Startup Competition by Launch Festival Sydney and Republic
LAUNCH Festival Sydney and Republic have joined forces to allow live investing in startups participating in the this year’s festival June 19-20. Republic was built to democratize startup investing and level out the fundraising landscape for founders and investors alike. Read more
Applications RE-OPEN for the NSW-Israel R&D and Tech InnovationProgram
In mid-2017 the NSW Government opened a new funding stream for R&D companies and tech startups under its NSW-Israel R&D and Technological Innovation Program. The program offered up to $250,000 of matched funding for NSW businesses to partner with Israeli businesses on new, innovative and market driven solutions. While the program highlighted the desire for cyber security, agri-tech and water-tech solutions, the program itself was sector agnostic and had an incredible response in NSW from companies spanning cyber security, fintech, clean-tech, medical therapeutics, robotics, AI, edu-tech to a range of agriculture solutions. Read more
Women in Tech Scholarship Fund
Academy Xi is partnering with Tech Ready Women to create a $100,000 Women in Tech scholarship fund to support female-led tech startups and women entering and thriving in the tech workforce. Read more
Registration now open for FinTech Accelerator, SuperCharger Kuala Lumpur 2018
Interested in establishing and scaling your business into Malaysia and beyond? Registration is now open to apply for SuperCharger Kuala Lumpur 2018 – – a no equity, 12-week accelerator programme aimed at helping promising FinTech startups. The SuperCharger Accelerator Programme is an active collaboration between Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), and Allianz Malaysia. To register or book a meeting with the SuperCharger team at their Sydney roadshow in early May. Read more
Now boarding Startups & Scaleups for the Qantas AVRO Accelerator
The wait is over… the Qantas Group is inviting the world’s most innovative Startups, Scaleups and digital disruptors to apply for its second AVRO Accelerator program. Do you know someone who should apply?
The AVRO Accelerator, run in partnership with Slingshot, gives entrepreneurs the chance to work with the Qantas Group to develop, incubate and scale their businesses. Read more
Registration is Now Open for The Second China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition
This is a major international competition hosted by Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government.
The world’s most highly talented tech innovators, entrepreneurs and dealmakers will gather at the 2nd China Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition to be held in Shenzhen in April 2018.
The competition- which has now been officially launched – will initially be held in nine cities across eight countries with Sydney to hold a regional competition for the second time.
Why Enter?
The competition participants will have the chance to gain insight and direction from senior industry specialists and therefore improve both their projects and their experience of working with leaders in the China market.
To encourage the most innovative talent to register, total cash prize pool has risen to RMB 10.91 million (A$2.2 million) from RMB 9.112 million (A$1.8 million) last year.
In addition to big cash prizes, the competition also provides policy support such as talent incentives, industry awards, science and technology finance and project incubation for talents, teams and projects in Shenzhen.
The registration of this competition has already begun with a deadline of 28 February 2018.
For more information: http://apply.itcsz.cn/elogin-sydney2018-en
Fast track your career and register for CFTE’s new online Fintech course today!
This innovative programme brings together 4 highly respected Fintech lecturers from four major international universities, which include: The University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, Oxford University and Imperial College London.
Do you know a high-growth start-up that can solve a real-world problem?
Is it built on AI, VR or AR technology?
If so, nominate them so that we can help accelerate the start-up’s growth globally?
- Are you a high-growth start-up looking to solve real world problems? We can help accelerate your growth globally.
- Does your high-growth start-up solve a critical business problem? Apply for the EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program by 18 December 2017 and get ready to accelerate your company’s growth globally.
- How will your high-growth start-up change the world?
- Calling all transformational, innovation, high-growth start-ups who are changing the world
The EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program is aimed at startups who are using innovative technology-based solutions (including Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Analytics, Robotics, and Internet of Things) to solve real-world problems.
Supercharger – Applications open for 3rd accelerator program in Hong Kong
SuperCharger is Asia’s leading Fintech accelerator that operates a 12-week program in Hong Kong and Malaysia. We provide global start-ups and scale-ups the resources and support they need to thrive in the Asian market, and simultaneously facilitate proof-of-concepts and productions deals between our startups and corporate partners. SuperCharger is trusted by tier 1 financial institutions and governments to catalyze their Fintech agenda. Read more