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.

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.