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Euphemia PodcastEpisode 8: Flying Fox with Rachael Neumann.Rachael Neumann of Flying Fox Ventures, together with her co-founder Kylie Frazer has built an impressive portfolio of over 50 companies, including Goterra, Heaps Normal, Zapid Hire, Mr Yum and Safewill.With a mission to build Australia's most impressive community of early stage investors looking to support homegrown heroes and their game-changing startups, Rachael chatted to us about their investment thesis, how Flying Fox began, and what's next.Find our more about Flying Fox here.Find Rachael here. 2024-12-021h 09Euphemia PodcastEpisode 7: Made with Love & MoneyIn this episode, we reflect on what it was like working with the team at Love + Money, whose creativity and thoughtful approach was instrumental in shaping our brand.We take a closer look at the collaborative process, discussing how their insights and expertise helped bring our vision to life. Tune in to hear the full conversation.Find out more about Love & Money here.2024-09-3029 minEuphemia PodcastEpisode 6: Caligra with Grant BissettCaligra is a new computer company, building cutting-edge workstations with a novel user interface for unmatched productivity in technical workloads.“Our work could be so much faster, our creative output could be so much better than it is today.”Caligra is off to a flying start thanks to our friends and portfolio fund Blackbird. In an awesome move, Blackbird not only led but also closed the entire pre-seed round in Caligra with a £1M investment at a £4M pre-money valuation, underscoring their deep belief in the founding team's vision.To add to the awesom...2024-09-241h 05Euphemia PodcastEpisode 5: Glow with Kate & Justin.Kate Morris and Justin Ryan of Glow Capital are Co-Founders and Managing Partners. The private equity firm is committed to backing high-growth, profitable businesses and brands that show clear market leadership in both new and established sectors. Seeking to work with companies run by ambitious founders and management teams, their focus includes market-leading consumer and industrial brands, B2B enterprises, and technology-enabled products and services."We want to make the funding journey a much more positive one for founders of all types by placing an outsized emphasis on the culture and values that have made...2024-05-1749 minEuphemia PodcastEpisode 4: Airtree with Jackie Vullinghs.Jackie Vullinghs of @airtreevc and @fasttrackjudy catch up every other month as investor peers to share learnings, market observations & to get feedback on strategy/deals/projects and more.Together, @dompym and @fasttrackjudy have been a part of Airtree’s explorer program, have conducted due diligence for some of Airtree’s latest fintech deals, as well as co-investing on 2 major deals; Buildkite & Zepto.Want to hear about what goes down between Euphemia and Airtree? This is the episode for you.Read about Airtree & Euphemia on our website:https://euphemia.com/awesome-stories/airtree/...2024-05-0359 minEuphemia PodcastEpisode 2: Up Bank with Xavier Shay.In Episode 2 we sit down with the awesome Xavier Shay, CEO of @up_banking, Australia’s first digital bank, co-founded by Euphemia founder Dominic Pym, offering financial literacy and financial wellbeing to a new generation of consumers. If you’re under 35, chances are you’re an Upsider. Up’s growth trajectory means it will likely overtake CBA in its category. It’s both a disruptor and a challenger; as a bank, a tech product, and a startup brand. People look to the design of the brand, the imagery, the tech, and it is admired in financial services.Upside...2024-03-271h 10Euphemia PodcastEpisode 3: Buildkite with Keith Pitt.Global infrastructure for build pipelines is awesome. Euphemia invested ~$1m into Buildkite's Series B round and introduced the founder Keith Pitt to Airtree VC who went on to lead the round in 2022.Listen to the full interview, where Dom and Judy ask Keith the hard questions, including what type of questions should a founder ask an investor?Read the case study on our website here:https://euphemia.com/awesome-stories/buildkite/Find Keith:https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithpitt/https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildkite/2024-03-271h 35
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal#158 Judy Anderson-Firth: Source of "abundant giving" personality, becoming CEO w Dom Pym, democratising access to investing + personal news with her wife!Judy is the Group CEO of Euphemia, the family office for Australian entrepreneur and technologist, Dom Pym. Together they manage ~$65m in investments globally, focussing on Fintech, ClimateTech, women-led startups and startup infrastructure. Prior to teaming up with Dom, Judy was the CEO of Startup Victoria, Australia’s largest network for entrepreneurs with over 60,000 people in the community. She is also Chair of the advisory board at LUNA and is a board observer at Birchal on behalf of Euphemia.Judy was born in Penrith, in NSW, a bit outside Sydney and now lives in Melbourne, Australia....2024-03-061h 17Euphemia PodcastEpisode 1: Dom & Judy. An introduction to EuphemiaMeet our founder Dominic Pym and Group CEO Judy Anderson-Firth. In episode 1 we discuss how they came together to build Euphemia, and what their awesome vision is for the family office, as well as the Australian Startup Ecosystem. Renowned entrepreneur, executive and ‘guru’ in the Australian fintech industry, Dom (@dompym) has been recognised as Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year in 2022 by three different industry bodies (Fintech Australia, Australian Fintech & Pause Awards C-Suite leader of the year).He has successfully launched and led multiple ventures, most notably co-founding Ferocia, one of Australia's top techno...2024-03-021h 21
Hiring Great PeopleLearning from Startups and using technology to de-bias your hiring with Judy Anderson-FirthJudy Anderson-Firth is CEO at Euphemia, the family office for Australian entrepreneur and investor Dom Pym. Together they manage ~$65m in investments globally, focussing on Fintech, ClimateTech, women-led startups and startup infrastructure. Prior to teaming up with Dom, Judy was the CEO of Startup Victoria, Australia’s largest network for entrepreneurs. She's had great experiences supporting the growth of Australia's startups and has learned a lot of valuable lessons in her two stints as CEO, and I've certainly learned a lot from her. You can connect with Judy on LinkedIn or @fasttrackjudy on socials.
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Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech LeadersDom Pym | Startup Investment UpdateIn this special bonus episode Dexter Cousins is joined by Dom Pym Co-Founder of Up and Fintech Investor.Euphemia is Dom's family office and Australia's newest investment partner for the Aus startup community. They're investing in tomorrow’s startup scene, nurturing a diverse, progressive, intelligent, ambitious community that’s building the future of Australia.Dexter gets an update from Dom on the current state of the Australian investment landscape.Dom was on the show last year to share the launch of his new family office Euphemia with 🌱 Judy Anderson-Firth. Get an update...2023-06-0425 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS. 8E. 160 - Hot And Cold Winter Reads - 1-11-23For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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Books Mentioned in This Episode:
1- The Mist by Ragnar Jónasson
2- Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
3- Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
4- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
5- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
6- The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton
7- How the Penguins Save...2023-01-1159 min