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The Giant Leap team often gets asked about the pathways into Venture Capital and the essential skills required to raise capital, make investment decisions, and assess the impact of startups. That’s why I’ve joined Dominic Pym , 🌱 Judy Anderson-Firth, and Jodie Imam as Industry Faculty for HEX’s 6-week digital programs, which include mentoring, checkpoints, and personalized feedback. Amazingly, the course can even be counted for university-level credit! The next cohort kicks off on Monday, July 22, 2024. Hex boasts an impressive 4.9-star rating from over 2,000 reviews. Take advantage of the EOFY sales ending on June 30, 2024. Visit the HEX Degree Accelerator Program https://lnkd.in/gjjN2MCf and use the code DOIT50. _________ HEX is an edtech platform on a mission to improve education and employment pathways for high school leavers and university students, bridging the gap between the classroom and industry. Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️ Jaclyn Benstead Chris Hoffmann Charlie Perelini Julia Tai Adam Milgrom Rachel Yang Katarina Throssell Joanna Lee Charlotte Moos Euphemia Tractor Ventures

🔋 Did you know that the battery in an EV can be equivalent to more than 5 Tesla power walls? That’s why Ben Gust from Virescent Ventures said he is most excited about the potential for Australian startups to leverage Vehicle to Grid opportunities on the Climate Salad panel last week with Jeff Renaud, moderated by my colleague Katarina Throssell. This opportunity syncs up well with the work mentioned by Eytan Lenko led by Boundless Earth which has helped Australia move from 0.2% of new cars being EV’s to the cusp of 10%. My colleague Rachel Yang noted while it is natural to feel frustration with the lack of progress towards net zero, we are on a rollercoaster ride 🎢 and there are many things to be optimistic about, especially with opportunities like these for startups to leverage. For example, we’re excited to be working with innovators like Amber Electric who are working on the vehicle to grid opportunity right now to help us shift to a net zero future. 🗒 If you’re interested to learn more, you can join their waitlist here. https://lnkd.in/g8qQ-zqi Mick Liubinskas Christian Pazzaglia Adam Milgrom Joanna Lee Charlotte Moos Heath Evans Vidit Agarwal Elliot Costello Paul Rowlinson Luke Giuliani Rebecca Rozencwajg Warwick D. Paul Bevan Alex Oppes Angus Muffatti Dan Adams Christopher Thompson

Will Richardson and the Giant Leap are thematic-based investors, investing in mission-driven founders solving the world's most pressing problems across health, climate and education. They're one of the most active funds investing at the Seed and Series A and are incredibly transparent about their investment process, and their portfolio breakdown across key diversity metrics. You can check those stats out on their website, and get more details on the investment approach via Will's pitch. https://lnkd.in/gkmXEKi9

Top 13 areas we'd love to invest in! Dive in to hear from Startmate Mentors and Investors Square Peg, Main Sequence, Giant Leap, Archangel Ventures, Tenmile and many more. 🔥 Read it all here: https://lnkd.in/gjtbtNrf 👉 Do I need to be in one of these areas to apply? No! At Startmate we’re industry agnostic.  We invest in people first. Below is our Request for Startups, a non-exhaustive list of areas we’re particularly interested in, co-authored by our mentors. If you’re a startup founder building in one of these areas, we hope you consider applying for the Accelerator. If you’re NOT building in the area, the list is non-exhaustive, so you have the same chances as any other founder to get into the Accelerator! You don’t have to work on one of these areas to apply for Startmate. 1. 🤖 AI by Casey Flint, Square Peg 2. 💥 Impact by Will Richardson, Giant Leap 3. 💻 B2B SaaS by Ben Armstrong, Archangel Ventures 4. 💗 Health Tech by Emily Casey, Tenmile 5. 🚺 Women Founders by Chenelle Tanglao, Female-Led Venture 6. 🌏 Global from Day 1 by Alexander Scholz, Startmate First Believer 7. 🌱 Climate Tech by Mick Liubinskas, Climate Salad 8. ⚡ DTC by Doone Roisin, Female Startup Club 9. ⚙️ Deeptech by Chris Quirk, ex-Rampersand 10. 🔂 Evergreen Hardware by Elliot Heitman, Startmate Mentor 11. 🚀 Frontier Tech by Chris Hitchen, Possible Ventures 12. 🚜 Agtech by Sarah Nolet, Tenacious Ventures 13. 👕 Decarbonising Fashion by Phil Morle, Main Sequence What area did we miss? or do you love most? Keen to hear it!

Small Steps – our newsletter for impact-driven founders, investors and startup operators – has turned 100! 🎂🥳 In honour of our 100th edition, we thought it would only be right to invite our OG editor and climate-lover Charlie Macdonald back to learn from his experience over the past 12 months as a climate tech investor in Europe. It's an extremely common path for Australian founders to seek international investment, so we asked Charlie for his learnings and hot tips for Aussies looking abroad. Check out Part 1 below for what the two ecosystems can learn from each other, and stay tuned for Part 2, where Charlie will explore his key advice for securing European investment. 👉 Read Part 1 here! https://lnkd.in/djAUFGe3 Will Richardson Rachel Yang Adam Milgrom Charlotte Moos Simone Pianko Mick Liubinskas Alison Bird

Impact investor Giant Leap and managing partner Will Richardson got cracking on a submission to the federal parliamentary inquiry into the wholesale investor test - you can read what he had to say (and how he did it is an excellent example of a response to a Canberra inquiry) below. And you now have 24 left to have your say to the committee, which spans the senate and lower house, chaired by Senator Deborah O'Neill with Alex Hawke MP as deputy chair. Submissions lose tomorrow, May 15. #investing #sophisticatedinvestor #WholesaleInvestorTest #auspol #venturecapital

📢 Final call... announcing the final 6 funds pitching at this Friday's OnePitch VC Reverse Pitch Party 📢 🤸♀️ Will Richardson will be sharing insights into Giant Leap, whose investments include HEX and MoreGoodDays 🎸 Ben Weinberger is strutting his stuff on behalf of Alberts , whose investments include Bygen and Circle In 😎 Damian Fox & Grace Clarke are delving into Carthona Capital, whose investments include Lounge and CNaught 🙋♂️ Oliver Darwin is spotlighting OIF Ventures, whose investments include Nullify and Dataweavers 🔺 Andrew Poesaste will be providing a look at Rampersand, whose investments include Orkestra and Sherlok 🌊 Fee Lal is setting the scene for Tidal Ventures, whose investments include Flagship and Loopit.co Join them and 12 other funds this Friday! Last chance to get onboard via the link in the promo.

✨ Looking forward to OnePitch VC's first Reverse Pitch Party! Come along to hear about what Giant Leap looks for and why we think we would make a valuable capital partner for your business. Excited to be joining many of our peers for this event. 🗓 Friday, 10th May 🕰 3:00PM Sign up here: OnePitch.vc/pitch Adam Milgrom Will Richardson Rachel Yang Charlotte Moos Katarina Throssell Alberts Macdoch Ventures Sprint Ventures Aura Ventures Five V Capital Cut Through Venture Investible Black Nova Venture Capital Rampersand Tidal Ventures Square Peg Black Sheep Capital Side Stage Ventures Archangel Ventures OIF Ventures Carthona Capital

✨ Applications for the 2024 Remarkable Accelerator program are open! Join their 16-week program, specifically designed for startups to take their Disability Tech to the next level! Benefit from expert mentors, seasoned coaches, and essential seed funding. Unlike other accelerators, Remarkable Tech offers two bespoke cohorts running simultaneously. - Global Cohort: Led by 🍇 Emma Earley for startups based outside the US. - US Cohort: Led by Molly Lazarus (Levitt) for US-based startups. 🤔 Wondering where you'll fit in? Check out their 'Ask Me Anything' information session and FAQs on their website here: https://lnkd.in/gFW36F6J. Learn everything you need to know — from what to expect, key dates, and who they think will shine in their program. 📅 Application Deadline: April 29 📚 Program Runs: June 17 to October 4 #DisabilityTech #StartupAccelerator #Innovation #Remarkable Image Description: Tile promoting the Remarkable Accelerator program, with a person smiling in a blue shirt displaying their technology on their wrist, alongside program icons and text for funding, cohorts, coaching and a text box with ‘apply now’. Rachel Yang Will Richardson Hannah M. Katarina Throssell Adam Milgrom Charlotte Moos

🌟 If you haven't heard already, we're hiring an Investment Analyst! Giant Leap is a WORK180 endorsed employer. We encourage women, non-binary and gender diverse candidates to apply even if you feel that you don’t have all of the requisite skills and experience we are looking for. Browse the benefits and apply here by 21st April: https://lnkd.in/g2vXhK6T Adam Milgrom Will Richardson Katarina Throssell Rachel Yang Charlotte Moos Hannah M.