{"id":45947,"date":"2023-10-20T15:47:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/sports-media-company-that-raised-more-than-70-million-from-high-profile-investors-such-as-malcolm-turnbull-collapses-into-liquidation-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:47:25","slug":"sports-media-company-that-raised-more-than-70-million-from-high-profile-investors-such-as-malcolm-turnbull-collapses-into-liquidation-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/sports-media-company-that-raised-more-than-70-million-from-high-profile-investors-such-as-malcolm-turnbull-collapses-into-liquidation-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports media company that raised more than $70 million from high-profile investors such as Malcolm Turnbull collapses into liquidation – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sports media company that received more than $70 million from high-profile investors including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has collapsed into liquidation.<\/p>\n
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PlayUp specialised in monetising content from sporting clubs and athletes around the world, but showed signs of distress last year when a number of directors left its board, including Rich Lister Bruce Mathieson.<\/p>\n
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The business was founded in 2007 by George Tomeski and Luke Bunbury with a $5 million investment from angel investors.<\/p>\n
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