Why Fishburners is the startup community for you
Australia’s best startup facilities and resources
Start and Grow your business here
Supporting Startups to Grow
Fishburners is here to support you on your entrepreneurial journey. We are a not for profit enterprise dedicated to your enterprise. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you have done easier by providing the best resources, education, mentoring and community of like minded people to connect with and learn from so that your idea can come to life and flourish.
Our inclusive package is available with or without a desk and includes:
- Curated support from our team for early stage and teams of up to 20
- Programmed initiatives for collaboration and networking via roundtables and think tanks
- Weekly Learning and development events
- Pro-bono advisory sessions – legal and accounting
- Mentoring to guide and enhance success
- Getting pitch ready
- Educational Programs
How We Got Started
Fishburners was established in 2011 by successful tech entrepreneurs Mike Casey and Pete Davison to provide a vibrant community of like minded entrepreneurs who could share ideas and learn from each other as they forged new frontiers, using technology to innovate and develop new products and services and to create new jobs.
That legacy continues and has grown and strengthened to become Australia’s largest startup community with over 1000 entrepreneurs creating the innovations and jobs that are fueling our economy, today and tomorrow.
Learn MoreOur Impact
Fishburners supports the largest community of startups in Australia that are critical to creating the jobs of the future and bringing to market innovative products and services needed to fuel a robust and healthy economy.
Since 2011 resident startups have created more than 3,200 jobs, generated $200m of revenue and raised $79.3m of investment.
Today:
● 350+ startups
● 800+ jobs
● $35m+ in revenue
● $15m in investment raised
● 500 hosted events
● 10,000 guests
Fishburners Theory of Change


Nicole O’Brien
CEO

Suzanne McMaster
Finance Manager

Rhea Mozo
Business Systems Manager

Jane Oja
Head of Growth

Tegan Harlow
Membership Account Manager

Adriana Warrak
Operations Lead

Hannah Johnston
Marketing Manager

Majella Campbell
Platform Lead

Bilyana Smith
Board Member

Dany Milham
Board Member

Rod Bishop
Board Member

Andrew Thornton
Board Member

Annie Slattery
Board Member
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