Global Day Zero Weekly

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How founders in Australia, Japan, and beyond are building globally from day zero. Raises, playbooks, founder profiles, and the occasional hard truth.

Three quarters of the grid sits unused, and a Sydney broker built the software half his own industry now runs on

Three quarters of the grid sits unused, and a Sydney broker built the software half his own industry now runs on

Issue 12 – Week ending 6 September 2026 – For experts building their first product, globally from day zero. Gridsight raised US$26m this week…

A 50-year-old founder is 1.8 times more likely to build a top company than a 30-year-old. And the curve keeps climbing to 60.

A 50-year-old founder is 1.8 times more likely to build a top company than a 30-year-old. And the curve keeps climbing to 60.

Issue 11 – Week ending 30 August 2026 – For experts building their first product, globally from day zero. We’re back with issue 11,…

A Chinese rocket flew home and landed on its legs. SoftBank paid US$200m for a kit that bolts onto someone else’s excavator.

A Chinese rocket flew home and landed on its legs. SoftBank paid US$200m for a kit that bolts onto someone else’s excavator.

Issue 10 – Week ending 23 August 2026 – For experts building their first product, globally from day zero. We’re back and on the…

Amazon started charging for rides in a car with no steering wheel. Japan’s funding week went on holiday.

Amazon started charging for rides in a car with no steering wheel. Japan’s funding week went on holiday.

Issue 09 – Week ending 16 August 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. We’re back with another issue – this time…

A truck drove 260km with nobody touching the wheel. A data centre company took A$2.85 billion. Plus the founder of Firmbrain AI.

A truck drove 260km with nobody touching the wheel. A data centre company took A$2.85 billion. Plus the founder of Firmbrain AI.

Issue 08 – Fortnight ending 9 August 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. Catching up on two weeks in one go,…

Money moved both ways: BlackRock’s first Japanese cheque, an eBike crossing to the US + the founder of Leverage Mentoring

Money moved both ways: BlackRock’s first Japanese cheque, an eBike crossing to the US + the founder of Leverage Mentoring

Issue 07 – Week ending 26 July 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. We’re back with issue 07 and our weekly…

AMD bets on Tokyo. Google bets on Munich. The frontier just went global.

AMD bets on Tokyo. Google bets on Munich. The frontier just went global.

Issue 05 – Week ending 12 July 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. We’re back again with another global round-up, and…

GDZ Weekly – Smart locks, shark skin, and a $1.68B debut

GDZ Weekly – Smart locks, shark skin, and a $1.68B debut

Issue 04 – Week ending 5 July 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. Welcome back to issue 04, kicking off dry…

Global Day Zero Weekly – Australia goes quiet, Airwallex hits A$16B, and raises from France, India and Singapore …

Global Day Zero Weekly – Australia goes quiet, Airwallex hits A$16B, and raises from France, India and Singapore …

Issue 03 – 28 June 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. Welcome back to issue 03, where we feature Heiko Dalichau…

Global Day Zero – Weekly Newsletter – 21 June 2026

Global Day Zero – Weekly Newsletter – 21 June 2026

Week of 21 June 2026 – For founders building beyond their own borders. Money is getting picky. This week the big cheques chased sovereignty,…

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