How to come up with a $180 million problem worth solving | Levi Fawcett (Partly)

Levi Fawcett is the co-Founder and CEO of Partly, a Christchurch-based company building a global platform to make it simple for buyers to find the right parts for their vehicles.  In this episode, Levi shares the path that led him and his co-Founders to find a problem and opportunity that is so bi…

How to get one of the best Silicon Valley investors to lead your round | Jason Atkins (Cake Equity)

Jason Atkins is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-Founder of Cake Equity. Cake simplifies equity management for early-stage tech companies, empowering founders to build outstanding companies through equity.   In this interview, Jason shares his strategy for de-risking his move from a well-paid corp…

Recap: Co-Founders, breaking capital rules and valuations (Brooke Roberts, Sharesies)

We’re sharing some of the highlights from our favourite conversations with startup Founders in 2022.  Today, we’re revisiting My-Linh Dang’s chat with Brooke Roberts, CEO and Co-Founder of Sharesies. Sharesies is an investment platform that democratises financial investment by giving anyone with $…

Recap: How to build your investor network (Jessica Christiansen-Franks, Neighbourlytics)

We’re sharing some of the highlights from our favourite conversations with startup Founders in 2022. Today, are some of the highlights from my chat with Jessica Christiansen-Franks, Co-Founder of Neighbourlytics, a platform that provides data and insights into the urban life of neighbourhoods. …

Recap: How to structure your capital raise (James Behzadi, Kintell)

We’re sharing some of the highlights from our favourite conversations with startup Founders in 2022. James Behzadi, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kintell. Kintell is a digital platform that connects subject matter experts with learners across any topic for a video learning session. Resources and lin…

Part 2: What female startup Founders can do to raise capital successfully (Noga Edelstein, Tractor Ventures)

This is the second instalment of our chat with Noga Edelstein, advisor & investor at Tractor Ventures, a fund that helps unlock possibilities for startup founders through non-dilutive capital and hands-on advisory services.  If you missed the first instalment, catch up here; in that episode, Noga …

Part 1: What female startup Founders can do to raise capital successfully (Noga Edelstein, Tractor Ventures)

Noga Edelstein is co-Founder of Urban You, one of the most successful home service booking platforms in Australia, which she successfully exited in 2018 and which was bought out by OneFlare and ultimately by AirTasker in 2022.  Today she sits on the other side of the table as an advisor and investo…

How a high school student built viral apps and raised US$3M for AI startup (Daniel Vassilev, Relevance AI)

Daniel Vassilev is the Co-Founder of Relevance AI, a tech startup that gives businesses artificial intelligence super powers using a no-code AI platform and focussing on unstructured data (e.g. text, pictures, video, audio). When he was in high school, Daniel built an app in 1 week that allowed us…

How to build relationships with investors before raising capital (Mel Fyfe Blakthumb)

Mel is the Co-Founder of Blakthumb. Blakthumb is a tech company that provides an intuitive end-to-end operating system for cultivators and producers of cannabis and food. They are driven by their mission to build resilient communities with better food security through the power of decentralised pro…

How to minimise dilution of Founder shares (Brooke Roberts Sharesies)

Brooke Roberts is the Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Sharesies. Sharesies is an investment platform that is democratising financial investment by giving someone with $5 the same financial investment opportunity as someone who has $5 million. Sharesies won the 2021 Finder Investment Awards as the top share …