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In the 2nd episode of Fintechfun for 2023 we are joined by Justin O'Donnell from Doshii. Justin talks about his story at CBA travelling the world to now building Doshii. Justin talks about the importance of Data, partnerships and ease of signing up. Doshii has grown 100% year on year for multiple years. Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia...

In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sam Bricknell, Co-Founder and Director of Techvisa. Techvisa are the go-to in the tech space for Immigration advice, with a combined 30+ years of experience. They have worked with some of Australia’s largest VC funds supporting their start-up portfolio members to navigate the process of securing talent offshore. We chat about Sam's career to date, hi...

The first episode of 2023 is Jamie Twiss from Beforepay. Jamie talks about the past, present and future prospects of the company - with over 200,000 active users now as well as his personal challenge with Vegemite being from the United States. Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs and founders wh...

On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mark Boswell & Alek Patsouris from Strategic Group. We discuss Mark & Alek's career to date and what they are currently working on as well as their teams focus on building strong relationships with employees working remotely. Hope you enjoy the interview!

Today we chat to Gaby Roseberg in the first podcast of 2023 about Blossom! Gaby delves in to the history of Blossom, the problem she is solving and her future plans - as well as her love of hiking! Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs and founders whilst using broader content as the catalyst to...

What will the new economy look like? As startups become the new way of life, Australia must become more open and less restrictive to encourage innovation. Hear entrepreneurs' firsthand accounts of their journey and learn what that has meant to the startup world. This podcast will give you a great insight into Australia’s innovation ecosystem by tracing its history and future. If you're curious as...

What does the future hold for the Australian startup ecosystem? After five episodes focused on the past, this episode will finally be tackling that question and look towards the future. What are our unique strengths and weaknesses as a country? What are the key challenges and opportunities we face? From investors, to academics, to government, to corporates and finally, to entrepreneurs - we highli...

Episode 5 begins during the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic which disrupted every facet of life as we knew it. As lockdowns and other measures were enacted throughout the country, different markets and industries were affected in different, and sometimes unexpected ways. We explore the good, the bad and the ugly, looking at the unprecedented ways in which the Australian startup ecosystem grapple...

This episode kicks off in September 2015, when Malcolm Turnbull was elected as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. Unveiling the National Innovation and Science Agenda as the cornerstone of his "Ideas Boom", we unpack the contents of this policy and explore the myriad of ways it impacted the startup ecosystem. The Australian startup ecosystem continued to enjoy significant growth in the second h...

In episode 3, we take a deep dive into the birth of the Australian startup ecosystem. Although everyone may have a different perspective on what caused this "cambrian explosion", we discuss 7 key catalysts in this episode. We shine a spotlight on the who, what, when, where and why of this critical event that formed much of what we see around us today. But underneath all this growth and excite...

Episode 2 begins in the aftermath of the dot com bust. We explore the story of LookSmart through the lens of its co-founder, Evan Thornley and the tough choices he had to make. Up until this point, founders largely worked in isolation, however, they began to meet up more frequently after the bust, often in pubs or cafes, thanks to community groups like Innovation Bay. Conferences such as TinSHED a...

In this episode, we explore the seed phase of the Australian startup ecosystem, tracing its roots to some of the earliest catalysts to what we see today. Australian pioneers started innovating well before anything resembled an ecosystem and before the term "startup" was used. We tell the story of trailblazers like the Nucleus Group in 1964, Fairlight in 1975, Computershare in 1978 and much more.&n...

Today we catch up with Charlie Karaboga from Blockearner. Block Earner  is an Australia-based FinTech powered by blockchain technology. Charlie talks about the Origins, the history of the business, recent events as well as their global ambitions. Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs and founders...

Emily Casey is the founder and director of What The Health, a health media company and community that aims to fuel the next generation of health innovation in Australia. Emily initially pursued a more traditional career in medicine before entering the startup world. In addition to What The Health, Emily has worked as a Community Coordinator for Stone & Chalk, a startup hub in Sydney. In her co...

Steve Grace is CEO and founder of The Nudge Group, which works with startups and scale-ups to support them through various stages of business growth. Based in Australia, The Nudge Group has expanded globally with offices in the UK and Singapore. Steve also hosts the Give It A Nudge podcast, and is director of YBF Ventures. In his conversation with host Will Tjo, Steve discusses his belief that Aus...

Justin Soong - Founder at Authsignal joined Chris Titley for a chat about the company, the vision, the market at the moment for cyber security 😬 and how they are intertwined with fintech! Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Chris Titley and Euphemia (Investment partner) telling stories of fintechs and founders whilst using broader content as the catalyst to enable fi...

Peter Tippett is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience working in startups both in Australia and around the world. He is currently working on three ventures, all of which he co-founded in the last few years: BodyMindLife, a platform for passionate community creators, educators, teachers and students, Vault3, which provides storage services on blockchain, and KULA, which utilises Web3 te...

On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mitchell Bright, Lead Electronics Engineer at D+I Newcastle. We discuss his career to date, his university experience and the transition into Design and Industry.  Hope you enjoy the interview!

Alex Logan is the CEO and co-founder of Cecil, a company with the mission of helping more teams restore nature. Cecil creates software tools designed to lower the barriers of managing natural assets and building infrastructure that fuels regeneration. In this episode, Alex discusses “carbon tunnel vision”, the tendency to focus primarily on carbon emissions rather than thinking holistically about...

Olympia Yarger is the CEO of Goterra, a Canberra-based company using an innovative approach to food waste management to help solve the climate change crisis. Using a combination of nature and automation, Goterra provides businesses with modular, autonomous insect farms which convert food waste into sustainable protein and fertiliser. In this episode, Olympia discusses how better food waste managem...

George joined the fintechfun chat today to talk about AYLA. "All your life Admin". George identified a problem early on about Life admin and took it in to his own hands to do something about. We chat about George's journey - the ups the downs and the challenges as well as why he is excited to take the business global. Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint venture between Ch...

In today's episode we chat with Tom Ferrier from Greener. Greener makes it easy to reduce your impact every time you spend by connecting you with brands doing better for the planet, and offsetting the carbon emissions of your purchase at no extra cost. Tom chats about the last 5 years, what drives him every day, the recent investment by NAB Ventures and others, the outlook for consumer brands...

John Allsopp is an author, web developer and conference organiser who’s been working in Australia’s startup ecosystem for nearly three decades. In 2006 he co-founded Web Directions, a conference series for people creating tools for the internet, at a time when the field was still relatively new. In his conversation with Adam, he discusses the very first Web Directions conference, which he sees as...

Today we chat to Matt Cagney from Renewtrak. Renewtrak  is an automation platform that connects the global tech industry to power the renewals and subscription economy. Matt talks about the global opportunity for large organisations to harness the power of Renewtrak and why it's so important and was important in the days when he was with Afterpay. Matt also talks about the journey of being glo...

Lars Rasmussen is a Danish computer scientist and tech angel investor with a long history of working within the startup ecosystem both within Australia and internationally, including as co-founder of Google Maps, and as Director of Engineering for Facebook in London. In 2015, Rasmussen announced his departure from Facebook to co-found a music startup, Weav Musi, with his partner Elomida Visviki. I...