{"id":737,"date":"2021-09-21T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/?p=737"},"modified":"2021-09-25T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T23:04:57","slug":"episode-s09e17-news-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/episode-s09e17-news-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode S09E17 News Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Startup ecosystem legends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/petraandren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petra Andren<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/m8.ventures\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alan Jones<\/a> join TWISTA to examine the Afterpay purchase (or is it a merger?) &#8211; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/canva\/a-note-to-the-canva-community-1d4b0bdf42fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest philanthropic donation in Australian history<\/a>. From a <a href=\"https:\/\/canva.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">startup<\/a>! 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