Alistair Muir

Growth through Product, Ventures & Partnerships | Fintech | Data & AI - before the bandwagon 😂 | Advisor | NED and Technology Chair

📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2018
VC🌍 Australia
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Jun 2018
Sinorbis is a Digital Experience Platform that is revolutionising the way Western organisations do digital marketing in Asia. We have been ranked by the Financial times as one of the fastest growing companies in Australia and Asia 3 years in a row (2021, 2022, 2023). Our all-in-one marketing platform has been developed with the unique needs of the Asian digital ecosystem in mind. It allows businesses and Higher Education organisations to realise their full potential in the APAC region. Our clients are leading B2B organizations and Higher Education institutions in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and Europe. 
Investor
2017
Why should you use podcasts for internal communications? 1. Employee engagement 2x higher than video 2. Your workforce is mobile, remote, at home and probably suffering from Zoom fatigue 3. Private and secure Supporting business continuity through the COVID-19 pandemic requires strong and flexible communications.
Venture Investor / Growth Capital
2013
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Aug 2019
Vanteum is a Data commercialisation, Fintech and Open Banking Advisory business with strengths in developing growth strategy for both early stage technology businesses and large Financial Services organisations. Through our work, $100s of millions of dollars in additional value have been created across Corporate, startups as well as State and Federal Government. Previous engagements have included: Fintech: * Advisory work for early stage Fintech businesses (Neobanks, Credit providers, Financial Planning, Wealth Management) * Interim CEO for an early stage Fintech / Open Banking business being commercialised from an Australian research institute. * Developed Open Banking and Fintech strategies for Tier 1 organisations including Australia’s largest Bank and Australia’s largest General Insurer Data Innovation and commercialisation: * Developed data collaborations between top tier organisations including Banks, Insurers, Telcos and a range of early stage businesses. * Developed Open Banking Strategy (defensive and growth) for the largest bank and largest General Insurers in Australia * Advisory work and mentorship for >20 new AI, Machine learning and data businesses in Australia and internationally * Interim CEO and Advisory work for data collaboration platform business that enables organisations to partner and unlock value from their combined datasets without ever needing to share their data with each other. The platform is based on a leading edge homomorphic encryption technology. Venture Capital and early stage venture Investing (Seed through Series x to pre-IPO) * Capital raising for and investments in high-growth technology startups across Fintech, Insurtech, Data commercialisation, Digital, Media and Internet of Things (IoT) (investments typically $1-5m) * Leading syndicated angel investment deals in Seed stage technology businesses
2018
Investor
Jun 2018
Sinorbis is a Digital Experience Platform that is revolutionising the way Western organisations do digital marketing in Asia. We have been ranked by the Financial times as one of the fastest growing companies in Australia and Asia 3 years in a row (2021, 2022, 2023). Our all-in-one marketing platform has been developed with the unique needs of the Asian digital ecosystem in mind. It allows businesses and Higher Education organisations to realise their full potential in the APAC region. Our clients are leading B2B organizations and Higher Education institutions in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and Europe. 
2017
Strategic Growth through Data Partnerships, New Ventures and Product
Sep 2017
IAG is Australia and New Zealands largest general insurance company with a purpose to make your world a safer place, whether you are a customer, partner, employee, shareholder or part of the communities IAG serves across Australia and New Zealand. Our businesses have helped people recover from natural disasters, accidents and loss since 1851. In Australia and New Zealand we provide insurance under many leading brands, including NRMA Insurance, CGU, SGIO, SGIC and WFI; and NZI, State, AMI and Lumley Insurance (New Zealand). We also have interests in general insurance joint ventures in Malaysia and India. Increasingly, we see our role extending beyond paying claims to increasing awareness of risk, and helping communities reduce and prevent risk. We believe it is our responsibility as an industry leader to use our influence and role as a major investor, purchaser and employer for the good of everyone. For further information please visit www.iag.com.au.
Partner - New Ventures
Jun 2017
Fundexa Corporation specialises in managing investor roadshows for listed companies and venture capital & private equity introductions for early stage companies. The technology-focused business provides emerging companies (listed and private) with access to funds and venture capital in key investment centres around the world. FUNDEXA is an online platform for distributing price sensitive market news to sector-specific investors and scheduling meetings and roadshows with these investors. The FUNDEXA platform is also used by stock exchanges, brokers and advisors for non-deal roadshows for their clients in key investment centres (including London, Frankfurt, Zurich, New York, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne). FUNDEXA manages VC introductions for early stage companies in major tech investment hubs including London, Berlin, New York, San Francisco, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Investor
2017
Why should you use podcasts for internal communications? 1. Employee engagement 2x higher than video 2. Your workforce is mobile, remote, at home and probably suffering from Zoom fatigue 3. Private and secure Supporting business continuity through the COVID-19 pandemic requires strong and flexible communications.
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