CEO, MyPED, Founder of Klassic Ventures
Melbourne Area, Australia
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- Editor at Sharcmedia.com
- CEO at MyPED pty. ltd.
- CEO at Klassic Ventures
- CIO at jdrlegal pty. ltd.
- Past
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- Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- CEO/Owner at AdBay
- Director at IC7 Visual Services
- Research Fellow at RMIT University
- Projects Management Engineer at Department of Defence
- Education
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- University of Western Australia (UWA)
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Graeme Klass’s Summary
I am passionate about technology and how it can transform businesses and the way we live our lives.
I have been part of a number of start-up companies and recently completed a 6-month stint in PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Business Analyst.
Klassic Ventures' aim is to take great ideas, provide seed capital and grow them into sustainable businesses. We foucs on internet (social networking), electronic and multimedia technology.
Graeme Klass’s Specialties:
Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, Internet/Online Business, Marketing, Advertising, Blogs, Venture Capital, Seed Capital.
Graeme Klass’s Experience
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Editor
Sharcmedia.com
(Online Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
In conjunction with my role at jdrlegal, I run the sharcmedia.com, where intelligent minds meet to discuss business, technology and innovation.
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CEO
MyPED pty. ltd.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
MyPED is a company developing technology to motivate kids to be active. With 1 in 5 children overweight or obese, it's a worthwhile project to work on.
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CEO
Klassic Ventures
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Klassic Ventures turns new ideas into sustainable businesses. We provide seed capital to fund prototyping activities and provide mentorship to those that want to build and grow their technology business.
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CIO
jdrlegal pty. ltd.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
I am the CIO of jdrlegal pty. ltd., a law firm specialising in Intellectual Property. This is a contracted position through Klassic Ventures.
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Senior Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2006 — July 2006 (7 months)
In the Global Technology Solutions Business Enhancement team. My role is to engage with partners and directors of the firm, understand their business needs and find a technology solution.
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CEO/Owner
AdBay
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 3 months)
AdBay is an online exchange for buying and selling advertising space in an auction environment.
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Director
IC7 Visual Services
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Director of IC7 Visual Services overseeing new venture spin-offs.
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Research Fellow
RMIT University
(Internet industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
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Projects Management Engineer
Department of Defence
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Graeme Klass’s Education
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University of Western Australia (UWA)
B. Eng/ B.Comm , Communications/Electronics/General Management , January 1995 — December 1999
Additional Information
Graeme Klass’s Websites:
Graeme Klass’s Interests:
entreprenuership, new ventures, raising capital, innovation, high tech R&D, basketball, internet, computers, gym, microtechnology.
Graeme Klass’s Groups:
*Volunteer at the Reach Foundation
*Member RMIT Alumni
*Member of “First Friday Club” – a networking group for entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists run by Melbourne Business School.
*Forum member for ACT-KM. An online forum for Knowledge Management in the Public Sector.
*2002 Committee Member of AusBiotech Ltd. (national body of companies and individuals dedicated the Australian biotechnology industry)
*Associate Member of Nanotechnology Australia.
*Member of the Victorian Microelectronics Designer Network.
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The Executive Search Group
Graeme Klass’s Honors:
*Winner of “Chipskills” Master of Microelectronics Scholarship from the Victorian Government, 2001.
*Winner in the Australian Marketing Institute Competition at Swan Brewery representing UWA, 1997
Graeme Klass’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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