Tidal Ventures

Tidal Thought Waves November Edition 🗞️ Tidal’s very own Wendell Keuneman dives into an electrifying conversation with James Allston, co-founder of Orkestra, to uncover how their groundbreaking product is fast-tracking the world’s shift to clean energy. 🚀 Orkestra’s Impact: Why Orkestra’s feasibility platform is pivotal in the renewable energy transition 📈  Scaling Growth: How tackling the problem of overpriced consultants and archaic Excel processes led to their remarkable growth rate exceeding 200% last year 🛠 Tech Innovation: The role of machine learning in their game-changing software that enables teams to set up and evaluate 250 solutions in just ten minutes

Thanks so much for the opportunity KPMG High Growth Ventures. It was a pleasure meeting all the founders, and I hope they left with some valuable insights.

LPs should explore how GP incentives shape the outcome of the fund... A fascinating read from Jamin Ball on VC incentives and what it can mean for a fund. If a fund size balloons, the focus can shift from optimising carry (20%) to maximising management fees (2%). Jamin’s framework—“Are you working with a 2% or a 20% firm?”—resonates deeply. For LPs, it’s a call to assess how GP incentives align with long-term value creation. Highly recommend this one for anyone navigating the evolving dynamics of venture capital 👇

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Exciting news for Australia's tech sector! 🇦🇺💡 AI-powered applications are set to soar, with a projected A$10.6 billion in annual revenue by 2035. Industry leaders like Wendell Keuneman from Tidal Ventures and Steven Worrall from Microsoft are already backing local founders to drive this growth. 📈 Learn more about Australia's opportunity in the new AI economy, with insights on applications, AI datacentres, and data, in the collaborative report by Microsoft and Mandala Partners. These initiatives could unlock A$115 billion in economic value annually by 2030! 🔍 Dive deeper into this transformative landscape and discover how Australia can secure its place in the global AI economy. Let's innovate, scale up AI capabilities, and lead the charge toward a brighter, more tech-savvy future together. Exciting times ahead! Read now: https://buff.ly/3UOzbRw 📬 📬 📬 Unlock essential insights! Join our free daily newsletter for exclusive AI updates: https://buff.ly/3QlzuB6 📬 📬 📬 #Australia #AI #TechInnovation #EconomicGrowth #FutureOfTech

Last week, I had the pleasure of representing RiverX at the annual Tidal Ventures event. It was an incredible evening of connecting with industry leaders, discussing emerging market trends, and exploring the ever-evolving landscape of venture capital.   Venture capital can play a pivotal role in a diversified portfolio, providing access to high-growth opportunities and innovative companies at the forefront of transformative fields. With family offices and high-net-worth investors increasingly seeking uncorrelated, enhanced portfolio returns, venture capital offers a unique long-term perspective.   For example, we’re excited to be investing in an early-stage seed round for a clean-energy company that has gained significant traction, with over 80 clients across Australia, Asia, and North America. The company is now poised for strategic international expansion into Western Europe, a market 17 times larger than Australia. This is one example of the potential venture capital brings as a complementary component of a holistic investment strategy. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪s𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦.    #VentureCapital #PrivateCredit #WealthManagement #Innovation #CleanEnergy #PortfolioDiversification

It was fantastic to be with friends and colleagues at the Tech Council of Australia’s National Tech Summit in Melbourne this week for an inspiring series of discussions on the future of Australia’s tech sector. A highlight was hearing Jo Dooley, Tom McMahon, Wendell Keuneman and Dr Aengus Tran speak about the immense potential for Australia in the AI tech stack. The panel spoke about how Australia can leverage its unique strengths - such as its vibrant startup ecosystem, renewable energy resources, multicultural society and strategic location - to become a key player in the global AI economy. The discussion built on a new report Microsoft released last week that identified Australia’s strengths in AI applications, data and data centres as the areas where we will be most competitive on the global stage. Take a look at the report to explore how we can collectively drive AI innovation, create new jobs and ensure sustainable growth in Australia: https://lnkd.in/gdUqSdWW Kate Seward Liz Fitch Lewis M. John Galligan Isobel Graham Amit Singh Damian Kassabgi Susan Travis Erika Ly Madeleine Houghton Sarah Carney Lee Hickin Sebastian Brash Adam R. Kobe (Johns) Elliott Paige Goh Kate Lord Robyn Denholm Jacqui Murkins Elizabeth Greene Sinéad Fitzgerald Matt F. Savasna Sandhu Sienna Klopf (née Coleman) Lucy Guerin Harry Godber Leopold L. Theodora Chan Burgess Tim Allen

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After a massive Monday, we're ready to kick off Day 2 of the National Tech Summit hosted by the Tech Council of Australia. Today, things get even bigger and better. Stay tuned as we'll update this post throughout the day but here's what you can expect: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆: Bronwyn Halfpenny MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Jobs 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 - Victor Dominello, Co-Founder of ServiceGen - Katrina Troughton, ANZ VP & MD, Adobe  - William Scheer, CEO & Founder, Reason Group - James Bergin, Executive GM, Tech Research & Advocacy, Xero - Sophie Farthing, Head of Policy Lab, Human Technology Institute, UTS 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Block, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Amanda Anderson, Head of Global Public Policy & Gov Relations, Block  - Dr Daniel Mulino MP, Federal Member for Fraser VIC - Chris Jewell, CEO and Co-founder, Zepto  - Shannon Scott, SVP Global Head of Product, Airwallex  - Harry Godber, Head of Policy, Tech Council 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆, sponsored by Microsoft, featuring: - David Swan, Technology Editor, The Age and SMH - Jo Dooley, Executive GM, Microsoft ANZ - Tom McMahon, Partner, Mandala Partners  - Dr Aengus Tran, Co-Founder harrison.ai - Wendell Keuneman, Managing Partner Tidal Ventures 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Damian Kassabgi, CEO, Tech Council - Jamie Morse, Head of Industry & Policy, Macquarie Technology Group - Belinda Dennett, Senior Director, Government Relations, Airtrunk - Andrew Leong, Chief Technology Officer - Fixed Networks, NBN 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 by Hon Paul Fletcher MP 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝟭 + 𝟭 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝟮 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Cliff Obrecht, Co-founder and COO, Canva - Emma Seymour, CFO, Deputy  - Tim Reed, Managing Director, Potentia  - Craig Blair, Partner and Co-Founder, Airtree  𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 with Mike Cannon-Brookes and Robyn Denholm 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹: 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Peter Anstee, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Home Affairs  - Andrew Downes, Vice President Strategy, Thales  - Nicholas Flood, Managing Director, IBM  - Annie Haggar, Head of Cybersecurity, Norton Rose Fulbright  𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - The Hon Gabrielle Upton FAICD FRSN, Former A/G of NSW - Andrew Barnes, Critical Technology Investment Manager, Austrade  - Sally Mccutchan, Chief Asset Management Officer, Breakthrough Victoria  - Brendan Hopper, CIO for Technology, CommBank 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 featuring Scott Farquhar, moderated by Sarah O'Carroll, Editor-In-Chief, Forbes Australia