Stefan Heaton

We are a community-powered, industry agnostic VC fund investing in Australian and New Zealand based startups that have $100m+ revenue ambition. We invest at the earliest stages, once you’re ready to turn “after work” into “work”. Our investment process is imbued with a deep respect for founders’ time, intel, and courage. Founders are frequently subject to hellish, drawn-out due diligence processes, only to be unceremoniously knocked back despite their best efforts. We made a commitment to turn up for founders, and have designed a highly transparent process which adds value at every step. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long and arduous journey from improbability to outlier success. Our hivemind is our bedrock and our edge.

We are a community-powered, industry agnostic VC fund investing in Australian and New Zealand based startups that have $100m+ revenue ambition. We invest at the earliest stages, once you’re ready to turn “after work” into “work”. Our investment process is imbued with a deep respect for founders’ time, intel, and courage. Founders are frequently subject to hellish, drawn-out due diligence processes, only to be unceremoniously knocked back despite their best efforts. We made a commitment to turn up for founders, and have designed a highly transparent process which adds value at every step. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long and arduous journey from improbability to outlier success. Our hivemind is our bedrock and our edge.

RoleSpot is the fastest and easiest way to find and engage top professionals on a contract basis in Rail. Our platform aggregates top talent from every possible source enabling companies to find, contact and hire contractors such as engineers, managers, specialists, and admin in the fastest way possible 24/7 via our desktop and mobile web app. RoleSpot was started because we saw first-hand the transformation of the workplace as we know it. COVID has now accelerated this transformation beyond what we could have ever imagined. Companies want to easily scale up and down their teams to work around workload peaks and troughs without just using an “approved supplier” that provides a subpar service whilst charging an arm and a leg. On the flip side, we as humans are wanting more interesting work that fits around our life - Whether that means working a few days a week, few months a year, at the office, at home, a mix, or even completely remotely on an island in Fiji (with good internet of course)! We stand for leading this movement. Our why is not that we create technology to replace human beings, but for it to be an enabler to bring the best people together to do amazing things.

Founded in 2016, Heaton Rail undertakes work both locally and internationally for some of the world’s best rail companies that make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day. We help our clients do more, faster, and better by connecting them with bright and passionate engineering, management, and specialist talent in the fastest way possible. Our team undertake work ranging from managing high value and complex projects, designing innovative engineering solutions for aging assets, leading testing and commissioning activities, all the way through to designing and delivering organisational changes. Our talent acquisition strategy uses the latest technology including our custom uber-styled web app (www.rolespot.com) that allows businesses to connect with and hire high quality talent fast.