Uber shuts down Car Next Door, Sitemate acquires Nomad Fleet

In this week's episode of The Startup Retro, Gemma and Will explore Uber's decision to shut down Car Next Door, its Australian carshare division, after acquiring the startup for $105M. The hosts share some positive news from the startup ecosystem, including Sitemate’s acquisition of Nomad Fleet, Bindimaps securing a key partnership with Australia Post, and the latest developments in the SunCable renewable energy project. In the startup raises segment, the hosts spotlight space-tech innovator Metakosmos and childcare-focused AI startup LoveHeart.ai.

Time Stamps

00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country

00:30 - Intro music

01:00 - Welcome and episode preview

01:30 - Pre-roll ad

02:00 - Headlines

02:30 - Uber shuts down Car Next Door

07:30 - Sitemate acquires Nomad Fleet

09:00 - BindiMaps secures partnership with Australia Post

10:00 - SunCable project approved by Federal Government

12:00 - Startup Raises

12:30 - Gem’s Pick: Metakosmos

17:00 - Will’s Pick: LoveHeart.ai

20:00 - Mid-roll ad

25:00 - KaaS Recommendations

28:00 - Outro

Links

Headlines

• Uber scraps Carshare division after acquiring Aussie startup Car Next Door for $105M
• Sitemate acquires Nomad Fleet for $2M
• BindiMaps navigates a path to partnership with Australia Post
• SunCable solar farm in NT gets Federal government approval

Startup Raises

• Metakosmos
• LoveHeart.ai

KaaS Recommendations

Gem’s Pick

• Building B2B Startup Marketing Orgs from 1 to 25+, Emily Kramer (MKT1)

Will’s Pick

• Thrive, Consolidate or Die by Abhishek Maran (Rampersand)

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• Gemma on LinkedIn
• Will on LinkedIn

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