Orienteers who build tools for the sport
meshO Live Pty Ltd makes radio controls, event software and online entries for orienteering, and runs the technology at events. We are an Australian company, backed by Orienteering Australia.
The story so far
From a grant to a national championship
- FEBRUARY 2024The team applies to the Moira Whiteside Orienteering Bequest to develop a new generation of radio controls — and is awarded a grant.
- OCTOBER 2024First large competition: the Australian MTBO Championships in Canberra, 17–20 October, with radio punches streaming to the commentator in real time.
- 2025Sole supplier of event services for the Australian Championships carnival — seven events in nine days around Brisbane.
- 2026meshO Manager, free event software, runs everything on the day. meshO Events and meshO Athlete are on the way.
The team
Co-founders
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Tate Needham
Co-founder · CEO, Engineering
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Justin Stafford
Co-founder · CFO, Sales
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Davin Fifield
Co-founder · System Architect
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Michael Reed
Co-founder · Hardware Engineering
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Matthew Purcell
Co-founder · Event Management
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Fedor Iskhakov
Co-founder · Event Management, Sales (USA)
Used at events run by these orienteering organisations
Orienteering Australia
Orienteering ACT
Orienteering NSW
Orienteering Queensland
Orienteering SA
Orienteering Tasmania
Orienteering VictoriaBacked by Orienteering Australia. Radio controls developed with support from the Moira Whiteside Orienteering Bequest.
In print
meshO – a success storyThe Australian Orienteer, December 2024, p. 44The first large competition run with the new radio controls — the Australian MTBO Championships in Canberra, 17–20 October 2024.Read the PDF → 
Applying for funds from the Moira Whiteside Orienteering BequestThe Australian Orienteer, June 2024, p. 26The grant that brought the radio controls’ timeline forward.Read the PDF → Contact
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Company
meshO Live Pty Ltd
ABN 21 682 901 551
Canberra, ACT, Australia