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.
Experience
- OneVenturesFounding Partner and Managing Partnercurrent2006 β presentGreater Sydney Area
- Reserve Bank of AustraliaPayment Systems Boardcurrent2023 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Employment HeroInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Employment HeroBoard Chair2016 β 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- WinVCCo-Founder & Non Executive Directorcurrent2022 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- BuildkiteNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Phocas SoftwareNon Executive Directorcurrent2018 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Hatchtech Pty LtdAlternate Non Executive Directorcurrent2010 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Smart Sparrow (acq 2020)Non Executive Director and Board Chair2011 β 2017Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Seven West MediaNon Executive Director2012 β 2017Australia
- NICTANon Executive Director2010 β 2016Australia
- VaxxasBoard Observer2010 β 2015Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Advisory Roles (Mi-Pay, Datacastle Corp, AdGent007 Inc))Board and Advisory Roles2006 β 2009London and US
- Retail Decisions PLCDirector of Product Development2005 β 2006London Area, United Kingdom
- E Com IndustriesFounder / Joint CEO and CTO1998 β 2005Greater Sydney Area
- Networks Beyond 2000CEO and founder1996 β 1998Greater Sydney Area
- Canberra Tertiary Tutoring CollegeFounding Partner1993 β 1994Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- CSIROEducation Program Coordinator1993 β 1994Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education
- University of SydneyBachelor of Science (1st Class Honours), Master of Science
- University of CanberraPhD, Applied Science
Skills & more
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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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Same school
Also attended University of Sydney206
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Also attended University of Canberra7
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Shared employers
Also worked at Reserve Bank of Australia2
Also worked at Buildkite4
Also worked at Phocas Software1
Deals Β· 1
Incoming HoldingsBoard seat
via OneVentures Β· filed Mar 2015 Β· $8.3M raise
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