Goterra founder Olympia Yarger is mourning the loss of the business she started from a Fyshwick garage a decade ago, after the climate-tech startup went under voluntary administration this week.
The entrepreneur and former ACT Australian of the Year declined to comment on the future of Goterra's operations after it was taken over by external administrators on Wednesday, but grew emotional when recalling the impact the shutdown will have on her local team.
"I think there's a lot to be said for the fact that Goterra was a Canberra-based innovation that hired 62 people, and 30 of those were Canberrans," Ms Yarger said on Friday.
