Amber Linz: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Zipr	Blackbird Ventures, SmartCompany (Wed 21 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 14 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Thu 24 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 14 Sep 2022), SmartCompany (Tue 6 Sep 2022)
Product Designer (former)	Canva	SmartCompany (Wed 21 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 14 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Tue 6 Sep 2022)

Coverage

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Funding announcement

The Next Giants Cohort? 60% women founded

Blackbird commits its Giants community to 60% female or non-binary founding teams, opens the next cohort's applications on July 31, and recalls backing Giants alumni More Good Days, Sauce and Cotiss.

Blackbird Ventures portfolio Fri 28 Jul 2023 Blackbird Ventures Cotiss Defy-Hi Robotics KomplyAI MoreGoodDays My Family Hands Sauce Zipr Abbie Widin Amber Linz Kristen Migliorini Michelle Foster Neala Fulia

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Cultured meat, seaweed and death tech: 10 startups we’re watching in 2023

SmartCompany profiles ten Australian startups to watch in 2023, recapping recent funding rounds, one acquisition, and pitch-event and awards results across insurtech, gaming, biotech, death tech and freight.

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The Pitch 2023: SmartCompany is looking for Australia's best early stage startups

SmartCompany opens applications for the 2023 edition of its startup pitch competition, and flags fresh raises at Subpod and Oceanfarmr while recalling Zipr's prize at the inaugural event.

SmartCompany Thu 24 Nov 2022 OceanFarmr Subpod Zipr Afterwork Ventures Flying Fox Ventures Mr Yum Pin Payments SmartCompany AWS Adrian Osman Alex Khor Amber Linz Chris Dahl John Kearney Kylie Frazer

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Five Aussie startups and firms receiving major cash injections despite the tech downfall

Amid the tech downturn, a roundup of five Australian companies that recently secured backing: Behaviol, LUMOS, Zipr, Envirma, plus OIF Ventures closing its third fund at $140 million.