Yesterday I was in Sydney for a cracking event hosted by EY and The Business Centre Newcastle. Five selected startups from Newcastle got to pitch to investors.
The view from the EY building across to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House was stunning — but the startups were just as impressive. Here are my three favourites, all proof that Newcastle punches well above its weight.
Bee Innovative (the audience favourite of the night): uses BeeDar to track bee swarms across fields, helping farmers get better pollination. Instead of strapping tiny antennas to bees, BeeInnovative deploys drones. David Lyall
Camplify — like Airbnb for caravans. Private owners rent out their caravans through the platform. Camplify is currently expanding into New Zealand and Spain. Justin Hales
MGA Thermal has developed a storage material that turns decommissioned coal power plants into energy storage facilities for renewables. Erich Kisi
Newcastle’s startup scene keeps growing, and word is slowly getting around in Sydney that Newcastle offers more than just the best beaches — it’s also a seriously strong environment for founders.
Originally published auf Deutsch at reinergaertner.de (est. 1997, older than Google). AI helped translate this. I helped introduce the errors.