31 August, 2021

OTPBD News Special – 31st August 2021

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.
Meet this week’s panel…

• Lauren Capelin, Startmate
• Michael Batko, Startmate
• Alex Scandurra, ex-Stone & Chalk

Topics we discuss: Alex Scandurra stepping down as CEO at Stone & Chalk, Startmate’s plan to build an “Innovation City,” we get the inside line from our host Ian about Jelix Ventures doing their first $17m close, AfterWork Ventures closing a $10m fund, Canva ranking #3 in the Forbes Cloud 100, the transition of StartupAUS to the Tech Council, Bendigo acquiring Melbourne-based fintech Ferocia for $116m, Latitude acquiring lending fintech Symple for $200m, the 2021 Mid-Year Global CVC Report, & Kevin Rudd joining the advisory board of Crimson Education.