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LinkedIn’s 2023 list of top Australian startups features one woman … and 32 men

Australian startups founded by men have overwhelmingly dominated LinkedIn’s seventh annual list of the nation’s top startups.
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Lyka co-founders Matthew Muir and Anna Podolsky, along with namesake Lyka the dog. Source: supplied.

Australian startups founded by men have overwhelmingly dominated LinkedIn’s seventh annual list of the nation’s top startups, with the social networking platform for professionals saying it plans to do more to highlight the importance of diverse and equitable workforces.

The list of 20 Australian startups, published on Wednesday morning, features only one woman founder, Lyka’s Anna Podolsky, alongside 32 male founders.

However, Cayla Dengate, a careers expert at LinkedIn, said the list “offers a reflection of the venture capital ecosystem, its makeup and its challenges”.

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