Gavin Appel

Gavin started Ignition Lane to pursue his passion of working with amazing entrepreneurs to drive growth and scale by leveraging his 20+ years of operational experience across startups, corporate and venture capital. Gavin’s early career includes being one of the first employees of Hitwise Inc (acquired for US$240m by Experian plc) where he was integral in growing the business to be one of the most recognised global internet measurement brands. Gavin held several roles within Hitwise including General Manager and Chief Technology Officer, at all times sustaining a mix of strategic and operational involvement. After the acquisition of Hitwise, Gavin was promoted to Senior Vice President within Experian (LON:EXPN), a leading global information services company, and a member of the global product and technology executive team leading employees across the globe. Gavin was responsible for developing and executing the Experian Marketing Services’ Global Development Centre strategy together with leading innovation initiatives including a Hackathon event across 8 cities around the world. Gavin joined Square Peg Capital as a Partner when it was founded in 2013 to invest in technology companies and then went on to become a co-founder of Onestack. Gavin holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne.