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Matildas star Sam Kerr is among the sportspeople investing in tech start-ups through Athletic Ventures.

Sports stars Sam Kerr, Pat Cummins, Dylan Alcott back tech VC fund

A venture capital firm backed by 100 of Australia’s biggest sports stars has closed its first fund after raising $25 million in three months.

November 2024

Melbourne United’s Matthew Dellavedova drives to the basket against Adelaide.

This VC for elite athletes is launching its first fund

Street Talk understands Athletic Ventures has already received commitments exceeding $20 million from more than 50 athletes including Matildas star Sam Kerr.

April 2024

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This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless

Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.

November 2022

2022 Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott addresses the media at Parliament House in Canberra.

Scholarships aim to boost boardroom diversity

One hundred people with disabilities have been awarded scholarships to develop company director skills, as Anthony Albanese urged businesses to hire more people living with disability. 

September 2022

Indigenous Australians dominate 2022 cultural power list

Linda Burney heads the annual list of the nation’s 10 most culturally powerful people.

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April 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits Living Gems Retirement Village in South Caboolture in the seat of Longman, QLD.

Morrison apologises ‘for any offence’ caused by disability comments

Scott Morrison says he has apologised to Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott for telling the mother of a child with autism he was “blessed” not to have children with disabilities.

January 2022

Ash Barty wins Aus Open

The secret story behind Ash Barty’s primal scream

Ash Barty’s mindset coach Ben Crowe is not surprised the pandemic and lockdowns have made life coaches in greater demand than ever before.

Kyrgios, Kokkinakis through to men’s doubles final

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are through to an all-Australian men’s doubles final in the Australian Open.

September 2021

Dylan Alcott of Australia celebrates winning championship point against Niels Vink of the Netherlands during their Wheelchair Quad Singles final match.

Alcott chugs beer while Djokovic chokes

Dylan Alcott has completed an unprecedented year in wheelchair quad tennis, and Novak Djokovic wins the US crowd but loses a grand slam opportunity.

August 2021

Steeler: Ryley Batt in action against Japan’s Wheelchair Rugby team.

What locked-down Australia can learn from the Paralympics

The country’s biggest overseas Paralympic team is chasing medals in Tokyo as it competes in the most sports since Sydney 2000.

May 2021

Dylan Alcott photographed in Melbourne,

Dylan Alcott isn’t here to win grand slams

The wheelchair tennis champion spearheads a little-known burgeoning business empire focused on disability services.

August 2019

Craig Foster knew there was personal and professional risk in campaigning for the release of Hakeem al-Araibi.

Craig Foster's big gamble that paid off

In the past 12 months the former Socceroo's leadership has won almost universal praise and brought him to the attention of the wider community.

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