Alfred Lo is co-founder and chief commercial officer of Harvest B, a Sydney company founded in 2020 that makes plant-based protein ingredients for food manufacturers and food service businesses. He co-founded the business with Kristi Riordan.
Before Harvest B he worked in corporate and early-stage investing. He joined the Optus-Innov8 seed fund, set up by Optus and Singtel Innov8, as a principal in 2012, and in 2015 became head of AMP New Ventures, AMP's corporate venture capital unit.
On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem series, he compared startup ecosystems in different countries.
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Start hereAlfred Lo compares startup ecosystems in different nationsHis full interview comparing startup ecosystems across countries.
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem With Mark Pesce, Hayden Williams, Evan Thornley, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Pete Lead, Terry Hilsberg, Matt Bullock, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Alan Jones, Paul Bassat, Hamish Hawthorn, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Cameron Adams, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem With Jodie Fox, Hamish Hawthorn, Cameron Adams, Evan Thornley, John Allsopp, Malcolm Turnbull, Ian Gardiner, Mick Liubinskas, Matt Barrie, Mark Pesce, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Simon Thomsen, Phil Morle, Silvia Pfeiffer, Dean McEvoy, Alan Noble, Niki Scevak, Alan Jones
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem 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, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Key moments from Alfred Lo compares startup ecosystems in different nations.
“There are too many deep tech founders that optimize for grants rather than investors.”
Chief Commercial & Product Officer · Harvest B
Chief Investment Officer · Cicada Innovations
Head of AMP New Ventures · AMP New Ventures
Investment lead, Australia · Optus Innov8 (Singtel Innov8)
Operational/management role · PwC
Sources: dayone.fm
Harvest B is a Sydney food manufacturer that makes textured wheat protein ingredients for food service operators and food manufacturers.
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Adam SpencerHost, Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem 
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