Trent Mankelow

Trent Mankelow has a diverse work experience primarily focused on investing in various companies. Starting from 2007, they co-founded and owned Optimal Workshop, a company that builds SaaS tools for user experience professionals. Trent'srole there involved working with Fortune 500 companies such as Bank of America, Facebook, CNN, and more. In 2014, Trent became an investor in Spotlight Reporting, and in 2021, they served as a Director at Creative HQ. Trent continued their investment journey, becoming an investor in companies like Employee Experience Design School, Upstock, Supie, UBCO - Electric Adventure Vehicles, Taurus Concrete, Mevo, and HANX from 2022 onwards.

Trent Mankelow completed their Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (BCMS) degree at The University of Waikato from 1996 to 1999. During their time at university, Trent specialized in Human Computer Interaction and Software Engineering. In addition to their formal education, Trent also obtained a certification in Executive Data Science Specialization from Coursera in June 2017.