Transparent Venture Capital by Tribe Global Ventures

  Michael Batko building in public.  Adam Said from Octopus on durability. Adam Said from Octopus on GTM. Shocks vs regime shifts.  

Our guest today is James Leathem , Founder and former CEO of VendorPanel.  Tribe was a proud investor in Vendor Panel until its exit to Accel-KKR in late 2024 and merger with Unimarket. This episode is a "playbook" for founders and investors alike of starting, scaling and exiting a B2B technology business. We hope you enjoy!  hello@tribeglobal.vc  

Albert and Chris break down the key take aways from another excellent report. A must listen and read for all founders and investors. You can read the full report here. 

In this week's episode:  We're back! Why patients and technology may do what the health system can't by Vu Tran. Don's latest addiction: Replit. Speed gets you a demo but not a quality product. Jense Admits he works 7 days a week, including holidays, in a constant state of anxiety, out of fear of going bankrupt. Sharts:   

In this week's ep: Where You Raise Matters. Culture Amp & SafetyCulture Writedown. EVP's $100M Fund. Sharts. hello@tribeglobal.vc 

In this week's episode: Episode 100: reflections from 100 episodes.  Blackbird funds change hands at steep discounts, rattling investors. How Australia's top VCs are rethinking startup moats. Sharts.   hello@tribeglobal.vc 

In this week's episode: OneMRI announces capital raise. Blackbird 2015 fund returns hurt. SEO continuing to be challenged by Chat. James Deck from Clevvi . Sharts

In this episode, Aaron and Don are joined by Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture to understand the key insights from the Q2 2025 Australian Venture Capital Funding Report. We discuss: Funding outcomes. Whilst the quarter was disappointing, there is evidence to suggest there is a lot of activity occurring behind the scenes.  Valuations.  How Chris is seeing AI play out in early stage ventures. Lots more! hello@tribeglobal.vc

In this week's episode:  Gilmore Space launch.  Employment Hero sues Seek, an investor and rival, over platform access. Seek hits back in Employment Hero fight, implies misuse of data. UQ's vaccine victory. Square Peg backs its youngest ever founder in $2.1m Source raise. Sharts: ​​​​​​​hello@tribeglobal.vc 

In this week's episode: Facebook Meta hiring spree.  AI tools are not yet there.  AI usage a baseline expectation at Shopify.   “Coward founders”.  Don't know why ChatGPT is working.  Chief of Staff role is trying to solve the wrong problem.  To drive a tech boom, deal with property. Sharts:  ​​​​​​​hello@tribeglobal.vc 

Today's guest is Chris Milligan, and Entrepreneur and Investor based in London. We are proud to also have Chris as a shareholder, investor, and venture partner at Tribe Global Ventures. Fresh out of university at QUT, Chris founded Adepto, a B2B SaaS HR platform. In 2015, Chris participated in an early version of Tribe's UK mission and relocated to London five months later, raising a Seed round from UK investors and establishing Adepto in Europe. With teams in both Brisbane and London, Chris continued to scale Adepto, raising further capital and working with global customers, including PwC, Cisco, AECOM, and BAE Systems. In 2019, Adepto was acquired by the US learning platform Degreed, where Chris joined the leadership team and supported a $150 million Series D. Since leaving Degreed in 2022 and still based in London, Chris founded Konfir, an instant employment and income verification solution built on banking, payroll, and tax data. Having raised £3.6m in Pre-seed and Seed funding from UK angels and VCs, Konfir is on track to become the go-to solution for UK verifications. Chris is a passionate supporter of Venture Capital and has invested in and advised over 15 early-stage tech companies in both Australia and overseas. He frequently visits Australia, blending his expertise and experience to support emerging entrepreneurs. hello@tribeglobal.vc

Aaron and Don debrief on the 9 days they had in the US with founders and investors.