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Good day and welcome again to Fairness, a podcast concerning the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. That is our interview present the place we sit down with a visitor, take into consideration their work and unpack the remaining.
At this time, we’re spinning the globe with not one however two interviews due to Rebecca Bellan, who’s been in Auckland, New Zealand, for the previous three years. She not too long ago hopped throughout the Tasman Sea to Australia to report on the startup scene there, and is coming again to us with a temperature test on VC Down Underneath.
For this episode of Fairness, we spoke to 2 Aussie VCs: Dan Krasnostein of Sq. Peg and Gabrielle Munzer of Principal Sequence. Rebecca and our friends dug into:
- Why early-stage funding is popping off within the area
- The federal government’s position in rising a startup ecosystem
- Why the area’s deep tech startups are much less nervous about “tourist-style” buyers
- And what it’s wish to compete — and collaborate — with Silicon Valley
Along with these conversations, Rebecca wrote a couple of deep dive tales from her time in Australia, together with a take a look at its burgeoning local weather tech scene and a few of the people who find themselves preventing to raise girls up within the ecosystem. Rebecca additionally chatted with Canva — the SaaS darling of Australia — to find out how the corporate is embracing generative AI at its core and pursuing extra B2B shoppers.
Fairness has another episode to share earlier than saying goodbye to 2023. It’s a enjoyable one and a practice: Fairness’s 2024 predictions. Keep tuned!
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