Dr Michelle Deaker Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

OneVentures is one of Australia’s leading venture capital firms, with $600M in funds under management. But we do more than invest. We take companies to that all important next stage, by actively shaping their future. We apply our years of international experience, operational and executional expertise to accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies. A global growth focus drives our investment selection with our current portfolio including companies with truly innovative products tackling multi-billion-dollar problems, from needle-free vaccinations to virtual communications to adaptive e-learning. Game changers, that deliver lasting gains.Learn more at www.one-ventures.com.au As Managing Partner, Michelle is primarily responsible for the firms capital raising and is a Non-Executive Director of OneVentures portfolio companies Smart Sparrow (e-Learning), Incoming Media (mobile video AI) acquired by My Mobile Data, Employment Hero (HR Information Systems) and OneVentures representative for 8i (AR/VR). She is a former Director of Seven West Media (ASX SWM, Seven Network, Yahoo7!, West Australian News and Pacific). She is a past member of the AVCAL Venture Capital Working Group, NSW Government’s Taskforce for the Digital Economy and Advisory Board of Head over Heels, a non-profit organisation aiming to increase the representation of women leading high growth businesses. Michelle is a current member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Chief Executive Women (CEW).

Sydney, Nsw, Au

The Payments System Board oversees the Reserve Bank's payments system policy, including policy in relation to clearing and settlement (CS) facilities.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Employment Hero is an all-in-one HR and Employee Benefits SaaS platform, targeting SMEs. The company is an investee company of OneVentures. OneVentures sold a material position in the company in late 2023 returning 13x capital to OneVentures' Innovation and Growth Fund II. The company remains an investee through OneVentures' 1V Growth Fund V, co-investments and a continuation vehicle.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

WinVC is a non-profit women-led initiative, focused on supporting the career trajectory of women investors in venture capital.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Buildkite is a continuous integration and continuous delivery platform used in DevOps for major technology and software firms needing highly secure, scalable development operating systems. The company is an investee company of OneVentures’ 1V Growth Fund V

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Phocas is a global business intelligence and financial planning and analytics company that enables their clients to make data driven decisions. The company is an investee company of OneVentures Innovation and Growth Fund II.

Camberwell, Victoria, Au

Hatchtech’s product is XeglyseTM, a single application treatment for headlice. The company’s product received FDA approval in [2020] following a successful Phase III trial.

San Francisco, California, Us

Smart Sparrow was an ed-tech company bringing together powerful eLearning technology and learning design with a focus on higher education. The company was an investee company of OneVentures' Innovation Fund and was sold to Pearson Learning.

Australia, Au

Seven West Media (ASX SWM) is the leading, listed national multi-platform media business based in Australia. SWM comprises Seven Television, the leading free to air capital city television network; Pacific Magazines, the country's second largest magazine group by readership; Yahoo!7 one of the nation's most successful internet platforms, as well as Western Australia's leading newspaper, The West Australian and associated WA regional newspapers and radio stations.

NICTA is Australia’s Information Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence and the nation’s largest organisation dedicated to ICT research. NICTA’s primary goal is to pursue high-impact research excellence and, through application of this research, to create national benefit and wealth for Australia. NICTA aims to be one of the world’s top ICT R&D centres. NICTA’s research addresses the technology challenges facing industry, the community and the whole nation. NICTA is recognised on the international stage and is strength comes from tightly linking both academic ICT research and industry innovation to achieve greater economic and social impact.Research areas of excellence include machine learning, optimisation, software systems, netowrks and computer vision. Business areas of excellence include broadband and the digital economy; Infrastructure, transport and logistics; and security and the environment.

Brisbane, Au

Vaxxas is commercialising a novel needle-free vaccination technology that dramatically enhances the performance of existing and next-generation vaccines. The company was an investee company of OneVentures' Innovation Fund (Fund I) and is a current investee company of OneVentures' Innovation and Growth Fund II and multiple continuation vehicles.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Mi-Pay (UK) - Mobile Payments - general advisory (2006-2007) - financial services - listed on AIM (June 2014)Datacastle Corp (US) - Secure data backup software (2007-2009) served on the Board for investors and supported the capital raising process of the company in Australia AdGent007 Inc (US) - International media content monetisation and technology - general advisory and support for Australian operations (2007-2008) - support with securing major contracts with Fairfax and capital raising for the Australian CEOBuzzNumbers (AU) - Social media monitoring and intelligence (2008-2010) - advisory board and founding shareholder - sold to Media Monitors 2012 (now iSentia ASX ISD)

Retained post sale of E Com to transition the E Com business into Retail Decisions. Responsible for global expansion of the technology platform and new business development activities in US and UK. Also responsible for supporting analysts around prepaid card technologies and business growth for the then publicly listed company.

Started the business in 1998. Launched in 1999, E Com Industries (www.giftvouchers.com), became the leading prepaid card and electronic voucher provider in Australia, servicing over 100 major retail brands including Coles Myer and Woolworths, managing $700m in Australian retail liability and eventually expanding operations into the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand. E Com was acquired by UK publicly listed company, Retail Decisions, in 2005, in a transaction returning to investors 4.6xcapital and an average IRR of 70%. Notably, E Com industries was one of only a handful of Australian companies that successfully migrated the dotcom boom and crash through to a successful outcome for investors.

Networks Beyond 2000 was a computer hardware and software services business. It's development provided the opportunity to gain an understanding of the emerging internet and the opportunities that lead to the foundation of E Com Industries / www.giftvouchers.com

Canberra Tertiary Tutoring focused on specialist science tutoring programs for higher eduction

Acton, Act, Au

I worked part-time for CSIRO education programs and corporate public affairs while completing my PhD. The position included the Doubled Helix science club, the BHP Science Awards, the CSIRO student research scheme and liaising with media, universities and research organisations.

Bachelor Of Science (1St Class Honours), Master Of Science, Double Major In Physics And Chemistry

Phd, Applied Science