Glue Store, Big W, Le Specs, Suncorp, David Jones, Lend Lease, Mountain Designs, and Diageo. Kelly’s focus is on increasing conversions, creating emotional connections, and developing technology to solve real customer problems.
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About Shop You: Shop You is simplifying shopping and saving you time by matching you with brands that suit your style, preferences and body shape.
Shaun Leisegang
CEO and Co-Founder of AppsForOps
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About AppsForOps: Apps to automate your business operations. Run a better business today.
Carla Harris
Co-Founder & CEO of Longevity App
As CEO and co-founder, Carla is the head honcho of all things Longevity App. Her professional background is diverse, ranging from a Ph.D. in environmental science to spearheading the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s Research & Analytics division. More recently, completing her MBA inspired her to dive into the world of business and entrepreneurship. This wide-ranging experience, coupled with a disposition that’s both stupidly competitive yet all heart at the same time gives Carla the drive and expertise to take Longevity App from an idea to mission accomplished. With two young children, the idea of pursuing personal interests outside of startup world and family land are right up there with unicorns and fairy godmothers.
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About Longevity App: Longevity App is a micro savings app that allows you to save a little more for retirement every time you spend.
Jarred Baker
Founder & CEO of Groupee
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About Groupee: Groupee is a mobile application and payments platform.
Jack Bowcott
Co-founder and CEO of Goki
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About Goki: Goki sells hardware & saas modules to hotels, hostels & airbnbs.
