Michelle Deaker
InvestorFounding Partner and Managing Director at OneVentures · Board director at Incoming Holdings
Greater Sydney Area
About
Michelle Deaker is Founding and Managing Partner of OneVentures, a venture capital firm managing over $1 billion in assets across seven funds investing in technology and healthcare companies. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur, having founded E Com Industries in 1999, one of Australia's early fintechs, which was acquired in 2005 at a 4.6x return to investors. Deaker has served on numerous boards and portfolio company roles, including as Chairperson of Employment Hero, and was recently appointed to the Payment System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia; she co-founded WinVC in 2022 to support women investors in venture capital.
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Board director at Incoming Holdings
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Experience
- OneVenturesFounding Partner and Managing Partnercurrent2006 — presentGreater Sydney Area
- Reserve Bank of AustraliaPayment Systems Boardcurrent2023 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Employment HeroInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Employment HeroBoard Chair2016 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- WinVCCo-Founder & Non Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- BuildkiteNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Phocas SoftwareNon Executive Directorcurrent2018 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Hatchtech Pty LtdAlternate Non Executive Directorcurrent2010 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Smart Sparrow (acq 2020)Non Executive Director and Board Chair2011 — 2017Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Seven West MediaNon Executive Director2012 — 2017Australia
- NICTANon Executive Director2010 — 2016Australia
- VaxxasBoard Observer2010 — 2015Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Advisory Roles (Mi-Pay, Datacastle Corp, AdGent007 Inc))Board and Advisory Roles2006 — 2009London and US
- Retail Decisions PLCDirector of Product Development2005 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
- E Com IndustriesFounder / Joint CEO and CTO1998 — 2005Greater Sydney Area
- Networks Beyond 2000CEO and founder1996 — 1998Greater Sydney Area
- Canberra Tertiary Tutoring CollegeFounding Partner1993 — 1994Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- CSIROEducation Program Coordinator1993 — 1994Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Skills & more
Strategy16Management18Start-ups82Venture Capital58Business Intelligence10Private Equity29Email Marketing5Entrepreneurship54Software Design5Investments24Product Development6Financial Modeling5
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Business DevelopmentDigital StrategyManagement ConsultingMobile ApplicationsAngel InvestingDue DiligenceBusiness ModelingStrategic PartnershipsCommercializationBig DataMongoDBAmazon Web Services (AWS)Languages French and German
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Deals · 1
Incoming HoldingsBoard seat
via OneVentures · filed Mar 2015 · $8.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at OneVentures
Anne-Marie Birkill
Investor at OneVentures
Bevin Shields
Partner at OneVentures
Jay Chiu
Investment Director at OneVentures
Justine Carzino
Investment Director at OneVentures
Kate Madden
Investment Director at OneVentures
Lu Li
Investment Analyst at OneVentures
Nick Gainsley
Partner at OneVentures
Paul Kelly
Founding Partner and Director at OneVentures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michelle Deaker?
- Michelle Deaker is Founding and Managing Partner of OneVentures, a venture capital firm managing over $1 billion in assets across seven funds investing in technology and healthcare companies. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur, having founded E Com Industries in 1999, one of Australia's early fintechs, which was acquired in 2005 at a 4.6x return to investors. Deaker has served on numerous boards and portfolio company roles, including as Chairperson of Employment Hero, and was recently appointed to the Payment System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia; she co-founded WinVC in 2022 to support women investors in venture capital.
- Where does Michelle Deaker work?
- Michelle Deaker is Founding Partner and Managing Director at OneVentures and Board director at Incoming Holdings.
- What boards does Michelle Deaker sit on?
- Michelle Deaker holds tracked board seats at Incoming Holdings.
- Where did Michelle Deaker go to school?
- Michelle Deaker studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours), Master of Science); University of Canberra (PhD, Applied Science).
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