Brisbane sports tech raises $36m after ditching IPO plans

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“You realise being listed isn’t as exciting as the brokers suggest,” says the chief executive of Vald.

QUT is still an investor in the company, but part of the fresh capital was used to buy out all the convertible notes which were issued in aCo-founder and chief executive Laurie Malone toldthe business never needed to raise capital through an initial public offering, and the co-founders decided a listing would fundamentally alter Vald’s culture.

“For a fast-growth company that’s building and launching products every three, four or five months, the change would have been too great.Vald’s devices, which are assembled at its workshop in Brisbane, are leased to customers from $18 to $90 a week, depending on the product.About 70 per cent of its revenue comes from sports teams, 20 per cent from health and 10 per cent from military clients.

With 120 staff in Australia and 70 overseas, Vald plans to hire a further 100 staff and fund three acquisitions to accelerate its product development.

 

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