Spark Festival

It's finally here! Funding applications for the Industry Growth Program (replacement for accelerating commercialisation) are open. - Up to $250k for TRL 3 -> 6 (matched funding) - Up to $5m for TRL 4 -> 9 (matched funding) Innovative / New product commercialisation is a must, and must also align to the NRF priority areas. For full information and to apply, head here: https://lnkd.in/gvjM-zPX

This program is honestly probably the highlight of my year - if you are an algae-fan, interested in becoming one, or know one - send them our way! #Algae #SustainableStartups #Innovation #AusStartups #Seaweed

The future of Longevity is here! Australia's population is thriving and living longer, and the Longevity Economy is booming . 🇦🇺 Abby Bloom and I are excited to be hosting 🌟 Australia's 1st Longevity Ecosystem Meetup! 🌟 🚀Join us at the Longevity Ecosystem Meetup & ride the $110 billion wave! 💸 Network with changemakers, develop solutions across financial security, care, housing and consumers. RSVP today! #longevity #longevityeconomy #health #future #opportunity #meetup Australia’s demographic landscape is shifting, heralding a new epoch of growth in the longevity economy. This growing sector is ripe with opportunities, estimated at a staggering $110 billion. Join us at the Longevity Economy Ecosystem Meetup to navigate this growing industry. Connect with pioneers and visionaries crafting solutions for an empowered, mature population. Network with researchers, startups, investors, industry and consumers to build an Australian longevity economy ecosystem. Let’s collaborate to redefine ageing and retirement. Together, we can create a future where every Australian prospers in their later years. Ready to lead the change? RSVP now! When - Thursday 9 May 5-8pm Where - ACS (Australian Computer Society) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gdFnxHKj Christina Chun Mark Pesce Catherine Ball Lucinda Brogden AM Nick Freedman Murray Hurps Helen McHugh Spark Festival UTS Startups #LongevityEconomy #population #BusinessOpportunity #Innovation #Meetup #startup

Today is the last day! If you're a tech founder making impact in the lives of people with disability, applications for Remarkable Tech's Accelerator close today at 11:59pm AEST (same time ET for the US cohort). You'll receive seed funding + 1:1 coaching + bespoke programming + small cohorts + invaluable network access. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g9FcKT3Y Image description: Remarkable Accelerator social tile with a person in a blue shirt wearing their innovation, alongside icons for funding, cohorts and coaching promoting a Disability Tech Accelerator, with a highlighted message to apply now. #DisabilityTech #accelerator #startups

We love Mark Pesce and highly recommend taking a look at this event if you’re interested in applications and ramifications of using generative AI in your work ⚡️⚡️

AI chatbots We are all using them - but do we really understand the risks and how to mitigate them? Wisely AI safely.ai have done the work to identify five tips for us to consider when deploying AI #AI #technology #future #risk Spark Festival Mark Baxter,BEc, FIAA, CERA, FGIA Christina Chun Mona Chiha UTS Startups Murray Hurps Maria MacNamara Kristy Dixon David Lt (Lillo-Trynes) Harry Godber Miriam Makki

From an epic celebration of the launch of Connector Co by Hannah Dewick and Michael Dewick, to getting creative with the community at our Paint & Sip, it's been a fun week of events with Isabelle T. and our members at the Western Sydney Startup Hub, powered by Spacecubed! ✨ You can learn more about our spaces and the events we hold below. https://lnkd.in/giBGBW5R

Are you building Australia's next AI Unicorn? I'm stoked to announce Build Club is launching a 6 week accelerator ending in SF partnered with AWS Startups. We are looking for engineers and researchers who are building at the bleeding edge of AI! You will join a tight knit cohort of 10-15 other 👩🏻💻 technical founders. You will push each other to ship harder, cry, laugh and win together. This accelerator is hardcore, because we are also hardcore about AI. Here's what is in store 👇 - Two day goal setting offsite in hacker cabin in 3h drive from Sydney - 24/7 co-working space + gym, snacks from Sydney Stone & Chalk - 3 week immersion in SF, the beating pulse of AI - $30K+ from AWS Startups, MongoDB, Airwallex, NVIDIA, GTM co-marketing opportunities - Intimate dinners and office hours with top VCs and mentors - Hiring & investor demo days Who are we looking for? We some preselected peers who we have worked with in Build Club, including Daniel Han the founder of Unsloth AI and Micah Hill-Smith the founder of Artificial Analysis. If you think you are on their level ✨.. then come build with us. Huge thank you to our partners: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Aura Ventures, Harken, Airwallex, NVIDIA, MongoDB, Stone & Chalk and our advisors Julia Wells, Logan Kilpatrick, Lauren Capelin, David Booth, Eric Chan, Maxine Minter, Anton Borzov for helping make this come to life. It's truly an ecosystem effort 💖. Grateful to you all! Thank you to Simon Thomsen for the write up in 🗞️ Startup Daily and Jassmyn Goh for the write up in 🗞️ Capital Brief. Have questions? We will be live in Q&A in comments for the next few hours. #startups #ai #accelerate #sf

Join us for a special showcase event at CSIRO Lindfield to see 12 deep tech startups talk about their journey 'blitzing' the gaps in their businesses while participating in CSIRO's pilot accelerator program "GAP BLITZ". The GAP BLITZ Program is a different take on accelerating commercialisation, facilitated by Joanne Jacobs and Gavin Heaton from Disruptors Co, and hosted by CSIRO's Lindfield Collaboration Hub: CSIRO's Deep Tech Incubator in Lindfield. During the 12 week program, 12 startups dove deep into the heart of their business and developed a personalised plan to push through barriers to growth. On Tuesday 7 May 2024, these teams will tell the story of their journey; where they started, where the journey took them, what were the unexpected findings, and their plans for what’s next. How did we get here? We’ve invited ecosystem stalwarts Mike Nicholls, Partner at Main Sequence, Joanne Jacobs, Co-CEO of Disruptors Co, and Katie Green, Operations Manager of CSIRO Lindfield Collaboration Hub for a conversation about what lead us here. Does blitzing these gaps help founders identify their real blind spots? How else can we support startups to address the challenges they face on the journey to commercialisation?  Register now: https://lnkd.in/gX8Rs7Q4 Huge props to our incredible founders 🙌 Jinghua Fang Abby Bloom Susan McKendry Edmond Sorich Winston L. Reinboth Jordan Berryman Josh Daly Glenn Edmonds Simone Vonwiller Annette McClelland Michael Griffin Patrick Byrne Robert McWhirter Andrew Kremmer ShanShan Wang Natalie May (nee Ho) Annie Thompson Roozbeh Ravansari

Missed the Remarkable Tech Accelerator AMA? Here's the recording with Auslan interpretation (and ASL for the US cohort AMA), closed captions and full transcript. Applications close in less than 2 weeks on Monday 29th April, 11:59pm AEST. #DisabilityTech #AssistiveTech #Accelerator https://lnkd.in/gSJbeTfE