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Fishburners, the Sydney not-for-profit co-working community, has gone into voluntary administration over a long-running rent debt to the NSW government. KPMG administrators will keep it trading while pursuing a sale and recapitalisation.
Techstars' Sydney accelerator will close after three years and 36 startups backed, its NSW government funding having ended; the program's chief and team are departing, while a state diversity pre-accelerator awaits a delivery partner.
The NSW government has ended funding for Techstars Sydney, which closes after three cohorts; its managing director, Christie Jenkins, and her team are departing, and the $4 million diversity pre-accelerator has no operator yet.
ASX-listed Scalare Partners is acquiring coworking operator Tank Stream Labs in a deal of as much as $5.5 million, paid in cash, shares and earn-outs; three earlier Scalare acquisitions are also recalled.
Startup hub Fishburners appoints two new directors, replacing a departing member now leading a screen agency and another whose term ended, amid funding uncertainty around its Sydney premises.
Applications open for NSW's program supporting 300 female founders, delivered by Tech Ready Women; alumnus Zondii's founder recalls her 2021 seed raise.
Also nsw.gov.au
NSW Government expands its Female Founders Program via Tech Ready Women and plans a Sydney landing pad for global startups; program alumna Zondii's earlier seed raise is recalled.
Also iTnews
Three ex-Investec executives launch Stride Equity, a crowdfunding platform where vetted startups get crowd raises plus co-investment from the Stride Lead fund; the founders previously backed firms including Vocus and Airtasker.
PropHero marks one year since incorporation, listing milestones including a pre-seed raise, an award, overseas expansion and hiring, and sets goals for its second year.
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Avertro's CEO recounts his cybersecurity startup's first year: forming the company after Antler's program, joining CyRise, early hires and customers, then closing an oversubscribed round led by Black Nova Group.
A two-year retrospective on the Sydney Startup Hub profiles resident ventures, including Cheq's seed raise, OpenSparkz's funding totals and Antler's early-stage investments.
Roundup covering Faraday Grid's collapse and asset sale, Nitro's possible listing, Facebook's ex-Australia chief criticising Zuckerberg, free Sydney heart checks, and Catalysr's Melbourne accelerator applications.
Salesforce Ventures unveils a fund dedicated to Australian early-stage startups, its fourth country-specific vehicle, while recapping local deals such as Lendi's ANZ-led raise and Baraja's Series A.
Also Australian FinTech
Remarkable's accelerator joins Microsoft Australia to reserve two spots in its next cohort for AI-focused disability startups, offering mentoring and seed funding. Three earlier cohorts included Home Care Heroes, Better Goals and Equal Reality.