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In this weeks episode: 
TEN13 passes $100M invested. 
OneVentures launches new $200m fund to address the lack of growth stage funding in Australia.
Australian venture capital firms face a battle for their future. 
 Leonardo was finding it harder and harder before the Canva acquisition.
Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them haven’t been back. 
Retail AI start up Hivery backed written down to Zero.
Big players will continue to ramp up investment in AI capacity. 
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In this great episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Wayne Gerard. Wayne is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Redeye, a cloud-based Engineering Drawing Management System that enables organisations to securely store, markup, and collaborate on engineering drawings and documents from any device. Redeye was acquired by Accruent.  Accruent is a global provider of solutions for unifying the built environment.Wayne founded Prtnr Ventures (pronounced Partner) is an investment and advisory company focused on creating a sustainable and vibrant future. Prtnr invests in climatetech and healthtech to enhance the health and longevity of our planet and people.Whilst CEO of Redeye, Wayne appointed as Queensland’s 4th Chief Entrepreneur and worked tirelessly to support entrepreneurship throughout QLD. In 2015, Wayne was named Queensland Entrepreneur of the Year. Wayne has also been a serving member on several boards, including StartUpAus and the Premier’s Business Advisory Council.Wayne is authentic and deeply honest of the ups and down of the Redeye journey, and there are many lessons for entrepreneurs and investors in this episode. Wayne give so much to the QLD innovation ecosystem, and we appreciate the time he spent with us. hello@tribeglobal.vc 

In this weeks episode:
ESOP fine print. 
"Losing money is an under-appreciated asset with our strategy" 
 Ubers early backers.
 Microsoft has become Canva’s most dangerous competitor? 
Construction safety scaleup HammerTech nails $105 million raise.
Workplace talent management platform SeenCulture has raised $1 million.
Eye of the tiger in founders by Phil Morle.
Airtree: IPO’s and exits.
Entrepreneurial activity on the Gold Coast is among the highest in the world. 
 
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In this weeks episode:
Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh terms offered.
US on track to cut interest rates. 
“Investment ready vs ready for investment” - Marc Orchard
Timing between seed and series A.
Tesla tumbles on report of delayed Robotaxi unveiling.
Behind the scenes of the Archegos collapse.
Behind Eucalyptus' big bet that men will spend $1,000 a month on their health.
Failure is built into the system.
Michael Fox moving to London. 
Why is Woolies having success where Milkrun wasn't after investing $80m+?
Vu Tran Post: "I’d be terrified about the idea of starting a new B2B SaaS business in the current environment". 
Sold for $1, Scyne claws back a third of PwC’s revenue.
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In this weeks episode:
Cut Through Quarterly 2Q 2024.
Mega VC deals are back - but new founders face a big problem. 
Rise of the robot investors: is AI about to eat VC's lunch?
Can we be better than a monkey throwing darts? 
The greatest angel investment in history: Forrest Gump.
Using AI shows you have a low IQ? 
PE eying startups as VCs abandon later stages. 
PE terms are far more aggressive than VCs. 
Booktopia goes into VA. 
Universal Hydrogen goes into VA. 
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Our guest for this episode of Founder Focus is Matt Vitale, co-founder and CEO of Birchal, Australia's leading equity crowdfunding platform.
In this episode, Matt discusses his transition from law to co-founding Birchal and explains how the concept of crowdsource funding evolved and its impact on enabling small businesses to raise capital from retail investors.
Other topics include: 
Keys to successful crowdfunding campaigns.
His goals for collaboration between crowdfunding and professional angel investors. 
Responding to criticisms of equity crowdfunding. 
Personal insights and routines from Matt's journey. 
We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed the discussion!
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Our guest for this episode of Investor Focus is Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Five V/ Capital. Chris spent a decade in the US working in venture capital including on the corporate side for MasterCard. Moving back to Australia, Chris started Cut Through Venture to fill a data gap in the Australian ecosystem, not well covered by global platforms.​​​​​​​This episode discusses the most recent Cut Through Venture quarterly report, and also provides some great advice for founders seeking capital. Topics include:
Trends in the data.
Global comparisons including between the US and Australian investment communities.
Investor sentiment and market dynamics.
Venture Debt growing  as a viable option, especially during tough equity markets.
Navigating the current market.
Concerns with equity crowdfunding and 7 ideas for improvement. 
The future of Cut Through Venture. 
We really enjoyed the discussion with Chris, and look forward to having him back on for the Q3 Cut Through Venture report update.hello@tribeglobal.vc