CEO, icetana
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | icetana | SmartCompany, Startup News (WA) (Sun 5 Nov 2023), Startup News (WA) (Wed 8 Jan 2020) |
| Head of Strategy | Till Payments | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Kevin Brown. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Anomaly-detection startup Icetana landed a Japanese robotics alliance with SoftBank, which took a 17.6% stake via a $3.6m investment; chief executive Kevin Brown explains the deal, its ethics and growth plans.
Perth-listed video analytics company icetana has secured $2.3 million, with VGW founder Laurence Escalante lifting his holding substantially; CEO Kevin Brown calls the raise a vote of confidence from major shareholders.
Australian payments firm Till Payments has acquired Ziosk's ZIPS payment processing unit to expand in the US, with Kevin Brown becoming Till North America's Head of Strategy; Till raised $125 million last year.
Payments company Till Payments buys ZIPS, the payment processing unit of Ziosk, gaining North American partners and staff, forming a strategic partnership with Ziosk, and hiring Kevin Brown as Head of Strategy.
Perth video analytics company iCetana completed its IPO on the ASX just before Christmas, becoming the first significant home-grown WA tech startup listing, with CEO Matt Macfarlane recounting its decade-long path from university research.