Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr

Momentum is gaining for social enterprise all across the world. In this episode, we are having a chat with Arianna Watson.  Arianna came to Australia from Italy in 2020 just before the pandemic began. Passionate about social enterprise, she along with her co-founder started Think Enough. In this episode, we discuss what it is like to start a social enterprise as a migrant in A

In this podcast, we have interviewed Taofiq Huq.  Toafiq is the founder and CEO of Spiral Blue. Spiral Blue is developing onboard processing hardware for Earth observation satellites. In this podcast, we are discussing how Toafiq built a successful startup in the space sector, what are some of the challenges that #migrapreneur face, and why an accelerator program can help your

Devan moved to Australia with his parents when he was 11 years old.  Devan has done it all from being a pilot to a full stack developer to a serial entrepreneur! In this podcast, we ask Devan what it is like to start multiple businesses in Australia and some of the things startup founders should keep in mind in the early days of the startup journey. Moreover, Devan has been a

In this episode we have interview our very own operations manager Marlowe Mackenzie.  Marlowe has been a part of the Australian startup ecosystem for over 7 years now and has mentored hundreds of migrant entrepreneurs aka #migrapreneurs. In this interview, we have asked Marlowe questions about the Australian startup ecosystem, some of the mistakes early-stage founders make, a

Start Taking Action or “There’s a lot of people who will tell you you can’t do stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” For our final episode this season, we are joined by Catalysr CEO and co-founder Usman Iftikhar. Usman shares the story of Catalysr, and how his own struggle to find work as a skilled migrant led to him starting his own business - one that helps o

From moving to Australia as a new mother where she knew no one, to building a software service as CEO of Coverhero, we chat to entrepreneur Naby Mariyam about her inspiring story, the social psychology of workplaces, and the importance of finding community. This episode was recorded at The Studio on Level 6 of the Sydney Startup Hub. Naby Mariyam loves salsa dancing and InsurTech (

We chat to social entrepreneur Anne-Marie Elias about her parents’ incredible story of grit, her journey into the tech startup space and what it means to address real problems that need solving. This episode was recorded at The Studio in the Sydney Startup Hub during the 2019 Catalysr / Fishburners Demo Fair, at which Anne-Marie was keynote speaker. Anne-Marie Elias is an Egyptia

Long Phan is the co-founder of TTI Migration and Investment Consulting which specialises in providing business skills and migration pathways to overseas entrepreneurs and investors. Prior to TTI, Long has a storied history working for multinational corporations in multiple sectors. We chat to long about his passion for his mother country Vietnam and his home here in Australia, and

Syed Mansoor is an engineer and social entrepreneur who experienced Water Problems first-hand growing up in Pakistan. He wanted to do something about it as more than half a billion people worldwide lack access to clean water despite the technologies being available. As part of the Catalysr pre-accelerator program, Syed co-founded Water Democracy, a user-focused water purification s

Brian Lim has supported more than 1,000 startups across 100 market verticals across 6 continents. He has founded multiple companies, two which are in the space industry, and has raised more than $5M USD for his companies. He has mentored for the World Food Programs Incubator program and was an Entrepreneur in residence for the Singularity University incubator’s 2018 Cohort. Brian