Georgie Turner
Partner at Tidal Ventures
Georgie Turner is a Partner at Tidal Ventures, where she leads the investing of the firm's third fund into early-stage technology companies. Based in Sydney, Australia, Georgie has a strong background in venture capital and investment management. She holds a Dual Bachelor in Business Management and Commerce with a focus on Business Economics & Finance from The University of Queensland. Georgie has also served as an Investor and Board Director at Flagship and as an Investor and Board Observer at companies like FairSupply, Upflowy, and Checkbox. Her previous roles include Investment Manager at Bailador Technology Investments and Enterprise Cloud Sales at Rackspace. With a robust network and a keen eye for promising startups, Georgie is a prominent figure in the Australian venture capital landscape.
In their own words
From Georgie Turner discusses the next steps for Australia’s ecosystem · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview SeriesIt's really the things that you choose not to do that will make or break the success of your product.
Career
- Now Partner · Tidal Ventures
- Earlier Enterprise sales / go-to-market · Rackspace
- Earlier Investment banking · Lazard
Sources: tidalvc.com
Key moments
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- 0:29 Meet Georgie Turner
- 0:31 Overview of Tidal Ventures
- 0:53 The Gap in the Seed Ecosystem
- 1:18 Involvement in Startups Since 2012
- 2:09 The Startup Landscape in 2012-2013
- 3:27 Changes in the Startup Ecosystem
- 5:27 Challenges as a VC
- 8:29 How Georgie Started in VC
- 10:05 Current Gaps in the Ecosystem
- 11:47 What Australia Does Well
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