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SydStart 2014 Photos

SydStart 2014 Conference Speaker Photos by our official photographer from the main conference and Expo at the Hilton Sydney.

Keynote speakers, pitching finalists and community speakers.

SydStart Afters

We are pleased to announce the SydStart After Party will start at Arthouse Hotel in Pitt St just around the corner from the Hilton after 6pm. You will be greeted on arrival with security wrist band, please show your SydStart Lanyard from the Hilton to be issued with your wrist band. Arthouse is a Sydney…

Jo Ucukalo to Host SydStart 2014

We are delighted to announce Jo Ucukalo will Host SydStart 2014 along with SydStart Founder Pete Cooper. Jo Ucukalo is a founder, engineer, geek, celebrity and role model. Jo is a nationally recognised celebrity in the tech startup scene especially in her home town of Brisbane where TV appearances are a regular event. Most startups…

The Free Swag Table at SydStart 2014

Did someone say FREE? Lets get started with an even dozen freebies for SydStart attendees.  For some reason this year we have a lot of stuff to give away. With many thanks to our kind sponsors and exhibitors 1. For starters we have free transport to the event and back home being offered by local startups…

Startup Singer Plays Founder Blues at SydStart 2014

We are pleased to announce that Liz Kaelin will launch and perform her new hit song ‘Startup Founder Blues’ with Peter Oliver at SydStart 2014. Liz is well known as the founder of YouChews which is also a top 10 finalist in for the 2014 Startup Trophy at SydStart. Peter Oliver is the founder of KegRunMobile and…

Alex Greenwich MP at SydStart 2014

We are pleased to announce that Alex Greenwich NSW Member of the Legislative Assembly will be one of the official opening speakers at SydStart 2014 next week. Alex has been Independent Member for Sydney since October 2012 and has been progressively learning about the tech startup ecosystem since before that time, most recently this included an…

365Cups Founder Simone Eyles at SydStart 2014

We are please to announce Simone Eyles founder of 365Cups will speak at SydStart 2014. Simone and her business 365Cups hail from Wagga NSW, and despite the supposed disadvantages of operating from a regional country centre, Simone has built a remarkable and truly global business. Her ordering system for cafes has been adopted by major…

Author Hugh O’Brien Undaunted at SydStart 2014

We all know the life of an Entrepreneur is challenging. How do you take appropriate risks, remain focused, set high enough goals, be permanently prepared when planning is impossible and also stay physically and mentally resilient? We are pleased to announce that inspiring author Hugh O’Brien will speak at SydStart 2014, his book Undaunted has…

SydStart 2014 Finalists – Official Top 10

The Trophy Is Ready!  Are You Ready? We are pleased to announce the SydStart 2014 Top 10 Finalists who will pitch at the SydStart 2014 main day at the Sydney Hilton on September 2nd. The pitching finals are part of a jam packed agenda with 50 speakers and panellists over 3 floors with 6 streams of content…

Brigade raises $9m James Windon at SydStart 2014

A social network truly for the people by the people? Sean Parker is renown for being a cofounder of Facebook and being played by Justin Timberlake in The Social Network movie about the world’s largest social network – Facebook – which Parker co-founded. But some of his less well known projects also have mega impact. So it…

NSW Govt International Video Prize at SydStart 2014

This international prize will be awarded by the NSW Govt | Trade and Investment to the best short film made at SydStart on Sept 2nd.

Healthy Startup Masterclass

Healthy Startup Expert Jacquie Sharples at SydStart 2014 We are pleased to announce Jacquie Sharples founder, entrepreneur, author, health specialist, engineer, and personal trainer – will speak at SydStart 2014. Startups are tough on us all. The rush of building a great business is wonderful but the stress on your body and mind can be…

The Startup Bus at SydStart 2014

This is big. SydStart are proud to be a founding partner of StartupBus Pacific bringing the globally successful StartupBus to Sydney Australia for the first time in Asia. Tech entrepreneurs build startups literally on the road on a real moving bus to prove their skills and build an amazing community under extreme conditions of scarcity…

UTS Adopts A Culture Of Startups

Today was a landmark day for the University of Technology, Sydney and foretells a landmark year in 2014 connecting UTS with tech and tech enabled startups. Most of the $1.2b the university is investing in new facilities will also open in 2014 and include startups spaces. After a year (and more) of success in developing…