Scaling Everlab: The Decisions That Mattered

Everlab is one of those rare Australian startup stories you can learn from while the scaling is still happening. In this candid session, Govinda Pathak will unpack the real decisions, rebuilds and trade-offs behind taking Everlab from Seed towards Series A, in Australia and overseas, and what other founders with traction can learn from the journey right now. Scaling from Seed towards Series A brings a different set of problems from simply getting a startup off the ground. The decisions become more expensive, the systems have to hold up under more pressure, and what worked at the previous stage can start becoming the thing that slows you down. Govinda will unpack the decisions, rebuilds and trade-offs shaping Everlab's current growth in Australia and overseas. He will also look back at key decisions from other companies he has helped scale, and explain how those experiences influence the way he approaches growth at Everlab now. The aim is to get beyond a polished founder story and into the choices that actually mattered: what needed to change, what they learned, what they would do differently and what founders with traction can take from it. What you'll leave with Practical lessons from scaling from Seed towards Series A A clearer understanding of the decisions that become important once traction exists Examples of rebuilds, trade-offs and changes made during growth Lessons Govinda has carried from other scaling companies into Everlab Ideas to apply to your own next stage of growth FormatCandid operator deep dive, examples/evidence and Q&A. Who it's forFounders, CEOs and startup leaders with traction who are thinking about the next stage of scale. Speaker Govinda Pathak, Head of Growth at Everlab The Startup Growth Lab is 2-days of practical workshops, live demos and real conversations, part of Spark Festival at UTS, 23-24 September 2026.