Archive - Ignition Lane's Wrap

Wrap 107: Money makers

After 18 years, Envato founders get their exit. Xero is back in black. Nvidia is one of the most profitable companies in the world. Big partnerships for…

May 24 •

April 2024

Wrap 106: Rise & fall

Canva makes everyone rich(er). A new unicorn comes to town. Write downs galore. Venture debt is the new VC. SBF goest to jail. Record level Series A…

Apr 19 •

March 2024

Wrap 105: Fight Club & Zombie VCs

Airtree is stuck between a rock and hard place as founders & funders go to war. Blue Sky boss sues Glaucus over its short selling conspiracy. Beware the…

Mar 15 •

February 2024

Wrap 104: Billions & brain chips

Atlassian reported its first ever US$1bn revenue Q. Meta ̧will pay its first ever dividend. Neuralink implanted its first ‘brain-reading’ device into a…

Feb 9 •

January 2024

Wrap 103: Squashing angels, battling beasts & trolling Musk

We're back for 2024! Regulators recommended terrible changes to Australia's 'sophisticated' investor thresholds. VC figures for 2023 are in - and it…

Jan 19 •

December 2023

Wrap 102: 2023 packed a punch

We review 2023's heavy hitters. The messy state of Aussie venture. Plus, are grannies the new influencers?

Dec 8, 2023 •

October 2023

Wrap 101: M&A green shoots & scandal central

So much scandal in the air - we spill the tea (aka share the latest news and rumours). Massive M&A news to end the week: Atlassian + Loom! Octopus…

Oct 13, 2023 •

September 2023

Wrap 100! Always be closing & IPO, no?

💯 We’ve officially made it to the 100th edition! Thanks for coming along on the ride. We share top tips for continuing sales momentum in this tricky…

Sep 22, 2023 •

August 2023

Wrap 99: I got 99 problems

Our 99th rap themed wrap! Who made the Cloud 100? How are Aussie's big tech cos faring? Has VC reached the bottom? Most importantly, who won our…

Aug 25, 2023 •

July 2023

Wrap #98: Hit it, DJ!

Big consolidation news for the DJ tech world & another big kiwi tech exit. Canva makes more no.1 hits. $810m raised in Q2 including lots of battery…

Jul 21, 2023 •

June 2023

Wrap #97: OpenAI’s Sam Altman says hai

A message from man of the moment, Sam Altman. Online coal shopping. Virtual soccer. An M&A bonanza. Alt-plastic fantastic. Fresh VC funds. This month's…

Jun 16, 2023 •

May 2023

Wrap #96: Dancing Ducks

Despite all of the attention-grabbing news headlines on redundancies, a halted VC market, the tech crunch and startup collapse, there are plenty of ANZ…

May 12, 2023 •

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