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Spark Festival Sydney announces over 50 startup-focused events including Australia’s first pitch fest for medicinal cannabis

Over 50 events ranging from health tech and IoT to social enterprise and diversity have been announced as part of Sydney’s upcoming startup week. Spark Festival Sydney, renamed from Startup Week Sydney which debuted last year, will aim to celebrate the city’s startups, entrepreneurs and innovation over nine days, director Maxine Sherrin says. The events […]
Dinushi Dias
Dinushi Dias

Over 50 events ranging from health tech and IoT to social enterprise and diversity have been announced as part of Sydney’s upcoming startup week.

Spark Festival Sydney, renamed from Startup Week Sydney which debuted last year, will aim to celebrate the city’s startups, entrepreneurs and innovation over nine days, director Maxine Sherrin says.

The events include Seedlings, the first ever pitch festival in Australia focusing on medicinal cannabis and taking place on the even of its legalisation in Sydney.

“I think one of the most exciting events of the program is Seedlings, Australia’s first medical cannabis hackathon,” Sherrin tells StartupSmart.

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