BREAKING: Fee Barry Discovers Fourth Queensland Startup at Sunrise Festival, Defying Known Laws of Mathematics

SYDNEY, NSW — In what can only be described as a scientific miracle that challenges the fundamental constants of the universe, Rocket Advocate Editor-in-Chief Fee Barry has reportedly encountered a mythical "fourth Queensland startup" at Sydney's Sunrise Festival, directly contradicting established numerical limits of the Queensland ecosystem.

The discovery comes just days after prominent tech investor Luke Janssen publicly questioned the sustainability of a tech publication focused on Queensland, asking on LinkedIn: "There are 3 of them right? or did another one launch?" — a statement previously accepted as mathematical fact by the Australian tech community.

"I was shocked," reported Barry, who attended Sunrise Festival despite the rain and our earlier claims that we didn't. "I was expecting to meet the three Queensland startups as prophesied by the ancient texts, but then a fourth founder introduced themselves. I had to check if I was hallucinating or if Sydney's startup density had caused some kind of quantum anomaly."

The four Queensland startups, whose identities are being kept confidential for their own protection (and to prevent Sydney VCs from immediately trying to convince them to relocate), were reportedly huddled together in a corner of the venue discussing housing affordability and the radical concept of "work-life balance."

When reached for comment, Janssen expressed disbelief at the reported fourth startup, suggesting it may have been a statistical error or possibly "just someone from the Gold Coast who got lost on the way to Surfers Paradise." Tech analysts are now racing to update their models of the Queensland ecosystem, with some radical theorists even proposing that there could be "five or more" startups operating north of the Tweed River, though such claims are widely considered speculative at best.

"This discovery fundamentally changes our understanding of Queensland's startup ecosystem," explained Barry. "If there are four startups instead of three, that's a 33% increase. At this growth rate, Queensland could have as many as five startups by 2026, potentially challenging Tasmania for Australia's seventh-place startup ecosystem ranking."

Barry confirmed that The Rocket Advocate would continue its comprehensive coverage of all three—correction, four—Queensland startups, with plans to expand coverage if any additional companies are discovered in future archaeological digs of River City Labs or The Precinct.

The Rocket Advocate: Actually bothering to count Queensland startups before making sweeping generalisations since 2025.