Will Richards

Hey, I'm Will from Overnight Success. I'm passionate about startups, in particular those from Australia!

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 14th March, 2026

Brain tissue computer chips, Canva AI more popular than Claude, Euc's acquirer drops lawsuit. Plus a new $15M pre-seed fund, and meet the driverless boats protecting Australia.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 7th March, 2026

What is the average wage at a scale-up? What about the gender pay gap? I've dived into the numbers and revealed all across several scale-ups. And meet the startup combining quantum computing and human brain tissue, or the 3D printed Aussie rocket that could hit MACH 12

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 28th February, 2026

Eucalyptus acquisition broken down. Canva and Heidi go shopping. Plus, Blackbird tips in to a SF based inference company valued at $5B!

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 21st February, 2026

Australia's 3rd unicorn in 2026!! Defence Tech is getting plenty of federal love. Startmates S26 cohort announced, and plenty of changes at accelerator programs and the Tech Council of Australia.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 14th February, 2026

A new unicorn arrives! StrongRoom saga continues, quantum developments and a new OS newsletter launches next week helping investors and founders find eachother. Plus a heavyweight Aussie VC weighs in on the softwear is dead debate.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 7th February, 2026

Square Peg has a new fund, meet the Aussie founders revolutionising computer chips with sound waves, Cut Through Venture 2025 report is out, and we've read it!

OS Weekly

Nine interesting things from the 2025 State of Startup Funding Report

plus, a TL;DR.

Deep Dives

Chris Kirk to Step Down as Stone & Chalk CEO After a Decade at the Helm

After a decade overseeing the growth of over 3,000 startups and $4.2 billion in capital raised, Chris Kirk prepares for a "planned and considered" exit as the organization scales into Sydney’s Tech Central.

Ecosystem News

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 31st January, 2026

Our VCs have never had more dry powder, but what does a founder need to do to get some? Tennis Australia leads the way in innovation, Clipboard acquired for 10x return and meet the founder giving away products for free.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 24th January, 2026

Airwallex vs the financial crimes watchdog. Australia has a new space unicorn. We ask: will AI kill SaaS? And find out how one Aussie founder obsessed over a single interaction to scale to 2.5M users.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 17th January, 2026

Airwallex vs the media, Sendle shuts down as three-way merger goes bad, SXSW Sydney is cancelled, Waymo eyes Sydney for autonomous taxi service and Aussie exits hit $3.5bn last year in a return to the good times.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 12th January, 2026

2026 is here! Employment Hero drops its case against Seek, Euc focuses on women's weight loss rather than men's longevity, and Origin Energy gets a huge mark-up on a strategic investment. Plus, all the capital raises announced over the break.

OS Weekly

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 20th December, 2025

A playback of the top ten most iconic moments of 2025 in Aussie startups, the CSIRO gets a shake-up, new funds hit the market and wagu beef gets an AI assistant.

OS Weekly

Top 10 most iconic moments of Australian Startups in 2025

Silicon, Space, and Secondaries: The most iconic moments of Australian startups.

Ecosystem News

Meet Indrus, a bootstrapped WA startup with customers in the US, turning security cameras into a digital twin for big industry

In the sprawling logistics yards and industrial ports that keep the global supply chain moving, wandering assets are everywhere.

Building

MEQ Solutions bags $23M Series A to raise the steaks with ‘truth infrastructure’ in the $1T meat market

The Australian startup is beefing up its global expansion with US$15M to prove that AI, not the human eye, should determine the value of what’s on your plate.

Series A

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 13th December, 2025

The second largest ever VC round in Australian startup history! LaunchVic and Breakthrough Vic to merge. AgriTech has a legislative breakthrough, plus West Tech, and Techstars host huge events and we have all the startups that pitched.

OS Weekly

Techstars Sydney ditches the pitch deck for product demos at its largest-ever Australian showcase

In a landscape where "Demo Days" often devolve into fundraising roadshows, Techstars Sydney Managing Director Christie Jenkins pushed for a return to engineering roots.

Ecosystem News

Aristotle Metadata taps Tractor Ventures for $400K of venture debt to scale partner-led data governance

Tractor Ventures backs Aristotle Metadata with $400k in venture debt to scale its global data governance partner network.

Debt

Autonomous boat platform Greenroom Robotics lands fleet-wide deal with EGS Survey

Meet the autonomous boat that runs for multiweek survey missions and is controlled via Starlinks and an Xbox controller.

Paperbacked launches education venture studio to fill the funding and support gap for the education sector

The new studio targets the ‘missing middle’ of education ventures, founders who want to scale without chasing the unicorn status that traditional VCs demand, and is ditching retainer cash for equity.

Ecosystem News

Electric Future hits $40M valuation with debt and equity round to help Australia eletrify

Electric Future acts as a one-stop shop for home electrification, trading government energy credits to slice 25% off installation costs.

Debt

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 6th December, 2025

LaunchVic shuts down, the Tech Council undergoes a shakeup, and Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang publicly clashes with Silicon Valley investor Keith Rabois, an early investor in Stripe. Plus, another startup hits the ASX and OS heads to WestTech!

OS Weekly

Silver Report recommends winding up LaunchVic and reducing total equity investment and risk exposure

Victoria looks to streamline a sprawling $660M investment landscape by abolishing LaunchVic as a standalone entity and consolidating equity under Breakthrough Victoria.

Ecosystem News

Cor raises $2M pre-seed for AI coach for software onboarding and education

The generative video AI agent is designed to act as an interactive coach and is already helping hyperscaling companies onboard customers without scaling the customer success team.

Pre-Seed

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 7th February, 2026

Nine interesting things from the 2025 State of Startup Funding Report

Chris Kirk to Step Down as Stone & Chalk CEO After a Decade at the Helm

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 31st January, 2026

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 17th January, 2026

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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 20th December, 2025

Top 10 most iconic moments of Australian Startups in 2025

Meet Indrus, a bootstrapped WA startup with customers in the US, turning security cameras into a digital twin for big industry

MEQ Solutions bags $23M Series A to raise the steaks with ‘truth infrastructure’ in the $1T meat market

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 13th December, 2025

Techstars Sydney ditches the pitch deck for product demos at its largest-ever Australian showcase

Aristotle Metadata taps Tractor Ventures for $400K of venture debt to scale partner-led data governance

Autonomous boat platform Greenroom Robotics lands fleet-wide deal with EGS Survey

Paperbacked launches education venture studio to fill the funding and support gap for the education sector

Electric Future hits $40M valuation with debt and equity round to help Australia eletrify

💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 6th December, 2025

Silver Report recommends winding up LaunchVic and reducing total equity investment and risk exposure

Cor raises $2M pre-seed for AI coach for software onboarding and education

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