Luke Campbell

Luke Campbell is a New Zealand technology entrepreneur and co-founder and chief executive of VXT, the communications platform built for law firms that has supported more than nine million calls across five countries.

Campbell studied physics and economics at the University of Canterbury, where VXT was born out of the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship’s Summer Startup Programme. At 16, he underwent corrective spinal surgery for scoliosis, an experience he credits with teaching him resilience under extreme pressure. He co-founded VXT with Lucy Turner and launched the platform in October 2019.

What began as a voicemail transcription tool has evolved into a full VoIP and communications platform for legal professionals, integrating with practice management systems including Clio, LEAP and Actionstep. Customers now make more than 60,000 calls per week through VXT across New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.

The company has grown at 250% year-on-year, raising $1.8 million in a pre-Series A round in 2024 led by GD1, followed by $2.5 million in early 2025 at a NZ$45 million valuation, a round led by Alpine Ventures from Silicon Valley. Campbell was named the 2025 Xero Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards.

Campbell’s profile is noteworthy because he found a vertical that most founders would have walked past, phone calls in law firms and built a platform that is quietly transforming how legal professionals communicate. VXT is a Canterbury startup story with genuine global traction.

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Sources: VXT · University of Canterbury · Hakune