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Andrew Ellett : Co-Founder - HelpPay

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we chat to Andrew Ellett from HelpPay. With HelpPay you can turn any bill into a shareable link that makes it super easy for anyone to help y...

The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Toby's Journey and Insight on Collaboration, Communication and Auditing

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Toby Amodio is the Chief Information Security Officer at the Department of Parliamentary Services. As Toby puts it himself, he’s probably the only C...

Ben Gleisner - Cogo

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cogo is a carbon footprint management product that helps individuals and businesses to measure, understand and reduce their impact on the climate. Cog...

It's time to get Secured by Galah Cyber

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Secured” is the podcast for software security enthusiasts. Host Cole Cornford sits down with Australia’s top software security experts to uncov...

Dan Rutter and Josh Lehman - Digital Surge - Australian Crypto Exchange

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's podcast we chat to Dan Rutter and Josh Lehman from Digital Surge. In this episode we talk about the history of the business, the FTX sa...

Mark Calabro - Hungry Hungry

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we chat with Mark Calabro from Hungry Hungry - we talk all things hospo, fintech, POS and AI!Fintechfun is produced by Sub11. Sub11 is a joint v...

Launch Event Bonus Episode

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This special bonus episode was recorded live at Fishburners as part of the Spark Festival in October 2022, to celebrate the launch of The History of t...

EP004 - How to sell from AUS to USA with Evan Augustine

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here are three things to consider when expanding your company to the US from Evan Augustine: 1) Generally, things are much more formal in the US rega...

Justin O'Donnell - CEO of Doshii

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Jamie Twiss - CEO of ASX Listed Beforepay

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Gaby Rosenberg - Blossom

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 he...

The Documentary: Trailer - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 innovat...

The Documentary: Part 6 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future hold for the Australian startup ecosystem? After five episodes focused on the past, this episode will finally be tackling that qu...

The Documentary: Part 6

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future hold for the Australian startup ecosystem? After five episodes focused on the past, this episode will finally be tackling that qu...

The Documentary: Part 5 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Documentary: Part 5

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Documentary: Part 4 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode kicks off in September 2015, when Malcolm Turnbull was elected as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. Unveiling the National Innovation...

The Documentary: Part 4

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode kicks off in September 2015, when Malcolm Turnbull was elected as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. Unveiling the National Innovation...

The Documentary: Part 3 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 cause...

The Documentary: Part 3

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 cause...

The Documentary: Part 2 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tou...

The Documentary: Part 2

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tou...

The Documentary: Part 1 - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tod...

The Documentary: Part 1

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tod...

Charlie Karaboga from Blockearner

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we catch up with Charlie Karaboga from Blockearner. Block Earner is an Australia-based FinTech powered by blockchain technology. Charlie talks...

Emily Casey discusses the importance of visibility of the startup ecosystem

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 innov...

Steve Grace explores how covid has altered the ways companies do business

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Justin Soong - Authsignal

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Soong - Founder at Authsignal joined Chris Titley for a chat about the company, the vision, the market at the moment for cyber security 😬 ...

Peter Tippett discusses the future evolution of company ownership and management

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Tippett is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience working in startups both in Australia and around the world. He is currently working ...

Unlocking Nature's Potential: Alex Logan and Cecil's Holistic Approach to Climate Action

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

From Food Waste to Climate Solutions: Olympia Yarger and Goterra's Innovative Approach

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Tom Ferrier - Greener

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

George Wang from AYLA

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George joined the fintechfun chat today to talk about AYLA. "All your life Admin". George identified a problem early on about Life admin and t...

John Allsopp discusses the startup ecosystem's evolution from a “community” to an “industry”

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Allsopp is an author, web developer and conference organiser who’s been working in Australia’s startup ecosystem for nearly three decades. In...

Matt Cagney - Renewtrak

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we chat to Matt Cagney from Renewtrak. Renewtrak is an automation platform that connects the global tech industry to power the renewals and sub...

Lars Rasmussen discusses the key ingredients for successful founders

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lars Rasmussen is a Danish computer scientist and tech angel investor with a long history of working within the startup ecosystem both within Australi...

Gabor Szekernyes - apxium NY landing pad edition

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In a very special series we chat to Gabor Szekernyes - apxium about the recent NY Fintech landing pad program. Gabor talks about the history of apxium...

Nick Boudrie - CEO and Founder of LAB Group

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With continuous improvement through compliance monitoring, advanced analytics and implementations globally, LAB technology evolves to meet the constan...

Sam Thompson - Savoir

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we chat with Sam from Savoir about his journey, the application use of the blockchain, recent events as well as how Savoir are ...

Not as many bells 🔔 and whistles 😗

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So as we hit 30 plus episodes and to scale to 100 plus we will be uploading the recordings straight away (where possible) to really make an impact - a...

Ric Richardson discusses the contrasting skills required to invent and run a company

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ric Richardson is an Australian inventor who first came to prominence as a result of his invention of Software Activation, a technique used in softwar...

Brad Parsons talks about the risk tolerances of different startup ecosystems

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Parsons is CEO and founder of Movus, a company that provides monitoring tools for industrial equipment with the mission of preserving the earth’...

Danny Tyrrell and Michael Bridgeman Co-founder of DataCo

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DataCo Technologies unlocks valuable data partnerships between organisations. The DataCo Collaboration Platform, which incorporates the latest privacy...

Karl Mohan - GM APAC for Crypto.com

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trade crypto anytime, anywhere on Crypto.comWhat is crypto.com and why it exists🔬The local market here and the opportunity 🦘🇦🇺Buying coffe...

Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall discuss how social enterprises fit within the startup community

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall are the founders of Taboo, a social enterprise that sell organic cotton pads and tampons, with all profits going towar...

Joshua Flannery discusses the key differences between Australia and Japan's startup ecosystems

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Flannery is the Founder and CEO of Innovation Dojo, an organisation active in both Australia and Japan which was founded in 2016 to support sta...

Markus Kahlbetzer explores support opportunities for government and universities

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Markus Kahlbetzer is CEO and founder of BridgeLane, which labels itself an “alternative investment company” and aims to bring innovation to more t...

Pauline Fetaui discusses the difference between the corporate and startup worlds

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 des...

Kim Heras relives the major milestones he witnessed during the growth of the ecosystem

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 fro...

Ian Parke, MD and CEO of FIN-PAY

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 wa...

Christian Eckelmann, CEO and Co-founder of Upstreet

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Upstreet offers you automatic fractional share rewards with each purchase you make.Balancing Family Life and Upstreet ⚖️The idea of Upstreet taki...

Darryl Lyons believes Australia has an opportunity to lead the world in Agri-tech

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darryl Lyons is the Entrepreneur in Residence at both James Cook University in Cairns, Queensland, and at Farmers2Founders, a national Agri-tech organ...

Tim Poskitt - Country Manager ANZ Envestnet Yodlee

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Envestnet | Yodlee delivers solutions that help consumers live better financial lives.PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧The excitement of Open Banking 🏦 Embedde...

Paul Weingarth , CEO and Co-founder of Slyp

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Slyp smart receipts enables customers to pay with their bank card and automatically receive an itemised tax receipt inside their banking app. PODCAST...

Yolanda Redrup discusses some of the catalysts for the huge growth the startup ecosystem has seen

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yolanda Redrup is a senior journalist with The Australian Financial Review, with a focus on technology and healthcare. Yolanda first began covering Au...

Yish Koh - MD of Kit

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Megan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groups

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Megan Sebben is the Program Manager at CSIRO’s Kick-Start Program, an initiative designed to help innovative Australian startups and small busine...

Alex Scandurra discusses the Australian startup ecosystem's exceptional growth

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Scandurra is the founding CEO of Stone & Chalk, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to support Australian startups, scaleups, corporatio...

Phil Ireland discusses how he sees mission-driven companies as fitting into Australia’s startup ecosystem

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Austr...

Andrew Goodwin - CFO of Wisr

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wisr is an Australian non-bank lender offering consumer lending services. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧Personal Loans 101 and Wisr's position The import...

Dharmica Mistry discusses the distinction between deep tech startups and other startups

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Dharmica Mistry is Director of Diagnostics and Industry Engagement at MTP Connect, a not-for-profit organisation focused on growing the MedTech, Bi...

Pascale Heylar-Moray, Founder and CEO of Super Rewards

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Save more super by shopping online and in store. With more than 1000 brands offering cashback through Super-Rewards, growing your superannuation is ea...

Liam Millward, Co-founder of Instant

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Instant is building the future of a frictionless economy, allowing you to purchase instantly, anywhere on the internet, in seconds. PODCAST SNIPPETS 🎧...

Wayne Gerard says attracting talent into the startup ecosystem is “mission critical”

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wayne Gerard is co-founder of RedEye, a tech company which manages engineering information for large, complex asset owners such as councils, hospitals...

Don Wright believes the various startup ecosystems within Australia should work cooperatively

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Don Wright is the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Western Sydney University, as well as co-founder of Western Sydney University Launc...

Trevor Folsom discusses the challenge of securing talent for Australian startups

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Folsom is Co-Founder and Chairman at Investible, an early-stage investment group that aims to connect ground-breaking companies with the capita...

Allan O'Connor discusses the viability of startup careers

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Matt Holme - Founder of Youpay

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 to...

Al Wilkie - CEO and MD of Change Financial (ASX Code: CCA)

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Change Financial aims to redefine payments and card issuing."We become effectively the issuer of the cards, and we recently signed , in the last ...

Sam Jockel shares her story and why it is so important to trust yourself

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Jockel is the founder of ParentTV, which offers hundreds of on-demand videos and courses to support the parenting and care of children from birth ...

Simone Joyce, Co-founder of Paypa Plane

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paypa Plane is the bank-grade platform where traditional scheduled payments and payment initiation via NPPA's PayTo meet. "I think in 12 mont...

Andrew Grech - CEO and Co-founder of Cryptospend💡

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CryptoSpend bridges the gap between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies. They want to bring crypto to the masses."Cafes, restaurants and take...

Alex Carpenter sees Australia's startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settings

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Carpenter is the founder (or as he puts it, the “Initial Nudger, Steward and Groundskeeper”) of The Guild of Entrepreneurs, an independent or...

John Winters, Co-founder of Superhero

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Superhero is an online investing platform that allows customers to invest in Australian shares, U.S. shares, and ETFs. "I think we had 50 or 80k ...

James Fielding shares his belief that Australia's talent pool is world class

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr James Fielding is the Founder and Managing Director of Audeara, a hearing health technology company that produces headphones designed to deliver so...

Hayden Williams discusses the future of cryptocurrency across many industries

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hayden Williams is Senior Product Manager for Existing Customers at MYOB, a cloud-based business management platform fit for Enterprise, SME & sta...

Caroline Bowler, CEO - BTC Markets

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy & sell cryptocurrencies in AUD with BTC Markets - 100% Australian-owned & operated."I kind of describe BTC markets as the designated ...

Samantha Finnegan shares the various software tools and platforms she utilizes

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Finnegan is the founder of Madebox, a company which provides customers with gift boxes of curated goods from small regional producers, in par...

Josh Foreman, Founder & CEO - Indebted

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Indebted works to resolve outstanding accounts and get individual finances back on track."I do pinch myself to think where we are today , but in t...

Emma Fawcett discusses the trap of "tech spaghetti"

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Fawcett is General Manager, SME at MYOB, a cloud-based business management platform fit for Enterprise, SME & startup businesses. Prior to wo...

Xavier Shay, CEO - Up

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Up launched October 2018 as a partnership between Ferocia and Bendigo Bank. They help over 500,000 customers and are focused on being "best digi...

Nick Nicolaides, Co-Founder - Pearler

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pearler is an investing app designed to help you reach your financial goals, within a supportive community. Our mission is to help everyday people bec...

Caleb Gibbins, Founder - Cache

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cache allows you to create a fintech investment product with Australia’s #1 Investing-as-a-Service provider"Our capabilities are growing to supp...

Vicki Engsall shares the benefits of growing your digital presence

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vicki Engsall is the co-founder of The Jojoba Company, an Australian skincare company which produces a range of products which use jojoba oil, a liqui...

Matt Allen, Co Founder & CEO - Tractor Ventures

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tractor Ventures provides non-dilutive funding for companies to grow. "We do due diligence on the business on where it stands today and where it i...

Alex Harper, Co-Founder - Swyftx

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Swyftx is an Australian owned and operated crypto exchange that allows users to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and 300+ other crypto assets."We then scaled...

Evan Thornley discusses the evolution of the startup ecosystem

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Thornley is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience founding and leading tech startups, including Australia’s first to be listed on th...

Matt Vitale, Co-Founder - Birchal

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Birchal is an Australian Equity Crowdfunding platform for consumer brands and companies. "We are very much the largest platform in Australia tha...

Jill Berry, Co-Founder - Adatree

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adatree helps organisations unleash the potential of Open Banking and the CDR through turnkey Data Recipient and Data Holder solutions."Are they ...

Max Kausman, Investor - Tidal Ventures

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tidal's mission is to help founders build momentum as bold and courageous product led companies. Year founded : 2016Founder/CEO: Grant McCarthy L...

Andrew Nunn believes Australian states and territories should work cooperatively rather than competitively

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Nunn is the co-founder, Chairman and Executive Director of JBS&G, one of Australia’s largest privately owned environmental consulting com...

Ben Williamson, Co-Founder & CEO - Fresh

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh connects investors with listed companies raising capital. "Companies should be thinking about their shareholders as subscribers..."Ben t...

Lana Weal highlights the mental health challenges faced by founders

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lana Weal is the founder of Market Mindfully, a marketing consultancy company that aims to support impact-driven startups in Australia and New Zealand...

Arthur Sinodinos discusses the positive attributes Australia could learn from the US

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Sinodinos is an Australian diplomat and former Liberal Party politician who has served as Ambassador to the United States since February 2020. ...

Petr Adámek sees the benefits of greater cohesion of the national startup ecosystem

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Petr Adámek is the CEO of the Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN), a not for profit with the mission of empowering entrepreneurs to create positive c...

Ash Crick , CTO - OneTwo Home Loans

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

OneTwo is a challenger lender with a mission to level the property playing field, helping people buy and own homes in an easier way."The way you a...

Ashley Baxter discusses how UQ Ventures was invaluable for her startup

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Baxter is the founder of Monty Compost Co, a clean-tech startup building hardware and software technology for monitoring and managing organic w...

Peter Devine discusses his move to research commercialisation

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Devine is CEO of Uniseed, Australia’s longest running venture fund which works with researchers, businesses and industry to provide the best p...

Patrick Schweizer, Director - Alares

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alares Insights delivers a monthly snapshot of unique insights into current and emerging credit risk factors."Had they known this information ahea...

Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Fung is founder of Airtasker, a local services marketplace connecting people and businesses who need work done with people wanting to work. He is ...