John Murray
Director and General Partner @ Technology Venture Partners
Melbourne, Australia
John Murray is a Series B investor at Technology Venture Partners in Melbourne focused on Music and Hardware. John Murray serves as a General Partner and Director of Technology Venture Partners Pty. Ltd. John Murray Co-founded the Technology Venture Partners in 1997. He served as a Director of Business Development and a Founding Executive at the Australian Technology Group (ATG) in 1993 and responsible for ICM related venture capital investments. JohnMurray established Bank of America’s Asian venture capital business in Hong Kong. He had been involved in corporate finance and investment banking with Bank of America based in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. He has several years of experience in major accounting firms in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has also been involved in general management roles with U.K. IT&C service companies. He serves as a Director of Avega Systems, Inc, Xelor Software, Inc., Threatmetrix, Inc., and Viator, Inc. He served as a Director of Emotiv Systems, Inc. and ManageSoft Corporation. He served as a Director of Cap-XX Limited from September 18, 2000 to February 11, 2011. He is an Expert Panel Member for the Cooperative Research Centre 2002 Selection Round. He served as the Chairman and Council Member of Australian Venture Capital Association (AVCAL). John Murray is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Scotland. He has a Law degree (honours) from the University of Edinburgh.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries John Murray invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Music 1 (100%)
- Hardware 1 (100%)
- Software 1 (100%)
Investments
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| Avega's Aios music system is a complete, whole-home networked music solution. Aios allows music streaming throughout the home from PCs, media servers, Wi-Fi cell phones, internet radio and premium online services including Rhapsody, over Wi-Fi and wired networking standards.Product applications include multi-zone Wi-Fi music players,Wi-Fi speakers, networked bedroom radios, MP3 player docks, A/V receivers and Wi-Fi handheld-controllers.It also allows you to connect and stream music throughout the home from games consoles, CD/DVD players, portable media players and A/V receivers.Devices can be controlled from anywhere in the home using a graphical Wi-Fi remote, on-device display controllers or comprehensive PC software. Aios is fully UPnP and DLNA compliant, with many important extensions and enhancements.Avega is offering the complete Aios platform on an OEM basis to established brand partners. | $7M / Series B / Apr 01, 2007 |
Co-Investors
[Technology Venture Partners]( http://www.tvp.com.au/index.shtml) is one of Australia's leading venture capital firms. TVP is specialized in investment in the information, communication and new media ('ICM') technology sectors. The TVP team has a mix of investment, business management and entrepreneurial skills gained from their global experience in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. As of April 2008, TVP manages A$190 million in funds, including TVP#3; the largest ICM fund raised in Australia ($144 million).
Technology Venture Partners Contacts
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Allan Aaron
Director and General Partner
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David Jamieson
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John Murray
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John Murray invests primarily in Music, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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