David Brudenell

David has held senior leadership positions in public, large private and startup companies from Sydney to San Francisco. Most notably, David has worked at the frontier of artificial intelligence and machine learning, leading the Global Solutions & Advanced Research teams at Appen (ASX:APX), the provider of training data for AI/ML globally. He has also held international executive roles at large private and public market companies, including Pureprofile (ASX:PPL), Eclipx (ASX:FPR), Flare (purchased by MYOB in 2023) and more. David is the co-founder of C2 Investments, a venture capital firm specialising in seed stage companies. To date, C2 has made investments in market research technology, online retailers and greentech companies. David holds an honours degree in Biology and Zoology from the University of Western Ontario and participated at the University of King's College Foundations Year Program. He also has an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Sydney Business School. Although he now calls Sydney home, David has very much retained his Canadian accent and sense of humour, eh.