Company type | Public (NZX: GEO) |
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Industry | Technology |
Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Nicholas Bartlett, Benjamin Goudie-Park, Simon Fraser, Brendan Cervin |
Headquarters | , |
Areas served | Australia, NZ, UK, USA, Global |
Key people | Chairman - Roger Sharp, CEO - Tim Molloy, CFO - Peter Hynd, CRO - Scott Player, CTO - Minas Kamel, |
Products | GeoNext GeoOp |
Owner | Public listing company (NZX) |
Number of employees | 40+ |
Website | www |
Geo Limited (formerly GeoOp Limited) is a publicly listed company in New Zealand.
GEO provides cloud-based business productivity software and applications for trade, field and home services business - companies that have mobile workforces.
Geo operates two products:
1. GeoNext: In 2019, Geo launched GeoNext, its next generation platform and app, designed with a more modern interface and ease of use.
2. GeoOp: Its traditional product that it has been operating since launch.[citation needed]
Geo has over 15,000 customers that use their products to help manage their business.[citation needed]
Both products focus on helping trade, home and field service business owners. Functionality includes quoting, job management, Staff management and timesheets, invoicing and payments.[citation needed]
GeoOp was founded in Auckland, New Zealand in 2009 by Nicholas Bartlett, Benjamin Goudie-Park, Simon Fraser, and Brendan Cervin.[1] In 2010, the company opened an additional office in Melbourne, Australia.[citation needed]
In 2011, GEO was awarded the Consensus Software Award for being the most innovative software product in Australia and New Zealand.[2]
In early 2013, Leanne Graham, the former Country Manager of New Zealand-based accounting software company Xero, became GeoOp's new CEO.[3] By mid 2013, GeoOp successfully raised 10 million in private funding.[4] In the following October, GeoOp listed on the small-cap NZAX, becoming a public listed company.[5]
In September 2014, Graham stood down as CEO to become an 'executive strategic adviser' to the company in the USA. The news was followed by an 11% drop in the share price.[6] Anna Cicognani became acting CEO in February 2015.[7]
Geo completed a $2.4m NZD capital raise in August 2015, to pursue growth opportunities in Australia.[8]
In January 2015, GeoOp announced a distribution agreement with MyCloudCure for the United States and Canada.[9]
In Feb 2020 Tim Molloy was appointed CEO.[citation needed]
In Nov 2020, Geo announced a capital raise of up to $2m. It was announced that "proceeds from the Raise are intended to be used for general working capital purposes as the Company accelerates its customer acquisition activity."[10]