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In this episode of the Powerful Stories podcast, I have an insightful conversation with the global powerhouse that is Kate Vale. Kate is General Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures, an investor, advisor, board member, former YouTube and Spotify executive and a mum. I'm also lucky enough to call her a friend.  Kate Vale's achievements include being hired as Google's first employee in Austraia / NZand growing that team from zero employees over 500 where she created the maternity leave policy at Google because it didn't exist when she had her first baby. She played a pivotal role in scaling the business incredibly quickly setting it up for regional success.  Fast forward to today, and Kate is the co-founder of ALIAVIA Venture, a venture capital fund that invests in females in the tech industry who are seeking to launch a global business. The fund was launched with business partner Marissa Warren after they discovered in 2019 that women were receiving less than 5% of all venture capital funding.    Kate talks about working in the male-dominated VC world and reveals some more truly staggering statistics about the gender inequity in this space, including the fact that at present there are less than a dozen female General Partners across the approximately 70 venture capital funds currently operating in Australia.  Kate is a woman who believes in ideas and is willing to back great ideas, and she also believes in people. She also eschews the fear of failure in favour of jumping off the cliff and backing herself, no matter what. This is a truly powerful entrepreneur who is using the power of experience and connection to deliver impact on a global scale, and I hope you take as many learnings away from this conversation as I did.  Much love, Tory xox    Topics Discussed [1:21] Kate initially started in the human resources industry, and then pivoted into a sales-based role in the tech industry. In 2002 she moved over to Google after succeeding through a 12-hour interview process, and went on to hire several hundred employees over her time at the company.  [5:27] The second stage of Kate's tech career saw her move across to what was at the time a small music start-up called Spotify in 2011. She grew the office to be the largest music streaming platform across Australia and New Zealand, and helped launch Spotify's Asian division.   [7:05] Kate then gained some experience sitting on the boards of companies including Tourism Australia and Tourism Tasmania.    [7:15] Today, Kate is the co-founder of venture capital fund ALIAVIA, which invests in female tech founders. Kate discusses the biggest challenges she sees with female entrepreneurs in 2022, including balancing personal life with professional life, difficulties accessing funding, challenges in being taken seriously, owning accomplishments and the fear of failure.   [11:24] Kate believes we should reframe ‘failures' in business as valuable lessons.  [12:23] Why female founders get such a small slice of the funding pie, and how her venture capital fund, ALIAVIA, is proving the naysayers wrong. Kate and her business partner, Marissa Warren, are both passionate about supporting female tech founders. [16:39] We discuss the need to promote more women internally so that women pitching female-centric ideas are not blocked by men who don't see the potential in those ideas. [18:19] Kate shares what she's looking for in prospective partners, (including at least one female founder who holds significant equity in the business and has a C-level role) and how to create a stand-out pitch when approaching a venture capital firm seeking funding. She reveals that the founder herself is as much a part of the VC firm's decision as is the pitch – and says she seeks a founder who lives and breathes her business and is working tirelessly to solve a problem that matters.   [22:38] How to use technology in your business to deliver growth, including investing in R&D that delivers genuine value.  [26:07] Kate explains the type of female-led businesses she is looking to invest in; namely those in the enterprise technology and consumer tech spaces, as well as those using Saas (software as a service) revenue models. [27:41] Doing things differently, and the meaning behind the name ALIAVIA.  [30:05] Kate's advice on balancing family with a high-powered career   Where to find Kate Vale Website: www.aliavia.vc LinkedIn: Kate Vale  Where to Find Tory Archbold Are you ready to take a powerful step forward in business and in life? 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Ever wish you could ask the leaders of the world's largest tech companies about what to invest in? From Australia's first employee and Managing Director at Google, to Spotify, to her own venture capital fund, Kate knows a thing or two about what makes a tech company successful! On today's episode, we ask Kate all about her career, and what she believes are the greatest investing opportunities in consumer technology today. Keep track of Sophie and Maddy between the episodes on Instagram, or on TikTok, and come and be part of the conversation on Facebook with our You're In Good Company Discussion Group. Got a question or a topic suggestion? Email us here. *****In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of You're In Good Company acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****You're In Good Company is a product of Equity Mates Media. All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of You're In Good Company are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. You're In Good Company is part of the Acast Creator Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If there was one thing you think society should talk more about, what would it be?“Female founders and the lack of funding we are still experiencing.”____Kate Vale is a powerhouse and has had a distinguished career in the technology and digital industries, with over two decades experience across major digital brands, including Spotify where she was Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand; prior to that was Head of YouTube Australia and New Zealand, as well as the first in-region employee for Google as the Head of Sales and Operations Australia and New Zealand. So Kate knows a fair bit about the topic we cover today. Kate has held a number of Non-Executive board roles including Tourism Australia, Tourism Tasmania and currently at ASX listed e-sports company Mogul. She is also a former Council Member of Make-A-Wish Australia. Kate is an active angel investor, having invested in several companies in Australia and the US. She holds a Bachelor of Business from Monash University. Kate is currently a General Partner at ALIA-VIA Ventures, based out of Los Angeles where she resides. ALIAVIA is an early stage Venture Capital fund investing in U.S. and Australian based female founders building world-changing enterprise and consumer tech companies. Please enjoy this wonderful conversation with Kate Vale. For more information about Kate, check out these places;-Website: https://www.aliavia.vc/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavale/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Head to michellejcox.com for more information about the ONE QUESTION podcast, your host or today's guestsConnect with Michelle on Instagram here:- @michellejcoxConnect with Michelle on Facebook here - @michellejcoxAND, if you have a burning topic you'd love society to talk more about, or know someone who'd be great to come on the One Question podcast, drop me a line at hello@michellejcox.com

Marisa Warren has more than 20 years experience in tech as a venture capital investor, advisor and operator working for companies like SAP, Microsoft and Workday. After an award studded career, Marisa left big corporate in 2015 to pursue her passion for early-stage businesses. Whilst living in New York, Marisa founded ELEVACAO a global pre-accelerator for women tech founders. Fast forward to today and ELEVACAO has empowered over 175 women across the U.S. and Australia to raise significant capital and achieve 3 successful Exits. In 2020 Marisa turned her first hand understanding of the difficulty women founders face raising capital into an opportunity, co-founding ALIAVIA Ventures with previous podcast guest Kate Vale. Based in LA, ALIAVIA invests early stage venture capital in female founders who are building world-changing enterprise and consumer tech businesses. Together Marisa and Kate have amassed angel investments with a valuation of $1.2 billion including investments in Vurbl, HowToo, Wakefully, Requipper and Eugene. While very much at home in Silicon Valley, Marisa still sometimes longs for an Australian coffee! Links and resources Marisa Warren on LinkedIn Books Good to Great Podcasts Techcrunch Equity Podcast Companies mentioned in the episode: Wakefully Vurbl How Too Requipper For more information about Scale: Scale Investors Scale Educated

Kate Vale founded ALIAVIA Ventures in 2020 with Marisa Warren, on a mission to invest in the highest potential female founders in Australia and the US, and help them achieve outsized success. And Kate knows plenty about fast paced scaling, having established Google in Australia and New Zealand, growing revenues from zero to more than $500 million over a six year period. She then moved on to head up Spotify in the region, being their first Australian employee and managing all aspects of the business. After years of angel investing, Kate brings her wealth of experience as an operator and investor to the ALIAVIA portfolio companies, with a unique vantage point from her home in California to help Australian startups tackle the highly prized US market. Links and resources ALIAVIA The CMO Podcast For more information about Scale: Scale Investors Scale Educated

When Kate Vale was appointed Google Australia's first employee, she didn't have an office or a mobile phone. She found herself answering her home landline to do business!  From humble beginnings she used her HR background to quickly build a team, and grew Google Australia to record revenues and eventually to IPO.  Ever the digital pioneer since her days managing a dot com company before the crash, Kate Vale then headed up Spotify in Australia.  Eventually she moved to California, the epicentre of start-up and digital culture. She's now running a venture capital fund called Aliavia that's focussed on supporting female founders who are often overlooked for investment.  She takes you inside the famous Google hiring process and gives her take on what it takes to thrive while leading digital companies.  +++  Curveball is a production of Deadset Studios. Leaders reveal their darkest moments and share tips on how the deal with those things you just can't see coming.  Keep up to date with Curveball by following @_deadsetstudios on Twitter and @deadsetstudios on instagram.   Want more from your leadership journey? To get more wisdom and life lessons from top leaders delivered to you directly, sign up to Curveball's LinkedIn newsletter!   Find out more about the show or suggest a guest by visiting www.curveballshow.com    This was episode was produced and edited by Liam Riordan with sound design by Krissy Miltiadou.  The executive producers are Rachel Fountain and Kellie Riordan.  We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land on which this show was made.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of OTPBD News Special, Innovation Bay's fortnightly podcast analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet the panel...Founder: James Ferguson, Immutable GamesInvestor: Niki Scevak, BlackbirdEcosystem: Cheryl Mack, Stone & ChalkTopics we discuss:Our panel covers recent funding news, including raises by See Mode, Buildkite, SpaceX and Blackbird's new fund. Some other key topics include Canva and Atlassian blasting changes to R&D tax scheme, the COVID-19 Global Venture Funding report from Crunchbase, and AirBnb's upcoming IPO. Our panel also discuss the growth of edtech, the formation of a new venture fund for female founders by Marisa Warren and Kate Vale, Expert360's Bridget Loudon joining the Telstra board, and the ongoing battle between Apple and Epic, the creator of Fortnite.

This week's episode of Don’t Stop Us Now! is with the wonderful Kate Vale, a distinguished leader in the technology and media space in Australia. Kate was Google Australia’s first employee and Managing Director, and built the Australian business from one employee to hundreds. She then did the same for YouTube. In 2011 she joined Spotify, the Swedish music, video and podcast streaming service before most of us had ever heard of music streaming, let alone the name Spotify. She grew their business in Australia to be a hugely successful brand. Clearly she has an eye for the winners and a great talent in starting and growing strong teams in the digital space. She’s recently moved to LA with her husband, a serial entrepreneur, and her two children. She’s a Non Executive Director for two prestigious tourism boards in Australia, Tourism Australia and Tourism Tasmania, and is currently enjoying a sabbatical with her family before she jumps into her next venture. In this episode with Kate you’ll learn: - How asking for help is one of the most fundamental success factors for female leaders, particularly those who have a family. - How terrifying, yet exhilarating, it was to be Google’s first employee in Australia - How she bounces back from adversity - Her strategies for feeling strong and confident Enjoy! Photo credits: AFR Had a listen to Kate and hungry for more? Links of interest: Linkedin Tourism Australia Website Tourism Tasmania Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week with Kate Vale we discuss entrepreneurship, workplace flexibility, product innovation, inter-industry collaboration and who pays what to who in the music industry royalty matrix.  Along with her big move to the USA and how she plans to engage her team to best support the AU/NA business while she's gone.

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