Class of 2022
Polo Umali
Sold his first startup while still at school.
Built and sold YourDate, then turned to film. He now makes launch videos for Silicon Valley startups, more than twenty of them this year.
Success stories
They built it here.
Real alumni, real companies, on the record. Filmed at the Alumni Catch-Up, October 2025.
Class of 2022
Will Montague-Brown
From first cohort to the board.
Went through the very first cohort in 2022. Now runs CAIVO, an AI consultancy working with businesses across New Zealand and Australia, and sits on the Openground board.
Class of 2023
Oliver Linton
Two companies. $20k+ a month.
Runs Clean Properties. He credits Openground with the space to try, fail, learn and try again.
Class of 2025
Leon Grootscholten
WriteWise: used in 24 schools, six-figure track.
Built WriteWise at Openground. It is now used in 24 schools and on track for six-figure revenue.
More alumni
Straight from the source.
Zakariyya Rachmadi
Connor Wiltshire
Braden McGregor
Dan Davis
William Sherriff
Yuro Lee
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