Transparent Venture Capital by Tribe Global Ventures

Founder Focus Ep 18: James Leathem of VendorPanel and their exit to Accel-KKR

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is James Leathem , Founder and former CEO of VendorPanel.  Tribe was a proud investor in Vendor Panel until its exit to Accel-KKR in ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 115: More Agents, More Management Required. SaaS Moving To Services. Velocity. Sharts.

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

March 2026 Tribe US Expansion Mission Debrief

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 114: SafteyCulture Exits As Predicted. More To The Eucalyptus Story. Is Rayn Ong Australia's Greatest Angel.

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 113: Investment Committee Dynamics. Writing code is OVER. Agent Search How To. Sharts

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 112: EVP Post's Bond. SaaS Becomes Print Media. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. NO Sharts.

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 111: 2026 Says No. Australia No Safe Haven. When Dev's Cry. Just Get An Agent. Sharts.

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cut Through Venture State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 Report with Albert Bielinko and Chris Gillings.

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Albert and Chris break down the key take aways from another excellent report. A must listen and read for all founders and investors. You can read the ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 110: IPO Market Dead. Airwallex In Lifecycle Terms. Don't Wait For Perfection. Sharts.

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 109: Public ARR Trouble For Venture. Few Get the Money. Airwallex Own Goal. Sendle Gondel. Sharts.

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 108: We Are Back Baby! Replit Addiction. Founder Fear. Speed But Not Quality.

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  We're back! Why patients and technology may do what the health system can’t by Vu Tran. Don’s latest addiction: Replit....

Tribe Talkin Episode 1 0 7: How Hard To Push Your People. Speed Wins. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 107: Speed Wins. How Hard To Push Your Team. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 107: Speed Wins. How Hard To Push Your Team. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 106: UEF: Unicorn Exit Fund: Startup Muster Report. Cut Through DB. Sharon AI. SaaS Not Dead. No Cash To Burn. Sharts.

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 105: Where You Raise Matters. Culture Amp & SafetyCulture Writedown. EVP's $100M Fund. Sharts.

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 104: The Role Of Luck. Culture Amp's Layoffs. Kiki Fined. Sharts.

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 103: No AI Bump - Give Yourself An F! SafetyCulture Losses Widen. StrongAI. Sharts.

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 102: Authentic Comms Win. Airwallex $1B. Firmus $6B. SwiftX $50mill Profit. James Leatham Steps Down. Hismile. Sharts.

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 101- Sicilia: "VC is unbelievably positive". Strongroom AI Raise. AI Intelligence Fail. AI Auto Investing. Only 5 Productive Months. Sharts.

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 100: Episode 100! What's Changed in 100 Eps. Blackbird Discounts. Moats. Sharts.

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Episode 100: reflections from 100 episodes.  Blackbird funds change hands at steep discounts, rattling investors. How Austra...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 99: AI's Big Market Risk. People Leaving VC. Small Funds Still Best For Returns. SwarmFarm $30M Raise. Durability In AI. Rent Seeking SXSW.

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 98: RB2B Goes 100% AI Run. OZ vs US Energy. Can't Build Just For Money. Sharts.

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 97: Some Founders Should Go To Jail. VC Is "Back Baby". Repeat Founders Best? VC Accelerators. Sharts.

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 96: Seek V Employment Hero. Birchal Increases Fees, Cuts Costs. Female Funding "Pipeline Problem". Why Start-ups Fail. Sharts.

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin Ep 95: Learning From T Swift Engagement. OneMRI Raise. Blackbird Returns Hurt. SEO To SAO.

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: OneMRI announces capital raise. Blackbird 2015 fund returns hurt. SEO continuing to be challenged by Chat. James Deck from Cl...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 94: One Person Unicorns. Working Harder With AI. Advance VC Secondary Fund. Sharts.

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 92: Airtree's "Not Mega" $650mil Fund. Unhinged Founders. Don't Ignore Red Flags. Lorikeet $200mil Val. Figma. Sharts

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture: AUS VC Funding Report For Q2 2025

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron and Don are joined by Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture to understand the key insights from the Q2 2025 Australian Venture ...

Tribe Talkin' 91: Employment Hero v Seek. Gilmore "Failure". 18 Year Old Founder. UQ's Vaccine Victory. Sharts.

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  Gilmore Space launch.  Employment Hero sues Seek, an investor and rival, over platform access. Seek hits back in Employmen...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 90: Coward Founders. AI Tool Fail. Meta Spree. AI Usage Baseline. Sharts.

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Facebook Meta hiring spree.  AI tools are not yet there.  AI usage a baseline expectation at Shopify.   “Coward founder...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 89: CTV Q2. Top 10 B2B AI Takeaways. Australia's Not An AI Leader? Building An Audience. Tractor Reaches $100mil Milestone. Sharts.

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 88: Australia The Unicorn Factory, But Not A Leader In AI. SEO v AEO.

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 87: Epic Tropical Innovation Fest. Canva Tax Bill. Continuation Funds. Need AI To Raise. Distribution Is The Durability. No Sharts :(

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Tropical Innovation Fest was awesome.  4th time lucky? After shutting down in New York, Blackbird-backed Kiki is moving to L...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 86: Lyrebird Health. Sally-Ann WIlliams Steps Down. MagicBrief Off To Canva. You're The Problem It's You. Kiki Departs. StrongRoomAI Ends. Sharts.

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 85: London Expansion Mission Lessons. YC AI Requests. Cold Calling Dead? Sharts.

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Founder Focus Ep 17: Chris Milligan of Adepto & Konfir

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Chris Milligan, and Entrepreneur and Investor based in London. We are proud to also have Chris as a shareholder, investor, and ventur...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 84: VC- Never Been Harder. SecondQuater Secondary Fund. Chat Knows Exactly Who You Are. Don't delegate?

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin Ep 83: Tribe's AI Built Tools. How Not To Pitch. Amazing Airwallex. Cut Through Venture Q1. Sharts.

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin Ep 82: AI Life Partners? Go1 Simplifies. Tech One Rockets. Advance VC Secondaries Fund. Sharts.

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rerelease-Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 80: What Will Be The Next AI Unicorns. Goodbye Superfund Investors. Advanced R&D Raises $27mil. Competitor Ads. Sharts

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 79: CTV Q1. Low Growth Worthlessness. Where The Value Accrues. AI Rabbit Holes. Robots Are Here. Sharts. We Are Sorry For This Episode.

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: Not Investing In Founders With Kids. Good Not Good Enough. WeMoney - We Impressed. Zero Co Shutdown. No Lead No Conviction? Sharts.

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: AI Making ARR Dead? Do You Have To Be First? Fake It To Make It Gone To Far. Small Fund Performance. Canva Durability. Sharts.

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 77: StrongRoom AI Investigation. IVYY Makes Top 50. Solo Vs Co-Founders. Can You Admit You're Crazy? Sharts.

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tribe Talkin' Ep 76: From The Lounge- Aaron & Don Reflections From US Expansion Mission

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron and Don debrief on the 9 days they had in the US with founders and investors.   

Tribe Talkin’ Ep 75: Bridge Rounds Are A Bridged To Nowhere? The Very Best? Eisen Joins Reshop After US$17M Raise. VC Year Ahead. Sharts.

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Let's be clear -- the very best B2B companies just explode.  www.reshop.com has closed a USD$17m capital raise in 2025. 14 ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 74: Language Warning More Than Usual. Public Markets. New Birchal CEO. Failure In Australia. Taste Not Tech. Is Your CEO A Fraud? Sharts.

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:   NASDAQ & S & P 500 fall- why it matters. Kirstin Hunter joins equity platform Birchal as CEO.  The...

Tribe Takin' Ep 73: Employment Hero AI Drive. We Are All Just Wrappers. Cursor Beware. Top Of Funnel A Waste? Sharts.

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  Employment Hero AI adoption drive.  Michael Luorebuilt a basic version of Docusign in 2 days.  AI development not fool pr...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 72: Good Empire Administration. Investor Test Stays. OpenAI Operator. Voice Agents. B2B Growth- B2C Feel. Sharts.

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's epsidoe: Findings from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services on the Wholesale investor tests are ou...

Tribe Talkin Ep 71: Small Is The Future. Kiki In Trouble Again. KKR Acquires Stake In Employment Hero. Get Fast, Lose Fast. Splose AI Raises $5m. Sharts.

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Five V SaaS Summit, Sydney March 20th 2025.  KKR Acquires Stake in HRM Platform Employment Hero from SEEK Investments. Kiki...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 71: Why VCs Reject You. 2021 VC Investment Cohort Looking Very Grim. Founder Survey Interim Results. Man Baby Leads OpenAI Offer. Sharts.

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  OpenAI AI SDR. Investigating ChatGPT Search: Insights from 80 Million Clickstream Records.  Glass jaw man baby make face bi...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 70: Doing Outbound Sales Properly. Failure Isn't The Worst Thing. Lorikeet Cracks $100mil. Robotics Progress. Miss America Nuclear Power Debate. Sharts.

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  Outbound isn't dead.  The worst thing that can happen to your startup isn't failure.  Australian start-up Lorikeet cracks...

We're Back! Cut Through Venture 2024 State of Australian Startup Funding Results With Chris Gillings and Mitchell Bissinger.

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we are joined by Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and Mitchell Bissinger of Folklore Ventures to discuss the 2024 State of Austra...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 69: Are You A Keeper? DeepSeek Explained. SEO Has Changed. Own Your Audience. Can You Return A Fund? Sharts.

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  The Keeper Test:  Netflix website description. The severance package. What the staff say about it. Deepseek: 20VC epis...

In The Trenches Ep 1: VenueNow Implementing AI Agents From Relevanceai.com & Broader AI Discussions.

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of In The Trenches, Dave and Jake from VenueNow share their evaluation of www.relevanceai.com with Don and Duncan from Tribe Global Ve...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 68: Matt Vitale Leaves Birchal. DEI Rebalancing. Zombie VCs. LinkedIn AI Slop. Sharts.

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:   Matt Vitale sets down and leaves Birchal.  Rise of the zombie VCs: Australian venture capital faces a year of reckoning....

Founder Focus Ep 15: Dr Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries. From Go1 Unicorn To Going Again In Defense Tech.

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Dr Vu Tran.  Vu is a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Sky Industries, a leading Aust...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 67: We're Back! 2025 Predictions. Text To Action AI. Resilience. PMF. VC Firms Fall. Sharts.

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: 2025 predictions.  Employment Hero uses mostly scrip to acquire company.  Text to action AI will fundamentally change the w...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 66: Open AI Goes Down. Birchal Raises $2Mil. Our Agentic Future. Quantum Breakthrough. Tandem Shuts.

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Share price decline for accelerator Scalare Partners. Open AI goes down for 4 hours Satya Nadella on future of business apps...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 65: AI. VC Mental Torture. YC's Requests. Statemate's Woman Leader Award. Sharts.

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Jerry Seinfeld's take on AI. Jeff’ Bezos all in on AI. AI tool ability to synthesis data: Andrew Tate YC's request for st...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 64: Fastest "100". Swoop Aero's Liquidation. Salary Efficiency Ratio. Selling Work Not Access. VC Resurgence.

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  Med-Gemini Instagram dubbing.  Follow the ball?  Australia’s fastest growing companies.  Introducing the Salary Eff...

Founder Focus Ep 15: Ben Thompson of Employment Hero.

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Thompson is the CEO and co-founder of Employment Hero, a platform revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses manage their HR, payroll, ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 63: Crazy AI Stories. Employment Hero. Problematic Geniuses. Startups Are High Turnover. Luke Anear Steps Down. Canva CFO. Sharts.

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  AI gets rich.  Chegg: a cautionary tale the large AI companies eating the smaller ones. Employment Hero abruptly changed co...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 62: Learn From Trump. SaaS- Margins To Fall. Scalare Lists. Company Failures. Themes. Sharts.

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Directionally right: where the SaaS market is going- lower prices even if you survive.  AI voice agents map by Bessemer.  D...

Tribe Talkin Ep 61: Worthless- You, Your SaaS And Your Data.

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode: AI voice bots becoming functional for sales and support.  AI using video to remove the SaaS and the human.  AI being used to ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 60: What You Should Learn From The US. Reflections From 2024 Tribe US Expansion Mission

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron and Don dial in from Denver and share their thoughts from the Tribe 2024 US Expansion Mission with Ash and Jack. 

Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture Q3 2024 Report

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Five V Capital. Chris talk t...

Tribe Talkin Ep 59: Founder Mode Mayhem. VCs Do F All. Swoop Aero Runs Out Of Runway. Disrupted Radio.

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  SXSW: Australian founders have some advice for government.  Founder Mode by Paul Graham.  Harry Stebbing raises Europe's la...

Investor Focus Ep 10: Tom Humphrey of Blackbird. GTM. AI as a Service. Traditional Outbound Is Dead.

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Humphrey is a venture capital investor with Blackbird, one of Australia's leading venture capital firms. At Blackbird, he focuses on partnering wi...

Investor Focus Ep 9: Tom Waterhouse. Racing Identity to Venture Capitalist.

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Waterhouse, renowned racing identity turned venture capitalist, joins us on the podcast to share his journey from the world of racing to founding ...

Tribe Talkin' 58: VC Funding Plumets Again. Go1 Secondary. Circonomy In Liquidation. Bookable Raises $5mil. NotebookLM. Sharts

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Q3 2024 Cut Through Venture Report: VC funding plummets again as mega deals remain elusive. $3b Queensland unicorn Go1’s ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 57: The SaaS Era Over? VCs Chasing M&A. VCs Question Scalare. Losing PMF Part 3. Startmate Returns.

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:   'Venture capital is broken': Scalare pitches backdoor IPO as VCs question model. Ed Keelan of Octopus Ventures releas...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 56: Investors That Charge Portfolio For Everything. Burn To Earn. Blurred Funding Lines. Death as a Service. Listener Questions On VC. Sharts.

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode: Eucalyptus pauses Compound, its $1000-a-month men's longevity program.  The curious case of scale-up advisory's backdoor ASX ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 55: AI Snake Oil. Bluejay.AI Goes Into Liquidation. Persistence. Shiffman To Pay Legal Costs. Startup Daily Awards. Australia's Liquidity. Sharts.

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode: Investor Adir Shiffman must pay Sleeping Duck co-founders' legal costs, court orders. Startup Daily Awards. Persistence.  Pers...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 54: Ash Joins Tribe. Founder's Walking With 0. SafetyCulture's $165Mil. Taking Advice. Marketing & Personas. VC Red Flags. Sharts.

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Why Uber abandoned Carshare for Turo. Losing product market fit. Ed Keelan's Part 2 Blog.  SafetyCulture raises $165Mil in ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 52: Losing PMF. Startups Shutting Down. Super Funds Squeezed Out Of VC. Early DPI. Sharts

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode:  Nvidia slumps on earnings day.  AustralianSuper takes billion-dollar hit on venture capital failure.  Super funds squeezed...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 51: Canva Hunting A Snitch? Go1 CEO Swap. 'Diabilical' 18 Months For Crowdfunding. Outbound Is Dead. Sharts.

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':  Blackbird and Canva not to happy about leakers of Leonardo.ai deal details. Jesse Wu departs Afterwork Ventu...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 50: SaaS Metrics. Exec's Leaving Canva. Breakthrough Victoria Sued. Decelerating SaaS Growth.

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': Man baby owner of X/Twitter is suing a group of advertisers and major companies, accusing them of unlawfully a...

Tribe Talkin Ep 49: AUS VC's Face Battle for Future. TEN13 Passes $100M. OneVentures Fund VII $200M. Leonardo.ai Was Finding It Hard. Hivery To Zero. Sharts

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  TEN13 passes $100M invested.  OneVentures launches new $200m fund to address the lack of growth stage funding in Australia. ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 48: Canva And Leonardo.ai. The ATO's Coming. It's Tough Out There. Pre-mortems. It's Also Great Out There. Offsites: A Waste? Sharts

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Founder Focus Ep 14: Wayne Gerard- QLD Chief Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Redeye, Founder of Prtnr Ventures.

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this great episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Wayne Gerard.  Wayne is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Redeye, a cloud-based Engineering ...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 47: The Eye Of The Tiger. Canva v Microsoft. Liquidity Options.

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode: ESOP fine print.  "Losing money is an under-appreciated asset with our strategy"   Ubers early backers.  Microsoft has ...

Tribe Talkin Ep 46: Nice Finishes Last. Failure Is Baked In. Harsh Investment Terms. Being Ready For Investment. Fable. MILKRUN.

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode: Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh terms offered. US on track to cut interest rates.  “Investment r...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 45: AI Removes VCs? PE Taking On VC. PE's Aggressive Terms. Companies Going Into Administration.

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode: Cut Through Quarterly 2Q 2024. Mega VC deals are back - but new founders face a big problem.  Rise of the robot investors: is ...

Founder Focus Ep 13: Matt Vitale of Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Platform.

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for this episode of Founder Focus is Matt Vitale, co-founder and CEO of Birchal, Australia's leading equity crowdfunding platform. In this e...

Investor Focus Ep 8: Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and 5 V/ Capital.

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for this episode of Investor Focus is Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Fiv...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 44: The US: We F'd. Small VCs to Start Failing. AI Pitch Decks. Bank VCs and Accelerators- Any Value? Samsara $100M Series A. 1Breadcrumb $4M Raise.

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  US Presidential election. We're so screwed.  AI helping with pitch decks.  How accelerators can prove their worth.  Bank V...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 43: GYG. The Most Active VC Investors. Ownership at IPO. Series A Stuck? Pitchbook Data. Tenacious & Brighte Raise. What VCs Actually Mean.

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium.  Skalata the most active investor in Australia.  GYG goes public.  Founder ownershi...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 42: VCs Becoming A-Holes. "VCs Decide Not To Invest In Women". Bessemer Anti-Portfolio. Pitching For PR. Sharts.

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode: Adir Shiffman losing a lengthy court battle with one of his own portfolio companies, online mattress business Sleeping Duck. To...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 41: London Mission. YC Val's Inflated? Imposter Syndrome. Psylo closes $8mil. Pitch Decks. Sharts.

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:   Debrief of the Tiribe UK expansion mission Nvidia crosses the $3 Trillion market cap. Are YC valuations inflated? Post...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 40: Startmate Excels. Frugal Founders. 60 Person Leadership Teams? Fewer People at Series A. SaaS Growth Decelerating. Modus Partners SaaS valuations. Sharts.

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':  Startmate's Top 20 most valuable alumni.  Frugal founders. Nvidia leadership team of 60 people.  Fewer emp...

Investor Focus Ep 7: Edward Keelan, Partner at Octopus Ventures.

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Investor Focus guest is Edward Keelan of Octopus Ventures.  This is an awesome episode as we love the way Ed simplifies topics that are often...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 39: Sharts. Government's Sexy Fingers. AI Extortion. Canva Rap. Captial Raises.

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:   Go-Catch v Uber windup. Government continues to have sexy fingers with taxing unrealised capital gains. Reasons why Sam Alt...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 38: VC's Are Lazy, Stupid, Biased & Overly Conservative. Accelerators. Startup Daily Awards. Useless Charts.

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:   Recap on concerns from the VC community on CrowdFunding.  Don't loose your sense of humor from Jerry Seinfeld.  Startup D...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 37: VC Red Flags. VC's Criticise Crowdfunding. Outbound is Dying. More Time to Series A. Billion $ Bet on PsiQuantum. Geoff Bozo.

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin' news:  Labor’s bold $1b bet on Aussie quantum start-up. Has it ever been harder to get from Seed to Series A...

Tribe Talkin' Ep 36: Co-Founders More Likely To Build Unicorns. First Time Or Second Time Founders Best? Farquar Steps Down. Canva Staff To Buy Houses.

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode:  Spac listing hobbled Tritium making it hard to raise fresh capital. Reasons for failure coming out in administration process....

Tribe Talkin' Ep 35: VC a Giant Ponzi? Tritium In Administration. Kiki. The Atlassian Machine. Pivot To Enterprise

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Tribe Talkin':