Episode Summary:
In this week's episode of The Startup Retro, host Will Richards and guest host Cheryl Mack from Aussie Angels and The First Cheque podcast break down the latest in Australia's startup and venture capital ecosystem. They cover Square Peg's ambitious new funds, the 2023 financial results of Linktree, and a groundbreaking partnership that will see hypersonic rocket launches from South Australian spaceports in 2025. The duo also discuss SafetyCulture's latest $75M raise, Algenie’s mission to replace plastics with algae, and interview Emma Grife from Startmate about their latest cohort. The episode wraps up with a useful resource for B2B startups navigating their sales funnels.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
05:00 Square Peg’s New Funds
09:00 Linktree’s 2023 Financials
12:30 Hypersonic rocket launches in South Australia
15:00 SafetyCulture’s Latest Raise
18:30 Algenie’s plastic replacements using Algae
25:00 Interview with Emma Grife from Startmate
30:00 Knowledge as a Service (KaaS) Recommendations