‘Orange is the new Palo Alto’: Why the next Atlassian, Canva will be from the bush
Sydney Morning Herald, Other, 18/01/2023, Jessica Yun
A new generation of home-grown start-ups could come from regional and rural Australia as the world grapples with the challenge of feeding a growing global population estimated to hit 10 billion by 2050. Phil Morle, a partner at CSIRO-backed venture capital firm Main Sequence, said Australia was uniquely positioned to be a breeding ground for food, agriculture and biotech start-ups because of its vast land mass, as food insecurity emerges as a key challenge around the world amid supply chain issues exacerbated by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions.