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Simon Murphy

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Chief Entrepreneur in Residence, MAP at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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About

Simon Murphy is Chief Entrepreneur in Residence at the Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) and works through Extracting Ideas, advising businesses on AI implementation and product builds. He previously served as Head of Growth at Mobble and founded RefLIVE, a sports technology platform used in more than 150 countries. He is also a startup syndicate investor and was formerly a college and semi-pro athlete.

Experience

  1. Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Chief Entrepreneur in Residencecurrent2021 — present
  2. Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Entrepreneur In Residence2019 — 2021
  3. MobbleHead of Growth2025 — 2026
  4. RefLIVEFounder & CEO2016 — 2024
  5. AirtreeExplorer2022
  6. ExceeditFounder and Director2015 — 2016Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia
  7. Ballarat Health ServicesFinancial Accountant - Fixed Contract2014 — 2015Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia
  8. RSM Bird CameronAccountant and Business Advisor2010 — 2014Ballarat

Skills & more

AccountingFinancial ReportingPayrollFinancial AnalysisRecruitmentMicrosoft ExcelManagementLeadershipCommunication
  • Decision by Design — The Knowledge Project

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Colleagues at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)

Ben von Furstenberg
Communications and Marketing Coordinator at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Jaxon Hickey
Director at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Katrina Gaskin
MAP Program Manager at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)

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Who is Simon Murphy?
Simon Murphy is Chief Entrepreneur in Residence at the Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) and works through Extracting Ideas, advising businesses on AI implementation and product builds. He previously served as Head of Growth at Mobble and founded RefLIVE, a sports technology platform used in more than 150 countries. He is also a startup syndicate investor and was formerly a college and semi-pro athlete.
Where does Simon Murphy work?
Simon Murphy is Chief Entrepreneur in Residence, MAP at Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP).
Where did Simon Murphy go to school?
Simon Murphy studied at Startmate (MEL19 Cohort); St. Ambrose University (Bachelor's degree, Business/Accounting); Swinburne University of Technology (Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mobble1

Jock LawrenceFounder at Mobble

Also worked at RSM Bird Cameron1

Emmanuel HartInvestment Team at Five V Capital