Hello.
ausbiz was born because we wholeheartedly believe Australia deserves a dedicated business channel and that a streaming service is the best way to deliver it. Our premise is simple, we want to connect all kinds of investors with all kinds of opportunities, and we want to do it through high quality, engaging content.
ausbiz partners with business, providing a platform to inform, inspire and share with our stakeholders. We provide an always-on resource for market-watchers but we understand business is about more than just numbers; it's about people. And we love nothing more than talking to them.
The content we make with or on behalf of our partners will always be high quality. It will always be made by journalists just like us, people who are genuinely curious about business, markets, startups... and the people who make them tick.
Kylie Merritt & David Koch
Co-Founders
About Us
We are genuinely curious about Australian business and its impact on the world. Our obligation is to provide a place where business stories are given the space to be told.
We do not do ‘paid editorial’. All expert guests you see appearing on ausbiz are there because our journalists believe they have something to say of value to our audience.
Partnerships
Our audience of more than 80,000 engaged investors trusts us to deliver news and information across our live stream, on demand, newsletters and social channels. They are interested in investment opportunities across all asset classes, and we work with many partners in the sector to showcase those opportunities.
If you would like to learn more about our audience and advertising/sponsorship/lead generation options, you can download a copy of our media kit using the form opposite. Or, drop the partnerships team a line via email.
Our Board
David Koch | Executive Chairman
David is best known as the co-host of Sunrise, the Seven Network’s number 1 rating breakfast program. Outside of his television commitments, David is a passionate small business owner. His family business, Pinstripe Media, is a specialist digital agency with a portfolio of media assets including Kochie's Business Builders, Startup Daily, Flying Solo, Airport Economist, Dream Academy, Small Business First and Hip Pocket.
”Kochie” is also Chairman of the Port Adelaide Football Club, Patron of the Koch Centre For Youth, Macquarie Fields, and big supporter of Fr Chris Riley's Youth Off The Street.
Kylie Merritt | Founder & MD
Kylie has more than 20 years of experience in the Australian media industry, across content creation and commercialisation. She began her career as a reporter in regional television and has since held roles in editorial, production, digital, commercial and senior management.
Kylie has worked for many of Australia's leading media organisations including Seven, Nine, News Corp and Sky News. She holds a BA (Broadcast Journalism) from Charles Sturt University, an MBA (Exec) from the Australian Graduate School of Management and is a Graduate of the AICD and McKinsey’s Executive Leadership Program.
Alvin Singh | Director
Alvin co-founded Pocketbook, a consumer finance startup, in 2012 after 10 years' experience in product and engineering roles at Sun Microsystems, News Corp and amaysim.
Most recently Alvin helped ASX listed Zip grow to over 2M million customers in Australia as Head of Product.
Alvin holds Bachelor of Engineering in Software.
Wayne Mo | Director
Wayne has more than 24 years’ experience in international banking, structured finance, investment and M&A. He has significant experience working in China, Australia, Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong and other Asian countries. His main focus has been Australia China investment and trade flow for the past 18 years and he was recognised as one of the most experienced senior executives/senior bankers in the Australia/China investment corridor.
Wayne joined AL Capital in January 2018 as its founding CEO. He joined the board of McGrath (ASX: MEA) in June 2018 following AL Capital’s strategic investment.
Wayne holds an MBA from Webster University, USA and Bachelor of Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Jimmy Ye | Director
Jimmy is a progressive and visionary fintech entrepreneur with a passion for the financial markets and tech that enhances business and user experiences. With a background in Australian financial services that spans over 10 years, including serving as Responsible Manager for AFSL companies, Jimmy is a seasoned leader with a vision to innovate and transform.
Jimmy is the Founder and director of ACY Securities and Zerologix, a dynamic fintech that delivers seamless solutions to businesses within the financial services sector.
In 2019, Jimmy was recognised at the Australia-China Future Forum for his contribution to the financial services industry.
Our Partners
We’d like to acknowledge our launch partners. These businesses have backed our vision and we’re proud to have them in the ausbiz network.
