The people doing the work.

Rupert holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne with majors in Finance and Accounting. He began his career in M&A and Corporate Advisory, working alongside major Australian organisations on acquisitions, divestments, and strategic capital decisions. He later moved into the technology sector, where he led the sales function at a high-growth business and developed the operational mindset that now underpins Colossal's approach.

As Co-Founder and CEO, Rupert leads firm strategy, technology, and growth. His thesis — that Australian commercial lending was over-banked and under-advised — became the foundation of Colossal Finance. The firm's positioning, 'Modern Lending. Old School Relationships,' reflects that thinking: institutional-quality advisory delivered through relationships that compound over decades.

He is responsible for the firm's technology infrastructure, lender relationships, and the operating systems that allow Colossal to deliver execution speed without compromising structural sophistication. His clients tend to be acquisitive operators, founders scaling complex businesses, and family offices.

Hunter began his career in property finance, working across complex commercial transactions in some of Australia's most active development markets. The pattern he saw across hundreds of deals — that capital structure decisions consistently mattered more than rate decisions — became the founding thesis of Colossal Finance.

As Co-Founder and Director, Hunter leads the firm's advisory practice. His sector specialisation runs across property and development, construction, family business, and complex multi-entity arrangements. He's been recognised within the industry as a 2024 CAFBA Rising Star shortlistee, and is the lead advisor on the majority of Colossal Gold engagements.

His approach is unapologetically long-term. Most of his client relationships begin years before the first transaction and extend well beyond it — a model that, in his view, is the only honest way to advise on capital.