Founder, Gecko

Ben Kennedy

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Gecko	SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Cut Through Venture

Coverage

Stories naming Ben Kennedy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Funding announcement

A new angel investment syndicate is backing Australia’s Techstars founders

Cut Through Angels launched a syndicate letting wholesale investors back the twelve startups in Techstars' Sydney accelerator class of 2023 ahead of Demo Day, with each cohort company and founder named.

10 deals

Five Aussie startups that raised $58.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups that announced a combined $58.5 million in new funding, spanning quantum computing, advertising software, mining safety technology and event rental software, alongside government grant programs.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Pre-seed $350k

Sydney's new TechStars accelerator backs events rental startup Gecko in $350,000 pre-Seed round

Gecko, an events equipment rental marketplace, drew a pre-seed round led by Techstars' new Sydney accelerator, with two US investors also taking part; it joins the program's first intake of twelve startups.

Startup Daily 21 Jul 2023 Gecko NSW Government Vibes AV & DJ Hire Goodwater Capital Launch House Techstars Ben Kennedy Cody Fisher-Peel Lal Birch Oscar Jamieson

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany

79 deals

CTV Funding News - 1Q 2021

Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.