The hunt is on to find the best Australian startups to work for, with submissions now open for My Startup Gig’s guide: Top Startup Employers 2023. The initiative is being backed by Tank Stream Labs and Startup Daily to build a comprehensive guide to the best startups to work for across Australia, as voted by… Read more »
Reddbubble cofounder Martin Hosking is back as CEO of the creative products marketplace for a third time following the resignation of Michael Ilczynski amid a plunging share price and a push to be cash flow positive. Hosking, now 62, was CEO from 2010 to 2018, then returned to the role in 2020 after his replacement… Read more »
Spare a thought for the country’s tech billionaires when you read at The Australian’s annual list of the nation’s 250 richest people tomorrow. 2022 wiped billions from their wealth, while the old-school titans continued to make a motza digging up stuff, building apartment blocks and turning trees into boxes. Twelve months after the tech billionaires… Read more »
The ongoing wave of tech layoffs is buffeting NBN Co, which announced this month it will lay off 500 people as the company adjusts its operational and funding strategies to accommodate a climate of increasing competition and intensifying borrowing pressure. The company, which has built and operated the National Broadband Network (NBN) since 2009, will… Read more »
Till Payments founder Shadi Haddad has stepped down as CEO in the wake of the fintech a $70 million raise, announced a fortnight ago. The company has declined to comment on changes to its C-suite amid board changes, and job cuts, but Paul Kawtal, CEO of Sydney-based IT and telecommunications business Ethan Group, is reportedly… Read more »
Australian advertising platform, Zitcha, announced several key additions to its C-Suite and strategic partnerships worldwide as part of an international expansion rolling out throughout 2023. The software platform lets retailers sell advertising space to suppliers to market directly to their customers. It automates marketing purchases by retail brands on retailer channels such as email, apps,… Read more »
Insurance giant IAG’s venture capital arm, Firemark Ventures, has appointed former Fintech Australia boss Rebecca Schot-Guppy a general partner alongside company veteran Bradley Armstrong. The company initially recruited Schot-Guppy as its leverage and portfolio management manager in late 2021. Armstrong has been with the business for nearly a decade, working his way up the ranks from… Read more »
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has appointed its former head of marketing, Chloe Leclerc, as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). She’s been charged with building Fleet’s go-to-market strategy and presence in Australia and North America, with a focus on its satellite-based solution for minerals exploration. Fleet designs, builds, and operates small satellites which deliver universal… Read more »
Sydney enterprise software company, Capsifi, announced its new executive leadership team. The company has appointed a new Chair, Andrew Barkla, CEO, Ian McAdam, and CRO, Tony Mascarenhas. Capsifi founder and former CEO Dr Terry Roach has decided to shift his attention to the strategy and vision for product innovation. Capsifi is an architecture software platform… Read more »
Digital property investment platform PropHero has appointed Sophie Hayek to the newly created role of CEO Australia. She joined the company in September 2022 as global chief operating officer. The proptech startup helps people find, purchase, and manage investment properties in Australia and Europe as a “next gen” buyer’s agent. Hayek said they want to… Read more »
The Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) has anointed former Afterpay chair Elana Rubin to lead its board. Rubin, a former AustralianSuper chair, currently chairs the Victorian Managed Insurance Agency and is a non-executive director at Dexus, Telstra, and Slater & Gordon. She takes on the chair role of ABGF from former NSW premier Mike Baird.… Read more »
Melbourne link-in-bio startup Linktree has made three key US-based hires to build out its executive team under CEO and cofounder Alex Zaccaria. Snap’s former VP of Engineering Farnaz Azmoodeh has signed on as chief technology officer, while the business now has its first chief product officer in former Headspace chief product and content officer at… Read more »
Former Victorian innovation, medical research and digital economy Jaala Pulford, has joined the board of medtech, biotech and pharma growth centre MTPConnect, replacing Sue MacLeman as chair. Pulford left politics after 16 years at the 2022 state election, and had a strong focus on medical innovation, having established mRNA Victoria and also playing a key role… Read more »
Early-stage venture capital firm Investible has named Asia-Pacific investment expert Charlie Ill as the group’s first Chief Investment Officer as the fund ramps up its global presence. The Sydney-headquartered VC, which also has an office in Singapore, has also promoted Jayden Basha to principal and Ben Lindsay to investment manager. Ill has been charged with… Read more »
Venture capital fund Blackbird has appointed three new general partners from within its own ranks Moving from principal to partner are Michael Tolo and Tom Humphrey in Australia, as well as Phoebe Harrop in New Zealand. It’s just the second time in the 11 years since Rick Baker and Niki Scevak founded Blackbird that the VC has… Read more »
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