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ilab Accelerator
Turning innovators into founders
Event overview
ilab Accelerator
The ilab Accelerator, formally known as the ‘Germinate’ program, together with the incubator program, has supported 200+ startups that have raised $75+ million since 2014.
This year, UQ increased its commitment to the ilab Accelerator program so we could support more big ideas. We welcomed a second Entrepreneur in Residence, growing our support to the teams.
Ventures’ Entrepreneurs in Residence, Sam Jockel and Ran Heimann, and the Ventures team have worked tirelessly with the program’s passionate entrepreneurs for the past six months, providing mentorship and sharing real-world business experience.
Ventures
At The University of Queensland (UQ), Ventures reflects the entrepreneurial spirit of our community – to be bold and adventurous in working together to find opportunities and to solve global challenges.
Entrepreneurial thinking is a universal mindset that applies across every discipline, industry, and stage of discovery. From thinking differently to solving wicked problems, to partnering with industry to taking a discovery to market – Ventures provides support at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
ventures.uq.edu.au
Time Description
5.30-5.40pm Welcome
5.40pm Pitches and Q&A from experts and online audience
Valiant Space
PhysiSqueeze
RapidCheckIn
Kurin Organics
Open Inductions
6.50pm Vote for your favourite startup
6.55pm Shane Chidgzey Young Entrepreneurs Prize winner announced
7.00pm Event concludes
#ilab2020
Welcome Our speakersDr Jessica GallagherPro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement and Entrepreneurship)
Nimrod KlaymanHead of Ventures, Global Engagement and Entrepreneurship
Jessica leads a number of key strategic partnership activities and initiatives designed to showcase and extend the University’s reputation and reach. She also leads the development and delivery of UQ’s broader Entrepreneurship Strategy.
Nimrod oversees all programs and initiatives under the Ventures brand that provide students, alumni and staff with the skills needed to think creatively and to build a startup or social enterprise.
2020 has certainly raised the bar on disruption. From the terrible devastation of the bushfires, to drought, floods and the global pandemic, this year has shown just how much and how quickly our world can change.
The challenges we have experienced globally highlight the importance of having the knowledge, technology and skills to respond quickly and effectively; and how essential it is to be adaptable, be resilient and be willing to work together to make a difference.
At Ventures, we have a strong commitment to building our hub of innovators, leaders and entrepreneurial minds who accelerate ideas to impact and help create this difference.
Our 2020 ilab accelerator cohort has triumphed through unprecedented challenges and are to be congratulated on their hard work, dedication and amazing ideas.
I’m thrilled to welcome you to pitch night and, now, let’s hear from them.
Dr Jessica GallagherPro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement and Entrepreneurship) Ran Heimann
Emcee Entrepreneur in Residence, Ventures; and Founder & CEO, Haystack
Haystack is the world’s largest digital business cards platform, enabling some of the most iconic brands improve their sales performance, better connect with their clients and save 2 million trees.
Sam JockelEmcee Entrepreneur in Residence, Ventures; and Founder & CEO, ParentTV
Sam has founded four online businesses with around 700,000 viewers and subscribers (ALDI Mum, GoodFunnySmart, School Mum) and tech startup ParentTV.
Emily de la PeñaVentures Community Partnerships and acting ilab Manager
Emily is a founder and she manages the delivery of the ilab Accelerator program. She also facilitates other UQ Ventures programs.
Choose our winners Our industry experts
Luke AnearFounder and CEO, SafetyCulture
Leanne KempQld’s Chief Entrepreneur; and Founder and CEO, Everledger
Carl HartmannMulti-award winning Australian entrepreneur (Temando, Lyre’s, etc.)
SafetyCulture’s mobile application, iAuditor, is the most widely used auditing and inspection app in the world with over 600 million checks conducted each year.
Everledger uses blockchain technology to track high-value assets such as diamonds, art and wine with the aim of increasing transparency and trust with technology.
Lyre’s – the finest range of non-alcoholic classic spirits.
Temando raised over $56 million in funding and established five major global offices. Sold in 2017.
The ilab Accelerator Pitch Night is not a competition, but rather a chance to celebrate and share our startups as they reach the end of the program. Nonetheless, thanks to the generosity and support of Mr Shane Chidgzey, we are also awarding a cash prize to the best performing startup. And your vote counts!
Help us determine the winners of the $5000 Shane Chidgzey Young Entrepreneurs award.
The process is simple:
• open a browser and load the following page: https://bit.ly/voteilab2020 or snap the QR code below
• select the startup which gave your favourite pitch and submit.
• Sit back and watch the announcement.
(The determination of the winning startup is based on the cumulated votes from the audience and the judges)
• Be a mentor
• Engage in professional development workshops
• Host an intern
• Be a guest speaker
• Connect with researchers
• Give us your challenge
Partner with usWe welcome and encourage involvement from the community and we want you to help us grow the next generation of entrepreneurs.
ventures.uq.edu.au/partner
Val
iant
Sp
ace
Valiant Space is developing technology to land payloads on the moon and return them to earth. We are doing this by developing propulsion technologies that are green, reliable and affordable. These propulsion technologies will be used on small and medium satellites before being used to land payloads onto the moon. Valiant Space is currently developing a flight-ready version of our successful engine prototypes to conduct space validation in 2021.
Developing technology to land payloads on the moon and return them to earth Andrew Uscinski, Michael Douw and Bryan Greenham
valiantspace.com
Phy
siS
que
eze
PhysiSqueeze is an end-to-end pelvic floor muscle solution for active females. We make pelvic floor therapy seamless and accessible within the comfort of your own home. Our wearable technology is designed for your pelvic floor by our team of women’s health professionals.
We put the clinical expertise into a patient-centered solution to help females suffering from bladder leakage, to remain active and achieve their personal health goals.
End-to-end pelvic floor muscle solution for active females
Melissa (Lissy) Changuion
physisqueeze.com.au
Rap
idC
heck
in
Rapid Check-In provides a simple platform for venue owners to comply with contact tracing and privacy requirements.
Our system makes it easy for customers to fill in their details in just a few seconds, and for venue owners, to store these details securely in the cloud.
What makes our solution unique, is its ability to generate detailed contact tracing reports in seconds, and across venues.
Centralised contact tracing reporting app to allow venues to safely open post-COVID
Chris Dwyer and Isabelle Fleming
RapidCheckIn.cloud
At Kurin Organics, we build practical and ethical solutions, transforming the laundry experience. The word Kurin comes from the Japanese word that means clean. We were inspired by the attention to detail and strive for perfection, that is the hallmark of Japanese craftsmanship.
Our tagline “Where texture meets nature” reinforces our vision to lead the industry with products that are safe, eco-friendly, and are tailormade to maximise user experience.
kurinorganics.com
Building practical and ethical solutions transforming the laundry experience
Kur
in O
rgan
ics
Ian Ling and Kok Leong Chong
Open Inductions is currently in the final development stages of a hybrid electric motor for commercial aviation. Our innovative design reduces fuel consumption by 40% and is specifically efficient in large-scale applications.
Our engineering team has redesigned the original induction motor so our engine could be retrofitted to existing commercial air-crafts.
We hope that our engine will pave the way for more economical air travel, longer direct flights and a significant reduction in CO2 emissions in the aviation industry.
Op
en In
duc
tions
Creating swappable hybrid airplane engines to reduce fuel consumption in commercial aviation
Rizal Evans, Mohammad Salah Uddin Rizal Evans, Mohammad Salah Uddin and Bryan Cando-Andradeand Bryan Cando-Andrade
openinductions.com
2020 alumni highlights
MOVUS
MOVUS raised $2.5 million from investors including Aequora Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Skip Capital and Telstra Ventures (on top of a $4.8 million raise a few years ago).
ParaSpace
ParaSpace continued their growth journey and got backed by one of the world’s best accelerator programs, Techstars, in Portugal.
Fiffy Solutions
Fiffy Solutions, as well as two other ilab startups, received funding from Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program. The two other startups included Micromelon Robotics (micromelon.com.au) and Robotics Playground (roboticspg.com).
Vygo
Vygo have not only seen dramatic growth in recent times, they have also been selected by the Queensland government to give advice and support to international students.
Machine Genes
Machine Genes is now one of the world’s 10 semi-finalists in the worldwide IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition (running 2016-2021).
Thank you
machinegenes.com
vygoapp.com
fiffysolutions.com
paraspace.com.au
movus.com.au
Monty (formerly EarthOffset)
Monty has rebranded from EarthOffset this year. They have launched their product, brought new staff onboard and secured $200K in seed funding.
Keep in touchFind out about the next
Accelerator program as well as the latest Ventures programs, events and hackathons by joining our
newsletter.
ventures.uq.edu.au
On behalf of UQ, we would like to express our sincere thanks to speakers, mentors, founders and all who have contributed to the development and delivery of the 2020 ilab Accelerator program.
We appreciate all those who have joined us virtually to celebrate this momentous occasion with us. We encourage you to share moments from tonight using #ilab2020.
UQ is proud to be a part of Australia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through
working together, we will venture forward to create new opportunities and address today’s complex and interconnected global challenges.
To follow us on our journey connect with @UQVentures.
We’re proud of what our remarkable founders have achieved.
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