In our technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Steve Maarbani, Chief Executive Officer of digital investment platform VentureCrowd

VentureCrowd is an Australian multi-asset class crowdfunding platform, with its headquarters in Sydney. The company's offerings include equity crowdfunding, property crowdfunding and debt-based crowdfunding. It aims to make investments accessible and impactful by providing innovators with a platform to find and capitalise on their crowd and investors with the opportunity to back what they believe in. VentureCrowd backs purposeful companies such as foodtech company Nexba, proptech company PublicSquare and agtech company InvertiGro.

In this podcast, we discuss the the founder, the company, the industry and investments 

Urban connects new and off-the-plan residential property projects with potential buyers. The company aims to improve the quality of urban communities being developed across Australia and can help with searching for and shortlisting new properties and can sometimes provide the option to purchase through partners.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth. 

Shippit is a multi-carrier allocation platform bringing together retailers, carriers and customers to support the retail industry. The software takes care of shipping and delivery, order and fulfilment and post-purchase experiences with Australian carriers. We explore the origins of the business, the problem it is solving, the industry in which it operates, the competitive landscape and from where we can expect it to derive its future growth.

Audeara is a global hearing health leader specialised in innovative listening solutions for people with hearing challenges. With an increasingly integrated tech health and product landscape, we explore the origins of the business, the problem it is solving, the industry it operates in, the competitive landscape and from where we can expect it to derive its future growth.

Zerocap is a market-leading digital asset specialist, which provides liquidity, digital asset custody, asset management and technology to investors and institutions globally.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Family Zone Cyber Safety (FZO.AX) is a listed Australian technology company focused on the rapidly growing global parental control and cyber safety market. Family Zone's unique platform permits collaboration between parents and schools to keep children safe at home and school.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Noah has built a decade of fintech and startup leadership, communications and alternative investments experience from holding senior positions at several Israeli venture capital companies, consulting for a US-based health-focused venture capital company and as a partner at an award-winning hedge fund. Deshe Analytics uses AI technology to scan, analyse and rank public equities, then generates easy-to-read fundamental equity research reports for 44,000 global stocks in any language. Deshe started as a hedge fund managing assets using AI and machine learning, then transitioned to providing equity research as a service to seek to give its clients the tools they need to succeed.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, notable investments and the state of the start-up environment. 

Startmate is the oldest and largest start-up accelerator in Australia. It runs two cohorts each year, with the vision of connecting the latent creativity and potential in Australian start-ups with its world-class community of venture capitalists, mentors and alumni. Since inception in 2011, Startmate has invested in over 170 start-ups with a combined valuation of more than $2bn.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Xylo Systems is an AI-powered cloud-based platform to connect, track and manage wildlife conservation projects. According to the company, this planet is losing a species every three to five minutes. Xylo helps conservation teams and researchers working to save species, with an easy way to connect and share information and make informed decisions.

In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth. 

Matt Berriman is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at RealVC, Chairman of Mental Health Australia, a former Australian Cricketer, Board member and entrepreneur. RealVC invests in pre-seed and seed rounds, with the option to lead and co-invest in Series A and beyond. The fund aims to pick founders early in their journey with real conviction. 

In this podcast, we discuss the the company, learnings from entrepreneurship and board experience, investments and the parallels of sports and business.