Tesla and Tech Council of Australia chair Robyn Denholm has joined the board of local tech company SafetyCulture, after serving as an advisor since late 2021.Ms Denholm joins the board of SafetyCulture in her capacity as operating partner of venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures, which was an early investor in the company. She replaces Blackbird co-founder and partner Rick Baker, who has been a strategic advisor and SafetyCulture board member for the past 10 years.SafetyCulture chief executive and founder Luke Anear thanked Mr Baker for his contributions and said he is excited to welcome Ms Denholm to the board, who he described as “an incredible role model”. “I’m incredibly grateful to have met [Mr Baker] and been on this journey with him. As one of our first investors, he has always believed in our potential and what we are trying to do. I can safely say that we wouldn’t be where we are today without him on our side,” said Mr Anear.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Wavemaker Impact, a climate tech venture builder, announces that Monique Conheady has joined as its new Venture Partner for Australia and New Zealand. With Monique leading its efforts in Australia and New Zealand, Wavemaker Impact intends to launch its first venture in the region next year. Wavemaker Impact partners with experienced entrepreneurs to build climate tech startups that, as a portfolio, have the potential to reduce 10% of the global carbon budget. Every company that Wavemaker Impact builds is a '100x100' company - a startup with the potential to abate 100 million metric tons of carbon emissions and be a US$100-million revenue business. The founding team of Wavemaker Impact has previously built over 15 companies (including unicorns and an IPO) from scratch and invested over US$300 million in Asian tech companies, including 35 greentech startups. Monique brings a wealth of experience as a successful founder, corporate e