Rob Newman
Chairman at Pointerra Pty Ltd.
Profile
Rob Newman has established a unique track record as a successful Australian high technology entrepreneur in both Australia and Silicon Valley.
Rob has twice founded and built businesses based on technology from Western Australian Universities and both times successfully entered overseas markets.
These businesses combined have established market values of over $200M.
Rob started his entrepreneurial career early.
As a Ph.D.
student at the University of Western Australia he was the inventor and co-founder of QPSX Communications Pty Ltd which sold products to Telecommunication Carriers in Australia, Europe and the U.S.
Rob was also the Founding CEO of Atmosphere Networks.
The technology was developed at Curtin University and Rob established a company with US Venture Capital backing and ran it until it was acquired by Ditech Communications.
Rob is co-founder and executive director of Stone Ridge Ventures.
Rob�s focus is on identifying disruptive technologies with global potential.
Rob is also an active director on a number of high technologies companies including listed company nearmap Ltd.
Rob Newman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pointerra Pty Ltd.
 Pointerra Pty Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Pointerra Pty Ltd. provides cloud based online services for massive 3D point clouds. The firm develops solutions for the collection, processing, managing, rendering and real-time visualization of massive point cloud data sets in three dimensions. Its cloud based service is based on compression and visualization algorithms which index massive point cloud data sets into a unified model, for which the company has a Provisional Patent Application. The company was founded by Mark Morrison and is headquartered in Perth, Australia. | Chairman | - |
Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd.
 Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Nearmap Pty Ltd. develops technology and provides photomap solutions. The firm serves construction, engineering, government, insurance, property and solar industries. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Rob Newman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NEARMAP | Chief Executive Officer | 2023-02-07 |
| POINTERRA LIMITED | Chairman | 2018-11-08 |
Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd.
 Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd (Stone Ridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Matthew Callahan and Robert Melville Newman. The firm is headquartered in Balcatta, Australia. | Founder | 2015-10-30 |
Power Pedals Pty Ltd.
 Power Pedals Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Power Pedals Pty Ltd. develops software. The private company is based in Osborne Park, Australia. | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-29 |
| Spirogene Pty Ltd. | Chairman | 2015-06-29 |
Training of Rob Newman
| The University of Western Australia | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| POINTERRA LIMITED | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 17 |
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Bay Networks, Inc.
 Bay Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy | Technology Services |
Ditech Networks, Inc.
 Ditech Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Ditech Networks, Inc. develops, produces and sells voice quality enhancement and voice applications solutions to telecommunication service providers worldwide. The firm's products include phonetag voice-to-text, ethernet voice processor, packet voice processor, broadband voice processor, quad voice processor, quad 2 echo canceller and open source voip echo cancellers. The company was founded in July 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Foundation Capital LLC
 Foundation Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Foundation Capital LLC (Foundation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Jim Anderson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Nearmap Pty Ltd.
 Nearmap Pty Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Nearmap Ltd. operates as an online photomap content company, which provides geospatial map technology for business, enterprises, and government customers. The firm operates its business through the following segments: Australia and New Zealand, and North America. The Australia and New Zealand segment comprises of sales and marketing efforts in Australia and New Zealand. The North America segment includes the sales and marketing efforts in the United States and Canada. The company was founded on December 7, 2000 and is headquartered in Barangaroo, Australia. | Industrial Services |
Atmosphere Networks, Inc.
 Atmosphere Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Atmosphere Networks manufactures optical networking equipment based on NONET/SDH architecture and is used to map business servicess such as voice, video, data traffic onto optical networks | Technology Services |
| Synoptics | Commercial Services |
| DSpace Pty Ltd. | Communications |
Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd.
Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Nearmap Pty Ltd. develops technology and provides photomap solutions. The firm serves construction, engineering, government, insurance, property and solar industries. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Technology Services |
Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd.
Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Stone Ridge Ventures Pty Ltd (Stone Ridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Matthew Callahan and Robert Melville Newman. The firm is headquartered in Balcatta, Australia. | Finance |
| QPSX Communications Pty Ltd. | |
Pointerra Pty Ltd.
Pointerra Pty Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Pointerra Pty Ltd. provides cloud based online services for massive 3D point clouds. The firm develops solutions for the collection, processing, managing, rendering and real-time visualization of massive point cloud data sets in three dimensions. Its cloud based service is based on compression and visualization algorithms which index massive point cloud data sets into a unified model, for which the company has a Provisional Patent Application. The company was founded by Mark Morrison and is headquartered in Perth, Australia. | Technology Services |
| Spirogene Pty Ltd. | Health Technology |
Power Pedals Pty Ltd.
Power Pedals Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Power Pedals Pty Ltd. develops software. The private company is based in Osborne Park, Australia. | Technology Services |
| Bright Generation Pty Ltd. | Industrial Services |
Taggle Systems Pty Ltd.
 Taggle Systems Pty Ltd. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Taggle Systems Pty Ltd. provides Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) for sensors and devices. Its services include water management and remote sensing. Its products include MRC-1 transmitter, ADC-1 transmitter, HP-1 transmitter, and LPWA Sensor Telemetry Transmitter. The company was founded by Matthew Henderson and Gordon Foyster in 2007 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Electronic Technology |
| Expertec Pty Ltd. | |
| Finity Sports |
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