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Australian venture funding hits $10.1b in 2021, but seed funding still has room to grow (Updated)
A few thoughts on venture funding Down Under, new seed funds to watch and round sizes and valuations for 2022.
Early lessons from investing $2m+ into seed stage startups
Lessons for founders and Aussie investors from our first group of investments, 6 months post launching Galileo fund 1.
A few thoughts on announcing Galileo VC
What a week! I’m sure some of you might of seen our big announcement this week but in…
Investor and advisor update email template
Regular update emails are a powerful tool for founders to scale their advice-seeking in the early days.
Exploring a startup idea in the downturn?
A few recommendations for anyone exploring a potential startup idea as many industries slow down during the pandemic.
The 10 Slide Pitch Deck Template
A simple template for crafting your first pitch to investors based on helping hundreds of founders hone their message and raise money.
Student IP is critical for developing startup companies in universities
We seen an 7x increase in student startup output in the last few years. My Op-Ed for The…
The fastest startup ever created (probably)
If I said you can launch a startup in under 10 minutes would you believe me? Last April…
Australia should fund $1bn towards creating jobs in new industries
My challenge to any political party — Create 1 million jobs by funding new entrepreneurs building entirely new industries.