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Airbnb of Artist - Book An Artist raises $400K

Fundraising Stories
Airbnb of Artist – Book An Artist raises $400K and crosses $1M in artwork commissions. Local Melbourne start up which makes the process of finding and hiring artists super easy is growing fast since 2020. Book An Artist, founded in 2019 is currently helping people and businesses find local street and mural artists to paint murals...
BookAnArtist 23 Apr '21

Tech Entrepreneurship Program Launches Victoria into a New Era

Tech
YBF and the Victorian Government partnered to launch the YBF Startup Immersion Program – a pilot program that focused on reskilling corporate talent for Victoria’s economic recovery. In response to the economic, societal and employment challenges that the world faced, and primarily Victoria in Australia in 2020, YBF partnered with the...
YBF Ventures 18 Apr '21

State of impact startups in Australia

Culture, Featured, Founder Stories, Investment
📈 The Giant Leap Fund has released it's inaugural Impact Startups Benchmark Report. 🌎 Giant Leap's mission is to grow the impact startup ecosystem, made up of game-changing founders with ambitions to change the world for the better, by proving that their businesses are excellent financial investments. This report is their first step in...
Charliellmacdonald 12 Apr '21

Pitch Night: SportsTech and Esports Recap

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Startup Victoria held their very first in-person Pitch Night of the year last month, and this time the theme was SportsTech and Esports. 4 lucky startups were chosen to pitch to an audience of over 100 from all over the Victorian startup community, with 3 discerning judges making the final call on who should win. This time the startups chosen...
startupvic 06 Apr '21

Applications Open for the Swinburne Accelerator Program

Accelerators
Looking for excellent mentors, resources and tailored support to scale your startup? The Swinburne Accelerator Program will take you there. We’re looking for founders with the ambition and determination to transform a significant idea into an impactful global business. This 12-week program is perfect for teams with a customer-ready...
Swinburne Innovation Precinct 31 Mar '21

LaunchHUB - pre-accelerator program

Accelerators
Calling founders and early-stage startups! Does your venture drive positive social impact in the world? Take your startup to the next level with RMIT Activator's free 12-week pre-accelerator program, LaunchHUB. LaunchHUB will help you grow your startup by keeping you accountable to your goals, connecting you with a supportive founder...
wpengine 29 Mar '21

MENA Bridge for Startups Program 2021 Applications Open

Accelerators
The MENA Bridge for Startups is a global bridge program designed to give innovative Australian companies the tools and connections to enter and succeed in the emerging MENA market. This fee-based program is designed to hone your market-readiness and ability to #scale into the MENA markets. We'll connect you with the region and...
Hatch Quarter 24 Mar '21

Rise to the challenge of scale

Featured, Founder Stories, Scaling
With Todd Olson, CEO and Co-founder of Pendo Startup Victoria’s Growth Club gives scaleup founders access to real-world experience on building a high-growth business, from successful founders, technology executives and investors. This February, scaleup founders had the privilege to hear from startup veteran Todd Olson, CEO and...
startupvic 11 Mar '21

Pitch Night: GovTech Showcase

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We received over 30 impressive applications for the upcoming Pitch Night: GovTech on Tuesday 23rd February 2021. Check our some of our favourite startups below ✨ Frontline Data Systems | Frontline Data Systems Founder: Louka Ewington-Pitsos Pitch: We have created an AI that detects defects on road surfaces which we are using to...
startupvic 23 Feb '21