ASX x Mighty Partners: Zip's Road to the ASX with Larry Diamond
The morning will begin with a market update from the ASX, followed by a fireside conversation with Larry Diamond, Co-Founder of Zip and Co-Founder and CEO at Eldium.
Larry will share the unconventional story of how Zip became a listed company, why going public turned out to be one of the best decisions the business ever made, and the unlikely acquisition that may have made Zip the only fintech in the world to buy a $30 million mining company.
We'll explore the realities of building and funding high-growth technology businesses, the opportunities and challenges of life on the ASX, and what founders should be thinking about as private and public capital markets continue to evolve.
Agenda:
9am arrivals, tea and coffee
9.30 - 9.50am ASX introduction and market insights
9.50 - 10.20am fireside with Larry (facilitated by Amit Verma, ASX)
10.20 - 10.45am morning tea
11am wrap
Priority spaces given to founders, operators and investors at high-growth technology businesses.
About Mighty:
Mighty Partners provides flexible, non-dilutive venture debt funding to high-growth software businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
About Larry:
Co-founded Zip Co in 2013, growing it into an ASX 200 company with more than 12 million customers and over $10 billion in annual loan volume. Larry led product, credit, regulation and capital markets across five regions.
Most recently, Larry founded Eldium, an alternative asset manager focused on asset-backed private credit. Eldium provides structured funding to high-quality non-bank lenders and offers wholesale investors access to senior secured lending backed by diversified portfolios of assets.