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Aaron Birkby

Managing Partner & Co-founder at Tribe Global Ventures

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About Aaron Birkby

Aaron Birkby is managing partner and co-founder of Tribe Global Ventures, which runs accelerator programs, international missions and investment access to help Australian technology companies expand into markets such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

He has spent more than two decades as a founder, adviser, investor and facilitator in the Australian startup ecosystem. He was chief executive of Startup Catalyst, which ran international scale-up missions for founders until the Australian Computer Society acquired it in 2018, and has been entrepreneur in residence at River City Labs, muru-D, QUT and James Cook University. He has served on the board of StartupAus and was a founding member of the Queensland Ministerial Innovation Advisory Council. In 2016 he received the Pearcey Award for Queensland.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem series, he discussed the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystem.

In conversation.

4 episodes

Start hereAaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystemHis full interview on where the Australian ecosystem falls short.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4

With Simon Thomsen, Tim Boyle, David Burt, Rachel Yang, Sarah Pearson, Bruce Tulloch, Cheryl Mack, Lucinda Hartley, Joshua Flannery, Megan Sebben, Alex Scandurra, Phil Ireland, Julie Trell, Peter Devine, Dean McEvoy, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Pete Horsley, Annie Parker, Paul Bassat, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Melissa Widner, Hamish Hawthorn, Lauren Capelin

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 5

With Mark Pesce, Steve Grace, Eloise Hall, Isobel Marshall, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Tim Fung, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEvoy, Moira Were, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6

With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Aaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystem.

  1. 0:24Meet Aaron Birkby
  2. 0:31Overview of The Unconventional Group
  3. 1:06The Biggest Gap in the Australian Ecosystem
  4. 2:18Aaron's Experience with Telstra's Innovation Programs
  5. 4:10Aaron's Journey into the Startup Ecosystem
  6. 5:27The Evolution of Queensland's Startup Landscape
  7. 8:55Unique Aspects of Queensland Startups
  8. 11:06Are We on the Right Track?
  9. 13:42Rowing in the Same Direction
  10. 14:41Influential Entrepreneurs and Founders

In their own words.

“You guys need to stop fighting over pieces of the pie and be in the business of building pie factories.”
Aaron Birkby — Aaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystemThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 3 April 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Managing Partner & Co-founder · Tribe Global Ventures

  2. Until 2018

    CEO · Startup Catalyst

Sources: tribeglobal.vc

Tribe Global Ventures on Day One

Tribe Global Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in B2B tech-enabled companies from Australia and New Zealand.

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