‘Massive disadvantage’: Homegrown hurdles slow unicorn push into US


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Corporate disclosures and limits on employee equity are placing Australia’s software unicorns at a disadvantage against US rivals as they move into the crucial market, according to two of their co-founders, while “nightmare” regulatory hurdles are limiting local venture capital.

The warnings come from employee survey breakout Culture Amp, which cracked the US market by riding the San Francisco tech wave, and fellow Melbourne unicorn Linktree, which signed up top …

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