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- View Investor Focus Ep 2: Adrian Di Marco- A master class in early stage investing from a $5Bill journey
Investor Focus Ep 2: Adrian Di Marco- A master class in early stage investing from a $5Bill journey
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures welcomes **Adrian Di Marco**, founder of **Technology One** — the ASX-listed software giant with a **$5B market cap** and 14 consecutive years of record…
- View Founder Focus Ep 4: Luke Anear of $2.7 Billion Unicorn Safety Culture
Founder Focus Ep 4: Luke Anear of $2.7 Billion Unicorn Safety Culture
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with Luke Anear, founder of SafetyCulture — one of Australia’s standout tech success stories. Luke shares how the company scaled from $0 to $100M in…
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- View Ep 132: Airtree Everywhere. Knockout Offer For Tanda
Ep 132: Airtree Everywhere. Knockout Offer For Tanda
The full crew is back and AirTree is in every story this week. Thoma Bravo lobs a knockout offer valuing bootstrapped Queensland HR player Tanda at around $800 million, AirTree reads the riot act to startups falling behind in the AI race, and its Canva…
- View Ep 131: Canva Val Slash. Market Places Are In Trouble. Sophii AI. Agentic Outcomes. Venture Debt Rules & Thumb. Sharts.
Ep 131: Canva Val Slash. Market Places Are In Trouble. Sophii AI. Agentic Outcomes. Venture Debt Rules & Thumb. Sharts.
Aaron is off sick, so Don and Jack go two-up on a big week. Blackbird and AirTree mark Canva down 17% while 20VC's Jason Lemkin argues it could be worth closer to $12 billion, and the lads run through the sell-or-stay checklist every founder should be asking…
- View Ep 130: Venture Downunder. Canva To Zero? Founder-Not A CEO. Andromeda. Anti-Portfolio Goals. Sharts.
Ep 130: Venture Downunder. Canva To Zero? Founder-Not A CEO. Andromeda. Anti-Portfolio Goals. Sharts.
Don reports back from Venture Downunder with Innovation Bay: pirate parties, poker, the Kill All The Puppies triage session, and Prof Anton Van Den Hengel's rallying cry for sovereign AI capability. Canva blames frontier AI costs for a rare revenue downgrade…
- View Investor Focus Ep 11: Birchal Equity Crowdfunding with CEO Kirstin Hunter & Dom Pym of Up Bank and Euphemia.
Investor Focus Ep 11: Birchal Equity Crowdfunding with CEO Kirstin Hunter & Dom Pym of Up Bank and Euphemia.
Don sits down with Birchal CEO Kirstin Hunter and Dom Pym, Up co-founder and significant Birchal shareholder, to unpack equity crowdfunding in Australia. In the 8 years since it became legal, Birchal has facilitated more than $241 million across 338 successful…
- View Ep 129: Kimi Comin' To Town. Never Too Rich To Fraud. Chat As Lawyer Risk. Sharts.
Ep 129: Kimi Comin' To Town. Never Too Rich To Fraud. Chat As Lawyer Risk. Sharts.
Kimi K3 tops the coding leaderboards, OpenAI's agent goes rogue on Hugging Face, and a court orders the sale of a firm whose directors took legal advice from ChatGPT. Plus Muscle Nation's bootstrapped run toward $300M.
- View Ep 128: Sexy Fingers. Precinct Closing. Acquisitions Galore. Pitch Call Lessons. Sharts.
Ep 128: Sexy Fingers. Precinct Closing. Acquisitions Galore. Pitch Call Lessons. Sharts.
Queensland shuts down the precinct, two London Mission 2023 founders get acquired, and Whatnot snaps up Aussie-founded Shaped. Plus hard truths from the week's pitch calls: when an investor with money in the bank says "we're definitely in," they're lying. The…
- View Ep 127: Zero switching costs. Cheap Disruption & AI Valuation Destruction. Funds SA Supports Eastend. Sharts.
Ep 127: Zero switching costs. Cheap Disruption & AI Valuation Destruction. Funds SA Supports Eastend. Sharts.
Funds SA backs East End Ventures with $5M, the first superannuation mandate to support a debut Australian VC fund. An Airtree partner ports his entire Claude setup into Codex in minutes, proving switching costs are near zero, while China's cheap disruption…
- View Ep 126: How To Steal Tokens. Jail For Misleading Investors. DashDot Administration. Self-Interest In A Superhero Cape. Sharts.
Ep 126: How To Steal Tokens. Jail For Misleading Investors. DashDot Administration. Self-Interest In A Superhero Cape. Sharts.
A failed AI startup founder gets nine years jail for misleading investors, Dashdot collapses owing customers over $10 million, and Stripe warns that token theft could kill the freemium model. Plus Tim Doyle tells the Senate the CGT backlash is self-interest in…
- View Ep 125: Lessons From London. Loops not Prompts. The Right Age For Founders. Sharts
Ep 125: Lessons From London. Loops not Prompts. The Right Age For Founders. Sharts
The lads debrief the London mission: three hours of straight pitching, pent-up IPO demand, and why Aussies underestimate how good they are. The creator of Claude Code says he barely prompts anymore, he writes loops, while Antler's data shows AI founders are…
- View Ep 124: Vibe Coding Examples Are Rigged. Lessons From UK Accellorator.
Ep 124: Vibe Coding Examples Are Rigged. Lessons From UK Accellorator.
Vibe coded success stories are the bombers that came back: MIT found 95% of enterprise AI pilots delivered zero P&L impact, so beware the founder who killed Salesforce in three weeks. Tribe's new accelerator has the UK cohort landing in London pre-loaded, and…
- View Ep 123: Never Waste A Good Crisis. We'll Need More Than "I Don't Want To Pay Tax". Your Business Is Not Your Baby. Sharts.
Ep 123: Never Waste A Good Crisis. We'll Need More Than "I Don't Want To Pay Tax". Your Business Is Not Your Baby. Sharts.
Auction clearances plummet in the week after CGT week, LPs freeze, and Tim Doyle argues the fix is making ESOPs CGT exempt. AI note-takers are quietly torching legal privilege, Ken Griffin watches AI agents do PhD-level work in hours, and a fully AI OnlyFans…
- View Founder Focus Ep 20: Matt James - AI Coding Hits Production: Move Now Or Get Left Behind.
- View Founder Focus Ep 19 with Stuart Clout: Post-it Notes at 3am to a $236M Exit. The Journey of Thedocyard To Ansarada.
Founder Focus Ep 19 with Stuart Clout: Post-it Notes at 3am to a $236M Exit. The Journey of Thedocyard To Ansarada.
Stuart Clout founded Thedocyard at 3am on the floor of a Sydney law firm boardroom, listed it on the ASX the week before COVID locked down Australia, merged with Ansarada, and rode the combined business through to a $236m acquisition by Datasite. He joins Don…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 122: Hardware Vals Skyrocketing. Who Will Be Most Successful. A Lot Of Random Stuff. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 122: Hardware Vals Skyrocketing. Who Will Be Most Successful. A Lot Of Random Stuff. Sharts.
The budget scraps the 50% CGT discount and startups call it catastrophic, Anthropic voids a wave of unauthorised SPV share sales, and OpenAI's slick new agent builder restarts the cat and mouse game with Claude. Plus Sharts: semiconductors going vertical, $18…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 121: Will Your Platform Be Used By Agents? How AI Bubble Pops. No Where To Hide. Sunrise. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 121: Will Your Platform Be Used By Agents? How AI Bubble Pops. No Where To Hide. Sunrise. Sharts.
Agents leave you nowhere to hide: Jason Calacanis wires an AI into every employee's Gmail, Slack and Zoom, while Jason Lemkin's Salesforce bill nearly doubles even as his seats drop from 10 to 2. The AFR previews exactly how the AI bubble pops, and…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 120: System of Record to System of Action. Founders Don't Need VC's? Lifecycles Predict The Future. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 119: Vibe Coding Risks. Anthropic Eating Your Lunch. Durability. Shocks Vs Regime Shifts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 118: Unicorn's A Fraud? Hardware Moat. Beaten Zone Beats. Sunk Cost Fallacy. Acquisition Sprees. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 117: Cliff Scares Canva. Celebrity Funds. Federation Admits Fail. Good Business Does Not Equal Venture Business. Sharts
Tribe Talkin Ep 117: Cliff Scares Canva. Celebrity Funds. Federation Admits Fail. Good Business Does Not Equal Venture Business. Sharts
Why AI is making it easier to build profitable “non‑venture” businesses (and why founders might skip VCs and the rat wheel) to examples of speed and traction - like healthcare AI scribe Heidi racing from $0 to $50M in 24 months. We discuss Federation Asset…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 116: Canva Acquires Doohly. Choosing AI People. AI Job Cuts. Claude Holes. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 115: More Agents, More Management Required. SaaS Moving To Services. Velocity. Sharts.
- View Founder Focus Ep 18: James Leathem of VendorPanel and their exit to Accel-KKR
Founder Focus Ep 18: James Leathem of VendorPanel and their exit to Accel-KKR
Our guest today is James Leathem , Founder and former CEO of VendorPanel. Tribe was a proud investor in Vendor Panel until its exit to Accel-KKR in late 2024 and merger with Unimarket. This episode is a "playbook" for founders and investors alike of starting…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 114: SafetyCulture CEO Exits As Predicted. More To The Eucalyptus Story. Is Rayn Ong Australia's Greatest Angel.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 113: Investment Committee Dynamics. Writing code is OVER. Agent Search How To. Sharts
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 112: EVP Post's Bond. SaaS Becomes Print Media. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. NO Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 111: 2026 Says No. Australia No Safe Haven. When Dev's Cry. Just Get An Agent. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 111: 2026 Says No. Australia No Safe Haven. When Dev's Cry. Just Get An Agent. Sharts.
In this episode, Tribe is excited to announce QIC VCDF funding to launch for its UK & US accelerator. We also discuss clear evidence from board reports of how AI is now materially disrupting software, compressing SaaS margins and increasing uncertainty for…
- View Cut Through Venture State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 Report with Albert Bielinko and Chris Gillings.
Cut Through Venture State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 Report with Albert Bielinko and Chris Gillings.
Albert and Chris break down the key take aways from another excellent report. A must listen and read for all founders and investors.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 110: IPO Market Dead. Airwallex In Lifecycle Terms. Don't Wait For Perfection. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 110: IPO Market Dead. Airwallex In Lifecycle Terms. Don't Wait For Perfection. Sharts.
IPO Market Dead. Airwallex In Lifecycle Terms. Don't Wait For Perfection. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 109: Public ARR Trouble For Venture. Few Get the Money. Airwallex Own Goal. Sendle Gondel. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 109: Public ARR Trouble For Venture. Few Get the Money. Airwallex Own Goal. Sendle Gondel. Sharts.
Public ARR Trouble For Venture. Few Get the Money. Airwallex Own Goal. Sendle Gondel. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 108: We Are Back Baby! Replit Addiction. Founder Fear. Speed But Not Quality.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 107: How Hard To Push Your People. Speed Wins. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 106: UEF: Unicorn Fund: Startup Muster Report. Cut Through DB. SaaS Not Dead.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 106: UEF: Unicorn Fund: Startup Muster Report. Cut Through DB. SaaS Not Dead.
This episode kicks off with reflections from West Techfest and why the Perth ecosystem continues to mature and punch above its weight. The team unpacks the latest Startup Muster Report, including founder demographics, motivation myths, and why side hustles are…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 105: Where You Raise Matters. Culture Amp & SafetyCulture Writedown. EVP's $100M Fund. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 105: Where You Raise Matters. Culture Amp & SafetyCulture Writedown. EVP's $100M Fund. Sharts.
In Ep 105, the team covers a big week across the ecosystem: Blackbird’s reported write-downs of Culture Amp and SafetyCulture, and the contrasting momentum of Airwallex and Eucalyptus. They unpack “bundling eats point solutions” through Notion + Granola…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 104: The Role Of Luck. Culture Amp's Layoffs. Kiki Fined.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 104: The Role Of Luck. Culture Amp's Layoffs. Kiki Fined.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin’, the team digs into the uncomfortable role of luck in entrepreneurship, and why hard work, preparation, and timing are inseparable from outcomes. They unpack Kiki’s regulatory fine in New York, Culture Amp’s layoffs, and what…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 103: No AI Bump - Give Yourself An F! SafetyCulture Losses Widen. StrongAI. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 103: No AI Bump - Give Yourself An F! SafetyCulture Losses Widen. StrongAI. Sharts.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin’, the team pulls no punches on AI complacency, arguing that if your company didn’t meaningfully accelerate this year, it’s time to confront hard truths about people, process, and capability. They unpack widening losses at…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 102: Authentic Comms Win. Airwallex $1B. Firmus $6B. SwiftX $50mill Profit. James Leatham Steps Down. Hismile. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 102: Authentic Comms Win. Airwallex $1B. Firmus $6B. SwiftX $50mill Profit. James Leatham Steps Down. Hismile. Sharts.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin’, the team digs into why authenticity and fearlessness are becoming real competitive advantages in venture, from pitch rooms to portfolio support. They unpack major local wins and milestones including Airwallex hitting $1B ARR…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 101: Hostplus-VC is unbelievably positive. OpenAI Fail. AI Auto Investing. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 101: Hostplus-VC is unbelievably positive. OpenAI Fail. AI Auto Investing. Sharts.
In this episode, the team unpacks why Australian venture capital sentiment is turning decisively positive, with super funds like Hostplus doubling down and follow-on capital no longer the missing piece. They explore where that optimism stops, from OpenAI’s…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 100: Episode 100! What's Changed in 100 Eps. Blackbird Discounts. Moats. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 100: Episode 100! What's Changed in 100 Eps. Blackbird Discounts. Moats. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 100: Episode 100! What's Changed in 100 Eps. Blackbird Discounts. Moats. Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 99: AI's Big Market Risk. People Leaving VC. Small Funds Still Best For Returns. SwarmFarm $30M Raise. Durability In AI. Rent Seeking SXSW.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 99: AI's Big Market Risk. People Leaving VC. Small Funds Still Best For Returns. SwarmFarm $30M Raise. Durability In AI. Rent Seeking SXSW.
AI's Big Market Risk. People Leaving VC. Small Funds Still Best For Returns. SwarmFarm $30M Raise. Durability In AI. Rent Seeking SXSW.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 97: Some Founders Should Go To Jail. VC Is "Back Baby". Repeat Founders Best? VC Accelerators. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 97: Some Founders Should Go To Jail. VC Is "Back Baby". Repeat Founders Best? VC Accelerators. Sharts.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin’, the team dives into founder and investor behaviour when things go wrong: a StrongRoom AI court update, why your actions after discovering issues matter, and whether founder fraud should carry real consequences. They then shift…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 98: RB2B Goes 100% AI Run. OZ vs US Energy. Can't Build Just For Money. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 98: RB2B Goes 100% AI Run. OZ vs US Energy. Can't Build Just For Money. Sharts.
In this episode, the team digs into what it really means to build in an AI-first world, starting with RB2B’s experiment running a $6m ARR business entirely on AI agents for a week. They compare Australian and US expectations on growth, sales intensity, and…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 96: Seek V Employment Hero. Birchal Increases Fees, Cuts Costs. Female Funding "Pipeline Problem". Why Start-ups Fail. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 96: Seek V Employment Hero. Birchal Increases Fees, Cuts Costs. Female Funding "Pipeline Problem". Why Start-ups Fail. Sharts.
In this episode, the team debriefs a high-intensity Melbourne trip and what it really takes to build investor momentum over years, not weeks. They unpack SEEK’s clash with Employment Hero (and where “growth hacking” crosses into platform rules), plus Birchal’s…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 95: Learning From T Swift Engagement. OneMRI Raise. Blackbird Returns Hurt. SEO To SAO.
Tribe Talkin Ep 95: Learning From T Swift Engagement. OneMRI Raise. Blackbird Returns Hurt. SEO To SAO.
In this week's episode:<ul><li>OneMRI announces <a title="Link: https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/go1-founders-new-body-scans-startup-onemri-spots-2-5-million-seed-raise/"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 94: One Person Unicorns. Working Harder With AI. Advance VC Secondary Fund. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 94: One Person Unicorns. Working Harder With AI. Advance VC Secondary Fund. Sharts.
In this episode, the podcast focuses on how AI is reshaping work, company building, and investment strategy. The discussion covers rapid advances in AI tools such as text-to-voice, why many AI products are becoming commodities with zero marginal cost and…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 92: Airtree's "Not Mega" $650mil Fund. Unhinged Founders. Don't Ignore Red Flags. Lorikeet $200mil Val. Figma. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 92: Airtree's "Not Mega" $650mil Fund. Unhinged Founders. Don't Ignore Red Flags. Lorikeet $200mil Val. Figma. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 92: Airtree's "Not Mega" $650mil Fund. Unhinged Founders. Don't Ignore Red Flags. Lorikeet $200mil Val. Figma. Sharts
- View Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture: AUS VC Funding Report For Q2 2025
Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture: AUS VC Funding Report For Q2 2025
In this episode, **Aaron and Don** are joined by **Chris Gillings**, founder of **Cut Through Venture**, to unpack key insights from the **Q2 2025 Australian Venture Capital Funding Report**. The discussion covers **funding outcomes**, **valuation trends**…
- View Tribe Talkin' 91: Employment Hero v Seek. Gilmore "Failure". 18 Year Old Founder. UQ's Vaccine Victory. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' 91: Employment Hero v Seek. Gilmore "Failure". 18 Year Old Founder. UQ's Vaccine Victory. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<ul><li> Gilmore Space <a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/australia-s-attempt-at-entering-space-race-lasts-less-than-30-seconds-20250514-p5lz14" target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 90: Coward Founders. AI Tool Fail. Meta Spree. AI Usage Baseline. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 90: Coward Founders. AI Tool Fail. Meta Spree. AI Usage Baseline. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<ul><li>Facebook Meta hiring spree. </li><li>AI tools are not<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7350622622356783104?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7350622622356783104%2CF…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 89: CTV Q2. Top 10 B2B AI Takeaways. Australia's Not An AI Leader? Building An Audience. Tractor Reaches $100mil Milestone. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 89: CTV Q2. Top 10 B2B AI Takeaways. Australia's Not An AI Leader? Building An Audience. Tractor Reaches $100mil Milestone. Sharts.
In this week's epsiode:<ul><li> Cut Through Venture 2025<a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 88: Australia The Unicorn Factory, But Not A Leader In AI. SEO v AEO. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 88: Australia The Unicorn Factory, But Not A Leader In AI. SEO v AEO. Sharts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li>Australia is a unicorn<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/unicorn-farm-australia-produces-more-billion-dollar-startups-per-vc-dollar-than-any-other-country-19462e30-3c2d-464c-a48e-10c3463b333c/"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 87: Epic Tropical Innovation Fest. Canva Tax Bill. Continuation Funds. Need AI To Raise. Distribution Is The Durability. No Sharts :(
Tribe Talkin' Ep 87: Epic Tropical Innovation Fest. Canva Tax Bill. Continuation Funds. Need AI To Raise. Distribution Is The Durability. No Sharts :(
In this week's episode:<ul><li>Tropical Innovation Fest was awesome.<br /></li><li>4th time lucky? After shutting down in New York, Blackbird-backed Kiki is<a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 86: Lyrebird Health. Sally-Ann WIlliams Steps Down. MagicBrief Off To Canva. You're The Problem It's You. Kiki Departs. StrongRoomAI Ends. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 86: Lyrebird Health. Sally-Ann WIlliams Steps Down. MagicBrief Off To Canva. You're The Problem It's You. Kiki Departs. StrongRoomAI Ends. Sharts.
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- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 85: London Expansion Mission Lessons. YC AI Requests. Cold Calling Dead? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 85: London Expansion Mission Lessons. YC AI Requests. Cold Calling Dead? Sharts.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li>Reflections from Tribe's 2025 UK Expansion Mission</li><li>The YC company request list</li><li>Apples being the Karen of AI </li><li>Earned media in an AI world</li><li>Apple changing outbound calling </li><li>AI…
- View Founder Focus Ep 17: Chris Milligan of Adepto & Konfir
Founder Focus Ep 17: Chris Milligan of Adepto & Konfir
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Chris Milligan**, entrepreneur, investor, and venture partner based in London. Chris shares his journey from founding **Adepto**, a B2B SaaS HR platform scaled across Brisbane and London and later…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 84: VC- Never Been Harder. SecondQuater Secondary Fund. Chat Knows Exactly Who You Are. Don't delegate?
Tribe Talkin' Ep 84: VC- Never Been Harder. SecondQuater Secondary Fund. Chat Knows Exactly Who You Are. Don't delegate?
In this weeks episode:<ul><li>Creditors have voted to liquidate StrongRoom AI.</li><li>Tribe building tools in Replit. </li><li><a…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 83: Tribe's AI Built Tools. How Not To Pitch. Amazing Airwallex. Cut Through Venture Q1. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin Ep 83: Tribe's AI Built Tools. How Not To Pitch. Amazing Airwallex. Cut Through Venture Q1. Sharts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li>StrongRoom AI creditors' meeting adjourned as court battle drags on.</li><li>Airwallex: 20 VC episode.<br /></li><li>Cut Through Venture quarterly update.<br /></li><li>Ideabrowser.com.</li><li>Replit…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 82: AI Partners? Go1 Simplifies. Tech One Rockets. Advance VC Secondaries Fund. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin Ep 82: AI Partners? Go1 Simplifies. Tech One Rockets. Advance VC Secondaries Fund. Sharts.
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- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.
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- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 80: What Will Be The Next AI Unicorns. Goodbye Superfund Investors. Advanced R&D Raises $27mil. Competitor Ads. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 80: What Will Be The Next AI Unicorns. Goodbye Superfund Investors. Advanced R&D Raises $27mil. Competitor Ads. Sharts
What Will Be The Next AI Unicorns. Goodbye Superfund Investors. Advanced R&D Raises $27mil. Competitor Ads. Sharts
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 79: CTV Q1. Low Growth Worthless. Where The Value Accrues. AI Rabbit Holes. Robots Are Here. Sharts. A General Apology From Us.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 79: CTV Q1. Low Growth Worthless. Where The Value Accrues. AI Rabbit Holes. Robots Are Here. Sharts. A General Apology From Us.
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- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: Not Investing In Founders With Kids. Good Not Good Enough. WeMoney - We Impressed. Zero Co Shutdown. No Lead No Conviction? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: Not Investing In Founders With Kids. Good Not Good Enough. WeMoney - We Impressed. Zero Co Shutdown. No Lead No Conviction? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: Not Investing In Founders With Kids. Good Not Good Enough. WeMoney - We Impressed. Zero Co Shutdown. No Lead No Conviction? Sharts.
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 77: StrongRoom AI Investigation. IVYY Makes Top 50. Solo Vs Co-Founders. Can You Admit You're Crazy? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 77: StrongRoom AI Investigation. IVYY Makes Top 50. Solo Vs Co-Founders. Can You Admit You're Crazy? Sharts.
In this week's episode: EVP calls the police on StrongRoom AI But other shareholders weren't happy about it But the court documents show some really bad shit IVYY Makes top 50 Software companies No co-founder is better than a bad co-founder How are you a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 76: From The Lounge- Aaron & Don Reflections From US Expansion Mission
Tribe Talkin' Ep 76: From The Lounge- Aaron & Don Reflections From US Expansion Mission
In this episode we share what we learnt and saw during our week in Silicon Valley and Denver
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 75: Bridge Rounds Are A Bridged To Nowhere? The Very Best? Eisen Joins Reshop After US$17M Raise. VC Year Ahead. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 75: Bridge Rounds Are A Bridged To Nowhere? The Very Best? Eisen Joins Reshop After US$17M Raise. VC Year Ahead. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:'Readex Pro',sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 74: Language Warning More Than Usual. Public Markets. New Birchal CEO. Failure In Australia. Taste Not Tech. Is Your CEO A Fraud? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 74: Language Warning More Than Usual. Public Markets. New Birchal CEO. Failure In Australia. Taste Not Tech. Is Your CEO A Fraud? Sharts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li> NASDAQ & S & P 500 fall- why it matters.</li></ul><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span…
- View Tribe Takin' Ep 73: Employment Hero AI Drive. We Are All Just Wrappers. Cursor Beware. Top Of Funnel A Waste? Sharts.
Tribe Takin' Ep 73: Employment Hero AI Drive. We Are All Just Wrappers. Cursor Beware. Top Of Funnel A Waste? Sharts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li>Employment Hero AI <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/employment-hero-tracks-employees-in-push-for-ai-first-within-six-weeks-ec8e88ef-9415-4664-8b99-dd1280edf992/preview/ " target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 72: Good Empire Administration. Investor Test Stays. OpenAI Operator. Voice Agents. B2B Growth- B2C Feel. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 72: Good Empire Administration. Investor Test Stays. OpenAI Operator. Voice Agents. B2B Growth- B2C Feel. Sharts.
In this week's epsidoe:<ul><li>Findings from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services on the Wholesale investor<a…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 71: Small Is The Future. Kiki In Trouble Again. KKR Acquires Stake In Employment Hero. Get Fast, Loose Fast. Splose AI Raises $5m. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin Ep 71: Small Is The Future. Kiki In Trouble Again. KKR Acquires Stake In Employment Hero. Get Fast, Loose Fast. Splose AI Raises $5m. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<ul><li>Five V SaaS Summit, Sydney March<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.saassummit.com.au/" href="https://www.saassummit.com.au/" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.saassummit.com.au/" data-file_name="" data-page_select=""…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 70: Doing Outbound Sales Properly. Failure Isn't The Worst Thing. Lorikeet Cracks $100mil. Robotics Progress. Miss America Nuclear Power Debate. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 70: Doing Outbound Sales Properly. Failure Isn't The Worst Thing. Lorikeet Cracks $100mil. Robotics Progress. Miss America Nuclear Power Debate. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<br /><ul><li>Outbound isn't d<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/carlos-delatorre" href="https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/carlos-delatorre">ead. </a></li><li>The worst thing that can happen to your startup…
- View We're Back! Cut Through Venture 2024 State of Australian Startup Funding Results With Chris Gillings and Mitchell Bissinger.
We're Back! Cut Through Venture 2024 State of Australian Startup Funding Results With Chris Gillings and Mitchell Bissinger.
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; font-size:15px; text-align:start; text-indent:0px"><span style="color:#0d0d0d"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Noto,sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 69: Are You A Keeper? DeepSeek Explained. SEO Has Changed. Own Your Audience. Can You Return A Fund? Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 69: Are You A Keeper? DeepSeek Explained. SEO Has Changed. Own Your Audience. Can You Return A Fund? Sharts.
In this week's episode:<br /><ul><li>The Keeper Test: <ul><li>Netflix <a data-cke-saved-href="https://jobs.netflix.com/culture" href="https://jobs.netflix.com/culture">website description.</a></li><li>The severance<a…
- View In The Trenches Ep 1: VenueNow Implementing AI Agents From Relevanceai.com & Broader AI Discussions.
In The Trenches Ep 1: VenueNow Implementing AI Agents From Relevanceai.com & Broader AI Discussions.
In this **In The Trenches** episode, **Dave and Jake from VenueNow** join **Don and Duncan from Tribe Global Ventures** to evaluate **[Relevance AI](https://www.relevanceai.com)** - a cutting-edge platform helping businesses harness artificial intelligence for…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 68: Matt Vitale Leaves Birchal. DEI Rebalancing. Zombie VCs. LinkedIn AI Slop. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 68: Matt Vitale Leaves Birchal. DEI Rebalancing. Zombie VCs. LinkedIn AI Slop. Sharts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li> Matt Vitale sets down and <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 67: We're Back! 2025 Predictions. Text To Action AI. Resilience. PMF. VC Firms Fall. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 67: We're Back! 2025 Predictions. Text To Action AI. Resilience. PMF. VC Firms Fall. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<br /><ul><li>2025 predictions. </li><li>Employment Hero uses mostly scrip to acquire<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.afr.com/technology/unicorn-tech-firm-spent-43m-to-buy-its-founder-s-other-company-20241220-p5kzz4%20"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 66: Open AI Goes Down. Birchal Raises $2Mil. Our Agentic Future. Quantum Breakthrough. Tandem Shuts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 66: Open AI Goes Down. Birchal Raises $2Mil. Our Agentic Future. Quantum Breakthrough. Tandem Shuts.
In this week's episode: <ul><li>Share price decline for accelerator <a href="https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/asx/a-month-after-its-ipo-raised-4-3-million-a-share-price-decline-for-accelerator-scalare-partners-has-trimmed-6-5m-from-its-market-cap/ "…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 65: AI. VC Mental Torture. YC's Requests. Statemate's Woman Leader Award. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 65: AI. VC Mental Torture. YC's Requests. Statemate's Woman Leader Award. Sharts.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Jerry Seinfeld'<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7268734335699111936/?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7268734335699111936%2CFEED_DETAIL%2CEMPTY%2CDEFAULT%2Cfalse%…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 64: Fastest "100". Swoop Aero's Liquidation. Salary Efficiency Ratio. Selling Work Not Access. VC Resurgence.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 64: Fastest "100". Swoop Aero's Liquidation. Salary Efficiency Ratio. Selling Work Not Access. VC Resurgence.
In this week's episode:<ul><li><a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Founder Focus Ep 15: Ben Thompson of Employment Hero.
Founder Focus Ep 15: Ben Thompson of Employment Hero.
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Ben Thompson**, CEO and co-founder of **Employment Hero**, a global platform transforming how SMEs manage HR, payroll, and employee benefits. Ben shares insights on raising capital, crafting…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 63: Crazy AI Stories. Employment Hero. Problematic Geniuses. Startups Are High Turnover. Luke Anear Steps Down. Canva CFO. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 63: Crazy AI Stories. Employment Hero. Problematic Geniuses. Startups Are High Turnover. Luke Anear Steps Down. Canva CFO. Sharts.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li> AI get<a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 62: Learn From Trump. SaaS- Margins To Fall. Scalare Lists. Company Failures. Themes. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 62: Learn From Trump. SaaS- Margins To Fall. Scalare Lists. Company Failures. Themes. Sharts
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Directionally right: where the SaaS market is going- lower prices even if <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select=""…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 61: Worthless- You, Your SaaS And Your Data.
Tribe Talkin Ep 61: Worthless- You, Your SaaS And Your Data.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li>AI voice bots becoming functional for sales and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.afr.com/technology/how-sarah-the-ai-sales-bot-got-this-entrepreneur-s-business-off-the-ground-20241023-p5kkrt "…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 60: Reflections From 2024 Tribe US Expansion Mission.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 60: Reflections From 2024 Tribe US Expansion Mission.
In this episode, Aaron and Don dial in from Denver and share their thoughts from the Tribe 2024 US Expansion Mission with Ash and Jack.<br />
- View Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture Q3 2024 Report
Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture Q3 2024 Report
In this episode, **Chris Gillings**, founder of **Cut Through Venture** and investor at **Five V Capital**, joins Tribe Global Ventures to discuss highlights from the **Q3 2024 Australian Venture Capital Funding Report**. The conversation covers **investment…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 59: Founder Mode Mayhem. VCs Do F All. Swoop Aero Runs Out Of Runway. Disrupted Radio.
Tribe Talkin Ep 59: Founder Mode Mayhem. VCs Do F All. Swoop Aero Runs Out Of Runway. Disrupted Radio.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li> SXSW: Australian founders have some advice for <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/from-esop-to-financial-disclosures-australian-founders-have-some-advice-for-government-0b6fcf16-2eb7-4756-8a89-8b96152487a8/"…
- View Investor Focus Ep 10: Tom Humphrey of Blackbird.
Investor Focus Ep 10: Tom Humphrey of Blackbird.
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Tom Humphrey**, venture investor at **Blackbird**, one of Australia’s top VC firms. Drawing on his experience as former **COO of Kanopy**, which exited to **KKR**, Tom shares insights on…
- View Investor Focus Ep 9: Tom Waterhouse. Racing Identity to Venture Capitalist.
Investor Focus Ep 9: Tom Waterhouse. Racing Identity to Venture Capitalist.
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Tom Waterhouse**, the renowned racing identity turned venture capitalist and founder of **Waterhouse VC**. Tom shares his journey from the racing world to launching his fund in 2019, which…
- View Tribe Talkin' 58: VC Funding Plumets Again. Go1 Secondary. Circonomy In Liquidation. Bookable Raises $5mil. NotebookLM. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' 58: VC Funding Plumets Again. Go1 Secondary. Circonomy In Liquidation. Bookable Raises $5mil. NotebookLM. Sharts
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Q3 2024 Cut Through Venture Report: VC funding plummets again as mega deals r<a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select=""…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 57: SaaS Era Over? VCs Chasing M&A. VCs Question Scalare. Losing PMF Part 3. Startmate Returns.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 57: SaaS Era Over? VCs Chasing M&A. VCs Question Scalare. Losing PMF Part 3. Startmate Returns.
In this week's episode: <ul><li> 'Venture capital is broken': Scalare pitches backdoor IPO as VCs question <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/venture-capital-is-broken-scalare-pitches-backdoor-ipo-as-vcs-question-model-5fc64778-f389-4abd-a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 56: "Investors" That Charge Portfolio For Everything. Burn To Earn. Blurred Funding Lines. Death as a Service. Listener Questions On VC. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 56: "Investors" That Charge Portfolio For Everything. Burn To Earn. Blurred Funding Lines. Death as a Service. Listener Questions On VC. Sharts.
In this week's episode:<ul><li>Eucalyptus pauses Compound, its $1000-a-month men's longevity <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/eucalyptus-pauses-compound-its-1000-a-month-mens-longevity-startup-27e287e1-9286-4217-915d-d3e794eabcd6/" target="_self"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 55: AI Snake Oil. Bluejay.AI Goes Into Liquidation. Persistence. Shiffman To Pay Legal Costs. Startup Daily Awards. Australia's Liquidity. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 55: AI Snake Oil. Bluejay.AI Goes Into Liquidation. Persistence. Shiffman To Pay Legal Costs. Startup Daily Awards. Australia's Liquidity. Sharts
In this weeks episode:<br /><ul><li>Investor Adir Shiffman must pay Sleeping Duck co-founders' legal costs, c<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/investor-adir-shiffman-must-pay-sleeping-duck-co-founders-legal-costs-court-orders-40fe3cb…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 54: Ash Joins Tribe. Founder's Walking With 0. SafetyCulture's $165Mil. Taking Advice. Marketing & Personas. VC Red Flags. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 54: Ash Joins Tribe. Founder's Walking With 0. SafetyCulture's $165Mil. Taking Advice. Marketing & Personas. VC Red Flags. Sharts
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Why Uber abandoned Carshare for Turo.</li><li>Losing product <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 52: Losing PMF. Startups Shutting Down. Super Funds Squeezed Out Of VC. Early DPI. Sharts
Tribe Talkin' Ep 52: Losing PMF. Startups Shutting Down. Super Funds Squeezed Out Of VC. Early DPI. Sharts
In this week's episode:<ul><li>Nvidia slumps on earnings day. </li><li>AustralianSuper takes billion-dollar hit on venture <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.afr.com/technology/australiansuper-takes-billion-dollar-hit-on-venture-capital-failure-20240825…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 51: Canva Hunting A Snitch? Go1 CEO Swap. 'Diabilical' 18 Months For Crowdfunding. Outbound Is Dead. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 51: Canva Hunting A Snitch? Go1 CEO Swap. 'Diabilical' 18 Months For Crowdfunding. Outbound Is Dead. Sharts.
In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:400">Blackbird and Canva not to happy about </span><span style="font-weight:400">leakers of Leonardo.ai deal <a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 50: SaaS Metrics. Exec's Leaving Canva. Breakthrough Victoria Sued. Decelerating SaaS Growth.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 50: SaaS Metrics. Exec's Leaving Canva. Breakthrough Victoria Sued. Decelerating SaaS Growth.
On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li>Man baby owner of X/Twitter is suing a group of advertisers and major companies, accusing them of unlawfully agreeing to <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn47798gxx4o%20"…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 49: AUS VC's Face Battle For Future. TEN13 Passes $100M. OneVentures Fund VII $200M. Leonardo.ai Was Finding It Hard. Hivery To Zero. Sharts
Tribe Talkin Ep 49: AUS VC's Face Battle For Future. TEN13 Passes $100M. OneVentures Fund VII $200M. Leonardo.ai Was Finding It Hard. Hivery To Zero. Sharts
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>TEN13 passes $100M invested. </li><li>OneVentures launches new $200m fund to address the lack of growth stage funding<a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash=""…
- View Founder Focus Ep 14: Wayne Gerard- QLD Chief Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Redeye, Founder of Prtnr Ventures.
Founder Focus Ep 14: Wayne Gerard- QLD Chief Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Redeye, Founder of Prtnr Ventures.
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Wayne Gerard**, co-founder and former CEO of **Redeye**, a cloud-based engineering document management platform later acquired by **Accruent**. Wayne shares candid insights from his…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 47: The Eye Of The Tiger. Canva v Microsoft. Liquidity Options.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 47: The Eye Of The Tiger. Canva v Microsoft. Liquidity Options.
<br />In this weeks episode:<ul><li>ESOP fine<a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 46: Nice Finishes Last. Failure Is Baked In. Harsh Investment Terms. Ready For Investment. Fable. MILKRUN.
Tribe Talkin Ep 46: Nice Finishes Last. Failure Is Baked In. Harsh Investment Terms. Ready For Investment. Fable. MILKRUN.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li>Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/federations-sendle-deal-draws-intense-vc-scrutiny-as-fresh-terms-offered-f4dd352e-f1ab-4cfc-9208-1b2c95290324/"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 45: AI Remove VCs? PE Taking On VC. PE's Aggressive Terms. Companies Going Into Administration.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 45: AI Remove VCs? PE Taking On VC. PE's Aggressive Terms. Companies Going Into Administration.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li>Cut Through Quarterly <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cutthrough.com/insights/cut-through-quarterly-2q-2024" href="https://www.cutthrough.com/insights/cut-through-quarterly-2q-2024" target="_self" title="Link…
- View Founder Focus Ep 13: Matt Vitale of Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Platform.
Founder Focus Ep 13: Matt Vitale of Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Platform.
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Matt Vitale**, co-founder and CEO of **Birchal**, Australia’s leading equity crowdfunding platform. Matt shares his journey from law to entrepreneurship and explains how crowdsource funding has…
- View Investor Focus Ep 8: Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and Five V Capital
Investor Focus Ep 8: Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and Five V Capital
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Chris Gillings**, founder of **Cut Through Venture** and part of the investment team at **Five V Capital**. After a decade in US venture capital, including at **MasterCard**, Chris launched…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 44: The US: We F'd. Small VCs to Start Failing. AI Pitch Decks. Bank VCs and Accelerators- Any Value? Samsara $100M Series A. 1Breadcrumb $4M Raise.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 44: The US: We F'd. Small VCs to Start Failing. AI Pitch Decks. Bank VCs and Accelerators- Any Value? Samsara $100M Series A. 1Breadcrumb $4M Raise.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>US Presidential election. We're so screwed. </li><li>AI helping with p<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/how-ai-is-helping-reinvent-the-art-of-the-startup-pitch-f2cc7071-7b31-4579-a9b8-8ca678ea…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 43: GYG. The Most Active VC Investors. Ownership at IPO. Series A Stuck? Pitchbook Data. Tenacious & Brighte Raise. What VCs Actually Mean.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 43: GYG. The Most Active VC Investors. Ownership at IPO. Series A Stuck? Pitchbook Data. Tenacious & Brighte Raise. What VCs Actually Mean.
In this weeks episode:<ul><li> Telstra Ventures rebrands to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/albert-bielinko-4070a729_weve-rebranded-from-telstra-ventures-to-activity-7211091431485054976-Aexe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 42: VCs Become A-Holes. "VC's Decide Not To Invest In Women". Bessemer Anti-Portfolio. Pitching For PR. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 42: VCs Become A-Holes. "VC's Decide Not To Invest In Women". Bessemer Anti-Portfolio. Pitching For PR. Sharts.
On this weeks episode:<br /><ul><li>Adir Shiffman losing a lengthy court battle with one of his own portfolio companies, online mattress business <a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 41: London Mission. YC Val's Inflated? Imposter Syndrome. Psylo closes $8mil. Pitch Decks. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 41: London Mission. YC Val's Inflated? Imposter Syndrome. Psylo closes $8mil. Pitch Decks. Sharts.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li> Debrief of the Tiribe UK expansion mission</li><li>Nvidia crosses the $3 <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletter/nvidia-nirvana-70b572bc-0003-4ab3-8f59-1015 87ec0e5d/" target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 40: Startmate Excels. Frugal Founders. 60 Person Leadership Teams? Fewer People at Series A. SaaS Growth Decelerating. Modus Partners SaaS valuations. Sharts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 40: Startmate Excels. Frugal Founders. 60 Person Leadership Teams? Fewer People at Series A. SaaS Growth Decelerating. Modus Partners SaaS valuations. Sharts.
In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': <ul><li>Startmate's Top 20 most valuable <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/batkomichael_startmates-top-20-most-valuable-alumni-activity-7201738487153254400-_77M/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop"…
- View Investor Focus Ep 7: Edward Keelan, Partner at Octopus Ventures.
Investor Focus Ep 7: Edward Keelan, Partner at Octopus Ventures.
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Edward Keelan** of **Octopus Ventures**, one of Europe’s leading VC firms. Known for his clear and pragmatic approach, Ed shares insights from his **startup journey to venture investing**…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 39: Sharts. Government's Sexy Fingers. AI Extortion. Canva Rap. Captial Raises.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 39: Sharts. Government's Sexy Fingers. AI Extortion. Canva Rap. Captial Raises.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li> Go-Catch v <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/notes-and-observations-as-the-gocatch-v-uber-trial-wraps-up-e4cb3720-16fb-431d-afd7-232c72851736/ " target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 38: VC's Are Lazy, Stupid, Biased & Overly Conservative. Accelerators. Startup Daily Awards. Useless Charts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 38: VC's Are Lazy, Stupid, Biased & Overly Conservative. Accelerators. Startup Daily Awards. Useless Charts.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Recap on concerns from the VC community on CrowdFunding. </li><li>Don't loose your sense of humor from<a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 37: VC Red Flags. VC's Criticise Crowdfunding. Outbound is Dying. More Time to Series A. Billion $ Bet on PsiQuantum. Geoff Bozo.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 37: VC Red Flags. VC's Criticise Crowdfunding. Outbound is Dying. More Time to Series A. Billion $ Bet on PsiQuantum. Geoff Bozo.
On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin' news:<ul><li>Labor’s bold $1b bet on Aussie quantum <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.afr.com/technology/labor-s-bold-1b-bet-on-aussie-quantum-start-up-20240429-p5fnb7"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 36: Co-Founders More Likely To Build Unicorns. First Time Or Second Time Founders Best? Farquar of Atlassian Steps Down. Canva Staff To Buy Houses.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 36: Co-Founders More Likely To Build Unicorns. First Time Or Second Time Founders Best? Farquar of Atlassian Steps Down. Canva Staff To Buy Houses.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li>Spac listing hobbled Tritium making it hard to raise. Reasons for failure coming out in<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/controversial-spac-listing-hobbled-tritium-20240424-p5fm7m " target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 34: What Makes a "Good" Founder. OpenAI Will Steamroll You! Too Many Startups. When You Don't Get Follow On.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 34: What Makes a "Good" Founder. OpenAI Will Steamroll You! Too Many Startups. When You Don't Get Follow On.
In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': <ul><li>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes it clear they're going to steamroll<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thebillkerr_paraphrasing-sam-altman-if-you-are-building-activity-7186076085330067458-Jss_/?utm_source=sh…
- View Founder Focus Ep 12: Lucy Wark of Sexual Wellness Co. Normal, Career Skills Co. FuzzyHQ & Safety & Respect Advocacy Co. Grapevine
Founder Focus Ep 12: Lucy Wark of Sexual Wellness Co. Normal, Career Skills Co. FuzzyHQ & Safety & Respect Advocacy Co. Grapevine
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Lucy Wark**, co-founder of **FuzzyHQ**, **It’s Normal**, and **Grapevine** — ventures combining profit with purpose across skills development, sexual wellness, and safer startup cultures. Lucy…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 33: Why Companies Die. What VC's Really Mean. Canva $ Hit. SaaS Growth Slows. GoCatch Wasn't Exactly Doing Well. Charts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 33: Why Companies Die. What VC's Really Mean. Canva $ Hit. SaaS Growth Slows. GoCatch Wasn't Exactly Doing Well. Charts.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin':<ul><li>GoCatch v Uber<ul><li><a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Investor Focus Ep 6: Adrian Bunter of Employment Hero, Modus Partners & Sydney Angels
Investor Focus Ep 6: Adrian Bunter of Employment Hero, Modus Partners & Sydney Angels
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures welcomes back **Adrian Bunter**, Partner at **Modus Partners** and board member of **Employment Hero**, **VenueNow**, **Carly Holdings (ASX:CL8)**, and **Live Verdure (ASX:LV1)**. A long-time **Sydney…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 32: AI Honeymoon Is Over. Creating Authentic Content. Companies In Liquidation. GoCatch v Uber Trial. VC Investment Criteria.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 32: AI Honeymoon Is Over. Creating Authentic Content. Companies In Liquidation. GoCatch v Uber Trial. VC Investment Criteria.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin': <ul><li> Subsequent reporting on <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 31: Breakthrough Vic. Shutdowns. Write-Downs. VC Co's Confident Underachievers? Square Peg Returns. M&A Canva. IPO Market. AI. Charts.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 31: Breakthrough Vic. Shutdowns. Write-Downs. VC Co's Confident Underachievers? Square Peg Returns. M&A Canva. IPO Market. AI. Charts.
In this weeks episode: <ul><li> Our upcoming DeepdiveMcDeepDiveFace episode on Go-To-Market Strategy.</li><li>Tech Council of Australia <a href="https://techcouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/SouthStart-Report.pdf" target="_self" title="Link…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 30: Hope You Suffer! Emerging VC's Fear Big Super? Unicorn Deputy. Capital Raise Roundup. Stone & Chalk Deficit. WiseTech Making Staff Rich.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 30: Hope You Suffer! Emerging VC's Fear Big Super? Unicorn Deputy. Capital Raise Roundup. Stone & Chalk Deficit. WiseTech Making Staff Rich.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li>Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has vowed to crack down on companies seeking to circumvent laws designed to 'staple' workers to a single superannuation fund during employee <a…
- View Founder Focus Ep 11: Dan Jovevski of WeMoney
Founder Focus Ep 11: Dan Jovevski of WeMoney
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures chats with **Dan Jovevski**, founder of **WeMoney**, a Perth-based financial platform helping users gain financial clarity by tracking budgets, net worth, and credit scores while building a supportive…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 28: Southstart! Employment Hero V Hostplus. Man Baby Sues OpenAI. Venture Debt Myths. ESOPs. Crossing The Chasm.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 28: Southstart! Employment Hero V Hostplus. Man Baby Sues OpenAI. Venture Debt Myths. ESOPs. Crossing The Chasm.
<p><span data-cke-bookmark="1" style="display:none"> </span>In todays episode of Tribe Talkin': <span data-cke-bookmark="1" style="display:none"> </span></p><ul><li>We're at Southstart!</li><li>Bitcoin all time highs. And so is…
- View Tribe Talkin Ep 29: Employment Hero V Hostplus. Female Founder Grants & Ecosystem Support Resources. Dovetail Turnover & Churn. PWC Shrinking. Canva Juggernaut. Macro Charts.
Tribe Talkin Ep 29: Employment Hero V Hostplus. Female Founder Grants & Ecosystem Support Resources. Dovetail Turnover & Churn. PWC Shrinking. Canva Juggernaut. Macro Charts.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin':<ul><li>More reflections from <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.southstart.co/" href="https://www.southstart.co/" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.southstart.co/" data-file_name="" data-page_select=""…
- View Investor Focus Ep 5: Dr Judy Halliday. Director, R&I Programs and Office of the SA Chief Entrepreneur
Investor Focus Ep 5: Dr Judy Halliday. Director, R&I Programs and Office of the SA Chief Entrepreneur
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Dr. Judy Halliday**, one of Australia’s most accomplished innovation leaders. With experience spanning every pillar of the ecosystem — inventor, founder, investor, academic, and advisor…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 27: Soph. Investor Changes Will Happen. VC Facing a Cleansing. Blackbird Heads Offshore. Berkshire Annual Report. Octopus Deploy. Afterpay & Block. GTM vs Funnel Metrics.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 27: Soph. Investor Changes Will Happen. VC Facing a Cleansing. Blackbird Heads Offshore. Berkshire Annual Report. Octopus Deploy. Afterpay & Block. GTM vs Funnel Metrics.
In today's episode of Tribe Talkin' <ul><li>Listener feedback "keep the sh*t bits in".</li><li>Sophisticated investor changes are likely to happen:<ul><li>Bronwen Clune of Capital Brief summarises the key submissions from the <a…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 26: Canva's CFO Resigns. Capital Raising and M&A Activity In The Oz Ecosystem. Zuck's Got Fight. US Listed Markets. Listener Feedback.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 26: Canva's CFO Resigns. Capital Raising and M&A Activity In The Oz Ecosystem. Zuck's Got Fight. US Listed Markets. Listener Feedback.
In todays episode of Tribe Talkin': <ul><li>Canva CFO Damien Singh resigns <ul><li>Tegan Jones of Smart Company first <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.smartcompany.com.au/exclusive/canva-cfo-damien-singh-leaves-ipo-secondary-share-sale-plans/"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 25: Social media: Facebook Turns 20, Gaming The LinkedIn Algo. Kiki, Again. Is Customer Focus #1? Sales Velocity. Forecast Funding Frenzy. AI.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 25: Social media: Facebook Turns 20, Gaming The LinkedIn Algo. Kiki, Again. Is Customer Focus #1? Sales Velocity. Forecast Funding Frenzy. AI.
In this episode of Tribe Talkin':<ul><li>Facebook turns 20. An <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.smh.com.au/technology/facebook-is-20-it-still-hasn-t-grown-up-20240206-p5f2q6.html?btis="…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 24: State of Australian Startup Funding Report. Cake's Startup Equity Report. WeBack- Adam Neumann. Atlassian. Out-Of-Touch Ventures
Tribe Talkin' Ep 24: State of Australian Startup Funding Report. Cake's Startup Equity Report. WeBack- Adam Neumann. Atlassian. Out-Of-Touch Ventures
In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li>The State of Australia Startup <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.australianstartupfunding.com/" href="https://www.australianstartupfunding.com/">Funding Report</a> and the areas we found…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 23: What's Happening to Vals. Median Time to Raise. Cool AI Tools. Poor Elon & Tesla Prediction. People Leave People.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 23: What's Happening to Vals. Median Time to Raise. Cool AI Tools. Poor Elon & Tesla Prediction. People Leave People.
On this weeks Tribe Talkin' episode:<br /><ul><li>The median time it takes between <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7158141813915082752/"…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 22: What we got wrong on Kiki. Content is King. Multinex. Branding $ and time in early B2B is a waste.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 22: What we got wrong on Kiki. Content is King. Multinex. Branding $ and time in early B2B is a waste.
In this weeks Tribe Talkin' episode:<br /><ul><li>What we got wrong with Kiki: a fair bit. Reflections on our initial reactions, and we discuss their original pitch deck. </li><li>Content is king, and it needs to be done<a…
- View Founder Focus Ep 16: Dr Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries. From Go1 Unicorn To Going Again In Defense.
Founder Focus Ep 16: Dr Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries. From Go1 Unicorn To Going Again In Defense.
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Dr Vu Tran**, co-founder of **Black Sky Industries** and previously **Go1**. Vu shares his transition from edtech to defense technology, driven by a passion for early-stage innovation and…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 21: Riches are in niches. Kiki turns freaky. Gov and VC's are undermining startups. Drama triangles: don't get bitter, get better.
Tribe Talkin' Ep 21: Riches are in niches. Kiki turns freaky. Gov and VC's are undermining startups. Drama triangles: don't get bitter, get better.
<p>In today's Tribe Talkin' episode:<br /><br />- The Federal Government's proposed changes to <a title="Link: https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/vcs-angels-call-for-qualifying-exams-not-bank-balances-to-decide-sophisticated-investor-status-ff9d1560-2594-428…
- View Investor Focus Ep 4: Anne-Marie Birkill of One Ventures
Investor Focus Ep 4: Anne-Marie Birkill of One Ventures
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Anne-Marie Birkill**, co-founder, Venture Partner, and Director at **OneVentures**, one of Australia’s leading VC firms with over **$700M under management**. With a background in…
- View Investor Focus Ep 3: Sarah Nolet of Tenacious Ventures
Investor Focus Ep 3: Sarah Nolet of Tenacious Ventures
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Sarah Nolet**, co-founder of **Tenacious Ventures**, Australia’s leading agtech venture capital firm backing startups shaping agriculture’s role in combating climate change. Alongside…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 20: 2023 End of Year Review- Lessons, One-liners, Screw Ups, Bad Singing, Portfolio Summary & Looking Ahead to 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 20: 2023 End of Year Review- Lessons, One-liners, Screw Ups, Bad Singing, Portfolio Summary & Looking Ahead to 2024
Tribe Global Ventures 2023 in Review <ul><li>The lessons<br /></li><li>Investor sentiment in a higher interest rate environment</li><li>Deal flow</li><li>Portfolio review </li><li>The One-liners</li><li>Looking ahead to…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 19: Cash Returns, AI raising, Criticism of Blackbird- Fair? Moving The Diversity Needle, Askthegrapevine.com
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 19: Cash Returns, AI raising, Criticism of Blackbird- Fair? Moving The Diversity Needle, Askthegrapevine.com
In this weeks episode:<br /><ul><li>X launches <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/briefing/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-begins-roll-out-to-premium-x-users-f068055b-6731-419e-9f38-da0662e746ad/"…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 18: News, Elon Musk: the stupid person’s idea of a genius, Actionable B2B growth hacking ideas in the age of AI
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 18: News, Elon Musk: the stupid person’s idea of a genius, Actionable B2B growth hacking ideas in the age of AI
In this weeks episode:<br /><ul><li>The best bits of the Ten13 Runway Conference in Brisbane. </li><li>Edrolo- all maybe not what it seems. </li><li>Charlie Munger's passing:<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHLA64sh4WE%20"…
- View Investor Focus Ep 2: Adrian Di Marco- A master class in early stage investing from a $5Bill journey
Investor Focus Ep 2: Adrian Di Marco- A master class in early stage investing from a $5Bill journey
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures welcomes **Adrian Di Marco**, founder of **Technology One** — the ASX-listed software giant with a **$5B market cap** and 14 consecutive years of record profits. Now leading the **Di Marco Family…
- View Founder Focus Ep 10: Katherine McConnell of Brighte, raising $145Mil in equity and $1Bil in debt.
Founder Focus Ep 10: Katherine McConnell of Brighte, raising $145Mil in equity and $1Bil in debt.
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features **Katherine McConnell**, founder and CEO of **Brighte**, Australia’s leading platform for solar finance and sustainable home upgrades. Katherine shares what inspired her to start Brighte and the…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 16: Open, then closed, then Open-Again-AI. Plus other tech news
Tribe Talkin' Ep 16: Open, then closed, then Open-Again-AI. Plus other tech news
In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': <ul><li>The OpenAI board and CEO debacle.</li><li>20VC episode with Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom.</li><li>Australia’s place on the global innovation map.</li><li>Australia’s tech unicorns are defying the…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 15: Resourcefulness, best in class SaaS metrics, VC valuations
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 15: Resourcefulness, best in class SaaS metrics, VC valuations
This this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin' Ep 15:<br /><ul><li>Reflections from the recent Tribe Scale-Up <a data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/IuxzIth-VJw?si=svUyBF-7VzVMa7kN"…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 14: The pattern connecting FTX, WeWork and F45 gym’s failure
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 14: The pattern connecting FTX, WeWork and F45 gym’s failure
<p>In this week's episode of Tribe Talkin': </p><p> On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin' :</p><ul><li>Sam Bankman-Fried being found guilty in his fraud trail as part of the FTX collapse.</li></ul><ul><li><p>Investor due-diligence and post…
- View Investor Focus Ep 1: Adrian Bunter- Corporate Advisor, Angel Investor & Non-exec Director
Investor Focus Ep 1: Adrian Bunter- Corporate Advisor, Angel Investor & Non-exec Director
In this **Investor Focus** episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Adrian Bunter**, investor, board member, and early member of **Sydney Angels**. Adrian shares his journey from PwC accountant during the dot-com era to investing in high-growth ventures…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 13: Response to Sam Joel of GiveTree’s apology and resignation
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 13: Response to Sam Joel of GiveTree’s apology and resignation
Normally Tribe Talkin' discusses a range of news items sharing our view. But this episode will be focused just on one issue and separated from any other new items. On Saturday 4th of November 2023 by Sam Joel, founder and CEO against Elaine Stead…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 12: If you knew how hard it would be, you wouldn't do it
Tribe Talkin' Ep 12: If you knew how hard it would be, you wouldn't do it
<p>In this episode of Tribe Talkin'<br /><br />- Twitter's daily active users drop.<br />- Twitter's internal valuation slashed.<br />- AI in due diligence and data rooms.<br />- Tritium potentially potentially closing down Australian operations.<br />- The…
- View Founder Focus Ep 9: Nick Abrahams- Co-Founder of LawPath and Global Co-leader Digital Transformation of Norton Rose Fulbright
Founder Focus Ep 9: Nick Abrahams- Co-Founder of LawPath and Global Co-leader Digital Transformation of Norton Rose Fulbright
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Nick Abrahams**, Partner and Global Co-leader of Digital Transformation at **Norton Rose Fulbright** and co-founder of **LawPath**, a legal tech platform with over 400,000 users. Nick’s journey…
- View Tribe Talin' Ep 11: Entrepreneurial style and the correlation to success
Tribe Talin' Ep 11: Entrepreneurial style and the correlation to success
In todays episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li>A great long form article on <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/designing-a-unicorn-how-canva-plans-to-conquer-the-world/news-story/f66c21f439e29e1e2526e147282b6…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 10: Messaging: why good product, people and money can still fail
Tribe Talkin' Ep 10: Messaging: why good product, people and money can still fail
In this episode of Tribe Talkin':<br /><ul><li>FTX/ SBF fraud trial</li><li>Canva's approach to intellectual property with their $200Mil fund </li><li>The riches are in the niches </li><li>Sales teams in product lead growth…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 9: Organisational Health
Tribe Talkin' Ep 9: Organisational Health
In this episode of Tribe Talkin' we discuss:<br /><ul><li>AI tools in the classroom.</li><li>Interacting with AI like a colleague/ coach.</li><li>Elon Musk's Neuralink announcing human trials.</li><li>Results from the Cut Through Ventures <a…
- View Founder Focus Ep 8: Simone Joyce
Founder Focus Ep 8: Simone Joyce
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with **Simone Joyce**, CEO and founder of **Paypa Plane**, a fintech helping banks unlock value from their payment systems through unified smart payment infrastructure. After raising **$10M in Series…
- View Founder Focus Ep 7: Trenna Probert of Super Fierce
Founder Focus Ep 7: Trenna Probert of Super Fierce
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features Trenna Probert, founder of **Super Fierce**, a digital advice platform simplifying financial products through technology and accessible statements of advice. Recorded on **R U OK? Day**, this deeply…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 8: Best in class SaaS metrics
Tribe Talkin' Ep 8: Best in class SaaS metrics
In this episode of Tribe Talkin; we discuss:<ul><li><p>The Instacart's IPO, and where IPO's fit as an exit option.</p></li><li><p>Trends we are seeing in the pricing of secondary share sales.</p></li><li><p>Issues around minority shareholder oppression…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 7: Choosing the right investors
Tribe Talkin' Ep 7: Choosing the right investors
In this episode we deep dive into choosing the right investors, following reporting by Bronwen Clune and John McDuling from Capital Brief, about Dovetail turning down investment from Andreessen Horowitz when they raised $89million in the heady days of the…
- View Founder Focus Ep 6: Claudia Smith and Russell Smith of APLYiD.com
Founder Focus Ep 6: Claudia Smith and Russell Smith of APLYiD.com
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with Claudia and Russell Smith, co-founders of APLYiD — a New Zealand-born company delivering world-class KYC and AML solutions. The duo share lessons from expanding into the UK, learning that success…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 6: Learning from Qantas
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 6: Learning from Qantas
This episode is a deep dive on the challenges Qantas has been facing. While Qantas is unlike any company we invest in, we believe there are many lessons for our founders and investors to take away.<br /><br />In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>The…
- View Tribe Talkin' Ep 5: Making Dysfunctional Boards Functional
Tribe Talkin' Ep 5: Making Dysfunctional Boards Functional
Today’s deep dive segment looks at the issue around functional vs dysfunctional boards, and discusses an article we’ve released with some ideas and processes to help solve issues such as:<br /> <ul><li>Poor communication between the board and…
- View Founder Focus Ep 5: Susannah George of Urban List
Founder Focus Ep 5: Susannah George of Urban List
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features Susannah George, founder of Urban List — a leading lifestyle platform offering trusted recommendations across food, style, wellness, and more in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Susannah…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 4: Entrepreneurial Power
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 4: Entrepreneurial Power
Welcome to episode 4 of Tribe Talkin', by Tribe Global Ventures, the B2B VC.<br /><br />We discuss the next episode in the series 'Founder', which showcases Fred Schebesta, the founder of comparison website, Finder, which sees 10million visits globally each…
- View Founder Focus Ep 4: Luke Anear of $2.7 Billion Unicorn Safety Culture
Founder Focus Ep 4: Luke Anear of $2.7 Billion Unicorn Safety Culture
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with Luke Anear, founder of SafetyCulture — one of Australia’s standout tech success stories. Luke shares how the company scaled from $0 to $100M in revenue, turning down a $500M investment offer at a…
- View Tribe Talkin’ Ep 3: Diversity in STEM- The Lifeblood of VC
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 3: Diversity in STEM- The Lifeblood of VC
Welcome to Tribe Talkin' Episode 3.<br /><br />This week we talk about Safety Culture raising $34 Million at a $2.7 Billion valuation, $600 Million higher than their last raise. This bucks the trend we’ve seen in valuations and we discuss some interesting…
- View Founder Focus Ep 3: Adrian Di Marco of Technology One [ASX:TNE]
Founder Focus Ep 3: Adrian Di Marco of Technology One [ASX:TNE]
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures features Adrian Di Marco, founder of Technology One - one of Australia’s first and most successful tech startups, now a $5B ASX-listed company (ASX:TNE). Adrian reflects on nearly selling for $20M in the…
- View Tribe Talkin’: Why now is a good time to invest in VC
Tribe Talkin’: Why now is a good time to invest in VC
Welcome to Tribe Talkin’ Episode two, by Tribe Global Ventures, the B2B VC.<br /><br />In today’s episode we talk about Blackbird selling 3% of their stake in Canva, and what that means for the ecosystem in general. As part of this we talk about how important…
- View Tribe Talkin’: Sole Founders vs Co-Founders
Tribe Talkin’: Sole Founders vs Co-Founders
Welcome to episode one of Tribe Talkin', a format where the Tribe team discusses issues hitting news rooms, as well as sharing a core concept relevant to venture capital and high growth businesses.<br /><br />In this episode we discuss "The Founder", a…
- View Founder Focus Ep 2: Kim Hansen of Cake Equity
Founder Focus Ep 2: Kim Hansen of Cake Equity
In this Founder Focus episode, Tribe Global Ventures speaks with Luke Anear, founder of SafetyCulture — one of Australia’s standout tech success stories. Luke shares how the company scaled from $0 to $100M in revenue, turning down a $500M investment offer at a…
- View Founder Focus Ep 1: Vu Tran of Go1
Founder Focus Ep 1: Vu Tran of Go1
In Tribe’s first podcast, the team welcomes Vu Tran, co-founder of Australian unicorn Go1 - a Brisbane-born “Spotify for learning content.” Vu shares insights from Go1’s 16-year journey with its original co-founding team, balancing startup life with working as…
