Steve Fanale is the CEO and Founder of DriveYello, a company that helps businesses provide last mile delivery service to their customers. DriveYello’s mission is becoming the smartest gig economy management platform. Steve has been an active member of the startup ecosystem since the early 2000s, before it was fully established in Australia. Steve’s story of founding and building DriveYello is one of tenacity, resilience, talent, and leadership. He is an open and passionate founder, who shares a ...
Oct 25, 2021•56 min•Ep 165•Transcript available on Metacast Nicky Jackson is the founder and CEO of RangeMe, a product discovery and sourcing platform that allows retailers and suppliers to connect. RangeMe owns and dominates within the United States market, where they currently have 200,000 active suppliers and 10,000 retail buyers in their network. RangeMe works with over 75% of leading US-based retailers. Nicky has spent several years working for large multinational companies, bringing brands to market. RangeMe was founded in 2013 after Nicky develope...
Oct 18, 2021•59 min•Ep 164•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Matt Allen, Tractor Ventures Andrea Kowalski, Tidal Ventures Topics we discuss: The Global Startup Genome Report, Clearco tapping into the Australian e-commerce boom, early stage venture capital fund Tidal Ventures launching Tidal’s Expert Network, new Sydney VC fund Black Nova, the Iconic teaming up with circular economy pr...
Oct 11, 2021•45 min•Ep 163•Transcript available on Metacast 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... John Henderson, AirTree Ventures Stew Glynn, TEN13 Topics we discuss: Christian Porter resigning as Industry Minister, Immutable securing $82 million in funding, Canva raising $200 million at a $40 billion valuation, Microsoft acquiring Brisbane-based Clipchamp, BNPL platform Scalapay becoming a unicorn, Delegate Connect’s $...
Sep 20, 2021•56 min•Ep 162•Transcript available on Metacast Alex McCauley is the Founder and Executive Director of Tech Council of Australia. Previously, he was the Founding CEO of StartupAUS, which recently morphed into Tech Council of Australia. Prior to joining StartupAUS, Alex worked as a Diplomat for the Australian government in Israel. Alex is an intelligent and dynamic founder who is passionate about technology and the startup ecosystem. He has a wide range of knowledge on policy, technology, innovation, advocacy, and more! Ian & Alex discusse...
Sep 02, 2021•55 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast 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 cl...
Aug 31, 2021•55 min•Ep 161•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Pfisterer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zeller, an alternative to business banking. Prior to founding Zeller, Ben was the country manager for Square in Australia. Zeller was founded in early 2020 and has seen massive growth since then, with several rounds of capital raises and a team of 100. Zeller is just getting started, with sights on becoming a multigenerational business that changes the landscape of the Australian payments industry and expands globally. Ben is an ambitious, fast-moving, ...
Aug 26, 2021•54 min•Ep 158•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Kroonenburg is the CEO and Founder of A Cloud Guru, a disruptive online learning platform for cloud certification and training. A Cloud Guru has recently been acquired by Pluralsight, a US company, in the largest-ever acquisition of an Australian software company. The story of A Cloud Guru is an amazing example of product-market fit and successfully getting the product into the hands of the customers who need it most. Sam has an extensive background in software development; he spent years at...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 157•Transcript available on Metacast Joined by Paul Naphtali (Rampersand), Sarah Nolet (Tenacious Ventures), and Rachel Yang (Giant Leap), Ian sits down for a deep dive into family offices. The panel discusses a variety of topics related to family offices and provides a wealth of information for potential VC investors as well as those looking to learn more about who is behind VC funds. Ian & the panel discuss… The role family offices play in Australia and how it is evolving How family offices can help innovation become a core p...
Aug 18, 2021•50 min•Ep 155•Transcript available on Metacast Ashik Ahmed is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, a workforce management software platform. Deputy seeks to simplify shift work for hundreds of thousands of customers around the globe. Ashik is a genuine, open, and honest CEO with a multitude of insights on the founder journey. Ashik is back on Open the Pod Bay Doors to discuss… The difficulties Deputy faced during the pandemic and how they overcame them How Deputy adapted to place more of a focus on the healthcare industry Deputy’s recent ...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 151•Transcript available on Metacast Lauren Hall is the Founder and CEO of iVvy, a venue and event management software company. Prior to founding iVvy, Lauren worked across a variety of industries including clothing, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and technology. Lauren is a tenacious founder with an indomitable spirit; her story is one of talent, hustle, resilience, and success. Lauren & Ian discuss a wide array of topics including… How Taekwondo impacts several areas of Lauren’s business and life Growing up in South Africa and how it...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 156•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Tessa Court, IntelligenceBank Danny Gilligan, Reinventure Kevin Jochelson, The Tech Rooport Topics we discuss: The discussion kicks off with the biggest headline of the fortnight: Square's $39 billion acquisition of AfterPay. The panel dives into the implications of the deal for the BNPL sector, and banking in general. We al...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep 159•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Boyle is the CEO of Newcastle-based Pegasus, a competency management software and services organisation. Adam joined Pegasus as a General Manager in 2007 and became CEO in 2010, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role. Pegasus was recently acquired by U.S. company Avetta; the deal was finalised last week after receiving regulatory approval. During their chat, Ian & Adam discuss many topics including... The transition of Pegasus from a labor hire company to a tech compa...
Aug 01, 2021•49 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Melissa Widner, Lighter Capital Peter Dunne, Herbert Smith Freehills & Safety Culture Barnaby Marshall, Icehouse Ventures Topics we discuss: Our panel kicks off with a discussion of the recent call from leading Australian tech investors and founders for a plan to end the lockdown crisis and then transitions to talk about...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast James Ferguson is the CEO and co-founder of Immutable, a platform that provides scalable blockchain infrastructure for video games. James is a driven founder with a growth mindset that has led Immutable to build a staff of 100 and raise $20m. James and his brother/co-founder, Robbie Ferguson, have been featured on the ‘Forbes 30 under 30’ list for their impressive work in growing and scaling Immutable. Ian sits down with James to discuss… His journey to founding Immutable The process of recruiti...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 152•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Koertge, Managing Director of Telstra Ventures, is an unsung hero of the Venture Capital industry with a portfolio including 78 investments, 28 liquidity events, 12 unicorns, and a staff of 19 globally. He is a passionate and dynamic advocate for the startup industry, where he has been active since 1998. Prior to starting at Telstra Ventures in 2011, Matthew worked across a variety of industries including positions at Accede Capital Venture Partners, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, and F...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Holly Cardew, Carted Hugh Stevens, Galileo Ventures Topics we discuss: Our panel discusses how border closures and lockdowns are holding back Australian startups, as well as recent raises by Gilmour Space, Fl0, Skedulo, and Currus Biologics. We also touch on Wise's debut on the London Stock Exchange and Nextdoor's SPAC. ____...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 153•Transcript available on Metacast Federico Collarte is the co-founder and CEO of Baraja, a rapidly growing startup creating LiDAR technology for self-driving cars. Baraja recently closed a $40m Series B, is scaling globally, and is quickly approaching a headcount of 200. Prior to co-founding Baraja, Federico worked in product development and systems engineering, with experience spanning the industrialisation of high volume telecommunication devices at Finisar, to the end-to-end systems engineering of an implantable hearing solut...
Jul 04, 2021•59 min•Ep 147•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Elicia McDonald, Airtree Ventures John Croll, Truescope Topics we discuss: Ian and the panel discuss the new Sydney lockdown, why Andreessen Horowitz is getting into publishing, a new early-stage fund, confusingly called "The Fund" is launched in Australia. Plus a few juicy deal announcements and some good news for employers...
Jun 28, 2021•48 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast Darren Miller is the CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Darren Miller has more than 25 years’ experience across a range of sectors including renewable energy, electricity retail, technology, finance, media and entertainment. Prior to joining ARENA Darren was the co-founder and CEO of Mojo Power, an innovative electricity retailer. In this conversation with Phaedon about Australia's renewable energy future, Darren discusses: ARENA’s investment track record The future role of h...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 146•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Cheryl Mack, Stone & Chalk Richard Lin, AirTree This week our panel talks about some of the massive acquisitions and rounds recently raised in the Australian ecosystem, including the $2b acquisition of A Cloud Guru, the $1.7b acquisition of MessageMedia, and new funds from Tenacious Ventures and Investible. ... Our frien...
Jun 17, 2021•49 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast 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... Hannah Field, Folklore Ventures Andrew Coppin, Farmbot Topics we discuss: Our panel discusses the newest COVID lockdown in Victoria, Artesian's new report about the growth of Australian VC over the last decade, workplace comms startup Pyn's $8m seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (the firm's first Aussie investment), and w...
Jun 01, 2021•44 min•Ep 144•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Nunn is Co-Founder, Chairman and Executive Director of JBS&G Australia—one of Australia’s largest privately-owned environmental consulting companies. Andrew also acts as Director for several companies focussed on property development, private equity investments, and entertainment opportunities. In partnership with his wife Alexandra Dimos, he founded the Nunn Dimos Foundation, a philanthropic fund focussed on supporting key social and arts causes in South Australia. As the South Austr...
May 28, 2021•50 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome 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... Danny Kennedy, New Energy Nexus Imogen Baxter, Square Peg Capital Matt Pearson. Airspeeder Topics we discuss: Our panel discusses the open letter regarding climate change Aussie tech leaders penned to the government, whether or not founders should heed Scott Farquhar warning against bootstrapping, the recent plunge in Bitcoin and...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 142•Transcript available on Metacast Warrick Cramer was most recently the CEO of Vodafone’s Global Centre for Innovation in Europe, known as Tomorrow Street – a joint venture between Vodafone and the Government of Luxembourg to scale late-stage start-ups, assisting them to reach key global markets and make real change. Warrick sits on the board of a Silicon Valley based venture capital fund and is a Non-Executive Director for Advance.org. Prior to moving to Europe, Warrick was an established entrepreneur in Melbourne. Among the bus...
May 14, 2021•46 min•Ep 141•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome 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... Mike Zimmerman, Partner at Main Sequence Ventures Andrew Horsley, Co-founder & CEO at Quantum Brilliance Sarah Nolet, Partner at Tenacious Ventures Topics we discuss: Our panel discusses Main Sequence Ventures' new $250m deep tech fund, the huge $221m raise by Brisbane-based Octopus Deploy, a $34m raise by seaweed livestock f...
Apr 30, 2021•45 min•Ep 140•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Dunne is one of Australia’s leading venture capital and private equity lawyers, specialising in private capital raisings and M&A. Peter has advised on multibillion-dollar transactions, including acquisitions, buy-outs, disposals, joint ventures and recapitalisations, involving some of Australia’s largest public and private organisations; his clients include Atlassian, Canva, Deputy, Culture Amp, Linktree, BigCommerce, Campaign Monitor, Expert 360, SafteyCulture, Tyro, Zoox...the list g...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome 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... Dean Dorrell, Partner at Carthona Capital Robyn Foyster, Director of Foyster Consulting Gautam Mishra, Founder of Inkl Topics we discuss: Canva's massive valuation, Coinbase IPO and the future of media are all hot topics in the latest edition of the OTPBD News Special. Our panel discusses Canva's position as one of the fastest-gr...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Carter is the 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 companies like Toyota, General Motors and Tesla. Nick has a real passion for electric vehicles (EVs) and this episode heavily focuses on the future of electronic vehicles in Australia. Some topics Nick ...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome 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 we discuss: SPACs, ASX listings, cyber-attacks, tech ministry appointments and secondary funds are all up for discussion in this edition of OTPBD News Special. Our pan...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast 
