Aconex co-founder

Rob Phillpot's role at Aconex

He co-founded Aconex in 2000 with Leigh Jasper. Oracle bought it in 2018.

Rob Phillpot co-founded Aconex in 2000 with Leigh Jasper. He held the role of senior vice president. The name comes from Australian Construction Exchange.

The product put drawings, instructions and approvals into one shared online record. For the people paying for a tower or a railway, that record was a defence against disputes. In 2006 the company won an Emerging Exporter award.

In September 2008 US firm Francisco Partners invested A$107.5 million. Aconex joined the ASX on 9 December 2014. It bought the Incite Keystone platform from CIMIC in August 2015 and Germany's Conject for A$96 million in March 2016.

In December 2017 Oracle agreed to buy Aconex for A$7.80 a share in cash, valuing it at about $1.19 billion. Shareholders approved in March 2018, and the Supreme Court of Victoria approved the deal the next day.

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How did Rob Phillpot start Aconex?

Rob Phillpot co-founded Aconex in 2000 with Leigh Jasper. The name comes from Australian Construction Exchange. They saw that building sites generate mountains of paper and that, when something goes wrong, nobody can prove who gave which instruction.

What was Rob Phillpot's role at Aconex?

Phillpot was a co-founder and senior vice president of Aconex. Jasper was co-founder and chief executive.

How did Aconex end?

Aconex joined the ASX on 9 December 2014. In December 2017 Oracle agreed to buy it for A$7.80 a share in cash, valuing it at about $1.19 billion. Courts approved the deal in March 2018.