Ninefold extends cloud booster to Fishburners start-ups

Peter Dinham
Friday, 09 December 2011 02:46

The Australian cloud computing and public cloud storage company, Ninefold, has further extended its cloud booster program by including the Sydney-based not-for-profit Fishburners community of startups.

Fishburners provides a collaborative working space for a thriving community of startups, advisors and investors, and the NSW Government has pledged $20,000 in sponsorship.

The extension of its cloud booster program coincides with a new community sponsorship deal that sees Ninefold fund an infrastructure upgrade for Fishburners.

Under the cloud booster program, Fishburners' residents are offered free Ninefold cloud computing and storage credit worth from $300 per month for up to a year. They also get a technical sales consultation for setup, together with involvement in Ninefold's marketing campaigns, including guest blog posts and opportunities to reach the wider Ninefold community.

'Fishburners startups get a real leg-up with Ninefold's cloud booster program, and as a community run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we value all input; commercial, technical and knowledge-sharing,' said Peter Davison, PayPal investor and Fishburners co-founder.  'But our partnership with Ninefold doubly benefits the Sydney entrepreneur community, as their investment helps even more entrepreneurs share in a broader range of services available at the Fishburners community workspace.'

The Ninefold cloud booster program also currently supports start-up hubs Pollenizer, Startmate and Innovation Bay in Sydney, AngelCube and the York Butter Factory in Melbourne.