Growth Game Perth

Growth Game is a Tractor Ventures production visiting multiple cities as part of a 2023 AU/NZ tour.

There’s not just one way to fund a technology company for growth.

Founders have more options for funding than ever - that much is clear.

• Are you looking to fundraise now?
• Are you looking to fundraise soon?
• Are you looking to retain as much equity as possible and go slow?
• Are you wanting to right now, head to the moon?

The Growth Game tour features founders, investors and operators appearing in an unfiltered, straight to the point commentary on the tech investment trends right now, inviting the audience to ask those burning questions on how they too can accelerate at the pace that suits them.

We've curated many of the best speakers based right here in AU&NZ. You’ll get a clearer idea of your options for short and long term growth, what current funding is out there (and from whom), and you’ll piece together a few of those building blocks in your head, ready for the next funding decisions for growth.

Matt Allen is a deeply experienced founder, operator, mentor and investor and Co-CEO of Tractor Ventures / Co-Founder of Side Stage Ventures.

As an angel investor, Matt has invested in 30+ companies, including BuildKite, Practice Ignition, Spaceship, Qsic, Kasada, Donesafe, Pin and Goterra. Matt is a three-times ex CTO, and previously led the VC business development portfolio at AWS for AU/NZ.

Claire is co-founder of Appbot, a software company that makes it easy for the world's top app companies to manage and learn from their app reviews at scale. Since commercialising in late 2014 Appbot has grown its customer portfolio to include the likes of BMW, Target, Microsoft, Rovio, Deutsche Bank and many more.

Claire's experience in technology startups spans marketing and product management. She has worked for companies ranging from e-commerce to software-as-a-service to mobile apps.

Prior to Appbot, Claire worked as Head of Marketing at Agworld, was a Founding Director of the Perth chapter of the Founder Institute and lived in London where she was Marketing & Product Director at MedicAnimal.com, growing revenues from £3M to £25M through seed, series A and series B funding.

Claire is also an active angel investor. In her spare time she likes to read, drink coffee, hike, do pilates, and hang out in and around the ocean.

Stuart is the co-founder and co-CEO at Appbot where they enable the world’s top app developers, like Target, BMW and Microsoft, to track and reply to their app reviews and ratings. Appbot is proudly bootstrapped and profitable.

Stuart also makes the WordBoard Keyboard app which is one of the top grossing utility apps on the App Store. In 2013 he built and grew the 7 Minute Workout app to 2.3 million downloads before being acquired by Wahoo Fitness. Before that he was co-founder of the Discovr Music app which achieved over 4 million downloads.

Stuart is also an active angel investor with 16 investments.

Host or Publisher Tractor Ventures