The Canva Mafia, SAFE Notes in Australia — Aussie Q&A (Bonus)

Australia’s startup ecosystem is about to be hit by an asteroid of awesomeness, and hardly anybody is talking about it. Learn why the recent Canva secondary round means Australia finally has its own “mafia” to rival the PayPal, Google, and Facebook mafias—and what it means for tech in Australia. Also in this bonus Aussie Q&A episode: how to think about SAFE notes as a local founder or investor. Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please: Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List at ⁠https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Secure your official TSP merchandise at ⁠https://shop.tsp.show/⁠ Follow us on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast⁠ Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following Key links The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to ⁠www.vanta.com/tsp⁠ for 20% off their incredible offer. Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: ⁠https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A⁠ The Startup Podcast website: ⁠https://tsp.show⁠ Learn more about Chris and Yaniv Work 1:1 with Chris: ⁠http://chrissaad.com/advisory/⁠ Follow Chris on Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/⁠ Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/⁠ Credits Editor: ⁠Justin McArthur⁠ Intro Voice: ⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠