Hype Man Media

A multi-platform Media Production House

Creating content and telling stories about global Tech, Innovation and Startups

Founder

ACS (Australian Computer Society)

Supporting Founders in the ACS Labs program as a Mentor

Mentor in Residence

Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship

Supporting the next wave of Wade Institute entrepreneurs to succeed

Entrepreneur in Residence

Tech Australia Advocates

The Australian chapter of the Global Tech Advocates network. We are on a mission to connect Australia’s regional Tech and Innovation ecosystems, providing a National community and voice for the industry.

Co-National Lead

Gifting Owl

Experiences > Possessions - Reward your team a memory which will last a lifetime with experience gifting platform Gifting Owl

Brand Ambassador

Wyndham City Council

Supporting their Council's flagship Startup & SME event WYNovation

Ambassador

SXSW Sydney

Session Evaluator

Money20/20

Helping Aussie FinTech's be a part of Asia's largest Payments Event!

Young Change Agents

International Growth Advisor

Hukm Launch Pad

Mentor

When I was 18, I left the safety blanket of my very Northern English upbringing behind and spent six eye opening months backpacking through the wilds of South America- in a time before social media (bar myspace) was really even a thing.

Throughout this life changing adventure I questioned what I was doing approximately 5,000 times. Dealing with sickness thousands of miles from home, abstract  loneliness, language barriers and unstable political regions provided a constant challenge, though I never gave in.  I’m that person. Once I am dedicated to do something, it will happen.

That perseverance and hunger for new experiences has since driven me to uproot and settle in Melbourne, Australia and to carve out a career in the Startup ecosystem, supporting the innovators and entrepreneurs of tomorrow that are changing our world as we know it.

I'm a partnerships guru, a mentor, a connector, a hype man for those that I believe in, a global citizen, a budding Angel Investor and a champion for the underrepresented and underprivileged. 
But most importantly, I'm still that 18 year old me, with a lust for life and an obsession for innovation, experience and adventure! 

During my line of work I get to impart this kind of enthusiasm onto other people and for me that is the best adventure I could have asked for. If you want to be a part of my journey then just ask me for a coffee, mine's a long black!

I just ticked over 15k LinkedIn followers 🙌

For those of you new to my community let me introduce myself...

My name is Dickie and I'm:

➡️ English/Australian, currently living between Melbourne 🇦🇺 and Kolkata 🇮🇳

➡️ On a mission to inspire a million #Entrepreneurs to think globally as they Innovate

➡️ Currently travelling the world, 69 countries down, on track for 100 by the time I'm 40 🌏

➡️ An international keynote speaker, advisor, mentor and investor for #Startups

➡️ Founder of Hype Man Media, storytelling, community & advisory helping to connect #innovation ecosystems

➡️ Current Victorian Startup Ecosystem Hero of the Year 🏆

And currently writing this on a train somewhere in Uttar Pradesh, India as I circumnavigate the country as part of the Jagriti Yatra 

2 years ago I launched my solo ventures here and I'm blown away every day with the community we've built and where it's taken me 

Geographically, emotionally and in my career trajectory 

Thanks to everyone that's been a part of the journey so far 🙏

and welcome to all of you that are just joining! 

Excited to have you as part of our journey as we connect the world and build the one we want to live in

Dickie Currer

Victorian Startup Ecosystem Hero of the Year 2025 🏆 I connect Global Startup Ecosystems through Storytelling, Community building and cross border initiatives 🌏 Founder | Investor | Emcee | Mentor

This is what #entrepreneurship looks like 

❌ Clocking off when the clock hits 5pm 
✅ Being available whenever wherever it's needed 

❌ Work/life being separate - living in the black and white
✅ Work/life being intertwined - thriving in the grey

❌ Being defined by what you doing
✅ Being defined by why you do it

It's definitely not easy 

Though nothing worth doing ever is

So remember to approach everyday with a smile 😁

and take a moment to "look out of the window' and see how far you've come and not just where you're going

If you're reading this, this is your sign to stop and reflect for a brief moment

and remember I've got you and you've got this 🙏

I just survived 15 days living on a train with 600 Indian entrepreneurs 

and it was easily one of the most challenging experiences of my life

On Friday I wrapped up my time on the Jagriti Yatra 

The world's longest #entrepreneurship train journey 🚂

Spanning 8000km and10 Indian states

With pitch competitions, visits to some of India's finest business role models and 24/7 networking

So, what did I learn?

➡️ That #Innovation is at the core or every Indian

The spirit and skills to be an entrepreneur runs deep through the country and it's people and their motivation to succeed is unmatched.

➡️ That the only way to understand a people's business culture is to experience it first hand.

To see how they think, work and live. This was my biggest outcome from my Yatra, a full cultural immersion.

➡️ That Indians will dance at every opportunity that they find! 🤣

➡️ And that there's still plenty of work to be done to connect the Indian #Startup with Australia

Excited to take these learnings with me as I continue to work on building Australia-India relations 🇮🇳🇦🇺

and to sleep in a bed that doesn't shake for the foreseeable future 🙌

I just spent the most amazing day in Amritsar, Punjab and it's all thanks to Flix 🙏 

13 year old Dickie filled with wanderlust read an article about the city's majestic Golden Temple and had dreamt of seeing it in real life ever since

and thanks to partnering with global mobility provider FlixBus it's now a reality (pic to prove it) 📸 

Amritsar definitely lived up to the Hype and so did FlixBus, who I'm excited to be partnering with as they launch in my home country of Australia this month!

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐱𝐁𝐮𝐬?

➡️ It's a Global brand - I travelled across Southern Europe & the Balkans in 2023 and it was a lifesaver getting around! the region!

➡️ It's way more sustainable than flying - as someone that travels often from Melbourne to Sydney for work, I'm so happy there's a new option in the market!

➡️ It's super affordable , tickets are even starting from 9,99 AU$ until the 30th of November.

As you all know I'm a huge advocate for how travel can change your life

Sitting in the Gurdwara in Amritsar, watching the sun set on this beautiful spiritual place certainly changed mine

A huge shoutout to #Flixbus  for making that dream come true

Brand partnership • Victorian Startup Ecosystem Hero of the Year 2025 🏆 I connect Global Startup Ecosystems through Storytelling, Community building and cross border initiatives 🌏 Founder | Investor | Emcee | Mentor

3 things I learnt at FB Ventures first ever event...and I wasn't ever there 🥸 

The LaunchVic  backed Fund of Funds hosted "Cornerstones & Catalysts" last night an event talking about the future of the Capital ecosystem in Australia

Not to miss out while I'm in India

I sent my infinitely smarter better half Puja Ganguli to get the lowdown, here were the three key takeaways:

1️⃣ 𝐀 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬

How do we solve the problem that women #Founders receive less than 2% of the funding?

By getting more women investors in the market to back them!

 2️⃣ 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

We need to be backing companies and getting them to an exit (IPO or M & A) faster. So that money can flood back into the ecosystem through Investors and Exited Founders/team.

3️⃣ 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥.

Raising overseas often leads to establishing and building teams overseas, which means the Australian Startup economy looses out.

We need to get to a point that when Startups go overseas it is to expand not because they don't have capital

Super excited to see the team at FB ventures launch their Fund of Funds, open to all investors

and to see how they're going some way to solving the above 3 problems by democratising capital 

I'll see you IRL at the next one team! 🙌

I'm heading to Bangalore next week! 

and I'm looking to connect with people interested in connecting APAC #Innovation ecosystems

Despite having travelled extensively across India, this is actually my first time in

India's Silicon Valley 🤖

I'll be there from the 9th to the 13th, if you're a:

➡️ #Startup incubator/ Accelerator
➡️ VC/Angel
➡️ Ecosystem builder

Then I'd love to hang!

If you know someone I should catch up with then please tag them in the comments

I've been growing a Mo in support of Men's health this month!

and it turns out I couldn't have picked a better place to do it than India 🇮🇳 

Moustache's are all the rage here and according to several (questionable) sources, I look better with one 🤣 

Though that's not why I have a caterpillar for an upper lip

I'm actually joining millions of people around the world who are growing Mo's this month to raise awareness for men's health issues

Such as prostate and testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention

I've been a huge advocate on here for men's mental health, sharing my own stories of struggles with burnout, imposter syndrome and childhood trauma

If you're seeing this Mo today and are feeling blue, then take it as a gesture that I'm here for you

And as permission to reach out any time to chat

I'm also raising funds and have already had my first seed donation thanks to the wonderful author Nikhil Kulkarni 🙏 

If you'd like to contribute you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/gdq764Sh

Otherwise, please just show your support in the comments

60 men an hour take their life across the world, let's work together to change that

I'm in the stunning Sultanate of Oman for the next 8 days 🇴🇲

Country number 70 of my worldwide travels is actually:

➡️ The oldest country in the Arab world, with a history dating back 100,000 years to the Stone Age

➡️ Home to the world's second strongest currency, the Omani Rial (the Kuwaiti Dinar is first) and

➡️ curiously addicted to Mountain Dew. It's the locals favourite drink and often nicknamed "Omani alcohol" 🤣 

It's also home to a #startup ecosystem is in its early stages but with clear ambition

Located on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman is leveraging its position, stability, and government-backed initiatives to evolve into a regional #innovation hub. 

Oman’s approach is measured and sustainability-focused, gradually transitioning from an oil-dependent economy to one driven by knowledge and entrepreneurship, in line with its Vision 2040 strategy.

I'm excited to learn more about this hidden gem in of the Middle East!

Devastating news for the Victorian and Melbourne #Startup ecosystem

Woke up to this news in genuine disbelief

My thoughts go out to the team that I've had so much joy in working with over the last four years

Thanks for everything you've done for Victorian #Innovation

We as a community will have big shoes to fill to keep this ecosystem growing ♥️

Open article: Victoria to abolish startup support service LaunchVic by smartcompany.com.au

Victoria to abolish startup support service LaunchVic

Closing out my year as an Ambassador for Gifting Owl with one of my favourite experiences yet

A day in paradise, in Oman's stunning Daymaniyat islands 🇴🇲

In the last year I've had unforgettable experiences across 7 countries

Spreading the message that experiences are more valuable than physical gifts 🎁 

and that the giving economy should be humanity's default

Snorkelling in Crystal blue waters, surrounded by curious turtles, majestic black tipped sharks and shoals of multicolored fish 🐠 

it's hard to see how anyone could disagree

If you're a senior leader in an organization or simply someone at a loss of what to buy your friend/colleague/lover/family this Christmas

Then seriously think about gifting them an experience

and use the code DICKIE10 for 10% off

Gifting Owl ♥️

This week's edition of Hyped: ANZ Startups is live 📣 

Telling you everything you need to know about ANZ #Tech & #Innovation

In this week's edition we're featuring:

⭐ Headlines about Australia's fastest growing company, LaunchVic latest program launch and $5 million in funding for WA Health Startups

⭐ 10 #Startups that caught our eye this week solving problems in the Experience sector for the most recent CivVic Labs challenge

⭐ Everything happening in New Zealand/ Aotearoa thanks to our amazing NZ correspondent Pauli Sosa ✨

⭐ Plus your usual roundup of events, opportunities and headlines from across the ANZ ecosystem 🙏

This edition is in partnership with the legends at FB Ventures, Australia's first VC Fund of Funds open to all investors

and brought to you by Hype Man Media

Your weekly dose of everything you need to know about ANZ Tech & Innovation. A huge welcome to the new subscribers joining our community this week! We

Open article: Hyped: ANZ Startups - 23rd November 2025 by Dickie Currer • 7 min read

This week's edition of Hyped: ANZ Startups is live 📣 

Telling you everything you need to know about ANZ #Tech &  #Innovation

In this week's edition we're featuring:

⭐ Headlines about the SAARI Collective's 101 South Asian Australian Founders list 2025, Australia's newest pending unicorn Eucalyptus and a new deep tech fund

⭐ 5 #Startups that caught our eye this week in the deep tech space:
Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE) - BIOCARBON_AU - Algenie - Sprout Materials - humble bee bio

⭐ How you can shape the Victorian Startup ecosystem with LaunchVic's current #founder survey

⭐ Details on our last Hype Man Media event of the year with superstar Founder Holly Fowler of Wable and the team at Graphy

⭐ Plus your usual roundup of events, opportunities and headlines from across the ANZ ecosystem 🙏

This edition is in partnership with the legends at Gifting Owl. Gift your team an experience this EOY 🎁

Open article: Hyped: ANZ Startups - 30th November 2025 by Dickie Currer • 7 min read

How do you build an app and take it global? 🌏 

Excited to be hosting a webinar next week with the legendary Holly Fowler of Wable where we'll be exploring just that

Holly needs no introduction, but for those of you who don't know her yet, she's:

⭐ The #founder of a social networking app for the neurodivergent
⭐ A recent inductee to Forbes 30 under 30 and
⭐ Just appeared on a pod with Mark Bouris AM (big shoes for me to fill I know)

We're partnering with the legends at AI-First Monetization Platform Graphy Inc. to bring this to life

Wednesday 10th December
2pm @AEST

Link to register for free in the comments

This week's edition of Hyped: ANZ Startups is live 📣 

Telling you everything you need to know about Australia & New Zealand #Tech & #Innovation

In this week's edition we're featuring:

⭐ Headlines about the teenage social media ban starting and LaunchVic being axed 

⭐ 5 DeepTech #Startups that caught our eye this week, who make up part of Tech23 and are evolving the mindset in medicine:
Atomic Oncology - Eikonic R&D - Evolve Food - Native Secrets Australia - Neurode

⭐ Everything happening in New Zealand/ Aotearoa thanks to our amazing NZ correspondent Pauli Sosa ✨

⭐ How to join Techstars Tech Central Sydney Accelerator epic showcase event tomorrow night with a cheeky ticket discount to help you get there

⭐ Plus your usual roundup of events, opportunities and headlines from across the ANZ ecosystem 🙏

This edition is in partnership with the legends at FB Ventures, Australia's first VC Fund of Funds open to all investors

and brought to you by Hype Man Media

A huge welcome to the new subscribers joining our community this week! We’re on a mission to make this the number 1 community led resource for those w

Open article: Hyped: ANZ Startups - 7th December 2025 by Dickie Currer • 7 min read

Q: What does planting coral in North Bali and a food and drink tour of Panaji, Goa have in common? 🇮🇩 🇮🇳 

A: Gifting Owl's current Black Friday campaign 

The legends at the experience gifting platform that I'm a Brand Ambassador for, have a Black Friday promotion that actually means something beyond unnecessary consumerism

They're planting one coral in Sumberkima, North Bali, per gift voucher purchase made until 30 November over $100 AUD 🙏 

Last night I enjoyed a Tapas and Feni (the local spirit) tour of Goa, India's Portuguese heritage territory to help do my bit

It was just what I needed after 3 weeks of budget travel in the world's most populated country!

If you're still looking for EOY gifts for your staff then gift them an experience they'll never forget like mine.

I can also do you one better still,  use the code DICKIE10 at checkout for 10%

Don't say I don't treat you well! 🎁

It's not yet Christmas and I've already got my first speaking gig of 2026 locked in 🔐 

I'll be speaking at the Growth Summit, brought to you by media moguls SmartCompany & Startup Daily 

On "The State of the Startup Ecosystem: What’s next for Australia?" 🇦🇺 

Join us in Melbourne on 25th February

and get $50 off your ticket by using the code SPEAKER50 here: https://lnkd.in/gvb-Gm2i

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