Josh Simons is the Chief Executive Officer of Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL) and founder of Vampr. Described as a visionary entrepreneur, Simons has raised $33M historically for his technology startups from various sources including venture capital, institutional, HNW, family office and angel groups. These ventures have seen him reside in Los Angeles, London, Sydney and Melbourne. Prior to working in tech he ran a record label, publishing function, film production company and was the lead singer of Australian indie rock band Buchanan. As a songwriter and producer he has shared credits with Travis Scott, Troye Sivan and Kanye West, and as a performer has toured with Coldplay, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood.

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