Transparent Venture Capital by Tribe Global Ventures

By Tribe Global Ventures

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The Transparent VC podcast, brought to you by Tribe Global Ventures, the VC helping B2B Tech companies scale into the UK and US. This podcast seeks to give insights into venture investing for both founders and investors, and have a bit of fun along the way.

Episode Date
Tribe Talkin' Ep 123: Never Waste A Good Crisis. We'll Need More Than "I Don't Want To Pay Tax". Your Business Is Not Your Baby. Sharts.
May 14, 2026
Founder Focus Ep 20: Matt James - AI Coding Hits Production: Move Now Or Get Left Behind.
May 13, 2026
Founder Focus Ep 19 with Stuart Clout: Post-it Notes at 3am to a $236M Exit. The Journey of Thedocyard To Ansarada.
May 11, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 122: Hardware Vals Skyrocketing. Who Will Be Most Successful. A Lot Of Random Stuff. Sharts.
May 08, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 121: Will Your Platform Be Used By Agents? How AI Bubble Pops. No Where To Hide. Sunrise. Sharts.
May 02, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 120: System of Record to System of Action. Founders Don't Need VC's? Lifecycles Predict The Future. Sharts.
Apr 24, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 119: Vibe Coding Risks. Anthropic Eating Your Lunch. Durability. Shocks Vs Regime Shifts.
Apr 17, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 118: Unicorn's A Fraud? Hardware Moat. Beaten Zone Beats. Sunk Cost Fallacy. Acquisition Sprees. Sharts.
Apr 15, 2026
Tribe Talkin Ep 117: Cliff Scares Canva. Celebrity Funds. Federation Admits Fail. Good Business Does Not Equal Venture Business. Sharts
Apr 08, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 116: Canva Acquires Doohly. Choosing AI People. AI Job Cuts. Claude Holes. Sharts.
Mar 27, 2026
Founder Focus Ep 18: James Leathem of VendorPanel and their exit to Accel-KKR
Mar 22, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 115: More Agents, More Management Required. SaaS Moving To Services. Velocity. Sharts.
Mar 12, 2026
March 2026 Tribe US Expansion Mission Lessons & Debrief
Mar 10, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 114: SafetyCulture CEO Exits As Predicted. More To The Eucalyptus Story. Is Rayn Ong Australia's Greatest Angel.
Feb 27, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 113: Investment Committee Dynamics. Writing code is OVER. Agent Search How To. Sharts
Feb 19, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 112: EVP Post's Bond. SaaS Becomes Print Media. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. NO Sharts.
Feb 15, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 111: 2026 Says No. Australia No Safe Haven. When Dev's Cry. Just Get An Agent. Sharts.
Feb 06, 2026
Cut Through Venture State of Australian Startup Funding 2025 Report with Albert Bielinko and Chris Gillings.
Feb 03, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 110: IPO Market Dead. Airwallex In Lifecycle Terms. Don't Wait For Perfection. Sharts.
Feb 01, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 109: Public ARR Trouble For Venture. Few Get the Money. Airwallex Own Goal. Sendle Gondel. Sharts.
Jan 25, 2026
Tribe Talkin' Ep 108: We Are Back Baby! Replit Addiction. Founder Fear. Speed But Not Quality.
Jan 19, 2026
Tribe Talkin Episode 107: How Hard To Push Your People. Speed Wins. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.
Dec 19, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 107: Speed Wins. How Hard To Push Your Team. When Valuation Is An Issue. Sharts.
Dec 19, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 106: UEF: Unicorn Exit Fund: Startup Muster Report. Cut Through DB. Sharon AI. SaaS Not Dead. No Cash To Burn. Sharts.
Dec 11, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 105: Where You Raise Matters. Culture Amp & SafetyCulture Writedown. EVP's $100M Fund. Sharts.
Dec 07, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 104: The Role Of Luck. Culture Amp's Layoffs. Kiki Fined. Sharts.
Nov 28, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 103: No AI Bump - Give Yourself An F! SafetyCulture Losses Widen. StrongAI. Sharts.
Nov 18, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 102: Authentic Comms Win. Airwallex $1B. Firmus $6B. SwiftX $50mill Profit. James Leatham Steps Down. Hismile. Sharts.
Nov 10, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 101- Sicilia: "VC is unbelievably positive". Strongroom AI Raise. AI Intelligence Fail. AI Auto Investing. Only 5 Productive Months. Sharts.
Nov 07, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 100: Episode 100! What's Changed in 100 Eps. Blackbird Discounts. Moats. Sharts.
Nov 05, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 99: AI's Big Market Risk. People Leaving VC. Small Funds Still Best For Returns. SwarmFarm $30M Raise. Durability In AI. Rent Seeking SXSW.
Oct 10, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 98: RB2B Goes 100% AI Run. OZ vs US Energy. Can't Build Just For Money. Sharts.
Sep 26, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 97: Some Founders Should Go To Jail. VC Is "Back Baby". Repeat Founders Best? VC Accelerators. Sharts.
Sep 19, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 96: Seek V Employment Hero. Birchal Increases Fees, Cuts Costs. Female Funding "Pipeline Problem". Why Start-ups Fail. Sharts.
Sep 06, 2025
Tribe Talkin Ep 95: Learning From T Swift Engagement. OneMRI Raise. Blackbird Returns Hurt. SEO To SAO.
Aug 30, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 94: One Person Unicorns. Working Harder With AI. Advance VC Secondary Fund. Sharts.
Aug 21, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 92: Airtree's "Not Mega" $650mil Fund. Unhinged Founders. Don't Ignore Red Flags. Lorikeet $200mil Val. Figma. Sharts
Aug 08, 2025
Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture: AUS VC Funding Report For Q2 2025
Aug 03, 2025
Tribe Talkin' 91: Employment Hero v Seek. Gilmore "Failure". 18 Year Old Founder. UQ's Vaccine Victory. Sharts.
Aug 01, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 90: Coward Founders. AI Tool Fail. Meta Spree. AI Usage Baseline. Sharts.
Jul 31, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 89: CTV Q2. Top 10 B2B AI Takeaways. Australia's Not An AI Leader? Building An Audience. Tractor Reaches $100mil Milestone. Sharts.
Jul 17, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 88: Australia The Unicorn Factory, But Not A Leader In AI. SEO v AEO.
Jul 09, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 87: Epic Tropical Innovation Fest. Canva Tax Bill. Continuation Funds. Need AI To Raise. Distribution Is The Durability. No Sharts :(
Jun 27, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 86: Lyrebird Health. Sally-Ann WIlliams Steps Down. MagicBrief Off To Canva. You're The Problem It's You. Kiki Departs. StrongRoomAI Ends. Sharts.
Jun 21, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 85: London Expansion Mission Lessons. YC AI Requests. Cold Calling Dead? Sharts.
Jun 14, 2025
Founder Focus Ep 17: Chris Milligan of Adepto & Konfir
Jun 08, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 84: VC- Never Been Harder. SecondQuater Secondary Fund. Chat Knows Exactly Who You Are. Don't delegate?
Jun 06, 2025
Tribe Talkin Ep 83: Tribe's AI Built Tools. How Not To Pitch. Amazing Airwallex. Cut Through Venture Q1. Sharts.
May 29, 2025
Tribe Talkin Ep 82: AI Life Partners? Go1 Simplifies. Tech One Rockets. Advance VC Secondaries Fund. Sharts.
May 25, 2025
Rerelease-Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.
May 19, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 81: Plans Are Bullsh*t. Growth V Development. Building Outside The US. Heidi Health Fastest On Record. Unfriendly AI. Sharts.
May 15, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 80: What Will Be The Next AI Unicorns. Goodbye Superfund Investors. Advanced R&D Raises $27mil. Competitor Ads. Sharts
May 11, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 79: CTV Q1. Low Growth Worthlessness. Where The Value Accrues. AI Rabbit Holes. Robots Are Here. Sharts. We Are Sorry For This Episode.
May 02, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: Not Investing In Founders With Kids. Good Not Good Enough. WeMoney - We Impressed. Zero Co Shutdown. No Lead No Conviction? Sharts.
Apr 24, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 78: AI Making ARR Dead? Do You Have To Be First? Fake It To Make It Gone To Far. Small Fund Performance. Canva Durability. Sharts.
Apr 15, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 77: StrongRoom AI Investigation. IVYY Makes Top 50. Solo Vs Co-Founders. Can You Admit You're Crazy? Sharts.
Apr 09, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 76: From The Lounge- Aaron & Don Reflections From US Expansion Mission
Apr 03, 2025
Tribe Talkin’ Ep 75: Bridge Rounds Are A Bridged To Nowhere? The Very Best? Eisen Joins Reshop After US$17M Raise. VC Year Ahead. Sharts.
Mar 21, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 74: Language Warning More Than Usual. Public Markets. New Birchal CEO. Failure In Australia. Taste Not Tech. Is Your CEO A Fraud? Sharts.
Mar 14, 2025
Tribe Takin' Ep 73: Employment Hero AI Drive. We Are All Just Wrappers. Cursor Beware. Top Of Funnel A Waste? Sharts.
Mar 07, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 72: Good Empire Administration. Investor Test Stays. OpenAI Operator. Voice Agents. B2B Growth- B2C Feel. Sharts.
Mar 02, 2025
Tribe Talkin Ep 71: Small Is The Future. Kiki In Trouble Again. KKR Acquires Stake In Employment Hero. Get Fast, Lose Fast. Splose AI Raises $5m. Sharts.
Feb 22, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 71: Why VCs Reject You. 2021 VC Investment Cohort Looking Very Grim. Founder Survey Interim Results. Man Baby Leads OpenAI Offer. Sharts.
Feb 15, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 70: Doing Outbound Sales Properly. Failure Isn't The Worst Thing. Lorikeet Cracks $100mil. Robotics Progress. Miss America Nuclear Power Debate. Sharts.
Feb 06, 2025
We're Back! Cut Through Venture 2024 State of Australian Startup Funding Results With Chris Gillings and Mitchell Bissinger.
Feb 03, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 69: Are You A Keeper? DeepSeek Explained. SEO Has Changed. Own Your Audience. Can You Return A Fund? Sharts.
Feb 01, 2025
In The Trenches Ep 1: VenueNow Implementing AI Agents From Relevanceai.com & Broader AI Discussions.
Jan 30, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 68: Matt Vitale Leaves Birchal. DEI Rebalancing. Zombie VCs. LinkedIn AI Slop. Sharts.
Jan 23, 2025
Founder Focus Ep 15: Dr Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries. From Go1 Unicorn To Going Again In Defense Tech.
Jan 23, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 67: We're Back! 2025 Predictions. Text To Action AI. Resilience. PMF. VC Firms Fall. Sharts.
Jan 17, 2025
Tribe Talkin' Ep 66: Open AI Goes Down. Birchal Raises $2Mil. Our Agentic Future. Quantum Breakthrough. Tandem Shuts.
Dec 20, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 65: AI. VC Mental Torture. YC's Requests. Statemate's Woman Leader Award. Sharts.
Dec 11, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 64: Fastest "100". Swoop Aero's Liquidation. Salary Efficiency Ratio. Selling Work Not Access. VC Resurgence.
Nov 28, 2024
Founder Focus Ep 15: Ben Thompson of Employment Hero.
Nov 25, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 63: Crazy AI Stories. Employment Hero. Problematic Geniuses. Startups Are High Turnover. Luke Anear Steps Down. Canva CFO. Sharts.
Nov 22, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 62: Learn From Trump. SaaS- Margins To Fall. Scalare Lists. Company Failures. Themes. Sharts.
Nov 14, 2024
Tribe Talkin Ep 61: Worthless- You, Your SaaS And Your Data.
Nov 07, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 60: What You Should Learn From The US. Reflections From 2024 Tribe US Expansion Mission
Nov 03, 2024
Chris Gillings: Cut Through Venture Q3 2024 Report
Oct 27, 2024
Tribe Talkin Ep 59: Founder Mode Mayhem. VCs Do F All. Swoop Aero Runs Out Of Runway. Disrupted Radio.
Oct 24, 2024
Investor Focus Ep 10: Tom Humphrey of Blackbird. GTM. AI as a Service. Traditional Outbound Is Dead.
Oct 21, 2024
Investor Focus Ep 9: Tom Waterhouse. Racing Identity to Venture Capitalist.
Oct 16, 2024
Tribe Talkin' 58: VC Funding Plumets Again. Go1 Secondary. Circonomy In Liquidation. Bookable Raises $5mil. NotebookLM. Sharts
Oct 10, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 57: The SaaS Era Over? VCs Chasing M&A. VCs Question Scalare. Losing PMF Part 3. Startmate Returns.
Oct 07, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 56: Investors That Charge Portfolio For Everything. Burn To Earn. Blurred Funding Lines. Death as a Service. Listener Questions On VC. Sharts.
Sep 27, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 55: AI Snake Oil. Bluejay.AI Goes Into Liquidation. Persistence. Shiffman To Pay Legal Costs. Startup Daily Awards. Australia's Liquidity. Sharts.
Sep 19, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 54: Ash Joins Tribe. Founder's Walking With 0. SafetyCulture's $165Mil. Taking Advice. Marketing & Personas. VC Red Flags. Sharts.
Sep 12, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 52: Losing PMF. Startups Shutting Down. Super Funds Squeezed Out Of VC. Early DPI. Sharts
Sep 01, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 51: Canva Hunting A Snitch? Go1 CEO Swap. 'Diabilical' 18 Months For Crowdfunding. Outbound Is Dead. Sharts.
Aug 25, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 50: SaaS Metrics. Exec's Leaving Canva. Breakthrough Victoria Sued. Decelerating SaaS Growth.
Aug 15, 2024
Tribe Talkin Ep 49: AUS VC's Face Battle for Future. TEN13 Passes $100M. OneVentures Fund VII $200M. Leonardo.ai Was Finding It Hard. Hivery To Zero. Sharts
Aug 07, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 48: Canva And Leonardo.ai. The ATO's Coming. It's Tough Out There. Pre-mortems. It's Also Great Out There. Offsites: A Waste? Sharts
Jul 31, 2024
Founder Focus Ep 14: Wayne Gerard- QLD Chief Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Redeye, Founder of Prtnr Ventures.
Jul 26, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 47: The Eye Of The Tiger. Canva v Microsoft. Liquidity Options.
Jul 24, 2024
Tribe Talkin Ep 46: Nice Finishes Last. Failure Is Baked In. Harsh Investment Terms. Being Ready For Investment. Fable. MILKRUN.
Jul 22, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 45: AI Removes VCs? PE Taking On VC. PE's Aggressive Terms. Companies Going Into Administration.
Jul 11, 2024
Founder Focus Ep 13: Matt Vitale of Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Platform.
Jul 10, 2024
Investor Focus Ep 8: Chris Gillings of Cut Through Venture and 5 V/ Capital.
Jul 10, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 44: The US: We F'd. Small VCs to Start Failing. AI Pitch Decks. Bank VCs and Accelerators- Any Value? Samsara $100M Series A. 1Breadcrumb $4M Raise.
Jul 04, 2024
Tribe Talkin' Ep 43: GYG. The Most Active VC Investors. Ownership at IPO. Series A Stuck? Pitchbook Data. Tenacious & Brighte Raise. What VCs Actually Mean.
Jun 28, 2024