Todd Deacon

General Partner - AO Ventures & Wildcard Ventures

2021 - Current

AO Ventures & Wildcard Ventures are the venture capital vehicles of Tennis Australia and the Australian Open Grand Slam.

Partner - The Fund (Australia + NZ)

2021

Investing in Australian & New Zealand founders at pre-seed stage.

Director, Board Member

2021

Managing Director

2019 - 2022

Focused on investing in early stage startups in SportsTech across the globe.

Commissioner

2019 - 2021

Commissioner on the inaugural commission for the Suncorp Super Netball league.

Advisor

2018 - 2019

Advisory role with The Player's Tribune post the acquisition of Unscriptd in December 2018.

Co-founder | Chief Operating Officer

2013 - 2018

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Unscriptd, an athlete media publishing & technology platform in sports. Unscriptd was acquired by Google ventures backed The Player's Tribune in New York in Dec 2018 With teams in Melbourne, New York, London, Barcelona, Unscriptd unlocks the power of Athlete media for the the world's best athletes, teams, leagues and brands. Our unique proprietary technology platform allows us to simplify the creation, distribution, measurement and quantification of that content at scale and across multiple social channels simultaneously.

Management Consultant - Head of Insights

2009 - 2013

Gemba is a leading authority in the ever-changing world of sport and entertainment. Offering specialised services across insights, strategy and communications, we are passionate about our clients, proud of the work we do and love operating in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage. Insights Our industry-leading insights program explores human relationships with sport and entertainment; in depth and on a truly global scale Strategy Delivering world-class business and brand strategy for governments, sporting organisations, sponsors and brands in the sport and entertainment industry. Communications Unrivalled expertise in planning, development and execution of compelling marketing campaigns for some of the biggest brands in global sport and entertainment. Gemba has offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Shanghai and Sydney. www.thegembagroup.com

General Manager - Sweeney Sports

2006 - 2009

General Manager - Marketing Star City Casino

2004 - 2006