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Markus Kahlbetzer is CEO and founder of BridgeLane, which labels itself an “alternative investment company” and aims to bring innovation to more traditional industries including agriculture and real estate. Markus also founded Tank Stream Labs, a technology focused coworking space and community hub in Sydney. In his conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Markus discusses how he has seen Australia’...

On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sandy Agafonoff, Squad Lead at Hello Fresh. We talk about his role within Hello Fresh, the rise of the company globally, his experience working in technology and his transition from freelancing to working with a rapidly growing company. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Pauline Fetaui is General Manager at River City Labs, a startup community hub in Brisbane, as well as founder of CheeHoo, a personal assistant app designed to help busy people get things done. Originally from a corporate background, Pauline joined the startup ecosystem when she joined the River City Labs team in 2019. In her conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Pauline discusses what she sees as...

Kim Heras is Partner at 25Fifteen, a “startup studio” which as Kim describes in the episode is a model of startup support similar but distinct from accelerators and incubators. Kim has contributed to the growth of startup communities in Australia through many roles, including as Director of Fishburners, as Co-Founder of Pushstart, and as Chairman & co-founder of TechSydney, all of which are or...

FIN-PAY  takes the pain out of payments. We own the heavy lifting of bank relationships and compliance, and partner with card networks and consumer wallets. What's been happening at FIN-Pay recently 🔬 Payments 101 and how to buy a coffee ☕️ The US market 🇺🇸 and the opportunity Family Life 🏃 and "Mama Taco" 🌮 at West End Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture betw...

Upstreet  offers you automatic fractional share rewards with each purchase you make. Balancing Family Life and Upstreet ⚖️ The idea of Upstreet taking on the world 🌎 Loyalty/Shares and everything in between 🗂 Handball v Football 🤾🏻‍♂️🥅 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs and founders whilst...

Darryl Lyons is the Entrepreneur in Residence at both James Cook University in Cairns, Queensland, and at Farmers2Founders, a national Agri-tech organisation that helps aspiring entrepreneurs and founders from early idea validation through to business growth and international commercialisation. After running several businesses with mixed success, Darryl first encountered the startup world around 6...

Envestnet | Yodlee delivers solutions that help consumers live better financial lives. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 The excitement of Open Banking 🏦 Embedded finance and empowerment 📈 Are you excited about Australian Fintech ? 🤔 Open Water Swimming 🏊 and Vanuatu 🗺 calling Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of...

Slyp smart receipts enables customers to pay with their bank card and automatically receive an itemised tax receipt inside their banking app.  PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 What is Slyp and why is it unique? The smart receipt - and it's superpower 🎟 Loyalty cards - what's the future? 🧾 Sport, AFL, Rugby League and Esse Studios 👗 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chr...

Yolanda Redrup is a senior journalist with The Australian Financial Review, with a focus on technology and healthcare. Yolanda first began covering Australia’s startup ecosystem in 2013, and has covered the growth of the industry in the years since. In her conversation with Adam, Yolanda discusses what she sees as some of the catalysts for the huge growth that the Australian startup ecosystem has...

Kit  is a kids money app and prepaid card to help your little grownups earn, save, spend, and learn.  PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 Who is Kit and what do they want to achieve ?💡 Yish's personal journey to Kit 🚙 Is it a Kids app or Parents app ? 📲 Bluey, babycinos and downtime ☕️ 🐶 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telli...

Dr Megan Sebben is the Program Manager at CSIRO’s Kick-Start Program, an initiative designed to help innovative Australian startups and small businesses develop their business and grow by providing funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities. Megan has extensive experience in environmental research and consulting in both the public and private sectors.  This is a spec...

Alex Scandurra is the founding CEO of Stone & Chalk, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to support Australian startups, scaleups, corporations and governments at every stage of their innovation journey. Alex is also Co-Founder and Director of Spark Festival, a two week program of events covering all things startup, innovation and entrepreneurship. In his conversation with guest host Will...

Phil Ireland is Co-Founder and CEO of Hone Carbon, a mission-driven business with the objective of unlocking the potential for carbon storage in Australia’s agricultural environments. Prior to starting Hone Carbon in 2020, Phil’s work largely focused on climate change advocacy and policy. In his conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Phil discusses how he sees mission-driven companies as fitting i...

Wisr is an Australian non-bank lender offering consumer lending services.  PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 Personal Loans 101 and Wisr's position The important of simplicity in Auto Loans 🚘 Growth v Profitability ⚖️ London, The Sydney food scene and keeping fit 🎾 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs a...

Dr Dharmica Mistry is Director of Diagnostics and Industry Engagement at MTP Connect, a not-for-profit organisation focused on growing the MedTech, BioTech and pharmaceutical sectors. Prior to this she was the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of BCAL Diagnostics, where the team’s research discovered a potential new way to screen for breast cancer, which BCAL Diagnostics is working on developing into...

Save more super by shopping online and in store. With more than 1000 brands offering cashback through Super - Rewards , growing your superannuation is easy. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 How Pascale spotted a massive problem 💡 The success she had in allowing payments in to super ✅ Retail wins and the in-store opportunity 🛍 Travel destinations 🛫 and Stranger Things 📺 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub1...

Instant is building the future of a frictionless economy, allowing you to purchase instantly , anywhere on the internet, in seconds. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 Liam's personal journey that led him to Instant 🏃 The importance of culture and teamwork 👏 How the raise allowed them to accelerate 📈 Airport Food - the winner is... 🌮 Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris...

Wayne Gerard is co-founder of RedEye, a tech company which manages engineering information for large, complex asset owners such as councils, hospitals, power and water utilities and mining companies. Wayne is also Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur, a role in which he advises the state government on its startup and innovation strategy. In his conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Wayne discusses wha...

On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mike McKiernan, about the idea behind starting Deckee, his experience growing a startup to an international and now global scale and the recent crowdfunding investment opportunities.  Hope you enjoy the episode!

Don Wright is the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Western Sydney University, as well as co-founder of Western Sydney University Launch Pad, a business and innovation support program that provides facilities, assistance and resources for startups and high growth technology based businesses in Western Sydney. Don is also Senior Vice President of Western Sydney Business Connection, a...

Trevor Folsom is Co-Founder and Chairman at Investible, an early-stage investment group that aims to connect ground-breaking companies with the capital, expertise and networks they need to realise their potential on a global scale. Trevor is also Entrepreneur In Residence at UNSW, and formerly was Chairman of Car Next Door, an Australian peer-to-peer vehicle rental platform, which was sold to Uber...

Allan O’Connor is Co-Executive Director for the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies at the University of South Australia, as well as a researcher and teacher for for the undergraduate Bachelor of Business (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) program. Prior to this role he was the Senior Lecturer at the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre at the University of Adela...

Change Financial aims to redefine payments and card issuing. "We become effectively the issuer of the cards, and we recently signed , in the last 6 months...a 6 year exclusive arrangement with Mastercard for Australia and New Zealand. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 Who is Change and what do they do ? 🎬 The arrangement with Mastercard 🔗 Growth v Profitability ⚖️ Al's travels 🛫 and adventures 🍷 Fin...

With  YouPay  you can safely and securely pick the gifts you want and share a  YouPay  link with your chosen payer. "The way our product is used today , is quite different to how we thought it was used.." PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧 Behind the scenes of the "YouPay" aha moment 🐎 The use cases of "YouPay and gifting" 🛒 The importance for E-commerce managers 🏪 Cotton Tree 🗺 and Ga...