Palo Alto, California, United States
G'day, I'm Doc, Founder and CEO of Athyna, a global talent platform with two arms: Athyna Talent helps companies hire, manage, and retain world-class remote talent, and Athyna Intelligence, powering AI post-training with elite LATAM talent. I'm Melbourne-based, US-focused, and building across both hemispheres. It's a fun juggle. I also run Open Source CEO: a newsletter read by hundreds of thousands of founders, investors, and tech operators. Think deep dives, founder interviews, and the tools and resources I wish someone had handed me earlier. I'm also proud to be a top-ranked mentor and investor at Startmate, an investor at Blackbird VC, and an active angel investor, having backed beehiiv, Hyperbound, Humane, Metal, and others along the way. Outside of work, I like training, hiking, surfing, and reading. Also needing to walk the boss twice daily, my sausage dog, Ziggy. Through my 20s and early 30's, I have also travelled to 50-odd countries around the world. If you like travel, growing your business, or sausage dogs, feel free to reach out and say hi.
Was made CEO after ~1 year. Since then we've built a phenomenal team with engagement scores averages of 90%+. If you are looking for a great place to work come and join us!
Got everything started with my original Co-Founder Drew.
I became a bit more serious about Open Source CEO in January of 2026, promoting myself (*pats himself on his own back*) to Editor-in-Chief while growing the team from me + 0.5 to myself and three other rockstars.
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I own the best real news brand in tech.
Pre-Seed. Transformando la ciberseguridad, de costo a inversión.
Series B. The newsletter platform built for growth. Built by newsletter people. Investors: NEA, Sapphire Sport, Lightspeed Venture Partners and more.
Seed. On a mission to unchain the world from their rent. Investors: Blackbird, Sequoia, Guy Horrocks, Tim Doyle, Alex Fala, Craig Piggott and more.
Startmate, is the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand 🚀. We accelerate the most ambitious founders, operators and investors through our programs, propelled by a highly-trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region. Over the past decade, we have invested in 170+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $2 billion. Invested into: S22, W22, S23, W23, W25, S26. Mentored directly: Minke, One Small Step, Tutero, Dexta, Resonait, Defy-Hi Robotics, Matchbox, FlowGo.