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The Bench
The Bench is an organization based in Australia and New Zealand that focuses on the startup basketball community, connecting players, sponsors, and the broader startup ecosystem through various events and activities.
Overview
What The Bench does
What The Bench is
The Bench is an organization based in Australia and New Zealand that focuses on the startup basketball community, connecting players, sponsors, and the broader startup ecosystem through various events and activities.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2024
- Approximate age
- About 2 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 3, 2026
Official channels
Find The Bench elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
The Bench as a community
Community overview
The Bench is an organization based in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) that focuses on the startup basketball community. It aims to connect players, sponsors, and the broader startup ecosystem through various events and activities.
Community focus
The Bench invests in and provides services to the startup basketball community, organizing events that foster connections among players and sponsors.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, access to events, and insights through the community's newsletter.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- ANZ
Community activity
Events and activity
The Bench hosts multiple events throughout the year, including tournaments that feature a significant number of players and sponsors.
Capability profile
The Bench as an event host
Event focus
The Bench invests in and provides services to the startup basketball community. It organizes events and activities that connect players, sponsors, and the broader startup ecosystem.
Format narrative
The Bench hosts multiple events throughout the year, including tournaments and community gatherings.
Participant value
The Bench provides a platform for players and sponsors to connect within the startup basketball ecosystem.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- meetup
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 100
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- ANZ
Common questions
What to know about The Bench
Upseed classifies The Bench under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 3, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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