# Ron Spector

> Ron Spector is a Series A investor at Acumen Ventures (Sydney) backing FinTech and Payments. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Acumen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-venture-partners)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/ronspector

Ron Spector is a Series A investor at Acumen Ventures in Sydney focused on FinTech and Payments. Ron is based in San Francisco and has over 20 years experience in digital media, e-commerce, mobile wireless and internet applications. Previous roles included USA Head of Tech Investment Banking for Macquarie Group, Investment Director for Macquarie Venture Capital and CEO of Conferserv and Fordela.He still remembers the hot summers inAustralia and the basics of Aussie Rules Football, having lived here for several years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 60% |
| Payments | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Mobile Payments | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Slyp | Ping Data creates a smart receipt that links receipts to customers through their bank account and banking apps. | $25M | Series A | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| Weel | DiviPay is an all-in-one virtual corporate card and expense management platform that enables finance teams to better manage, control and streamline spending across their organisation. DiviPay solves a common pain point for small and large businesses alike: issuing corporate cards to staff while staying in control of spending and collecting receiptsand accounting data. DiviPay enables businesses to instantly issue virtual corporate Mastercards to employees to make online and in-store purchases via Apple Pay and Google Pay. | $1.1M | Series A | Apr 13, 2021 |  |
| Weel | Weel is an all-in-one virtual corporate card and expense management platform that enables finance teams to better manage, control and streamline spending across their organisation. Weel solves a common pain point for small and large businesses alike: issuing corporate cards to staff while staying in control of spending and collecting receipts andaccounting data. Weel enables businesses to instantly issue virtual corporate Mastercards to employees to make online and in-store purchases via Apple Pay and Google Pay. | $1.3M | Series A | Apr 13, 2021 |  |
| Slyp | Ping Data creates a smart receipt that links receipts to customers through their bank account and banking apps. | $4.4M | Seed | Apr 15, 2020 |  |
| Slyp | Ping Data creates a smart receipt that links receipts to customers through their bank account and banking apps. | $6M | Seed | Sep 11, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NAB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nab-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Reinventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinventure) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Scentre Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scentre-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Base Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-capital-f609) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commonwealth Bank of Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonwealth-bank-of-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sayers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sayers-1311) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Acumen Ventures

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Acumen Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ron Spector | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-spector-2 |
| Nic Lim | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nic-lim |

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## FAQ

### What does Ron Spector invest in?

Ron Spector invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ron Spector last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ron Spector closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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