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About us

Our vision

To empower every leader to improve, by shining a light on the metrics that matter.

Our story

Over more than 15 years of working together, Dane and Andy frequently discussed the challenges leaders face in keeping up with the rapid pace of change.

Beneath the surface of an outwardly impressive technology or team, significant problems often lurk - entirely avoidable critical issues, and even existential threats. Unidentified weaknesses create painful preventable problems that will hinder growth or put organisations at risk.

While Dane and Andy were both passionate about directly coaching leaders to help them improve - a valuable effort - it ultimately wasn't enough to address the problem at scale.

Another issue they identified was the lack of independent objective data for benchmarking performance - leaders were forming opinions in isolation or relying on unverified, second-hand information from peers, colleagues, and senior executives.

That is when the idea was born: What if they could codify their 50+ years of technology experience, into a platform that rapidly and objectively benchmarks an entire technology function – enabling leaders to find those unidentified gaps, compare their performance and empower them to make better decisions? 


This was a problem worth solving, and StackUp was created.

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StackUp benchmarking platform founders: Andy Graham and Dane Eldridge

Our leadership team

With over 50 years of experience, StackUp’s founders have witnessed the good, the bad and everything in between, whilst leading high performing technology teams at some of Australia’s most innovative companies.

Dane Eldridge
Dane Eldridge
Founder and CEO | B Comp Sci, GAICD
After 20+ years as founder and CEO of 4mation Technologies, one of Australia’s leading software development agencies and as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Dane is uniquely positioned to understand the challenges faced by CEO’s and board directors.
Andy Graham
Andy Graham
Founder & Strategic Technology Advisor
With over 20 years of leading technology functions across a range of businesses, along with extensive involvement in technology related M&A, predominantly at an ASX-listed company, Andy is uniquely positioned to understand the challenges faced by technology leaders and VC/PE firms.

Our future

As we continue to enhance the StackUp platform, a few highlights in our roadmap include:
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Comparative benchmarking

Compare your organisation with others by size, stage and industry

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360-degree view of the technology function

Leveraging inputs from both technology and non technology stakeholders

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Assign and track actions

Track the actions required to level up your technology function by assigning them to specific internal or external stakeholders

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Role-specific reports

Tailored reports for C-Level Executives, Board Members and VC’s and PE’s, with just the right level of information

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