Matthew Koertge's guest appearances

Matthew Koertge

Gaule's Question Time

Open the Pod Bay Doors

The Corporate Innovator

Matt Allen

David Thodey

Sarah Nolet

Nick Carter

Phil Smith

Vitaly Golomb

Jeremy Liew

James Wilson

Paul Smith

Michael Pryor

Rick Baker

Matt Johnson

Wiebe Wakker

Jennifer Tejada

Jodie Fox

OwlTail

Matthew Koertge, Managing Director of Telstra Ventures, is an unsung hero of the Venture Capital industry with a portfolio including 78 investments, 28 liquidity events, 12 unicorns, and a staff of 19 globally. He is a passionate and dynamic advocate for the startup industry, where he has been active since 1998. Prior to starting at Telstra Ventures in 2011, Matthew worked across a variety of industries including positions at Accede Capital Venture Partners, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, and Fujitsu.In his chat with Ian, Matthew discusses:The GP LP structure of Telstra Ventures and why it worksTelstra Ventures operating as a thematic investorThe Telstra customer network and why it is an asset for Telstra VenturesThe growth of the Australian startup ecosystem over the past 10 yearsThe existence and future of secondary marketsAustralia’s venture capital market in comparison to other countries globally...and more!Quickfire Recommendations:  by Yuval Noah Harari,  by Ben Horowitz, &amp;  by Bill Carr and Colin Bryar.Book:Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindThe Hard Thing About Hard ThingsWorking Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon20 Minute VC &amp; PivotPodcast: TechCrunch, Business Insider, Wall Street Journey, &amp; AFRNews Source: George Kurtz of CrowdStrikeTech CEO: LinkedIn &amp; Apple MusicApp:  Telstra Ventures data science toolsProductivity Tool:WestworldFavourite TV Show: Aligning incentives between management and investors”Ted Talk topic: “See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Koertge, Managing Director of Telstra Ventures, is an unsung hero of the Venture Capital industry with a portfolio including 78 investments, 28 liquidity events, 12 unicorns, and a staff of 19 globally. He is a passionate and dynamic advocate for the startup industry, where he has been active since 1998. Prior to starting at Telstra Ventures in 2011, Matthew worked across a variety of industries including positions at Accede Capital Venture Partners, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, and Fujitsu.<br/>In his chat with Ian, Matthew discusses:<ul><li>The GP LP structure of Telstra Ventures and why it works</li><li>Telstra Ventures operating as a thematic investor</li><li>The Telstra customer network and why it is an asset for Telstra Ventures</li><li>The growth of the Australian startup ecosystem over the past 10 years</li><li>The existence and future of secondary markets</li><li>Australia’s venture capital market in comparison to other countries globally</li></ul>...and more!<br/>Quickfire Recommendations:<ul><li>  by Yuval Noah Harari,  by Ben Horowitz, &amp;  by Bill Carr and Colin Bryar.Book:Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindThe Hard Thing About Hard ThingsWorking Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon</li><li>20 Minute VC &amp; PivotPodcast: </li><li>TechCrunch, Business Insider, Wall Street Journey, &amp; AFRNews Source: </li><li>George Kurtz of CrowdStrikeTech CEO: </li><li>LinkedIn &amp; Apple MusicApp: </li><li> Telstra Ventures data science toolsProductivity Tool:</li><li>WestworldFavourite TV Show: </li><li>Aligning incentives between management and investors”Ted Talk topic: “</li></ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

E118 - Matthew Koertge, Telstra Ventures

Mark Sherman

The Australian corporate VC gold standard is Telstra Ventures. We sit with its Managing Directors to learn how to build a revenue bearing relationship early and make investments that fulfil the end customer need. We'll explore how they doubled their fund in partnership with HarbourVest and had some 10x plus results over the past decade, and share tips on assessing if and how you should approach corporate venturing, including how to drive differentiated value in the rapidly growing VC market.

Telstra Ventures' Managing Directors Matthew Koertge & Mark Sherman on growing Australia's most successful venture capital firm

Matthew provides an overview of Telstra Ventures in the telecom sector to Andrew Gaule. He gives insight to the technology areas, process approach and investment strategies in China.

Matthew Koertge MD of Telstra Ventures