{"id":167,"date":"2021-06-10T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T06:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech23.com.au\/2021\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2021-08-11T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T05:11:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tech23.com.au\/2021\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#001F38&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221;]<h1>About Tech23<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#001F38&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#172D43&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#F9A987&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;1.25em&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.25em&#8221;]For 13 years, Tech23 has celebrated and amplified the impact of Australia\u2019s young deeptech companies that have the potential to create new industries, smarter solutions, and a better world. 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But, more than this: Tech23 calls on those who are captivated by these stories to get involved and help these innovations realise their full potential.\n\nGood events, at their very heart, are all about bringing people together. They create and nourish communities by joining the dots between curious minds, bright ideas and inspiring outcomes. At Tech23, we aim to bring this magic mix to life.  \n\nOver the years, it has been a joy to hear +250 founders tell their stories and to nudge them to find customers, advocates, supporters and investors to help them on their journeys. 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scouting for your next smart investment<\/li>\n<li>Looking to partner with tomorrow\u2019s innovators as a way of getting ahead of the competition<\/li>\n<li>Wanting to keep abreast of frontier technologies and where future jobs may lie<\/li>\n<li>A curious mind interested in finding out where Australian innovation can take us!<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#001F38&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#172D43&#8243; global_module=&#8221;131&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; 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