The many faces of Aussie #startups! 🇦🇺 We’re celebrating 6 months of SoS!!! 🎉 Some highlights: 🚀 Over 50 founders featured 👀 Almost half a MILLION views on LinkedIn 🌏 More than 20 cultural backgrounds represented Know a great founder? Share this post & nominate!

👩‍🔬Led a whole ML team at IAG ➕Studied Actuarial and Maths 🦄Built PokeWhere App in Uni Read the full story here: bit.ly/3NNwM5n @JackyGKoh of @RelevanceAI_, taking GPT to the next level to build E2E LLM apps and agents. #SoS #founders #shirtsofstartups

🌎Born in the States, Philadelphia 💼Former corporate lawyer ⚽Massive Manchester United and Irish sport fan Read the full story here: bit.ly/43hfMdr @dylnmcdonnell of @getFoodini, dietary conditions + venues #SoS #founders #shirtsofstartups

💼First job = cadet at PwC 🦄Former VC, one of the first in ANZ 🐟Early supporter of @Fishburners Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/5fv7we37 @apglo of @HarvestBgood, plant-based meat ecosystem for food brands and manufacturers #SoS #founders #shirtsofstartups

🤸‍♀️ Former gymnast 🚀 8-year-old entrepreneur 🐾 Dog lover turned startup founder Full story here: tinyurl.com/3x888fh5 Anna Podolsky of @lykapetfood, a D2C Australian pet wellness company. #startups #founders #shirtsofstartups #SoS

🍁Grew up in Toronto 🍋Serial hustler as a kid 👼Started Angel investing by "accident" Full story here: bit.ly/43KOiO5 @cmack4life of @AussieAngelsHQ - Platform for investors to access network-based startup funding rounds via syndicates.

💼Original career plan to be a humanitarian 🌱Passionate about all things impact 📚Studied history, economics and classical voice Read the story: bit.ly/3IQBfCD David Carbines of Cogsflow - Growth solutions and insights for inventory businesses

💼~3 years product mgmt in "big corporate" 🎹 Pianist by night 🧱EWer' and 🌱startup ecosystem builder by day Read the story: bit.ly/45gn6rY @_mazzwu of @EarlyworkHQ - the fastest, fairest pathway to begin a career in tech

They say good things are worth the wait… and we’re stoked to announce SoS is back! 🚀 Our mission is simple: to share, celebrate and tell the authentic human stories of as many founders as possible 💪. 📨 Sending good vibes and love, @ShoriHijikata and @AnnieLiao_2000 LFG!

So excited for this! Thanks for the opportunity and support @joelconnolly and @FoundationbyBB! 🚀☺️

So grateful! Big thanks to the wonderful @SimonThomsen ☺️

Ahhh our first feature!! Thanks so much for sharing our story and vision, @StartupDailyANZ! ✨🚀 #startups #founderstory #startupaus

👩‍⚖️ Lawyer turned happy startup founder 🚙 Company inspired by 4h drives to see the dermatologist when younger Read the story: bit.ly/3yeGsw6 Niamh Mooney of Software, a startup providing Australia's first prescription, subscription tele-health platform. #startup

🇮🇳 Born in Hyderabad, India 💻 Discovered coding in high school 🧩 Does puzzles to relax Read the story: bit.ly/2W9umYb Srikanth Muthyala of KOKO, an app providing users the ability to speak to their business software with just an app, their voice and a question.

🇦🇺 Moved to Australia as refugees after the first Gulf War 🎨 Life saved by art 💡 Learned life & startup lessons from dad Fadi Aziz of Chipin, a crowd-gifting app helping groups of people buy better gifts for those they care about. Read the story: bit.ly/3k3fF0q

Some great representation from @AntlerAustralia and @Fishburners! 🎉

🇦🇺 Moved to Australia alone at 17 💸 Fintech founder 🎶 Occasional singer & jazz musician 🧾 Hopes to send invoice to Mars Read the story: bit.ly/3fgunjh Ray Wang of @LucaPlusAU, an e-invoicing, cloud-based software for SMEs, bookkeepers, accountants & auditors.

Uni days: 🧪 Biochemist by day 👨‍🍳 Chef by night Today: 🥩 Food tech pioneer & founder Read the story: bit.ly/3l2EWKp George Peppou of @vowfood, a startup rebuilding our food system from the ground up by making meat with animal cells, and not the animals themselves.

🇭🇷 Grew up in Croatia, in a basement with 3 families ✈️ Moved to AUS without knowing any English 💻 Started coding & building gadgets at 11 Read the story: bit.ly/3kJgL3m Damir Ćuća of @basiqio, an API platform that provides the building blocks of financial services.

☕️ First job in a cafe at 14 🏫 Never went to uni ✈️ Pitched 170 investors in SF Check out the story: bit.ly/3rlwkzG Jess Koncz of @Eatseemenu, a platform to visually discover cafes and restaurants nearby. #sydneystartups #founderstory #femalefounders #marketing