Brew & Build Sydney: Carta x Notion x HubSpot
Calling all early-stage founders: Carta’s Brew & Build is in Sydney!
This time, we’ve partnered with Notion and HubSpot for Startups for an even richer blend of insights and resources. Join us on 16 October, Thursday, for an exclusive morning session dedicated to early-stage founders.
As an early-stage startup, you’re probably familiar with the challenges in fundraising, establishing efficient systems, building resilient teams, and growing your customer base. Brew & Build brings together 3 essential platforms that can transform how you scale–from idea to IPO.
Here’s what we’re brewing up:
💡 Fundraising Data: Get the inside scoop on early-stage fundraising and equity trends directly from Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta
🎙️ VC-Portfolio Fireside: Kieran O’Neill, Principal at Tidal Ventures and Liss Mclaren, Co-Founder of Vinyl provide authentic perspectives on scaling a business and how to build strong founder-investor relations
🚀 The Founder Stack: Learn how Carta, Notion and HubSpot can become your startup's secret weapons through product demos, and gain access to our free/discounted programs for early-stage founders only!
☕️ Breakfast & Networking: Network with like-minded founders, VCs and ecosystem partners over a premium breakfast spread
Come brew your next big move. Coffee’s on us!
🎙️ Our Speakers:
Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, where he works to make startups a little less opaque for founders, investors, and employees. Prior to Carta, he was a marketing executive for the media analytics startup PublicRelay and led a data visualization team at The Atlantic magazine. He lives in San Francisco, but you can find him on LinkedIn.
Kieran O’Neill is a Principal at Tidal Ventures, where he invests in early-stage B2B and Vertical AI startups. Before joining VC, he co-founded and scaled a venture-backed proptech business called Hometime, leading go-to-market, finance, and strategy. Earlier in his career, Kieran worked at Goldman Sachs, Macquarie Bank, and KPMG, building a strong foundation in finance and professional services. He brings a mix of financial acumen and operational experience to help founders build enduring, defensible software companies.
Liss Mclaren is the Co-Founder and Head of Product at Vinyl, an AI meeting assistant purpose-built for accountants and bookkeepers. Vinyl captures, summarises and syncs meeting notes using AI and publishes the data into accounting practice management tools–helping firms work faster, smarter, and more accurately.
A seasoned product leader, with over 11 years leading teams, she was leading large-scale digital transformation as Group Product Manager at Service NSW, delivering innovative public service products used by 10s of millions across the state.
Known for blending creativity with execution, Liss is a regular speaker on innovation, product thinking, and user-first design. She brings a rare mix of startup energy and enterprise experience–building products that solve real problems, at scale.
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