The NSW government has finally confirmed Stone & Chalk as operator of the relocated and rebranded Sydney Startup Hub at Tech Central with Fishburners as anchor partner. The move provides certainty for Fishburners, one of the city’s original startup coworking spaces, which was left marooned at the Startup Hub’s former Wynyard site after the government… Read more »
NSW has unveiled a new strategy for Sydney’s Tech Central, committing $5m to governance and investment attraction and confirming $38.5m in budget support to scale the precinct’s tech, research and housing mix.
A fortnight ago a staggering 870 industry leaders packed into Centrepiece at Melbourne Park for an annual gala hosted by LaunchVic, the State Government’s startup agency. With stakeholders from across industry, investment, university and ecosystem the room was a buzz with the sound of deals being done and of problems being solved. And it couldn’t… Read more »
Just two months away from hundreds of startups and founders being forced to move out of the Sydney Startup Hub, there’s still no clear vision from the NSW government about what the move to Tech Central will look like. While the government has yet to publicly announce a new location, Startup Daily understands that tenants… Read more »
As an active contributor to Australia’s innovation ecosystem for the last 15 years, and a native Sydney-sider, I’m stunned by last week’s news that the Sydney Startup Hub will be kicked out of its wonderful Wynyard location in October 2025. The reason? It’s younger sibling – Tech Central – is struggling and needs propping up. … Read more »
Twelve startups are part of the first cohort of the new NSW government-backed Techstars accelerator in Sydney. The 3-month program at Sydney’s Tech Central provides startup founders with seed funding, training and access to a network of mentors to develop their entrepreneurial skills. The selected startups work across a range of sectors including AI, climate… Read more »
US accelerator and investment program Techstars is launching in Sydney this year as part of Tech Central. Applications for the Techstars Tech Central Sydney Accelerator are now open, with a focus on seed and early-stage founders who are building businesses across AI, fintech, advanced manufacturing, cloud computing, robotics, cyber security, quantum computing, creative tech, and… Read more »
The US-founded global investment firm and accelerator program Techstars is setting up shop at Sydney’s Tech Central in a major boost for the local startup sector Techstars has invested in more than 3,000 early-stage startups over its 16-year existence and is one of the largest pre-seed investors in the world. In Sydney it will provide… Read more »
A $3 billion plan to build twin office towers at Sydney’s Tech Central, next to the Atlassian tower currently under construction, has been approved by the City of Sydney. Central Place Sydney, a joint project between Dexus and Frasers Property Group, is adjacent to Central Station at the southern end of Henry Deane Plaza, sits beside Atlassian’s 40-story… Read more »
Construction 0f Atlassian’s new 39-storey headquarters at Sydney’s Tech Central precinct got underway last week, with the build expected to take five years to complete. The 180-metre hybrid timber skyscraper next to Central railway station will be the world’s tallest commercial hybrid timber building in the world and is expected to cost $546 million and… Read more »
Internet of Things deep tech company Morse Micro is being backed by the NSW government to expand its work into revolutionary long-range, low power Wi-Fi in Sydney’s Tech Central as part of the Jobs Plus Program. Enterprise, Investment and Trade minister Stuart Ayres told the Investment NSW 2022 Tech Central Summit today that as the… Read more »
The new Stone & Chalk-run Scaleup Hub at Tech Central opens its doors next month in July, and has signed up 7 companies for its initial roll-out As founders think about hybrid work and how to bring their teams together Stone & Chalk Sydney General Manager Marie-Anne Lampotang said that companies looking to set up… Read more »
Sydney is rapidly transforming into the world’s innovation engine as the city’s Tech Central becomes the home of our thriving technology sector and the place for bold businesses to invest. This Tuesday (June 14), I’ll be joined by some of the brightest, boldest minds in business at Investment NSW’s 2022 Tech Central Summit to discuss… Read more »
The developers behind the twin towers office complex at Sydney’s Tech Central innovation hub have lodged their final Development Application (DA) for the $3 billion redevelopment of the site. Central Place Sydney, a joint project between Dexus and Frasers Property Group, is adjacent to Central Station at the southern end of Henry Deane Plaza, sits… Read more »
I’ve been a mentor, advisor, investor and Board member to many individual startup residents and an incubator within the Sydney Startup Hub (SSH), so I guess you can say I’ve seen the birth and life-to-date of the SSH from within. The premise of establishing the SSH was sound. What a great idea to create a… Read more »
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