Venture Partner

Meet Ken Kroeger

Connect with Ken
Venture Partner

Meet Ken Kroeger

Connect with Ken
Key Facts
  • Ken is a father of two teenagers.
  • Fitness is a big part of his life and forms part of his daily routine. He love’s long distance trail running and all forms of cycling.
  • Ken volunteers three days a week to work one on one with Autistic kids – currently seeing 19 kids each week which he finds incredibly rewarding.
  • He is a night owl and an early riser averaging maybe four hours per night.
when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Biography

Ken has over 25 years’ experience leading and growing international technology and training sector companies. He is an experienced entrepreneur in technological innovation and has led business transformation, strategic global distribution, licensing, and corporate partnerships.

Ken founded Catalyst Interactive in 1995, a pioneering online computer based training and virtual 3D simulation training delivery, which was then acquired by Halliburton/KBR in 2008. In 2011, he became CEO of Seeing Machines which he grew to over 250 employees with global operations and corporate partnerships, raised over $150m share capital, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Ken holds numerous non-executive roles as a Director or Business Advisor supporting companies and entrepreneurs to realise their vision and objectives including: Chairman at Epicorp, Director at FLAIM Systems, Director at Liquid Instruments and Director at Visionary Machines and has been invited to present at Multiple international speaking engagements.

Ken has received the following awards:
  • National finalist EY Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Deloitte’s Fast 50
  • ACT Pearcey Award
  • National Technology and Innovation Award
  • National and State Export Awards
  • ACT Inclusion Award
  • eLearning Industry Excellence Award
Companies
  • HealthCube
  • Connexxion
  • Lighthouse
  • Epicore
  • FLAIM Systems
  • Liquid Instruments
  • Visionary Machines
  • Catalyst Interactive
  • Halliburton/KBR
  • Seeing Machines
  • ANU Westpac Research Fellowship