What’s a co-foundry? How Adelaide-based incubator The Moonshine Lab is aiming to fill a gap in the startup ecosystem

It’s a problem many startup founders face: they’ve got a great idea and solid industry knowledge, but no technical founder to build their product. This is where Adelaide-based incubator The Moonshine Lab comes in with its new co-foundry service.

The Moonshine Lab was borne out of Adelaide marketing agency The Distillery, and its principal Jason Neave believes it will fill a current gap in the startup ecosystem.

Neave learnt first-hand how difficult it was to find a technical founder when he launched his own startup, Punt Club.

“When we launched Punt club it was hard to find creative and technical help — I was lucky in that I owned a digital agency at the time,” Neave says.

Most startup founders don’t have the luxury of their own in-house agency, and are often forced to seek expensive agency help or send their tech offshore.

“Going to another agency costs a lot of money, and going offshore is difficult to manage,” says Neave.

“If you’re not a tech person you need to believe what they tell you and hope for the best.” Read more

Angela Castles - Startup Smart - 15 June 2017