Getting The Word Out | August 2021
Hello Everyone!
It’s been a busy month for Steamworks as we continue to engage with talented and passionate founders from Australia and the US, as well as investors who are super excited about what we’re doing and what makes us unique. We’re breaking ground and forming bridges between the two regions.
The word is spreading and we’re slowly making a name for ourselves on both sides of the table. We’re excited to preach our mission and what we stand for. If you haven’t already, go ahead and follow us on our channels:
Twitter | LinkedIn | Newsletter
We use these channels extensively to broadcast our progress, opportunities for investors and founders, as well as general news on the sectors we invest in and trends across the broader industry.
Welcome Mentors
We’re excited and as we are growing the broader team! We’ve assembled an all-star team of mentors.
We’d like to introduce you to our first batch:
Dr. Chu-Cheng Hsieh — Chief Data Officer & VP, Etsy
Flavia Tata Nardini — CEO & Co-founder, Fleet Space
Bin Zhou — Principal, Goodyear Ventures
Jamie Burrows — CEO & Co-founder, Vertical Future
Timothy Chen — General Partner, Essence VC
Justin Annesley — Head of Deal Flow & GTM Manager, Microsoft for Startups (APAC)
Li Jiang — COO, Harmony ONE
Steamworks is building a community of passionate domain experts across data science, space, transport, machine learning, crypto, and much more so we can help our founders grow and scale their companies globally!
If you’d like to become a mentor, and you’re a domain expert and love working with early-stage companies, let us know here or email us at hello@steamworks.vc, and we’ll be in touch.
Guest Judge
This week, our Managing Partner; Barry Winata was invited to be a guest judge on Jason Calacanis’ LAUNCH accelerator demo day for LA23.
We wholeheartedly believe in the power of collaboration in helping our companies grow, but also in working with different partners.
We’re Hiring
Steamworks is currently looking to hire a Venture Partner to help with growing the fund and the team. We are looking for two partners; one based in Australia and the other based in the US; preferably on the West Coast.
If you’re interested in being part of our journey or know anyone who is interested, please share this role with them and apply.
News
For Founders
Founders who need a refresher on building a startup — check out Y-combinator’s startup school curriculum, with informative videos and more.
Australia’s Top 100 innovators (paywall)
Lessons from WhatsApp on international expansion by Brian Armstrong (CEO & Co-founder of Coinbase)
Industry
Clean Energy | There’s a new kind of battery-storage tech using iron-air which will make it affordable and scalable towards a 100% renewable grid!
FinTech | Aussie Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company AfterPay gets acquired by Square for USD $29B
FinTech | Spriggy raises AUD $35M to help kids become more financially literate
Automation | Industry 5.0 — industrial automation is accelerating and it’s not slowing down post-COVID.
Manufacturing | Tulip raises $100M Series C to help frontline industries bring their ops to the cloud
Construction | US-based construction startup Agora raises $33M led by Tiger Global on the back of 760% YoY ARR growth
Partner With Us
If you're an accredited investor, and excited about what we're doing to ignite early-stage investing and create long-lasting impact then join us. Complete our investor interest form and someone will reach out!
Opportunities
Innovation Bay Webinar | Thur Sept 12 @ 12 - 1p (AEST) — Team Building and Talent Part 3: How investors can support startup talent
Tech23 | Deeptech conference to help founders and companies collaborate and disrupt industries. Apply now.
StartOut | Launching a Founders scholarship to Australian + NZ founders for the LGBQT+ community
MAP open mic pitch night | Learn more about the startup space, hear pitches from Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre founders and connect with potential startup employers
LAUNCH accelerator | Apply to their rolling cohort
About
Steamworks Ventures is an early-stage investment venture capital fund, focused on supporting founders and companies who are using technology to innovate and disrupt industries by creating inflection points in the market.
