🤩 Rod Hamilton, Co-Founder of Culture Amp, Joins Rampersand.
We’re thrilled to announce an exciting addition to our Rampersand team: Rod Hamilton, the Co-Founder of Culture Amp and former Head of Product, is joining us as a Venture Partner.
Read about it in The Age: “Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up the hunt for next Aussie unicorn” - by David Swan.
This isn’t just a hire; it’s a game-changer for our investment team and our portfolio of incredible founders.
Rod was pivotal in taking Culture Amp (most recently valued at over $2b) from a startup to a company servicing thousands of global enterprise customers annually. After 12 years as Chief Product Officer at Culture Amp, last year, Rod transitioned to advising and mentoring in the startup ecosystem.
🦄 (R)amplifying Our Vision with More Unicorn Wisdom
So, what does this mean for Rampersand? With Rod on board, we’re bolstering our team with invaluable experience and fresh insights that will help support the success of the founders we back.
As well as mentoring Rampersand-backed founders, Rod will spearhead the new Rampersand Product Counsel, an initiative designed to bring together Australia's most innovative product leaders to share insights and foster growth for early-stage startups (more on that to come).
Rod joins a stellar lineup of unicorn founders, investors, and leaders within our immediate network, including Sam Kroonenburg (Cuttable), Adam Jacobs and Chaz Heitner (Hatch), Zac Duff (JigSpace), and venture partner Helen Souness (Seek & Envato). His appointment also follows our recent partner hires, Andrew Poesaste and Taryn Pieterse.
“Having been on the journey myself, I know the difference that access to mentors with deep skills and experience can have when you’re in the early stages of building the company and breaking new ground. I hope to bring some of this knowledge and expertise to Rampersand’s founders and startups as part of our new product community, to help them build great products and teams.” - Rod Hamilton
🌎 Expanding Our Global Reach and Ambitions
At Rampersand, we pride ourselves on connecting our portfolio with a globally recognised network. Rod’s addition to our team strengthens our commitment to this vision. We’re a close-knit group with big plans, and Rod’s expertise is a perfect fit to help us realise them.
We’re excited about the future and Rod's impact as we continue to support and invest in the next generation of groundbreaking startups with massive potential.
Welcome to Rampersand, Rod!