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Entrepreneur, developer, and designer in San Francisco. Originally from Sydney, with stints in the UK, South Africa, and Dubai.
Recent: Started Tilt.com (fka Empower Finance) in 2016, a now profitable Series C lending company with 9-figure revenue, backed by Sequoia & Initialized. Launched Tilt México in 2022, with gross margin positive with 6-figure ARR.
Earlier: Founded Robby with Startmate (2015), a retail worker app that grew so popular with Apple Retail they shut it down and built their own version.
Mentor to First Round Capital portfolio companies. Angel investor in Booodl, LawTrades, AbstractOps, Autograph, and various funds.
Tilt
Tilt.com is billion dollar fintech that extends credit to , backed by Sequoia, Initialized, Blackbird Ventures and many more
It operates in the US, Mexico, the Philippines and India and serves over 10m customers
The company is profitable with mid-nine figure revenue
Media
TechCrunch | Sequoia-backed startup Empower aims to replace your bank’s app - 2017
TechCrunch | Mobile banking app Empower Finance just closed a $20 million Series A round - 2020
Inc. 5000 company | No. 258 (2025) | No. 65 (2024) | No. 56 (2023) | No. 55 (2022)
Empower Signs Deal to Acquire Petal, Completes Purchase of Cashalo
Empower Finance Acquires NIRA to Accelerate Credit Access in India's Underserved Markets
Podcasts I like
The Duran Podcast [Never miss an episode]
Daily geo-politics (specific focus on Ukraine/Russia over the last few years) but goes to anywhere around the world
Ex-Australian Deputy Prime Minister on Australian politics and culture + international issues
Interesting tech, but especially enjoy Sarah Paine and her lectures on military history
UK politics and culture
Glen Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast
Geo-politics but with long deep-dives into current issues paired with historical references