Romilly Blackburn

Product obsessed entrepreneur. CEO @operata_io. Investor @founderfounder_. Kiwi. Prev CMO&CPO @smoochlabs (Acq:ZEN), cofounder @whispir (ASX:WSP)

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

I’m super excited to join Operata as CEO and double-down with fellow co-founders John Mitchem & Andy Scott for the journey ahead! https://t.co/WT1hHDDYDQ

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

@yanndine N8N

[Operata @Operata_IO]

This is an exciting one!

Our latest release "Encore' is available now. 🎉

Introducing our all-new Playbooks: Prebuilt best practice dashboards for deep, contact center performance insights.

Find out more about our Encore release here - https://t.co/CRBUC5jMJn

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Sun sets today on what has been an amazing @enterprisecon #EC22 event for @Operata_IO - so many productive meetings with partners, customers and friends! ‘Til next year… #ccaas #cpaas #ucaas #contactcenter #CX

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Exhibition hall booth madness at @enterprisecon #cx #EC22 #CCaaS #cloud

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

“Making the agent experience the best sees great CX follow”. Getting the latest on Enterprise CX - ‘UCaaS + CCaaS What’s real, what’s hype, what’s next?’ - from #contactcenter #CX product experts @Genesys @dialpad @Vonage @8x8 #EC22

[Operata @Operata_IO]

We made it! CTO John Mitchem and CEO Romilly Blackburn are at @enterprisecon in Orlando. Grab a spot in our calendar to arrange a time to meet! https://t.co/zAb8sI4SXB… #cx #ccaas #contactcenter #ec22

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

CTO John Mitchem and I will be catching up with @Operata_IO customers and partners at @enterprisecon in Orlando, Florida from 21-24 March. DM me or grab a spot in our calendar to arrange a time to meet! https://t.co/wlcgZRvpcY #cx #ccaas #contactcenter

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

@rowansimpson Thanks @rowansimpson - an awesome series 🙏…I’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for the odd nugget…

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

I ❤️ the #AllBlacks.
But it sucks the @NZRugby has elected to support the carbon economy with a major sponsorship deal with @Ineos. Diluting the ABs brand, aiding and abetting ‘green washing’ and complicit in environmental harm. https://t.co/KAT32YMtya

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Aotearoa founders, policy makers and startup ‘derivatives’. This mahi from @rowansimpson is a special gift. Dig in, read twice, then again. Then go back to trying the ‘repeatable grind’ and build!

[Rowan Simpson @rowansimpson]

Top Three, week 43/52: 💣 Six ecosystem myths … and a conclusion, finally. https://t.co/DLN95bHWd3

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

This founders👇🏼@rowansimpson Top 3 is rock solid. So much so, I always remember to read it without having subscribed [but I will now]. https://t.co/S8MVEJqDEt

[Matt Allen 🧢 🚜💨 @mattallen]

34 weeks in a row of gold.

Founders, if you’re not reading this you’re missing out.

Rowan has more experience and scars in starting, scaling and exiting than most people in AU and NZ.

He’s also a friend and mentor of mine, for which I’m eternally grateful. 🙏

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Great to see the growth continue in this list and the ongoing cycle: Of founders from this group supporting the new names emerging and to be added in coming years.

[Airtree @airtreevc]

Australia's startups are on a roll! 🔥🇦🇺

We've seen the big wins; ex-pats return, unicorns, soonicorns, breakout stars and a community that shares in the success of their mates.

🔭Here's the view from AirTree: https://t.co/Yn8CMg9Boc https://t.co/loZbjoPQ0R

[Flying Fox Ventures @flyingfoxvc]

Super excited to be backing this world class team taking on a huge global opportunity! Welcome to the @flyingfoxvc family! 🚀 @rneumann6826 @franklykylie

[Tidal Ventures @TidalVC]

🚀We're hugely excited to be backing @Operata_IO.

💡To find out why, check out our investment notes from @georgie_turnr

📞 Looking forward to the journey ahead @romilly1 @franklykylie @rneumann6826 @MatthewJBrowne @mattallen @knowledgebird @LaunchVic
https://t.co/ILsjK4DxxU

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Thanks @LaunchVic. The #startupvic ecosystem continues to go from strength to strength with your support!

[LaunchVic 🚀 @LaunchVic]

We are thrilled that VCs are backing another Victorian startup!

“@TidalVC, @flyingfoxvc back @Operata_IO” - https://t.co/Y0gQiMSIPy

By @Yolandaredrup & @amacfirst via @FinancialReview

Congrats to the team at Operata!

@mattallen @aprillallen @rneumann6826 @franklykylie

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

At @Operata_IO we share @TidalVC’s strong conviction in observability as a thematic in the enterprise. Read how Operata fits this thesis in Tidal’s investment notes: https://t.co/jQwidwVQgx

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

The word is out on Operata's recent raise! We are privileged to have such an exceptional group of investors backing the @Operata_IO team for the next stage of growth. Welcome new Operatas: @TidalVC @flyingfoxvc @BlackNovaVC @mattallen @knowledgebird 👏🏼🚀

https://t.co/KXfzEyI0aP

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Vaxxed!

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

Founders, this team is an asset to any cap table 👏🏼

[Yolanda Redrup @YolandaRedrup]

Congrats @rneumann6826 and @franklykylie. Flying Fox is already off to a cracking start: https://t.co/1ArzaCYft3

[Romilly Blackburn @romilly1]

This 👏🏼 via @emfarrelly - get moving on climate change. Table stakes: accelerate EV adoption… https://t.co/CUUEMTsYGb