Taking your Startup to the US

There's no doubt that the US is still the number one market for Australian Startups looking to scale overseas.

With Silicon Valley, the global home of Startups, megacities like New York and Los Angeles and an assemble of successful Founders from down under who've managed to "break America'.

Though with political instability, a fragile US economy and emerging competitors in Europe and the East, is it still the best place to take your Startup.

And if it I how do you do it?

This networking breakfast, in partnership with Trust Management platform Vanta will explore

Giving you the knowledge and tools to "take your Startup to the US"

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Program

8.30am-9am Welcome and networking

9am-9.20am Opening address and keynote

9.20am-10am Panel with experts who've been there and can help

10am-10.30am Networking and close

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Speakers

Dickie Currer - Founder, Hype Man Media & Co-Founder, Future Connected

Dickie is the Founder of Hype Man Media, a Media Production House focussed on connecting Australian Startups with the world through Storytelling, Events and Advisory.

He's also the Co-Founder of Future Connected, helping cross-border collaboration between Startup ecosystems, a Mentor in Residence for ACS Labs and Co-National Lead of Tech Australia Advocates.

Georgie Harrowell - Commercial Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce

Georgie supports Australian companies seeking to enter and expand in the U.S.

market. She also plays a key role in advancing U.S.-Australia collaboration in energy innovation, deployment, and critical minerals sector engagement.

Previously, Georgie served as Investment Director at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., representing Austrade, and worked at AmCham Australia, where she oversaw industry committees, trade, and government affairs.

Christopher Bartlett - Founder & CEO, Tapestry

Christopher is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in product development, having created over 90 software products and successfully founded and exited multiple companies.

He has worked with global brands including Uber, Hoyts, and Kmart, and built a wide-reaching network of experts, partners, and investors. Drawing on a background in research, marketing, and programming, Christopher spent more than a decade developing the proprietary technology behind tapestry®—a revolutionary real-time data infrastructure trusted by Fortune 500 companies.

Who should attend

- Founders in the early stage of their Startup journey.

- Startups looking to scale their business overseas

- Ecosystem builders, investors, service providers that want to learn more about the opportunities and current climate in the US

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Key Details

📅 Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
🕘 Time: 08.30AM – 10.30AM
📍 Venue: Level 5 - Tank Stream Labs Melbourne CBD, 440 Collins Street.

Tank Stream Labs are Australia's leading flexible workspace and business service provider. The team at TSL have kindly offered their space for any attendees of the event to work from for the day.

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Your Hosts

Hype Man Media is a multi-platform Media Production House, creating content and telling stories about global Tech and Innovation.

Vanta's Trust Management Platform takes the manual work out of your security and compliance process and replaces it with continuous automation—whether you’re pursuing your first framework or managing a complex program Vanta takes the pain away from scaling your business internationally.

Tank Stream Labs Australia's Leading Flexible Workspace and Business Service Provider is the home of Hype Man Media. The amazing team at TSL have offered any attendees to stay and co-work for free out of their space for the rest of the day.

Check out their current new FY promotion as well below:

Limited spots available, so sign up now!