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ToddForest @ToddForest

MD @NAB Ventures – NAB’s $50m innovation fund. Also Board member Data Republic Pty Ltd and MD Tasman Ventures Fund Pty Ltd.

Joined November 2008
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"Part Two: Taking our fund to $100m!" linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-… by @ToddForest on @LinkedIn

Part Two: Taking our fund to $100m!

Today is a great day. I’m beyond excited to announce the next phase for NAB Ventures with an extra $50 million to our fund.

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Very excited to announce that NAB has committed another $50 million for investment in start-ups afr.com/business/banking-and… via @FinancialReview

NAB earmarks another $50 million for investment in start-ups

NAB has doubled funding for NAB Ventures to $100 million and is looking to invest in data, AI, wealth and cybersecurity players.

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VC’s need to Adapt or Die linkedin.com/pulse/vcs-need-…

VC’s need to Adapt or Die

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being on the panel for the VC round table at the AFR Innovation Summit. As always with summits of this kind, it’s great to be able to look at how far the Australian...

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ToddForest@ToddForest
21 Jul 2018
Day trip from Syd to Mel yesterday became nightmare. 4 cancelled flights in one day due to high winds. Forced overnight in Mel. Safety 1st but each time, I had to call Qantas and reschedule. App useless. I fly 50 times per year on qantas. No more. #qantasfail #flyvirgin #qantas
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Great to catch up for lunch with silver medalist from the Winter Games - Aussie Jarryd Hughes. Legend!
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ToddForest@ToddForest
27 Feb 2018
Super excited to announce our investment in real estate platform BrickX Awesome team! #Brickx smh.com.au/business/banking-… via @smh

NAB invests in real estate platform BrickX

National Australia Bank's venture capital arm is buying into real estate investment platform BrickX.

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ToddForest@ToddForest
15 Feb 2018
Awesome job Jarryd Hughes! You are a legend. Well deserved after a ton of hard work over the last few years. Tasman and Callie are inspired by you! Photo: AP smh.com.au/sport/olympics/wi… via @smh

Winter Olympics: Australia's Jarryd Hughes wins silver medal in snowboard cross

Australia's Jarryd Hughes has won a silver medal in the men's snowboard cross at the WInter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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ToddForest@ToddForest
26 Jan 2018
Congrats to @annie_parker on her new role. She be a huge asset at MSFT! businessinsider.com.au/annie…
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ToddForest@ToddForest
15 Aug 2017
Watching Female fin tech founders at tank stream labs.
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Completely agree @dpetre NAB Ventures will support this position and works hard to support both female VC investors and entrepreneurs. x.com/dpetre/status/88214074…

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4 Jul 2017
Sexual predators need to be held accountable. afr.com/technology/airtrees-…
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Excited to announce our investment in Basiq. Damir is a ROCK STAR! lnkd.in/gP2yDKE
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ToddForest@ToddForest
31 May 2017
We're excited to announce our investment in Wave Accounting! Kirk and team are great operators afr.com/technology/nab-jumps… via @FinancialReview

NAB jumps on Wave in cloud accounting data deal

NAB Ventures is investing in cloud accounting software as it predicts that in the future it may be able to process loans instantly.

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Excited to have Andrew Rothwell join Data Republic as Chief Operating Officer startupdaily.net/2017/04/tyr… via @StartupDailyANZ
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My wonderful bride gave a speech this past week in Canberra as part of the BCA. So proud of her; love her passion! lnkd.in/gDwPrfZ
ToddForest@ToddForest
13 Mar 2017
Christy leading the way as Tech firms seek 100,000 women to join the industry afr.com/leadership/tech-firm… via @FinancialReview

Tech firms seek 100,000 women to join the industry

Tech firms are aiming to create a community of female talent that they can hire from.

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Excited to invest into Veem - will help businesses quickly move money around the world. afr.com/business/banking-and… via @FinancialReview

NAB invests in US forex fintech Veem

NAB Ventures has led a $US24 million ($31.6 million) funding round alongside Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures.

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ToddForest@ToddForest
17 Feb 2017
NAB, Westpac back medical start-ups to fix health payments afr.com/business/banking-and… via @FinancialReview

NAB, Westpac back medical start-ups to fix health payments

How NAB and Westpac plan to become players in the digital health ecosystem.

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Matt Cenin@Matt_Cenin
3 Jan 2017
From Nike to @NAB, head of the bank's venture capital arm @ToddForest has had some great exp. Nice read @j__whalley heraldsun.com.au/business/na…

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30 Nov 2016
#Crossroads has dropped! The action plan to lift sector afr.com/leadership/entrepren… via @FinancialReview & view in full startupaus.org/crossroads/

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23 Nov 2016
NAB’s @ToddForest on how Aus venture capital market is taking flight via @financialreview #TechInvest #startupaus ow.ly/oa7E306rkSx
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