# Rupert Taylor-Price

> Rupert Taylor-Price is the founder and CEO of Vault Cloud, which he established in 2012 after eight years leading JN Solutions. Based in Greater Sydney, he combines secure cloud infrastructure work with public advocacy for Australian technology capability and procurement reform. His documented career includes government software, industry policy roles, parliamentary evidence and a cloud company backed by a A$22.5 million NRFC investment in December 2024.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Vault Cloud
- **Organizations:** Vault Cloud, Vault Cloud Group, JN Solutions (later Bridge SaaS; former CEO and chair), Australian Information Industry Association (documented board and policy roles), NSW Sovereign Procurement Taskforce (documented member)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Physics (Hons), University of Southampton
- **Known for:** Founded Vault Cloud in 2012., Led a company that obtained early ASD certification for classified government cloud workloads., 2022 NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

## Career timeline

- **Before Vault** — Spent eight years as CEO of JN Solutions, developing government information management software.
- **2012** — Founded Vault Cloud.
- **2016** — Listed as a speaker at OpenStack Australia Day Government in Canberra.
- **2019** — Vault joined UTS and CSIRO in a three-year, A$500,000 OpenStack research collaboration.
- **2020** — Vault signed a NSW whole-of-government agreement on 30 June; its submission documented Taylor-Price’s AIIA board appointment and taskforce participation.
- **2022** — Finalist for NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year; published an essay on sovereign capability and information supply chains.
- **2023** — Resigned as Bridge SaaS non-executive chair on 18 December.
- **2024** — Gave Senate evidence on 6 May; NRFC announced a A$22.5 million investment in Vault in December.
- **2025** — Published on sovereign digital infrastructure and supported the Team Australia Fund through Vault.
- **2026** — Gave parliamentary inquiry evidence on AI capability reported on 7 October; UK leadership page identifies him as group founder and chief executive.

## Achievements

- Founded Vault Cloud in 2012.
- Led a company that obtained early ASD certification for classified government cloud workloads.
- 2022 NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
- Vault received a A$22.5 million NRFC investment announcement in December 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Parliamentary inquiry testimony reported on 7 October warned that Australia could lose lasting AI economic value to foreign platforms.
- **2025-10** — Vault joined TechnologyOne and Reason Group in supporting the Team Australia Fund; applications opened 13 October 2025.
- **2025-07** — Featured in an InnovationAus podcast published 7 July about AI productivity and sovereign industry.
- **2025-03** — Published an essay on sovereign infrastructure, economic value and energy allocation on 18 March.
- **2024-12** — NRFC announced A$22.5 million investment in Vault as part of its Series B round.

## Links

- Website: https://vaultcloud.com.au/
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/ruperttaylorprice

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/rupert-taylor-price
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-16