Tuesday, 9 May, 2017 - 13:26
iCetana completes $8m raising
Curtin University spin-out iCetana, which is commercialising video monitoring software, has become the second unlisted Perth tech company to complete a big capital raising this year.
Chris Farquhar
Chris Farquhar has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, senior executive and board member at multiple businesses across ICT and resources. His experience encompasses security, mobile commerce, telecommunications, industrial automation and sensor networks. He joined Perth software company iCetana in April 2016 and was appointed chief executive and a director in August of that year. He has founded three technology companies, including Wired City and Inhabit-IT. He spent an extended period based in the Silicon Valley area of California. Since returning to Australia in 2010, Chris has been actively facilitating technology investments and structured financing. This included being a case manager for federal government agency Commercialisation Australia. He is the Chairperson of the Entrepreneurs' Programme Committee, a sub-committee of Innovation Australia. Chris has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Australia and completed executive education at Harvard Business School..
