Look at all you beautiful startup basketball people.

It’s been a year and a bit since a group of us set out to better connect the startup community across Australia, via a love of playing basketball.

Since the first community game in July of 2023 with a group of 12, we’ve hosted more than 20 pick up games in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and launching in Gold Coast next month!

You’re in great company - a growing mix of 250+ investors, founders, operators and supporters.

Seeing people come together and share a passion for startups AND sport has been a passion project come to life - so we’re getting official with:

The Bench! THE newsletter for startups and sports.

In this first and somewhat monthly newsletter you will find:

• Info on our upcoming Events + Hoop Runs.

• Community Wins

• SportsTech and Ecosystem Updates

Dont forget to follow us on LinkedIn and share the vibe!

See you all on the court 🏀 

The ANZ SportsTech industry is hitting its Maturity stage 🤯 

In the last year, the value of ANZ Sportstech has grown a massive 10% in both employment and revenue.
Exciting times with the Brisbance 2032 Olympics coming up - the next decade is going to be a wild one for us all.

Read the full Startup Daily article here

Some highlights:

• There are 765+ Australian SportsTech companies!

• Victoria is the HQ of over 40% SportsTech companies.

• The SportsTech Industry is worth 4.9B, which represents 12% of the total sports industry.

After a decade working in the top ranks of both the Houston Rockets and the Philadelphia 76ers, Sam Hinkie has launched his own venture capital firm: Eighty-Seven Capital.

Listen to the full podcast here on Apple Music