Paul Bassat
Co-founder & Partner, Square Peg
“A good but imperfect answer to the right question is so much more valuable than a perfect answer to the wrong question.” Hear the conversation
3 episodes All companies 
Square Peg
5 conversations across 3 shows.
Meet the people behind the company.
Latest conversation · First Cheque
How James Tynan from Square Peg Invests in EdTechAbout Square Peg
Square Peg is a venture capital firm founded in Australia in 2012, dedicated to supporting visionary founders in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and Southeast Asia. With over US$2.9 billion in assets under management, Square Peg invests early and repeatedly in companies across these regions.
- Sector
- Venture capital (AI, fintech, SaaS)
- Business model
- Venture fund
- Founded
- 2012
- Founders
- Paul Bassat, Tony Holt, Barry Brott, Justin Liberman
- Headquarters
- Melbourne
- Markets
- Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Israel
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The people on Day One.
James Tynan
Former Partner, Square Peg
“I think that accelerators are generally terrible businesses and generally not a good idea. I think Startmate is an exception.” Hear the conversation
2 episodesHear from the team.
First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter How James Tynan from Square Peg Invests in EdTech
With James Tynan
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 1
With Paul Bassat
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4
With Paul Bassat
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series James Tynan shares his unpopular views on startup accelerators
With James Tynan
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Paul Bassat examines the evolution of the ecosystem
With Paul Bassat
In conversation.
Moments from other conversations on the network where Square Peg comes up.
“we're one of 3 companies ever in Australian history to be backed by Blackbird, Airtree, and Square Peg, which puts us in the likes of Laureate and Canva's rarefied air.”
“So we had 5 firms say no. Airtree, Square Peg, Blackbird. And it was all kind of like, yeah, you're great founders and whatever, but like, we just don't see this.”
On In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy
Beyond a $180M Exit: Frank Greeff on Purpose and Building Kinso AI · 0:43“looking at Square Peg's returns up until now, Canva specifically actually is one-third of their returns in total.”
“Blackbird, Airtree, and Square Peg as well, their success has kind of opened up the market for VC here in Australia.”
Portfolio on Day One.
Companies Square Peg has backed whose teams have been on the network.
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