Disrupt Radio's fall: Unpaid wages, failed investments, and a looming court date
SmartCompany details how a Melbourne broadcaster for startups unravelled: staff still unpaid, a creditor's court bid to wind it up, and investment that never arrived.
Chair, Disrupt Radio
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Non-executive Director | StorHub | Aura Group portfolio |
| Non-executive Director | Hoppr Limited | Aura Group portfolio, Startup Daily |
| Non-executive Director | Catapult Group | Aura Group portfolio |
| Managing Director, Agencies APAC (former) | Aura Group portfolio, Startup Daily | |
| Managing Director (former) | ABC | SmartCompany (Thu 6 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (Mon 25 Nov 2024), Startup Daily |
| Managing Director (former) | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Aura Group portfolio |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | BNK Banking Corporation | Aura Group portfolio |
| Chair (former) | Mighty Kingdom | SmartCompany (Thu 6 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (Mon 25 Nov 2024), Aura Group portfolio |
| Chair | Disrupt Radio | SmartCompany |
| BSkyB | Aura Group portfolio, Startup Daily |
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Also Aura Group portfolio
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