PROGRAM NEWS

Dr. Elena Kelareva wins Pause Award’s 2020 Super Connector Award
We’re very pleased to announce that, in recognition of her tireless efforts to improve regional innovation and the access to support and resources for entrepreneurs, Dr. Elena Kelareva has been awarded the Super Connector Award, as part of the 2020 Pause Awards by Pause Fest. Now in its third year, Elena has built Startup Gippsland into one of the biggest regional startup programs in Australia.…
Read MoreMedia Release: Startup Gippsland announces 2020 Incubator Program award winners
Startup Gippsland announces 2020 Incubator Program award winners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tue 2020/12/01 High Res Images Pack On 27 November, twelve businesses from across all six Gippsland local government areas came together at the Startup Gippsland 2020 Incubator Pitch Final, competing for a share of $8,000 in prizes, sponsored by Regional Development Australia, Telstra, AKQA, and Commonwealth Bank Australia. In addition, AKQA provided one…
Read MoreMedia Release: 2020 Incubator Program Finale and Pitch Night Announcement, featuring Rotten Tomatoes Founder Patrick Lee
Startup Gippsland 2020 Incubator Program Finale and Pitch Night Announcement, featuring Rotten Tomatoes Founder Patrick Lee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wed 2020/11/05 High Res Images Pack On 27 November, twelve of the best and brightest business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs from across Gippsland will compete for cash prizes in the Startup Gippsland 2020 Incubator Pitch Final. Now in its second year, the Startup Gippsland 2020…
Read MoreMedia Release: 2020 Participants & Program Commencement
Startup Gippsland announces 2020 Incubator participants, creating growth opportunities for 59 local businesses. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wed 2020/09/02 High Res Images Pack Now in its second year, the Startup Gippsland Incubator program has innovated to deliver much-needed support to businesses and entrepreneurs across Gippsland, as the region works to recover from the ravages of the most recent bushfire season, and even as the state…
Read MoreStartup Gippsland Alumni Creates COVID-19 Testing in Wastewater
Emily Scholes, Founder and Chief Scientist of Enviro MicroBio and Startup Gippsland alumni, has found a way to test COVID19 in wastewater! With ample experience in water and wastewater testing and management, and a background in membrane science, Emily identified a need to provide COVID-19 testing services for large-scale businesses and industry bodies. After reading of the success in wastewater testing in the Netherlands, and…
Read More$1000 participant co-contribution waived
Your business is worth it! At Startup Gippsland, we understand that financial support is very important right now. We are therefore, very excited to share that the usual $1000 participant co-contribution will be waived for this year’s 2020 Incubator Program. This means that the program will be run at 100% no cost to participants. If you or someone you know, dreams big, we encourage you…
Read MoreMedia Release: Innovation during Crisis: Fighting Adversity with Startups
Innovation during Crisis: Fighting Adversity with Startups FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday 2020/04/01 Innovation during Crisis: Fighting Adversity with Startups Startup Gippsland Alumni are responding to the impacts of the Coronavirus with innovation in their businesses. With job lay-offs, self-isolation, school closures and remote working thrown into the mix, good ideas are needed more than ever. Startup Gippsland seeks leaders to take their emerging business…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Update COVID-19 Update As with other organisations, we are monitoring the circumstances regarding the spread of COVID-19 to ensure that we are best placed to navigate what is going to be a tumultuous year. Our priority at Startup Gippsland is the health and safety of all of our community. We’re also determined to keep the program running, since we believe that growing scalable, innovative,…
Read MoreMedia Release: Startup Gippsland 2020 Official Announcement
Startup Gippsland 2020 Official Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday 2020/03/06 Download in pdf Startup Gippsland has formally opened applications for its 2020 program on Monday 24th of February. The program will support hundreds of entrepreneurs across Gippsland to create startups, test business ideas and launch them to market, with the goal of growing their startups to a national or international level and creating local…
Read MoreStartup Gippsland Program Impact 2019
Startup Gippsland is a regional initiative that aims to ignite the region’s startup ecosystem. Here are some statistics from Startup Gippsland Program Impact for 2019: Ready to get involved as a Mentor, Sponsor, Partner or a Participant? Drop us a line today and subscribe to the Startup Gippsland Program announcements.
Read MoreMentors Thank you
Startup Gippsland 2019 was a massive undertaking! The program attracted 113 applicants, all of exceptional quality before accepting 46 startups to take part. The businesses covered a kaleidoscope of inventions, innovations and brilliant ideas. Using a powerful combination of technology and staff dedication the Startup Gippsland team have brought business acceleration to some of the most remote areas of Victoria. Each week team members traveled…
Read MoreStartup Gippsland 2020 – Expression of Interest
Are you a mentor, participant or a sponsor? Startup Gippsland is delivered by Gippstech, a Warragul-based technology and innovation business using the Startup Onramp format which consists of weekly group expert workshops and one on one mentoring, with monthly meetups open to all participants and mentors. We are preparing for the 2020 edition and would love to hear from you! Support us in 2020.…
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