OTPBD News Special - 8th February 2021

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.

Meet this week's panel...

Colette Grgic, AWS

Steve Fanale, DriveYellow

Simon Cant, Reinventure

Topics we discuss:

In this edition, we discuss local startup funding news, including raises by Fast, DesignCrowd and Adatree and NAB's acquisition of Neobank 86 400. The panel also dives deep on cryptocurrency, the GameStop fiasco, what's happening in fintech and the future of work.

If you are an Aussie startup founder keen to network with investors from around the country, be sure to apply to pitch at the _SOUTHSTART x Innovation Bay Startup Showcase in Adelaide this May. We will be selecting the top 16 startups to present. Apply here: https://bit.ly/southstart_showcase

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Innovation Bay is holding AI and health tech-focused pitch events this May for Horizon, our community of experienced angel investors. If you are the founder of an AI or health tech startup looking to network with angels who can offer advice, connections and capital, apply to pitch here: https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay

Women-led startups in Victoria, apply to connect with Horizon: https://bit.ly/VictorianFemaleFounders