Company
Perth, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round VGW raised.
Companies VGW acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence Escalante | CEO and Executive Chairman (former) · Founder | Startup News (WA) (Fri 3 Jul 2026), Startup News (WA) (Sun 5 Nov 2023), Startup News (WA) (Tue 12 Jul 2022) |
Stories naming VGW. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Paperbark, a Sydney startup helping ecommerce retailers recover lost revenue, was founded by Bryce Antoine and Eli Simic, took $120,000 from Josh Parsons, and has signed Onnit and Olly, two Unilever-owned brands.
VGW founder Laurence Escalante has quit as CEO and chairman with immediate effect after months of leave; acting chief Mats Johnson continues while the Perth gaming firm seeks a permanent leader.
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.
Startup News hands out its fifth annual community-voted awards, honouring WeMoney, Stuart Kidd and Paula Taylor, plus Spacecubed's Golden Ticket won by Matilda, and recaps the year's most-read stories including several funding rounds.
Startup News recaps its most-read WA startup stories for the June quarter and the 2021-22 financial year, listing funding raises, acquisitions and other headlines that drew readers.
Perth org-design startup Functionly has received a $598,000 federal Accelerating Commercialisation grant, lifting its pre-seed funding to $1.4 million, as it develops its team-planning tool toward commercial launch.