milestones
Undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Foundation in aerospace structures, propulsion, fluid dynamics, and flight mechanics. The engineering rigour built here, plan every variable, account for every failure mode, never present a solution untested against the worst case, runs directly through every product and infrastructure decision Dainu has made since.
Credential EngineeringEarly-career engineering roles spanning 2011 to 2013. Included a brief engagement in aerospace and defence of less than six months, followed by infrastructure project engineering as the primary focus: scope definition, site coordination, contractor management, and delivery under budget and compliance constraints.
Engineering InfrastructurePostgraduate research focused on concurrent product and process design for international manufacturers. Principle extracted: design the delivery mechanism at the same time as the product. Never build something that cannot be manufactured. Never manufacture something that cannot be distributed. This framework now governs every Sharktech product launch.
CredentialProgressed through every level of store leadership at Aldi from 2014, starting from Night Fill and moving through Deputy Manager, Store Manager Trainee, and Assistant Manager, holding the role full-time. When he joined the NBN fibre rollout as an engineer in 2016, he stepped the Aldi role down to casual through to 2018. After finishing at Aldi, he moved into Woolworths on a casual basis and then into Coles Distribution Centre, also casual. Direct P&L exposure and people management responsibility throughout the Aldi full-time years.
Leadership P&LDelivery management across NBN FTTC and FTTx upgrade programmes, transit fibre rollout, and submarine cable hauls across New South Wales. Responsible for programme delivery across 2,200-plus network sites. Received two national-level recognitions during this period: one for collaboration, enterprise thinking, and contributions to internal software development; one for resolving a legacy variation that had remained open for nearly three years.
National recognition InfrastructureCo-founded Tarak, an early-stage startup venture, operating in parallel with his primary employment. The venture was built alongside a co-founder who subsequently suffered a serious health condition. At the same time, Dainu had taken on a full-time senior management role in critical national infrastructure, making it practically impossible to sustain the startup without the co-founder active and present. He exited the venture. The decision was made with full responsibility to the circumstances rather than to any commercial failure of the idea itself.
Founder StartupSenior management responsibility for critical national infrastructure programmes across New South Wales. Full programme ownership: budget, delivery, contractor governance, compliance, and escalation management. Exited this role in May 2025 on his own terms, following a deliberate twelve-month planned transition. Joined Sharktech as Operations Manager before assuming the CEO role in August 2025.
Senior management InfrastructureStrategic consultancy work across three countries: jewellery brands, boutique manufacturers, a political organisation, and companies across multiple sectors. Engagement type: go inside the business, map existing infrastructure and untapped capability, identify diversification opportunities requiring no heavy new capital outlay, and deliver a proposal detailed enough to execute from day one.
Consulting InternationalIn 2024, drafted a resignation letter and made a private commitment to family and close circle to exit critical infrastructure management within twelve months. The letter was saved to drafts, never sent. In July 2025, took a career break and rode solo through the Himalayas to Umling La at 19,024 feet, the highest motorable pass in the world. Exited his primary role in May 2025 on his own terms. Joined Sharktech as Operations Manager first, and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in August 2025.
Transition CEO appointmentFull-time CEO leading a team of approximately forty people across the Sharktech Global suite: VCPility, Motivo360, Flagman (ANZ exclusive), and eTakeaway Max (ANZ exclusive). Vision 2026 operating framework active. Actively acquiring clients, building distribution, and preparing the company for its first external capital raise.
Current CEOled
| Period | Context & team | Size |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–13 | Infrastructure project engineeringEarly-career engineering roles. Brief aerospace and defence engagement (under 6 months) followed by infrastructure project engineering as the primary focus. | Project basis |
| 2014–18 | Leadership and management — Aldi (full-time), Woolworths, Coles DC (casual)Full progression from Night Fill through Deputy Manager, Store Manager Trainee, and Assistant Manager at Aldi. Full retail spectrum: store leadership, specialist store model, and supply chain logistics. | 8–25 |
| 2016–20 | NBN fibre rollout and transit fibre — NSWProgramme delivery management across NBN FTTC, FTTx upgrade, and transit fibre rollout. Contractor governance, programme scheduling, and legacy variation resolution across 2,200-plus sites. | Multi-team |
| 2020 | Tarak — co-founded startup venture (exited)Co-founded with a business partner. Operated in parallel with primary employment. Exited the venture under specific circumstances. | Co-founder |
| 2021–25 | Critical infrastructure manager — NSWSenior management of critical national infrastructure programmes. Full budget, delivery, contractor governance, and compliance ownership. | Multi-team |
| Pre-2024 | International consultancy engagementsLed project-based teams in China, India, and the Middle East. Scope: strategic assessment, diversification mapping, and proposal delivery. | Project basis |
| 2024 – now | Sharktech Global — CEOFull company leadership. Approximately forty people across technology, client success, growth, and operations. Implements a named-owner decision model, reversible/irreversible decision framework, and structured performance management cycle. | ~40 |
navigated
A complex technical and commercial variation had sat unresolved for nearly three years before Dainu took ownership of it. Others had worked around it rather than through it. He mapped every associated variable, built the worst-case solution first, and executed a twenty-four-hour non-stop resolution cycle while keeping every other project obligation intact.
For over two years, Dainu was single-handedly managing a revenue-generating project entirely outside his formal job description, with no additional resources or acknowledgement from the organisation. Consistently exceeding seventy working hours per week. He made the internal decision to exit with full clarity and complete accountability.
Sharktech was built by Dainu and his co-founders, each of whom brings over a decade of experience in SaaS product development and enterprise-grade systems. The company was bootstrapped from day one. No external investment in the first twelve months. Multiple revenue streams were activated in sequence from proven, localised platforms.
governance
ABN 54 672 825 731
Incorporated in Australia
Australia
Full-time, based in Sydney
Individual identities not disclosed publicly at this stage.
growth, and operations
Preparing for first external raise.
revenue snapshot
Proprietary AI-powered growth and marketing platform. Primary vertical: Australian accounting and tax firms. Secondary verticals: NDIS providers, SMBs. Active client base. Pricing and ARR available to investors under NDA.
Active · RevenueProprietary personal companion and wellbeing platform. Built to provide genuine company and support to people living alone, including retirees. Built by Sharktech.
In developmentIndustrial safety and compliance platform. Launching as Flagman.ai. Licensed and adapted for Australia under exclusive ANZ partnership. Target verticals: mining, critical infrastructure, construction, utilities, and SHEQ managers.
ANZ exclusiveHospitality and food service platform. Licensed and adapted for Australia under exclusive ANZ partnership. Target: independent operators and hospitality groups.
ANZ exclusiveEnterprise-grade Agentic AI deployments for larger organisations. Custom implementations across Sharktech's target verticals: mining, critical infrastructure, finance, green energy, and service-based SMBs.
Activesignal
Dainu Devis is building a company with a global mission, starting in Australia. The ANZ market is the foundation, not the ceiling. He is a founder who studied the failure modes before he started building. He bootstrapped through the build phase to keep every risk on the founders. His co-founding team are each accomplished builders with over a decade of SaaS and enterprise-grade systems experience. He holds exclusive ANZ market rights across two platforms, removing product risk before revenue generation. He can name his scaling constraints precisely and publicly. That is not a weakness in an investment candidate. It is the strongest possible signal that the self-awareness required to navigate them is already present.
Sharktech was built by Dainu alongside co-founders who are the technical pillars of the company. Each brings over a decade of experience building SaaS products and enterprise-grade systems. They were building while Dainu was still holding a full-time senior role, contributing the operational depth and the problem-domain knowledge that the co-founders were building the systems to serve.
Current client numbers and ARR are not published on this page. They are available to investors and evaluators under NDA. The ANZ exclusive agreements across two platforms include defined market protection terms, also available under NDA. Requests can be directed to Hazel Armstrong, Executive Assistant to the CEO, at support@sharktech.com.au.