Meet Karma, ex-rugby star Clyde Rathbone’s controversial people-rating startup

Clyde Rathbone made his name in rugby; first as part of Jake White’s 2002 Junior World Cup winning team and then, following a highly publicised move to Australia, as a pivotal member of the Brumbies Super Rugby team. Now though, he’s looking to make a mark on the online startup space with a new play called Karma.

Founded by Rathbone, his brother Dayne, and Monish Parajuli, Karma can be thought of as a kind of Yelp, or TripAdvisor, for humans. On its website, Karma describes itself as “a wiki of open letters and reviews about people” and “a social network where the world creates your profile”.

The startup is Rathbone’s first foray into the technology space, having previously founded a health business in Canberra.

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