🌏🇦🇺 NEW: Australia is #1 in the world for unicorns per VC $ invested - 1.22 unicorns per $1B to be exact. It’s not just building startups, it’s doing it more efficiently than anyone else. New report with @AWSstartups + @SidestageVC shows: 📊 #5 globally for decacorns 🚀 #2 fastest-growing VC ecosystem since 2020 💸 Still under-capitalised = major investor opportunity 🧠 World-class talent, global-first founders, reinvested operators The next wave is already being built 🇦🇺 dealroom.co/reports/the-aust…

🌏🇦🇺 NEW REPORT: Australia is #1 globally for unicorns created per VC dollar invested - 1.22 unicorns per $1B, to be exact That's the key finding from a new report by @AWSstartups and @SidestageVC, powered by @Dealroom data. sidestage.vc/outliers-report…

Great to participate on a technology panel at @sxswsydney with @bengrabiner of @SidestageVC & @Silva, a former Senior Policy Adviser to former UK PM David Cameron. A vigorous discussion about policy settings, incentives & the role of governments to encourage innovation.

Meet @SidestageVC 👋

We’re thrilled to announce our plans to join forces with @Canva, which will supercharge the speed & scale that we’re building Leonardo.Ai. 🚀

Looking forward to chatting with @Linktree_’s awesome CTO @veryfarnaz about her journey & building high performing tech orgs. We have a few more spots for Tech founders & CTO’s at @SidestageVC’s Tech Meetup in Melbourne on Thursday ⬇️ lu.ma/ssvxlinktreebacktoscho…

5/ “I was nearly a medical doctor, and I loved it at the start. Then I started to realise... while you’re doing amazing work, the real scalable change is happening at the business and systems level.” @emilyscasey @sidestagevc 🔗: airtree.vc/airtree-blog/the-…

Last week we shared that we’ve done the first close of @SidestageVC Fund 1. Today we wanted to share a little bit more about who we are and why we do what we do. Check out the post 👇 to learn more about how we operate and what we look for in a founder! medium.com/side-stage/the-si…

Congrats @bengrabiner @mkahlbetzer for leading the next iteration of @SidestageVC 🙌 Beyond excited for what’s to come in the Aus startup ecosystem!

A new venture fund has secured $15 million with the backing of Airtasker and Go1. Started as a "collective of founders", @SidestageVC aims to foster the potential of Australia's rich startup ecosystem. smartcompany.com.au/startups…

Great news from some great people here. Founders get around them!

Australia needs a greater diversity of exceptional early stage minds investing and a big congrats to @mkahlbetzer @bengrabiner and team @SidestageVC on your first close 💫

More great news for Aussie founders. Early stage capital from great minds and even better people. @bengrabiner is a jet, and @mkahlbetzer has been around since before Aussie VC was a thing

That is why we're building SSV Fund I - a founder-led seed fund & community to back the top 1% of founders in Australia 🇦🇺. The fund we wish we had when we were starting out. This is Day 0. We're just getting started 🚀 afr.com/technology/linktree-…

Today, I'm excited to share that we’ve done the first close of @SidestageVC Fund 1 and quietly made our first 3 investments from the fund.

Real talk @SidestageVC

🚀 @GeorgiaS_IV & @rebeccaliudoyle share how #founders can navigate the changing macro environment: > Maintain your optimism but be pragmatic > Prioritise whats important > Absorb feedback but trust your own conviction cc @SidestageVC @AlexZac @bengrabiner

How to raise money from the likes of @insightpartners & @IndexVentures? - Is your business venture fundable? - Nail your story! - Pick a partner, not a firm! Thanks @rebeccaliudoyle for the tips!

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