What The Sharing Hub does

The Sharing Hub is a Sydney-based non-profit community organization founded in 2017 that acts as an accelerator and central connecting body for young sharing economy platforms in Australia. It operates from Level 4, Suite 4.11, 55 Miller St, Pyrmont NSW, and serves approximately 20 member companies spanning car sharing (Uber Carshare), on-demand courier (Zoom2u), pet sitting (Mad Paws), self-storage and parking (Spacer), RV rental (Camplify), fashion rental (The Volte), task outsourcing (Airtasker, Parkhound, Mable), office space sharing (Rubberdesk), venue booking (SpacetoCo), and delivery/fleet management (Locate2u), among others. Its core offering is non-software: a community platform that connects sharing economy founders with education, mentorship, investment opportunities, and peer collaboration, plus category-building activities such as the Australian Sharing Economy Awards.

The organization is structured as a membership/community body rather than a commercial product company; its revenue model, pricing, and ownership are not publicly disclosed, and no funding rounds or institutional investors are recorded. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on website presence (thesharinghub.com.au), industry events, and referrals within the Australian sharing economy ecosystem. Underlying technology is minimal: the organization operates a WordPress-based website that showcases member companies and handles contact inquiries, with no proprietary software, app, API, SDK, or integrations disclosed. Member platforms themselves operate distinct technology products (marketplaces, booking systems, dispatch tools), but those are owned and developed by the member companies, not by The Sharing Hub.

Name

The Sharing Hub

Legal name

The Sharing Hub

Website

https://thesharinghub.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Sharing Hub is a Sydney-based non-profit community organization that accelerates Australian sharing economy startups by connecting them with education, mentorship, investment access, and peer collaboration across ~20 member platforms spanning transport, logistics, storage, and services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Not publicly disclosed: The specific revenue model of The Sharing Hub is not disclosed in the available source material. The organization is described as a community that accelerates sharing economy platforms through education, mentorship, and investment opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Sharing Hub is a community organization that connects and accelerates Australian sharing economy startups by providing access to education, mentorship, and investment opportunities in a shared collaborative space. It functions as a central hub linking peer-to-peer platforms (such as Zoom2u, Mad Paws, Spacer, Camplify, Uber Carshare, and The Volte) with entrepreneurs, resources, and consumers. The organization also runs the Australian Sharing Economy Awards program.

Product overview

The Sharing Hub is a community organization rather than a traditional tech product company. It functions as a unified platform offering access to education, mentorship, investment opportunities, and collaboration spaces for sharing economy entrepreneurs. The organization supports its member platforms (Zoom2u, Mad Paws, Spacer, Camplify, Uber Carshare, The Volte, Locate2u, and others) through community programs and resources, rather than operating distinct software modules or product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Sharing Hub Community Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• The Australian sharing economy in NSW generated $2.6 billion in revenue in 2015-16, representing 68% growth from $1.6 billion in 2014-15.

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CamplifycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamplify is Australia's largest RV sharing community and a member of The Sharing Hub. The partnership provides Camplify with access to The Sharing Hub's community, mentorship, and investment opportunities while contributing to the diversity of the sharing economy ecosystem.
• Zoom2ucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZoom2u is an on-demand courier marketplace and member of The Sharing Hub. The partnership supports Zoom2u's growth through community resources while enriching The Sharing Hub's logistics/delivery sector representation.
• Mad PawscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMad Paws is Australia's #1 pet sitting community and member of The Sharing Hub, representing the pet services vertical in the sharing economy ecosystem.
• SpacercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpacer is Australia's premier peer-to-peer marketplace for self storage and parking. As a member, Spacer contributes to The Sharing Hub's storage and parking sector representation.
• Uber CarsharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUber Carshare is Australia's first peer-to-peer car-sharing service and member of The Sharing Hub, offering comprehensive insurance and 24-hour member support.
• The VoltecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Volte is a designer fashion rental marketplace and member, representing the fashion/lifestyle sharing economy vertical.
• Locate2ucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocate2u is a delivery and fleet management platform that enables planning, tracking, dispatch and optimization of delivery experiences.
• WipeHerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWipeHero transforms the carwash experience by bringing the carwash to customers using their proprietary polymer technology.
• RubberdeskminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRubberdesk enables Australian businesses to share spare office space, with over 3,000 spaces across Australia.
• FoodByUsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoodByUs is an online marketplace for quality homemade food from approved local Makers.
• MablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMable is a leading online marketplace connecting those with support needs directly with support workers based on mutual interests, skills, proximity and flexibility.
• HometimeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHometime provides Airbnb management services and housekeeping platform for hosts and investment homeowners.
• KindershareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKindershare connects owners and renters of children's equipment such as travel prams, travel cots and bassinets.
• WrappliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWrappli is an outdoor advertising platform combined with an app allowing drivers to earn money by wrapping their cars in advertising.
• ClassbentominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClassbento connects teachers with students in a community marketplace for fun workshops.
• AirtaskercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAirtasker is a trusted community platform connecting people who need to outsource tasks and find local services with people looking to earn money.
• UrbanYouminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbanYou is a two-sided marketplace connecting busy people with reliable, pre-screened home service professionals on-demand.
• ParkhoundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParkhound is Australia's leading marketplace for parking with both peer-to-peer and commercial options across major Australian cities.
• ToolMatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToolMates offers a marketplace where people can hire, rent and find tools they need with upfront pricing and online booking.
• FloatspaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFloatspace is Australia's #1 marketplace to hire a boating experience, from super yachts to catamarans.
• SpacetoCominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpacetoCo is an online platform for finding or listing venues for work, rest or play with availability, booking and payment handling.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Startmate: Australia-based accelerator and VC focused on early-stage tech startups. Operates in the same Australian ecosystem as The Sharing Hub with a comparable mentorship- and community-led model.
• Stone & Chalk: Australia's leading innovation hub providing startup community and accelerator programming. Operates within the same Australian founder-ecosystem as The Sharing Hub with overlapping community-building services.
• Mesh — The Sharing Economy Association: Canada's national sharing-economy industry association. It performs a parallel accelerator/advocacy function for sharing-economy platforms within Canada, making it a strong regional peer to The Sharing Hub's Australia-focused model.
• Fishburners: Australia's largest startup coworking community and pre-seed accelerator. Comparable as an Australian founder community offering education, peer support, and ecosystem connection — though broader than sharing-economy specific.
• BlueChilli: An Australian tech startup accelerator and venture builder. Comparable as a regional accelerator offering mentorship, community, and growth support to Australian founders across verticals.

Direct peers

• Ouishare: A global non-profit network/community for the sharing and collaborative economy. Like The Sharing Hub, Ouishare builds an ecosystem of practitioners, platforms, and researchers, making it the closest international analogue of the same community-accelerator model.
• Shareable: A non-profit media outlet and community focused on the sharing economy. It serves a similar role of educating, connecting, and advocating for sharing-economy practitioners and is directly comparable as a community-building organization in the same vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Antler: A global early-stage VC and accelerator with a strong Australia presence. It provides structured mentorship and investment to founders, directly competing for the same Australian founder pool The Sharing Hub serves.
• Impact Hub: A global network of community innovation hubs serving entrepreneurs and impact-driven startups. While broader than sharing-economy specific, its community/accelerator model — combining education, mentorship, and peer collaboration — is directly comparable in structure.
• Y Combinator: The world's largest startup accelerator. While not sharing-economy specific, its accelerator model (mentorship, investment introductions, peer cohort) is the broader incumbent that The Hub's member-facing services compete against in entrepreneurial founders' attention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheSharingHub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thesharinghub

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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