About
Ed Hooper is CEO and co-founder of GXE, which provides financial infrastructure for fund managers, syndicates, and family offices. He is also a venture capitalist at Cardinia Ventures and previously co-founded Omny Studio, which was acquired by Triton Digital. His investment portfolio includes companies such as Chronosphere (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Select Star (acquired by Snowflake), and Thriday (acquired by Tyro), among others. Hooper studied at the University of Melbourne and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and held prior roles at Microsoft, Funding Circle, Groupon, and ANZ Bank.
Experience
- GXECEO & Co-Foundercurrent2020 β presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardinia VenturesStartup Investor/Advisorcurrent2016 β presentGreater Melbourne Area
- ChronosphereInvestor and Advisorcurrent2019 β present
- Spice AIInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 β present
- Drop WaterInvestor and Advisorcurrent2017 β presentMenlo Park, CA
- Drop WaterHead of Business Development2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Skalata VenturesPortfolio Manager2019 β 2020Greater Melbourne Area
- Omny StudioCo-founder and Advisor2016 β 2019
- Omny StudioCo-founder and CEO2012 β 2016Greater Melbourne Area
- Funding Circle USStrategic Partnerships2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Seven West MediaDigital Business Development and New Ventures2016Greater Sydney Area
- GrouponStrategy and Corporate Development2011 β 2012Greater Sydney Area
- Rome2rioBusiness Development2011 β 2012Greater Melbourne Area
- ANZAssociate Product Manager2009 β 2011Greater Melbourne Area
- Smart Operational Agriculture Toolkit (SOAK)Co-Founder2008 β 2009Greater Melbourne Area
- MicrosoftMarketing Intern2006 β 2008Greater Melbourne Area
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMasters Certificate, Management2011
- University of MelbourneFellowship, Faculty of Engineering
- University of MelbourneScience, Information Systems2004 β 2008
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsCompany Directors Course
Skills & more
Portfolio Management2Fund Administration1investor portalinvestor onboardingEntrepreneurship99Start-ups99Strategy86Product Management50Business Strategy46Social Media43Business Development28Mobile Applications23
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Public SpeakingCompetitive AnalysisOnline MarketingOnline AdvertisingUser ExperienceDigital MarketingMobile DevicesMarketingSaaSSalesforce.comGoogle AnalyticsSQLLanguages English Β· German
From Ed's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended University of Melbourne186
Kevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementPaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalDan KrasnosteinPartner at Square Peg CapitalLeila LeePartner & Head of Distribution at Square Peg Capital
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Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors106
Tim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at ArtesianRachel YangPartner at Giant LeapGeorgia BarkellDirector at Sprint Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Drop Water1
Also worked at Skalata Ventures8
RohanFund Manager at Skalata VenturesMaxineInvestment Lead at Skalata VenturesShahirahAdvisor at Skalata VenturesJustineInvestment Professional at Skalata VenturesTracieAdvisor at Skalata VenturesAnthonyNon-Executive Director at Skalata Ventures
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Also worked at ANZ61
Ed BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalJeremy CollessPartner, CEO at ArtesianTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianGilles PlantePartner at Artesian
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Also worked at Microsoft626
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Colleagues at Tidal Ventures
Alvin Yeap
AI & Data at Tidal Ventures
Anatoli Kazatchkov
Engineering at Tidal Ventures
Anthony Justice
Leadership at Tidal Ventures
Asheesh Chacko
Strategy at Tidal Ventures
Callan Schebella
Product at Tidal Ventures
Collin Li
Growth at Tidal Ventures
Craig Holden
Chief Financial Officer at Tidal Ventures
Dan Winter
Venture Partner at Tidal Ventures














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