The Retro

• Latest news and $100 million deal in Australian startups
• Interview: Kim Hansen on ESOP clawback clauses
• Major headlines: Future Made in Australia legislation
• Telstra rebrands venture fund to Titanium
• Notable venture raises: Tenacious Ventures, Aquila, Samsara Eco
• Rampersand insights on startup investments

Summary

In this episode of Startup Retro, hosts Will and Gemma discuss the latest news and funding events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including the significant $100 million deal and an in-depth interview with Kim Hansen from Cake Equity about ESOP clawback clauses. 

Hosts, Will & Gemma cover major headlines such as the Future Made in Australia legislation, Telstra rebranding its venture fund to Titanium, and several notable venture raises. They also highlight Tenacious Ventures' latest funding and delve into the week's interesting startup raises, with a focus on Aquila and Samsara Eco. The episode concludes with a knowledge-sharing segment featuring insights from Rampersand on how they invest in startups.

Time Stamps

• 00:00 Welcome to the Startup Retro
• 00:41 Top Startup News Headlines of the Week
• 03:23 New Venture Funds and Rebranding
• 05:55 Adelaide's Space Machines Company
• 07:37 Weekly Startup Raises
• 15:13 Interview with Kim Hansen on ESOP Clawback Clauses
• 25:33 Knowledge as a Service: Rampersand's Investment Insights
• 29:29 Wrapping Up and Feedback

Links

To get all the links to the stories we mentioned in this episode, you can read this week’s Overnight Success newsletter

Startup Raises

• Aquila
• Samsara Eco
• Klean
• Diraq
• Affinda
• National Renewable Network 

Interview

• Kim Hansen (Cake Equity) LinkedIn

KaaS - Knowledge as a ServiceOur favourite startup-relevant read, listen or watch of the week

• Rampersand article

Send feedback to the hosts

• Gemma on LinkedIn
• Will on LinkedIn

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