Right now there is a serious anti semitic incident in Australia on a daily basis. Life for Jews in Australia is subtly and not so subtly different to life for other Australians. Our schools are protected by armed guards and barbed wire, when any Jewish community org holds an event it withholds the address until a few hours before the event and the event is manned by volunteer security guards, Jews have been doxxed and subject to vile harassment for being Jewish, community members are in a state of siege and fear. We are a community of 120,000 that was largely established from the ashes of the Holocaust 80 years ago. That includes my family; my mum survived the Holocaust and arrived in Australia with the tiny remnants of a large extended family in the late 1940’s. We have given a lot to Australia as a community and received much in return. Our contribution includes two heads of State, a High Court Chief Justice, Australia’s greatest soldier and a Federal Treasurer as well as many others who have transformed the country in the arts, law, business and the community sector. Social cohesion in Australia is at an all time low and a tiny community making up 0.5% of the Australian population is in the firing line. It is completely legitimate to hold varying views on the war that has taken place between Israel and Hamas and the other Iranian proxies. It is not legitimate to glorify savage attacks on civilians and it’s certainly not legitimate to take the hatreds from the Middle East and create a climate of fear for the Jewish community in Australia. There have been some remarkable displays of support for the Jewish community from a wide cross section of Australians. To those who have sat on the sidelines to date we need your solidarity and explicit support. These actions by anti semites are not acceptable in Australia. And to those who are going to reply with “what about the people of Gaza”, my heart breaks for innocent civilians that have suffered in Gaza and other parts of the Middle East.

This week two people named “David” received venture funding in Australia, while not one women.

“In Sydney people ask you where you live. In Melbourne they ask you where you went to school” 😂 @LucyTurnbull_AO at #sunrise2024

Urge the Australian Government to reconsider Sophisticated Investor Test - Sign the Petition! chng.it/yNrL6dJm via @ChangeAUS

Urge the Australian Government to reconsider Sophisticated Investor Test - Sign the Petition! chng.it/rfKMY5z6 via @ChangeAUS

A sad but important read. The problem is still huge and not nearly enough is being done about it. afr.com/technology/after-vir…

If you've wondered what we do differently to just sending $$ out here at 🚜 - it's our Village. The special sauce to our capital nuggets. Every co. accessing Tractor funding is welcomed to the Village - The social and human capital side Have a dip: tractorventures.com/village

🍴Picking a restaurant with dietary restrictions? Pressure's ON! 😩 Ever wish there was a savior for those dining dilemmas? With Foodini, dining out's a breeze. No more stress, just satisfied smiles. 🍽️✨ #DietaryDilemma #allergies

We don’t deserve the @TheMatildas #Tilitsdone

Check out @60MinutesAUS this Sunday 🙌 #proudwife

Syd startup folk - whatya doing next Thur May the 4th (be with you)? The team at AWS are hosting a gathering in the CBD on Startup Fundraising, focussing on the peculiarities & pitfalls in fundraising (a common discussion point in our world.) Let's mingle: lu.ma/fk9jcl4j

What are angel networks and what is the value of joining one?

Growth Game Syd is a go in <24 hours 🚜 Tues April 4, 6pm at @thecommons George St growthgamesydney.eventbrite.… If you want to hear about: Fundraising, Debt vs Equity Funding, Bootstrapping, Brand-Building, Revenue-Based Finance, SaaS, Fintech, Junk Insurance... Ask us anything 👋

Couldn't be prouder to be on team Tractor 🚜

International Women’s Day. We’re 1 of a number of posts you’ve seen today- the main value we can provide to this conversation is that of ongoing action, rather than singular day opinion only. We’re funding lots of women-led tech companies currently. Yesterday, today, and tmrw.🚜

Here's one for our Syd friends - @stripe AU are partnering with @BlackNovaVC to present an in-person discussion on Go To Market strategies during an economic slowdown. Juicy topic! Free event in (where else but) Surry Hills- 5.30pm AEDT Tues 7th March. stripe.events/stripexbnv2023…

You can hear more of the @Cartelux backstory on the Hard Mode podcast we put together with Founder @JWillOfficial & @nogsE here: open.spotify.com/episode/3jY…

Our friends at @BrunswickAces have an equity crowdfund happening via @Equitise, with ~3 days to go! Brunswick Aces Distillery produces an award-winning range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic gins, and are at the forefront of the moderation movement. equitise.com/offer/brunswick…

Looking to fundraise soon and in Syd on 29th Nov? Shortcut your need to figure your strategy on your own and get along to this upcoming session on fundraising run by @airtreevc. Feat. @MacdochVentures @birchalco @airtreevc and our very own 🚜 EIR @nogsE lu.ma/opkw8ojb

Loved chatting with @JWillOfficial on the latest Hard Mode, what a story!