{"id":333,"date":"2020-07-09T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T07:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech23.com.au\/2020\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2020-12-08T21:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T10:40:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tech23.com.au\/2020\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#ff6633&#8243; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ff6633&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>About<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If our story is to be green, if it is to be sustainable, if it is to be equitable &#8211; <strong>we need game-changing tech companies<\/strong>. We need the research, the organisations that create and nurture these companies, the founders who lead them, the supporters that invest in them and the community who believes in them. <strong>Cue Tech23!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Over 12 years, Tech23 has spotlighted high-growth company founders and their businesses, giving the audience a <strong>window on the future<\/strong> of Australian tech. 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