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E25S07 Burl Aerospace

The biggest change in Australia’s tech ecosystem over the last decade has been the rise and rise of ‘deep tech’ – products and services from the frontiers of research. It’s slow, expensive – and world-changing. Burl Aerospace co-founder and CEO Crighton Nichols reckons it’s about time for a revolutionary rethink of air transportation – and Burl’s transformative designs demonstrate of what’s possible in aviation, when you come at it with a clear mind and deep domain knowledge. Getting from prototype to full-scale flying product? Yeah, it’s doable – but it’s not easy. We’re going deep and flying high on THIS WEEK IN STARTUPS AUSTRALIA.

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E25S05 Rivir

TWISTA tiptoes back across the Tasman to talk to another startup at the 2025 Canterbury Tech Summit. Rivir manufactures a box that provides satellite data access to field-connected sensors of the sort often found in agriculture and mining. So far so good – but what happens when your satellite provider gets bought by StarLink which ‘deorbits’ their constellation? We talk to Rivir co-founder Donna Henderson about negotiating satellites, telcos and investors – on this episode of THIS WEEK IN STARTUPS AUSTRALIA.

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E25S04 ZapMe

Would you dream of starting your own telco? Sick of carrying a folder of SIMs as he traveled the world, Scott King reckoned he could – and did. ZapMe gives users a single number that’s always available in any country – and always routes to their mobile. It’s a great beginning – in a market filled with regulators and massive competitors. How can you build a successful startup in such a contested environment? TWISTA asks – and gets some unexpected answers.

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S25E02 Myovolt

TWISTA swims across the ditch to talk with Steve Leftly, founder of Kiwi startup Myovolt. Straddling the line between medtech and consumer wearable, Myovolt offers both pain relief and faster rehabilitation for folks with muscle strains and injuries. But building a startup with a medical focus means regulations, certifications – and investors prepared to bide their time. How’s that work?

Recorded live from the show floor at the 2025 Canterbury Tech Summit – big thanks to those folks for making it all come together!

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S25E01 Spark Festival

After a bit of a pause, THIS WEEK IN STARTUPS AUSTRALIA returns with its annual preview of Spark Festival – sparkfestival.co – with Spark Festival board member and TWISTA ‘guardian angel’ Murray Hurps, and communications director Paul Wallbank. We go through the festival, then pivot to an examination of the state of the startup community, following the closure of the York Street startup hub – and celebrate the new UTS Startups co-working space!