Jarden: Talking Tech

In our technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Steve Maarbani, Chief Executive Officer of digital investment platform VentureCrowdVentureCrowd is an Australian multi-asset class crowdfunding platform, with its headquarters in Sydney. The company's offerings include equity crowdfunding, property crowdfunding and debt-based crowdfunding. It aims to make investments accessible and impactful by providing innovators with a platform to find and capitalise on their crowd and investors with the opportunity to back what they believe in. VentureCrowd backs purposeful companies such as foodtech company Nexba, proptech company PublicSquare and agtech company InvertiGro.In this podcast, we discuss the the founder, the company, the industry and investments 

Urban connects new and off-the-plan residential property projects with potential buyers. The company aims to improve the quality of urban communities being developed across Australia and can help with searching for and shortlisting new properties and can sometimes provide the option to purchase through partners.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth. 

Shippit is a multi-carrier allocation platform bringing together retailers, carriers and customers to support the retail industry. The software takes care of shipping and delivery, order and fulfilment and post-purchase experiences with Australian carriers. We explore the origins of the business, the problem it is solving, the industry in which it operates, the competitive landscape and from where we can expect it to derive its future growth.

Audeara is a global hearing health leader specialised in innovative listening solutions for people with hearing challenges. With an increasingly integrated tech health and product landscape, we explore the origins of the business, the problem it is solving, the industry it operates in, the competitive landscape and from where we can expect it to derive its future growth.

Zerocap is a market-leading digital asset specialist, which provides liquidity, digital asset custody, asset management and technology to investors and institutions globally.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Family Zone Cyber Safety (FZO.AX) is a listed Australian technology company focused on the rapidly growing global parental control and cyber safety market. Family Zone's unique platform permits collaboration between parents and schools to keep children safe at home and school.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Noah has built a decade of fintech and startup leadership, communications and alternative investments experience from holding senior positions at several Israeli venture capital companies, consulting for a US-based health-focused venture capital company and as a partner at an award-winning hedge fund. Deshe Analytics uses AI technology to scan, analyse and rank public equities, then generates easy-to-read fundamental equity research reports for 44,000 global stocks in any language. Deshe started as a hedge fund managing assets using AI and machine learning, then transitioned to providing equity research as a service to seek to give its clients the tools they need to succeed.In this podcast, we discuss the company, notable investments and the state of the start-up environment. 

Startmate is the oldest and largest start-up accelerator in Australia. It runs two cohorts each year, with the vision of connecting the latent creativity and potential in Australian start-ups with its world-class community of venture capitalists, mentors and alumni. Since inception in 2011, Startmate has invested in over 170 start-ups with a combined valuation of more than $2bn.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Xylo Systems is an AI-powered cloud-based platform to connect, track and manage wildlife conservation projects. According to the company, this planet is losing a species every three to five minutes. Xylo helps conservation teams and researchers working to save species, with an easy way to connect and share information and make informed decisions.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth. 

Matt Berriman is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at RealVC, Chairman of Mental Health Australia, a former Australian Cricketer, Board member and entrepreneur. RealVC invests in pre-seed and seed rounds, with the option to lead and co-invest in Series A and beyond. The fund aims to pick founders early in their journey with real conviction. In this podcast, we discuss the the company, learnings from entrepreneurship and board experience, investments and the parallels of sports and business. 

Edrolo is an education technology company founded in 2011, which builds learning resources for students and useful teaching tools for teachers. Edrolo provides more than 1,000 Australian secondary schools with core resources for everyday teaching and learning, along with a systematic, innovative and research-led approach to resource design, with actionable analytics.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth. 

Veridooh is an adtech startup that has created proprietary software that independently tracks, measures, and verifies the performance of digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaigns, intending to increase transparency and confidence in the industry. Marketers need reliable and accurate verification to buy OOH advertising with confidence. Veridooh's software lets advertising firms' clients have access to more than 300 metrics, such as location, number of plays, exposure time, ad length and share of time on a digital billboard. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Blackbird is an Australasian venture capital firm whose mission is to invest in wild hearts, with the wildest ideas, right from the beginning. It seeks to back generational ambition with generational ownership by raising funds and investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO. The company's portfolio is worth over $10bn and includes more than 100 Aussie and Kiwi startups, including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Halter and Propeller Aero. Mason Yates is part of the investment team and hosts Wild Hearts, a Blackbird podcast dedicated to revealing the secrets of the founders seeking to change the world.

Peter Dunne is one of Australia's leading private equity and venture capital lawyers, specialising in M&A and private capital raisings. Mr Dunne has advised some of the leading Australian tech companies, including Atlassian in its first round of funding over 12 years ago, Canva, Deputy, Cloud9, Culture Amp, Expert360, Iron Mountain, OzForex, Tyro and many others. He has also assisted the Federal Government on its reforms to the federal tax system to facilitate start-up capital raising and employee share schemes. Mr Dunne has seen several tech and market cycles and watched the evolution of the Australian tech ecosystem and we discuss the current tech landscape, how the venture capital space has evolved and any comments on what the future could look like in this space.

Nola provides in-store analytics for retail and hospitality venues, providing actionable insights on product engagement, staff productivity and queue speed. It leverages its AI-powered tool to help improve customer experience whilst reducing operating costs, with no installation costs. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Oceanfarmr is one of the world's first operating systems and fintechs to support the growth of ocean farms. The software platform focuses on optimising labour and assets and delivering critical insights into farm performance for ocean farmers. It uses GPS maps and farm activity data to digitise farm practice. It also has future potential to derisk aquaculture financing and insurance and potentially to provide a provenance and assurance mechanism for aquaculture farmers to sell carbon credits.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Fred Schebesta, CEO and Co-founder of Finder.Finder is one of Australia's a global fintech, growing into crypto currency, the website sees more than 10 million visits each month globally. Fred Schebesta is the CEO and Co-founder of Finder. He is an international speaker, serial entrepreneur, award-winning digital marketer, author, media commentator, mentor and active member of the startup, crypto and small business communities.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Sally Krebs-Metelerkamp, CEO and founder of LivedLived is a unique platform within the global social impact start-up community, which helps people struggling with addiction.In an area less spoken about, this podcast displays the origins of the founder's vision, the business and how it is impacting lives across Australia.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Daniel Roberts, Co-CEO and co-founder of Iris Energy.Iris Energy is a Bitcoin mining company, which builds, owns and operates data centre and electrical infrastructure for the mining of Bitcoin, powered primarily by renewable energy.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Scott Taylor, CEO and Co-founder of Perx Health.Perx is a behaviour change platform that supports people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes by creating engagement to help them adhere to daily treatment plans. The company has proved its business model with many major health insurers in Australia (AIA, QBE and more) and Scott has relocated to the US to establish its presence there.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Amogh Sarda, Co-founder of eesel.eesel lets you search for all your work across the tools you use, bringing it all together in one place. If you have ever thought, "where did I see that document/email/datapoint?", eesel allows you to navigate quickly through folders to open the document you were looking for, without the need to browse through multiple drives and folders. eesel's customers include LinkedIn, Atlassian, Help Scout, Indeed and Intercom.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Ola Sars, founder and CEO of musictech company Soundtrack Your Brand.Soundtrack Your Brandis a B2B music software company, which allows businesses (i.e. bars, cafes, churches, education establishments, salons, hotels, etc.) to curate the ideal playlist for their customers, in a way that helps distribute payment rights to the music producers. Imagine going to the cinema, to watch Netflix, where the cinema takes the profits - Soundtrack Your Brand aims to remove this conundrum in the music space. The software allows users to create playlists, can use artificial intelligence to find the sound for brand alignment and uses other smart tools to curate the music experience for a business.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

Vexev is a medtech company founded in 2014, which aims to change the management of vascular medicine from reactive to proactive. The company develops both hardware and software that focuses on vascular imaging and vascular monitoring. Vexev's hardware is an ultrasound imaging robot, which is fully automated, providing affordable, decentralised, high-quality non-invasive imaging. The software uses the imaging to create beyond the standard Doppler and B-mode ultrasound images, creating a 3D digital twin of the blood vessels. Further through continual imaging Vexev's software monitors the vessel flow, allowing for early detection of change that may signal disease. In 2021, Vexev launched its first clinical trials in vascular labs and dialysis providers. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

RAIZ Invest is a fintech micro-investing app that works by allowing people to start investing with as little as $5. Users can invest in their Raiz account through round-ups, recurring investments and lump sum deposits. The money in the Raiz Investment Account is invested into a mix of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in accordance with one of six different Portfolios selected by the investor. Seven West Media (SWM.AX, Not Covered), has recently taken a strategic stake in Raiz.Acquired by RAIZ in April 2021, Superestate is the first data-driven residential property focused superannuation fund in Australia. Since launching in 2018, Superestate has made it possible for thousands of Australians to invest their super in a diversified portfolio of Australian properties (actual houses).In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Bayju Thakar, Co-founder of Doctor Care Anywhere.Doctor Care Anywhere is the smart, easy and convenient way to manage patient health. It offers appointments, prescriptions, referrals, patient records and more on its platform. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Andrew Balgarnie, COO of TradeWindow.TradeWindow (TWL.NZ) is a trade-tech company helping importers, exporters, freight forwarders and customs brokers at the frontline of global trade use software to improve efficiency and transparency. Global supply chains are complex networks of organisations. A single transaction typically requires the collaboration of over 20 entities, the production of 10 to 20 documents and the exchange of approximately 5,000 data field entries. TradeWindow has strength in the Australasian market.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Trent McKendrick, founder of Lever.Lever is a debt management and negotiation platform designed to give people power over their debt. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, by Trent McKendrick, Lever helps consumers take control and negotiate their debt with any Australian company and helps companies resolve their outstanding accounts in a simpler, more cost-effective manner, with a more positive customer experience. Negotiations that take place on Lever are private, secure and legally binding. The fintech aims to help the 61% of working Australians in debt (source ING) take control of their debt by guiding them through self-serve debt negotiation and management. Lever allows Australians to negotiate bills and debt including parking tickets, fines, utility bills, phone bills, car finance loans and even debt collection demands.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Lauren Peate, founder of Multitudes.Multitudes is a software company that helps measure and improve companies' culture and performance. The company provides insights and recommendations to unlock happier and higher performing teams, with measurable outputs. By looking at GitHub data from pull requests, reviews and comments, the tool generates insights about the flow of the work (and blockers of this), collaboration, wellbeing and more.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Andy Bowyer, founder of Kleos Space. Kleos Space (KSS.AX, Not Covered) uses nanosatellites for geolocating radio signals on earth to highlight human activity, which, when overlaid with data, is used to highlight potential illegal activity. This data-as-a-service provider sells data sets under a subscription model, predominantly into government and defence. The company is on the cusp of commercialising, with 170 qualified deals in the pipeline and 48 signed evaluation contracts with customers.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Ajay Prakash, founder of Entry LevelEntry Level is a reskilling platform to help upskill and educate people on the jobs of the future. It is estimated 7% of Australia's current workforce will be displaced by new technologies over the next decade (Oxford Economics 2019). Experiences are one-month virtual courses that mimic the real work of a professional in a specific role. Entry Level has a commitment bond model, where students pay a commitment bond of up to US$100 and if they complete the experience on time they will get a full refund.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Kieran Warwick, founder of IlluviumIlluvium is a cryptocurrency online gaming business based on collectable non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and resource mining. It uses ImmutableX technology for scaling NFTs. The company is part of a new play-to-earn trend across the tech gaming space. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts PrimeXConnect founding duo Jean-Claude Abouchar and Michael Chandler.PrimeXConnect enables the real-time sale of wholesale red meat between global exporters and international buyers. It is one of the first global sales and order management softwares built for the global red meat industry. PrimeXConnect aims to develop an online marketplace that will streamline the entire process, introduce operational efficiencies and greatly increase Australia's ease of doing business with the world. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Roman Teslyuk, founder of Earth AIEarth AI is a vertically integrated metals exploration company, which aims to help expedite the move to sustainable energy by solving the issue of the shortage of metal supply.In this podcast, we discuss the company, investment success stories, what is happening in start-up land, valuations and pitfalls to watch out for as an investor in technology companies.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Stevan Premutico, CEO & Founder of Me&U.Me&U makes ordering smarter and easier with a simple tap-on menu that allows ordering of food and drinks in venues. Join us to discuss the business, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.In this podcast, we discuss the company, investment success stories, what is happening in start-up land, valuations and pitfalls to watch out for as an investor in technology companies.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Neil McVeigh, Co-founder of Greener.Greener is reimagining consumerism, with the aim to help turn every consumer dollar spent into a force for good to repair the planet. Greener gives personalised recommendations for more sustainable stores. The store pays, with no cost to the consumer. Join us to discuss the business, industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.In this podcast, we discuss the company, investment success stories, what is happening in start-up land, valuations and pitfalls to watch out for as an investor in technology companies.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Jan Pacas, Founder & CEO of All G Foods.All G Foods is a plant-based food producer leveraging biotech to tap into the growing market of alternative proteins. All G Foods recently closed one of its largest seed funding rounds. Pacas is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded ASX-listed pet care services marketplace Mad Paws and HR software company Flare.In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Christin Burns, Partner at North Ridge Partners. North Ridge Partners is a technology investment bank operating across Asia Pacific. The investment bank was founded in 2003 and its role is to help its clients avoid the pitfalls many other businesses have experienced and to share insights about when things went right. Christin is an experienced founder and investor, having launched and run a successful global FMCG brand from 2012 to 2018.In this podcast, we discuss the company, investment success stories, what is happening in start-up land, valuations and pitfalls to watch out for as an investor in technology companies

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Flavia Tata Nardini, Co-founder of Fleet Space.Fleet Space is a global leader in nanosatellites. The company is making it faster, simpler and cheaper to connect the world's devices through the placement of small satellites into space. Featured in The Australian Top 100 Innovators 2021, the company has grown from three employees at its launch in South Australia to now over 30 employees and is aiming for mass production of its nanosatellites by the end of the year. In this podcast, we discuss the company, industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts King Goh, Principal at Headline.Headline (formerly known as e.ventures) is a global venture capital firm established in 1998 with offices in San Francisco, Germany, UK, France, Brazil, China and Japan, with investments across consumer and enterprise technology, including Segment, Farfetch, Sorare, Yeahka, Icertis, Scopely and Bumble.In this podcast, we discuss the company, the current innovation scene in San Francisco, trends in the industry, success stories and valuations

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Bradley Delamare, CEO of Tank Stream LabsTank Stream Labs is one of Australia's largest technology-focused start-up incubator and co-working hubs. The hub is more than a place for start-ups to come together; it is responsible for all aspect of the business including expansion of hubs and community, operations, corporate partnerships, community management, sales and events to help continue to drive the start-up success in Australia. Notable companies from the hub include Airtasker (ART.AX, Not Covered), Expert360, LawPath, Braintree and Buzzfeed.In this podcast, we discuss the company, the current innovation scene in Australia, trends in the industry, success stories, valuations, and common start-up failures.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Troy Townsend, Co-founder of The Pistol.The Pistol is a global media platform that leverages machine learning to drive efficiency, scale and tailored solutions. Customers include media agencies, retailers and other tech companies. The first technology platform, 'Tiger Pistol', featured in TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Business Insider, among other press, before being acquired by private equity in 2019. The Pistol is now focused beyond simply social media, broadening its reach to all clients looking for omnichannel infrastructure, bespoke platform and strategies and creative ideas.In this podcast, we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, the competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Jessica Alderson, Co-founder of SoSyncd.SoSyncd is the first lifestyle dating app and website that connects compatible personality types using the Myer & Briggs personality types. The business continues to see growth, with a growing footprint across the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, amongst other markets. Listed comps include Match Group (Not Covered) and Bumble (Not Covered).In this podcast we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, the competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Geraldine McBride, CEO & Co-Founder of AI firm MyWave.AI.MyWave.AI is both a B2B and B2C intelligent personalisation platform that allows clients to generate insights on their customers. MyWave.AI has a partnership with SAP which allows it to leverage SAP's sales force to distribute the platform. The revenue model is based on licensing the platform to its clients, allowing them to own their customer data and analytics.In this podcast, we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, the competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Daniel Lai, CEO of ASX-listed cyber security firm archTIS. archTIS (AR9.AX) is an information technology service company, which specialises in the design and development of products, solutions and services for secure information sharing and collaboration. Founded in 2006 in Canberra, the technology is designed for, and used by, government, the defence industry, multinational coalitions, intelligence and university research. archTIS went public in September 2018, with an IPO on the ASX at 20c per share raising $8m, and currently trades with a market cap of $75m.In this podcast, we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, the competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Brad Joffe, APAC General Manager of Earnd.Earnd is a global fintech company that allows employees to access up to 50% of their earned wages at any point in their pay cycle. Founded in 2018 by Australian entrepreneurs, Earnd aims to provide a sustainable solution to closing the gap between earning money and being paid. Its product is designed to help with better cash flow management and help consumers avoid the late fees/high interest rates that are associated with payday loans.In this podcast, we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, the competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Sam James, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of VALD. VALD is a SaaS company that offers human measurement technologies to the world's most elite sporting teams, health, clinics, universities, hospitals and defence departments. Born out of Queensland University of Technology and with operations based out of Brisbane, VALD is an international company, with offices in Europe and the US. Since launching with its first product, the Nordbord in 2015, VALD now offers a suite of products and was listed in Deloitte's Fast 500TM APAC for the third year in a row in 2020.In this podcast, we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, competitive landscape and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Grant McCarthy, founder of Tidal Ventures. Tidal Ventures is a Seed investor in the Australian venture capital sector with offices in Sydney and New York. This podcast discusses three of the top start-up investments in the fund, how to approach valuation, and what is unique about this VC funds vs. peers.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Michael Lebbon, CEO & Founder of EMMI.EMMI is a SaaS platform that seeks to give companies and investors the complete tool kit to report, publish and showcase their carbon financial credentials. Used by asset owners, asset managers and corporates, EMMI assists clients in being aware of the financial perspective on carbon risk to allow for better investment decisions.In this podcast we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Aivee Robinson, Co-founder and CEO of Catalyser.Catalyser is a global social enterprise SaaS platform. Catalyser lets workplaces manage and grow employee giving on one platform. It includes volunteering, fundraising, payroll giving, appeals, pro bono and more, for a monthly subscription fee. Clients include Deloitte, Energy Australia, Iress, TPG, GPT and others.In this podcast we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts Adam Lubofsky, Co-founder and CEO of Safewill.Safewill seeks to make it easy for customers to write their will by simplifying the barriers of accessibility, approachability and affordability that have traditionally existed in the industry. The revenue model is a one-off fee to write the will as well as a subscription fee to allow for unlimited updates. It currently operates in Australia with planned global expansion, particularly in those countries with established estate laws. From a product perspective, the longer-term strategy is to extend and develop a complete end of life suite of products.In this podcast we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.

In our weekly technology start-up podcast, analyst Elise Kennedy hosts David Walsh, founder and CEO of CIM Software.CIM Software offers building analytics for sustainable building performance. Its software platform integrates building intelligence, machine learning and mechanical engineering to improve efficiency, productivity and sustainability across property portfolios. Customers include the likes of Charter Hall, QIC, Dexus and Adelaide Airport, with growth into other verticals such as manufacturing and continued growth offshore in the pipeline.In this podcast we discuss the company, its revenue model, the industry, competitive landscape, and strategies for growth.