Startup studio Atomic Sky has named the nine businesses selected for the first edition of the new Fusion Founder startup program, which will be operating in the Tech Hub co-working space in Northbridge.
Startup studio Atomic Sky has named the nine businesses selected for the first edition of the new Fusion Founder startup program, which will be operating in the Tech Hub co-working space in Northbridge.
Starting today, the three-month program will provide founders and entrepreneurs with mentorship, guest speakers, seminars and workshops to help turn their startups into profitable companies attracting investment.
The startups selected for the first edition of the program are FitJak, Travel Eggs, the Legal Lackey, Dijital, the Journey Program, Delivery Engine, Gno-me, EQUIPD, and Easy OT.
Fusion Founder director Sam Mead said the cohort would rub shoulders with local startup owners who would speak from experience and share what it took to succeed.
Mentors and guest speakers for the program include 6Q founder Miles Burke, iZRA founder Cassie Fox, Buzzy Talks founder Lauren Trlin, Textie founder Cam Sinclair, CrowdfundUP founder Jack Quigley, and Apps Ppl (formerly known as AppLabs) founder Stuart Kidd.
The program culminates with a demo day in August, where program participants will pitch to angel investors and venture capitals for seed investment.
Tech Hub is ranked #22 on the Business News Start-up Accelerators, Places and Programs list.
See below for details on the selected startups.
Rachael Stein, Founder of FitJak
FitJak is an online platform that allows you to search, book, and pay for your next fitness session. FitJack has been awarded a full scholarship for the program from Beacham Group.
Leigh Pember & Trace Bridges, Co-Founders of Travel Eggs
Travel Eggs helps backpackers discover a destination through self-guided audio tours. They’re the AirBnB for tours, allowing locals to earn by sharing.
Lori Tyrrell, Founder of The Legal Lackey
The Legal Lackey is a cloud-based platform specialising in case research support, abstracts and reports, interview transcripts, and any other lackey work you don't have the time or resources to do yourself.
Peter Griffyn, Founder of Dijital
Dijital is a cloud-based platform that provides MSMEs with digital business tools, services and training.
Marcus Cattani, Founder of The Journey Program
The Journey Program combines organisational change with community involvement to prevent injuries in the workplace.
Mark Lockett, Founder of Delivery Engine
Delivery Engine allows independent food retailers and wholesalers to easily get online and connect with customers.
Matt Pound, Founder of Gno-me
Gno-mes are vinyl characters that collectors can send on to other collectors around the world, tracking their progress via hashtags, all while raising money for charity!
Elle Hughes, Co-Founder of EQUIPD
EQUIPD is a peer-to-peer sharing platform for outdoor adventure gear and ultra local tours. EQUIPD was runner up in last week’s Startup Weekend.
Kelli Meugens, Lain Duong, Darren Harlock, James Ross, Co-Founders of Easy OT
Easy OT is a digitalised, in-session care plan app that enables and motivates patient self-tracking, and delivers real-time progress updates to Occupational Therapists. Easy OT won first place in last week’s Startup Weekend.
