ABOUT ORBVIZ
The report is no longer the end. It's where intelligence begins.
Our Why:
To turn reporting into intelligence people can act on
Organisations produce more reports than ever, but too often they still end at publication. Static, fragmented and hard to interpret, they consume time while leaving valuable signals hidden.
We believe reporting should do more than explain what happened. It should help organisations understand what’s happening now — and what happens next.
That’s why OrbViz exists: to transform traditional reporting into interactive intelligence that saves time, surfaces insight and helps teams make better decisions — across customers, executives and stakeholders.
Our Roots:
Born from a reporting problem
OrbViz was founded in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2021 after a customer surfaced a simple problem: nobody was engaging with 300-page PDF reports.
The reports were built for regulators and stakeholders, but the people they were meant to inform often didn’t understand them. The data was complex, the information important, but there was a clear gap between how it was presented and how it was received.
OrbViz was created to close that gap — transforming complex data into reporting that is not just available, but accessible. Today, that mission has evolved beyond communication: helping organisations save time, create better reporting experiences, and turn reporting into intelligence they can act on.
Our Aspiration:
To change the way the world reports - turning static updates into live intelligence.
Our Values:
Ideas that drive us
Led by experienceOrbViz is shaped by deep experience in communication, technology and enterprise reporting.
Vanessa O'Brien
CEO/CO-FOUNDER
VANESSA@ORBVIZ.COM
Professionally: Doing things that make a difference, and thinking big. Breaking through barriers and obstacles. Finding a way when they say ‘there is no way.’ Using strategy and planning to solve tough problems with savvy tech.
Personally: I’m passionate about politics, the Middle East, travel, reading and podcasts, family and friends, gardening.
I’ve worked in tech for nine+ years – before that, I was a journalist, in New Zealand and Israel, reporting on politics, finance, business and technology.
I have a BA in Political Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Canterbury. That comms focus helps when working with organisations that want to communicate better their hard-to-understand information and reports using OrbViz technology.
Communication. Our customers struggle to communicate progress, budgets, projects, reports and traction in a meaningful way that everyday people can understand. I understand the problem space well - surfacing what matters from information is a skill I learned as a journalist.
I’ve got a surprisingly good radio voice and can do accent impressions pretty well. If you’re at a pub quiz, I’m your go-to for Middle Eastern politics and 90s pop music.
Kurt Janssen
CPTO / Co-founder
kurt@orbviz.com
Professionally: I like helping organisations find value in data, and growing and leading awesome teams. I enjoy working in a field that values innovation and the power of disruption.
Personally:: Mountain biking, family, travel - I love discovering new places.
22-years and counting.
I have a geography/geospatial degree, and yeah, it links to what I do day-to-day, finding solutions using geography.
Solving the tricky problems! The tough ones that nobody else wants to solve. I solve them with a dream team of creative thinkers and technical specialists.
Trip organisation – creating a kick-ass itinerary that keeps everyone happy. I’m also the IT helpdesk.