Cake Equity

🙃That is the question

The Cake team learned a lot from when we expanded into the US in 2021, and there's many a lesson to be shared.

🇺🇸 Cody Peterson from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Isaac Hanna from Merton Lawyers and Charlie Ross & Teala Stephens from Cake lead an insightful session on what to expect if you're planning to expand your business stateside.

Registration is in the comments below!

First question's first: Primrose the goat was 48 hours old and totally stole the show at .rural.au 2025.

Last week, Teala Stephens got to join founders, investors, ecosystem builders at an event that is as important as it was effective.

There was a super panel made up of Venture capital, crowdfunding, social impact debt, private credit, angel syndicates, and banking that really delivered some great insights. Huge thanks to Jo Palmer, Claire Bull, and who curated the epic program and facilitated valuable discussions and to the rural and regional founders and business leaders who didn't shy away from asking difficult questions or workshopping their elevator pitch on the fly.

Here's to more events that bridge the gap between metro capital and regional ambition, and shout out to the sponsors and supporters:

The first day of was topped off with a Gold Coast signature sunset pool party put on by , set in the picturesque La Luna Beach Club. Fantastic catching up and seeing the growth from some of the GC's most exciting founders and startups.