Nick Carter is one of Australia’s leading energy experts; he is currently Senior Vice President of Energy Tech and Solutions at Macquarie in Australia where works across a range of areas, from energy storage to renewable energy. He is an engineer by trade and has worked around the world for…
Continue ReadingWelcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. Meet this week’s panel… Evan Hinchliffe, Technology Industry Lead for Macquarie Business Banking Paul Smith, Technology Editor at AFR Cate Hull, Founder and CEO of Freight Exchange Topics…
Continue ReadingWelcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. Meet this week’s panel… Alicia Garden, Goanna Ag Cara Waters, The Age & SMH John Henderson, AirTree Ventures Topics we discuss: In this edition, we talk about recently-announced…
Continue ReadingKristin Vaughan is the Director of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, the largest dedicated cleantech investor in Australia, created to invest $200 million in early-stage clean technology companies. Prior to joining CEFC, Kristin spent more than a decade in private equity. Kristin previously worked as a management consultant at AT…
Continue ReadingWelcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. Meet this week’s panel… Roshan Ghadamian, VC Catalyst Program Director at Wade Institute Emma Weston, AgriDigital Annie Parker, Microsoft Topics we discuss: In this edition, launched on International…
Continue ReadingWelcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. Meet this week’s panel… Amanda Coombs Kevin Baum, Agriwebb Jared Kendler, Precincts and Innovation Ecosystems at NSW Treasury Topics we discuss: In this edition, our news panel dives…
Continue ReadingColette Grgic is no stranger to startups. She is the Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia & New Zealand for Amazon Web Services. In this role, Colette is responsible for the growth of the startup ecosystem at AWS and leads an excellent team who support startups with commercial and technical…
Continue ReadingWelcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. Meet this week’s panel… Colette Grgic, AWS Steve Fanale, DriveYellow Simon Cant, Reinventure Topics we discuss: In this edition, we discuss local startup funding news, including raises by…
Continue ReadingSuse Reynolds is a pillar of the New Zealand startup ecosystem and a passionate believer in the power of angel investment. She is the Executive Chair of Angel Association New Zealand and sits on the board of Angel HQ, the Wellington region’s angel network which she founded in 2006. Since…
Continue ReadingAbout Dan Dan Krasnostein is an Investment Partner at Square Peg Capital. A Melbourne native, Dan spent the early days of his career working in strategy at Seek before joining Square Peg in 2012 as the first non-founder hire. He spent a few years working for Square Peg in Melbourne…
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