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Susan Oliver

Chair at Alice Anderson Fund

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About Susan Oliver

Susan Oliver AM chairs the investment committee of the Alice Anderson Fund, LaunchVic's A$10 million fund that co-invests alongside private investors in women-led startups. She co-founded Scale Investors, the angel investment group that backs female-led startups, and was its founding chair.

Involved in company governance since 1996, she has worked with Transurban Group and IFM Investors and on the restructure of Centro Group, and has served on more than a dozen boards, including The Wheeler Centre, The Smith Family and Fusion Retail Brands. Earlier she had a long career in technology and futures consulting and led the Australian Government's Commission for the Future.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, she discussed what investors look for in a founder.

In conversation.

3 episodes

Start hereSusan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founderHer own interview, on what she looks for in a founder before investing and why Australia should buy more technology from its own startups.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 3

With Michael Batko, Wayne Gerard, Petr Adámek, Peter Devine, Rohit Bhargava, Terry Hilsberg, Peter Bradd, Zrinka Tokic, Rachael Neumann, Zoe Piper, Silvia Pfeiffer, Murray Hurps, Rachel Yang, Yolanda Redrup, Peta Ellis, Sarah Pearson, Niki Scevak, Colin Kinner, Mark Pesce, Colette Grgic, Ian Gardiner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Melissa Widner, Cameron Adams, Georgie Turner, Baden U'Ren, Evan Thornley, Alan Noble, Kate Jones, Kate Cornick, James Alexander, Dharmica Mistry, Emily Rich, Lars Rasmussen

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, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, 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 Susan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founder.

  1. 0:29Meet Susan Oliver
  2. 0:31Overview of Scale Investors
  3. 1:18Overview of the Alice Anderson Fund
  4. 2:20Importance of Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
  5. 3:27Diversity in Investment Panels
  6. 4:08Understanding and Empathy in Investment
  7. 5:01Relationship with Launch Victoria
  8. 5:37Journey into Investing
  9. 6:46The Start of Scale in Australia
  10. 8:03Landscape of the Startup Ecosystem in 2013

In their own words.

“There's so many problems in the world that there's no end of need for solutions. So let's get going and innovate.”
Susan Oliver — Susan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founderThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 22 March 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Chair · Alice Anderson Fund

  2. 2010–2020

    Founder & Chair · Scale Investors

Sources: startupdaily.net

Alice Anderson Fund on Day One

The Alice Anderson Fund is a $10 million sidecar fund run by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup agency, that co-invests in women-led startups based in Victoria.

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