Tag: Women in VC

Hand grenades and Women in VC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It didn’t take long for the hand grenade to drop at a panel discussion on women’s involvement in the local VC and startup community. Speaking on a panel at...

Taking advantage of true diversity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
At local finance software and services company MYOB, workplace diversity is not only a human rights issue – it also makes good business sense, with team diversity producing ‘breakthroughs’...

500 Startups was a wake-up call

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The 500 Startups scandal in Victoria appears to have jolted the country’s venture capital community into acknowledging the need for more female involvement in the tech and innovation ecosystem....

Cash to name women’s panel

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Newly-appointed Industry minister Michaelia Cash says the government is still committed to appointing a Women’s Advisory Panel to help guide gender issues in the portfolio, despite more than a...

Springboard and the new future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Progress is being made towards better gender diversity in the Australian tech and startup sector, but much more work needs to be done to approach equality, Springboard Enterprise Australia...

Women in VC advisory board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The venture capital sector remains one of the last bastions of gender imbalance and inequality, despite the good intentions and deliberate actions of many business leaders who work within...

Stunning growth of Aussie VC

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
When Springboard Enterprises founder Kay Koplovitz was asked to bring her development program for female entrepreneurs to Australia nine years ago she thought it was pointless. “I said there’s...

Blackbird’s bright new gender plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Blackbird Ventures, one of Australia’s most esteemed venture capital firms investing in early stage tech companies, has begun making deliberate efforts to improve the gender diversity of its portfolio...

Sinodinos unveils womens agenda

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos will establish a women’s advisory roundtable to guide the Commonwealth policy related to gender diversity and equality issues in the science and innovation sectors. Speaking...