Andrew Stead is a business development professional that has worked extensively with startup founders and early stage investors.
Currently the Director New Ventures at Australia’s largest IT research organisation NICTA, he is the co-founder and director of investment group Sydney Angels, co-founder of accelerator program Ignition Labs and serves on several company boards. His prime focus is on the creation and growth of technology businesses, capital raising and M&A, having successfully sold startups to Google, Unitrends Inc and ASX listed companies.
Andrew has a background in corporate development, technology strategy and engineering operations with world leading incubator ATP Innova.