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Βαϊανός Ωραιόπουλος-Κελένης, Προϊστάμενος Γρφ. ΟΕΥ

ΙΟΥΝΙΟΣ 2017

ΚΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ

ΝΕΟΦΥΩΝ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΩΝ

ΣΤΗΝ ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛΙΑΝΗ ΑΓΟΡΑ

Το καθ’ ύλη αρμόδιο θεσμικό όργανο που επιβλέπει το οικοσύστημα θερμοκοιτίδων στην Αυστραλία είναι το ομοσπονδιακό Υπουργείο Βιομηχανίας Department of Industry, Innovation and Science μέσω του Φορέα Innovation Science Australia https://industry.gov.au/Innovation-and-Science-Australia/Pages/default.aspx ο οποίος αποσκοπεί να καταστήσει την Αυστραλία προηγμένη χώρα τεχνολογικά μεταξύ των χωρών G20, υλοποιώντας ένα αισιόδοξο στρατηγικό πρόγραμμα.

Ο ομοσπονδιακός Φορέας (Δ/νση Οικονομικής Ανάλυσης) έχει παράλληλα εκπονήσει την αναφορά Australia Innovation System Report η οποία αποτυπώνει το οικοσύστημα επιχειρήσεων που εφαρμόζουν καινοτομίες, το προερχόμενο εισόδημα από τα σχετιζόμενα προϊόντα και υπηρεσίες, το περιβάλλον έρευνας και ανάπτυξης στη χώρα και τη μεθοδολογία μέτρησης των καινοτομικών επενδύσεων https :// industry . gov . au / Office - of - the - Chief - Economist / Publications / Documents / Australian - Innovation - System /2016- AIS - Report . pdf Σύμφωνα με τη μελέτη, το αυστραλιανό σύστημα εφαρμογών καινοτομίας έχει τη

δυνατότητα να διπλασιάσει κάθε δολάριο που επενδύεται στον κλάδο ενώ το ύψος της δαπάνης σε βασική και εφαρμοσμένη έρευνα ανέρχεται στα Α$33δισ. Ως κύρια εμπόδια πρόσβασης στην καινοτομία από τις επιχειρήσεις θεωρούνται α) η πρόσβαση σε πρόσθετες χρηματοδοτικές πηγές, β) η έλλειψη εξειδικευμένου ανθρώπινου δυναμικού και γ) το κόστος ανάπτυξης και υλοποίησης εφαρμογών. Χαρακτηριστικό είναι ότι στη δεκαετία 2005-2015 άνω των δύο εκ. θέσεων εργασίας δημιουργήθηκαν στον κλάδο της ψηφιακής οικονομίας στη χώρα με τη συνολική συμβολή στο ΑΕΠ να ανέρχεται στα Α$200δισ. Όσον αφορά στην εμπορευματοποίηση των αποτελεσμάτων έρευνας στην πράξη, το 2014 η αξία των συνεργασιών προσέγγισε το Α$1.8δισ. με κύριους τομείς να είναι η κλινική έρευνα, η καθαρή ενέργεια, οι αγροτικές καλλιέργειες, οι τεχνολογίες μεταφορών. Πλήθος ωφελειών επίσης απορρέουν και για το σύστημα ευρεσιτεχνιών καθώς οι εταιρείες που εναρμονίζονται με την τεχνολογική εξέλιξη επιδεικνύουν σημαντικά αυξημένες πιθανότητες κατοχύρωσής των.

Κύριος Φορέας υλοποίησης της μετάβασης της αυστραλιανής οικονομίας στην ψηφιακή εποχή λογίζεται ο επιστημονικός οργανισμός CSIRO https://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Futures ο οποίος ασκεί συμβουλευτικό ρόλο τόσο στην κυβέρνηση όσο και σε επιχειρήσεις.

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Παράλληλα, η ομοσπονδιακή κυβέρνηση έχει θεσμοθετήσει την Εθνική Ατζέντα Καινοτομίας και Επιστήμης National Innovation & Science Agenda https://www.innovation.gov.au η οποία απευθύνεται στην ακαδημαϊκή κοινότητα, σε νεοφυείς επιχειρήσεις και σε επενδυτές με σκοπό τη ζεύξη επιχειρηματικού περιβάλλοντος και τεχνολογικών εφαρμογών. Οι τομείς στους οποίους εστιάζει καλύπτουν ένα ευρύ πεδίο δραστηριοτήτων. Το κεφάλαιο που η κυβέρνηση έχει δεσμεύσει ανέρχεται στο Α$1.1δισ. Ειδικά για τις θερμοκοιτίδες, το Πρόγραμμα στοχεύει στην ταχεία μετατροπή ιδεών σε διεθνώς ανταγωνιστικές επιχειρήσεις παρέχοντας χρηματοοικονομικούς πόρους, γνώση και πρόσβαση σε επιχειρηματικά δίκτυα. Τα κίνητρα αφορούν επιδοτήσεις που κυμαίνονται μεταξύ Α$10,000 και Α$500,000 ανά θερμοκοιτίδα, με χρονικό όριο τη διετία και μεταξύ Α$1,000 και Α$25,000 για συμβουλευτική Expert-In-Residence με χρονικό όριο το ένα έτος. Η Αυστραλία διεθέτει ένα δίκτυο 30 θερμοκοιτίδων. O διαδικτυακός τόπος του Υπουργείου για το σχετικό ερωτηματολόγιο αίτησης παροχής χρηματοοικονομικής υποστήριξης σε θερμοκοιτίδες είναι: https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/incubator-support

Σύμφωνα με πρόσφατη έρευνα της Ένωσης Νεοφυών Επιχειρήσεων “Start-Up Muster”, https://www.startupmuster.com/Startup-Muster-2016-Report.pdf η πλειάδα των εν λόγω επιχειρήσεων έχουν ιδρυθεί στο Σύδνεϋ. Αξιοσημείωτο είναι ότι το 50% των ερωτηθεισών επιχειρήσεων ιδρύθηκε μόλις το 2014, ενώ η ποσοστιαία συμμετοχή ανά προηγούμενο έτος ήταν: 2013 (27%), 2012 (10%), 2011 (6%).

Από πλευράς πρωταρχικού τόπου εγκατάστασης ανά Πολιτεία, τα στοιχεία έχουν ως εξής:

NSW (46.5%), Victoria (18%), Queensland (16.5%), Western Australia (8.9%), Australia Canberra Territory (6.4%), South Australia (2.9%), Tasmania (0.6%), Northern Territory (0.2%).

Ένας από τους συνιδρυτές της Ένωσης, ο Michael Hurp, αναφέρθηκε στην ολοένα αυξανόμενη δυναμική ίδρυσης νεοφυών επιχειρήσεων στους Αντίποδες. Από πλευράς μέσου απασχολούμενου προσωπικού, ανέρχεται στα πέντε άτομα ενώ ο μέσος ετήσιος κύκλος εργασιών προσεγγίζει τα $240,000.

Όσον αφορά στα κίνητρα ίδρυσης νεοφυών επιχειρήσεων, το 1/3 εξ΄αυτών είναι η απογοήτευση σε πρότερα περιβάλλοντα εργασίας, σε ποσοστό 27% ανέρχονται όσοι είχαν ένα μια νόστιμη ιδέα που μετετράπη σε επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα “fun project that became a viable business”, ενώ στο 23% ανέρχονται όσοι επιθυμούσαν να έχουν εμπλουτισμό ιδεών από άλλες νεοφυείς επιχειρήσεις που τους ανάγκασαν να ιδρύσουν τις δικές τους.

Οι μεγαλύτερες προκλήσεις για την ίδρυση τέτοιων επιχειρήσεων ήταν η έλλειψη τεχνικού ταλέντου, ακολουθούμενες από τη σχετική αδυναμία πρόσβασης σε χρηματοοικονομικές πηγές.

Μέσα στη τελευταία διετία, περίπου 40,000 θέσεις εργασίας δημιουργήθηκαν στον κλάδο τεχνολογίας πληροφορικής με τις συναφείς εξαγωγές να έχουν προσεγγίσει τα Α$3δισ. Η εταιρεία συμβούλων Deloitte σε συνεργασία με την Australia Computer Society, εξέδωσαν μελέτη με τίτλο Australia’s Digital Pulse report η οποία ανακοινώθηκε κατά την πρόσφατη Έκθεση Cebit Australia 2017. H μελέτη κάνει αναφορά για αύξηση του αυστραλιανού ΑΕΠ κατά 6.6% μέσα στην τελευταία δεκαετία μόνον από την υιοθέτηση της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας στις

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οικονομικές δραστηριότητες, με συμβολή στο ΑΕΠ κατά Α$150δισ. Μεταξύ των περίπου 600,000 απασχολουμένων στον κλάδο πληροφορικής και τεχνολογίας, το 2015, το ήμισυ εξ’ αυτών εργάζονταν σε συναφείς επιχειρήσεις, ενώ μόλις 15% στη μεταποιητική δραστηριότητα και στο εμπόριο. Επιπρόσθετα, λόγος γίνεται για την αναγκαιότητα δημιουργίας πρόσθετων 80,000 εργασίας ώστε να υλοποιηθεί η ψηφιακή ατζέντα της κοινοπολιτειακής κυβέρνησης, της οποίας στόχοι είναι:

1. Build digital communities to facilitate collaboration and innovation2. Continued support for digital skills development in education3. Build local talent and support skill needs with appropriate skilled migration4. Strengthen Australia’s cyber security capabilities5. Accelerate efforts toward open data6. Ongoing digital transformation in government7. Respond to technology-related workforce disruption8. Improve measures to the digital economy and workforce9. Adequate access to digital infrastructure for regional business10. Creation of a 5G policy in Australia11. Strengthen Australia’s R&D tax incentives12. Support small businesses, start-ups and innovation in government procurement13. Adopt a ‘fair use’ approach to copyright

Η εταιρεία Microsoft τελευταία εξέδωσε μελέτη σχετικά τους τρόπους βελτίωσης του αυστραλιανού οικοσυστήματος καινοτομίας η οποία φέρει τον τίτλο Joined-Up Innovation https://enterprise.microsoft.com/en-au/roles/accelerating-australias-innovation-ecosystem/ και κάνει αναφορά στην αναγκαιότητα ανάπτυξης τεχνολογικού πόλου που να συνδέει την ανάπτυξη καινοτομιών με την παραγωγική δραστηριότητα.

ΕΚΘΕΣΗ ΝΕΟΦΥΩΝ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΣΥΔΝΕΫ

Τον Οκτώβριο 2017 (13-22/10/2017) διεξάγεται στο Σύδνεϋ Έκθεση Νεοφυών Επιχειρήσεων με τον τίτλο Spark Festival http://sparkfestival.co όπου θα παρουσιαστούν καινοτομικές ιδέες με σκοπό την υλοποίησή τους στην πράξη.

ΕΠΙΤΥΧΗΜΕΝΕΣ ΘΕΡΜΟΚΟΙΤΙΔΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΟΦΥΕΙΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΣΥΔΝΕΫhttp://www.businessreviewaustralia.com/leadership/1522/These-Are-the-10-Best-Startup-

Accelerators-Incubators-in-Sydney

25 fifteen Founded in 2013, 25fifteen is a group of successful entrepreneurs (Luke Carruthers alone has had five exits from his eight startups) and industry veterans who use their execution experience, capital and relationships to build startups that can reach a profitable exit. As a startup studio, the majority of their projects are internally founded with external entrepreneurs brought in when the business has traction and needs someone to manage it full-time. From time to time the company will

work with external founders who share our philosophy of how to build successful startups. “We’re very focused on building successful businesses in way that makes sense within the Australian context,” shared Kim Heras, founding partner at 25fifteen. “Whether those startups

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are locally or globally focussed is not the point. The main issue for 25Fifteen is how do we apply our processes to large markets where there are real problems that aren’t being adequately solved in order to create businesses of value. “As a startup that builds startups we’re very heavily aligned with the co-founders we work with. We might bring those co-founders in to help us with our projects, or we might join them on their projects. Either way everything we do is about putting in whatever is necessary to the startup to help get it closer to exit.”

ATP Innovations What does it take to be Australia’s leading startup accelerator? Working with over 80 businesses over the last several years to help them raise over $121 million. “We don’t

just incubate growth,” the website reads, “we multiply your successes and help transform technology businesses into high value companies.” The accelerator has other impressive stats: over 350 people employed by their technology businesses; $28 million has been awarded in competitive government grants; over 100 products and services have launched every year; and 25 percent of ATP Innovations’ client companies

have more than doubled in size. The management team at ATP Innovations are highly experienced business builders. With expertise across a broad range of disciplines, they are able to quickly and effectively add value to your venture. Over the last five years we have worked with more than 80 businesses on capital raising, building teams, accessing grants, developing new products, growing revenue and selling businesses.

BlueChilli works with non-technical entrepreneurs, investors and corporate customers to build, grow and invest in great new tech startup ventures. The company is well on its way to “smashing" its ambitious goal of creating 100 awesome startups by 2016. Headquartered in Sydney with portfolio startups in most Australian capitals, the US and Canada, BlueChilli will open

new startup incubator premises in Melbourne, Asia and the US in 2015. BlueChilli invests technology IP, expert skills and early-stage funding in the startups it creates via a rigorous accelerator program curriculum, a dedicated product development team and the AUD10M BlueChilli Venture Fund, one of only 10 funds to gain ESVCLP status in Australia. Founder and CEO Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin, who proudly

shares that he was state Lego building champion at age 8, knows that Sydney is not the Australian version of Silicon Valley. That doesn’t mean the startup game here can’t be successful, he said. “Australia has no shortage of entrepreneurs, but our experience in commercialising new technology is lacking, and we don’t have ready access to Silicon Valley’s large community of experienced technology engineers and developers. BlueChilli’s focus is to empower non-technical entrepreneurs with great ideas, acting as their technical and advisory partner, and taking a minority equity position to align ourselves with their success. Our experience with lean startup methodology is now in demand in corporate strategy, as large brands seek to learn how to identify, validate and develop innovations cheaply and rapidly, like a startup does.”

“Fishburners is more than just a coworking space, we’re a passionate community of startups.” And that’s exactly what Fishburners’ business wants: a community. By offering a space for startups to well, start up, Fishburners is filling a need that all fledgling businesses have: a place to work. What’s so unique about this space is that it integrates so many different individuals and businesses, creating a network of skill sharing and experience. Have

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questions about your accounting? A bookkeeper only works a few desks down from yours. Want a consultation with someone who works in marketing? Down the hall and to your left, please. “I believe the true value in Fishburners is our members,” shared Murray Hurps, GM. “Currently there are 185 talented, motivated and experienced people sharing expertise, networks and energy. Wins from the community often set the bar for the other companies as well, which helps maintain motivation. It's a buzzing, exciting community and I've honestly learned more in three years here than I have in the 15 years of running software companies previously.” With full-time, part-time or daily options for space, Fishburners is the startups’ solution to the where? question. “In over 18 months, I have come to appreciate the community, collaboration and creativity of the members in this amazing space,” said Michael Correa, founder of Earwerm. “Talent, openness, encouragement and experience, more than I anticipated when I first decided to look for a tech co-working office.”

INCUBATE is new to the startup acceleration scene, but is doing some pretty cool things from the University of Sydney and two entrepreneurial students. Since then, the award-winning program

has provided four batches of startups the unique opportunity to grow on a university campus. Forty startups have come through the program since 2012 and over 70 percent of them are still actively working on their businesses. The company just recently announced its latest intake of startups, which are provided $5,000 in seed funding, co-working space on campus, Internet, printing and offices resources as well as the use of meeting

rooms, advice from industry experts, as well as mentoring from some of Australia’s most experienced business minds and alumni. INCUBATE looks for startups to join the program that are using technology to explore a broad range of applications. They are working on solutions to benefit business and society, while offering students the chance to develop their startup idea with the guidance of the best mentors and business advisors in Australia. “The Incubate program demystifies entrepreneurship at university - it makes this career path accessible and real. It’s not easy, but that's the fun of inventing the future!” says Atomology Founder and CEO, Peter Liddicoat, one of the organisation’s newest startups. "We're looking to further develop our offering in the future, which includes establishing a seed investment fund and we’re looking to speak with individual and companies that believe in supporting student entrepreneurship by partnering with Incubate to assist program growth” says Program Manager, James Alexander.

The Founder Institute operates all over the world and has a dedicated arm of the company in Sydney, Australia. It’s the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. The program offered is four months and part-time, allowing participating startups to learn by doing, and launch a company through structured training course, practical business building assignments and expert feedback... and you don’t even have to quit your current day job to participate! The Founder Institute's vision is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and help entrepreneurs across the globe launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. Over 30,000 people have applied, and although there is a cost to become a part of the program, participating companies find it worth their while. "If you're lucky enough to get accepted and graduate from the program, these costs are negligible. In fact, I would go as far as saying that this is the best money you'll ever spend on your business," shared Gary Herman, a Silicon Valley graduate. The Founder’s Institute helps build the foundation of the founder so that when he or she is ready to establish the startup, they have the tools and know-how necessary to do so.

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ΘΕΡΜΟΚΟΙΤΙΔΕΣ ΝΕΟΦΥΩΝ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛΙΑΤΑΞΙΝΟΜΗΣΗ ΑΝΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ

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NEW SOUTH WALESStartmate | @startmate Sydney based Five-month program focused on internet startups chasing large markets with technical

founders 8 teams accepted $50,000 investment for 7.5% of each startup’s equity Includes trip to Silicon Valley Includes two demo days (one in Sydney and one in Silicon Valley) Mentors of note include founders of Atlassian, Hitwise and Spreets, and partners at

Southern Cross Ventures For application dates and details, see hereExcelinc Sydney (& Melbourne) based incubator Looking for early stage ideas from a range of industries (IT software/hardware, financial

technology, P2P, sharing economy, childcare construction, trades, hospitality) 12-month program Intakes four times each year $20,000 investment, mentors, access to interns, roadshow to Silicon Valley (USA), working

space, in-house support (graphic design/ admin support/ accounting) For application dates and more information, see hereFounder Institute | @founding Sydney based Four-month idea-stage accelerator program and global launch network Founders receive expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs Local and international mentors Targeting entrepreneurs wanting to create meaningful and enduring technology companies Already launched 500+ technology companies in 20+ cities around the world For application dates and details, see hereIgnition Labs | @ ignitionlabs_au Sydney-based accelerator program Niche focus for each cohort (2012 – Cleantech / 2013 Medtech) Three to six-month program focused on cohort needs $25,000 investment, mentors, space and entrepreneurial program for 7.5% equity International roadshow to the United States and Europe

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Program runs once annually For application dates and details, see herePollenizer | @pollenizer Sydney based Partnership-style arrangement for less-technical founders Offer a funding and capital-raising program through Pollenizer Ventures Applications are via a direct pitch here Mentoring is via the founders and a wider friends and founders groupPushStart | @pushstart Sydney based Three-month community-run program focused on tech startups 10 teams accepted $20,000 in cash, office space, and services for 8% common equity Includes an Investor Day with presentations to angels and VCs Mentors of note include founders of DesignCrowd, Spreets, Freelancer and Posse For application dates and details, see hereVenture Incubator Space Sydney based Subsidised-cost space available to approved UNSW students and alumni Space will be granted to successful applicants for a period of up to 12 monthsBlueChilli | @bluechilligroup Sydney based (although recently opened in Melbourne too) Partnership-style arrangement for less-technical founders Delivers one new startup every two months, Applications are via a direct pitch here Big focus on marketing Mentoring is via the founder For more information about the Venture Technology investments, see hereCreative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) | @c_innovation An Australian government initiative Creative industries focused Provides free business advisory services for all creatives great and small For more information, click hereMuru-D | @murudau Sydney based Six months program with tailored support focused on ‘investor ready’ entrepreneurs Up to 20 groups accepted annually $40,000 investment for 6% of each startups equity Mentors of note include CEO of Freelancer.com, founder of AppVillage, co-founder of

Pollenizer Global For application process and details, click hereATP Innovations | @ATPInnovations Sydney based technology business incubator Mentor and guidance for startup founders and early-stage management teams Work with >50 technology based business in life science, engineering and software Seven companies sold in seven years, 70+ products launched each year, $20M in

government grants, $80M raised from private investors Incubator community has access to unique serviced office space, laboratories, strategic

guidance and mentoring, capital assistance and access to a professional network Host Startmate and Ignition Labs in the ATP Innovations Accelerator Hub

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Applications accepted all year. See here for details.

VICTORIAAngel Cube Melb | @angelcubemelb Melbourne based Three-month intensive program plus three months ongoing 4 teams accepted $20,000 investment for 10% of each startup’s equity Includes a demo day to investors Mentors of note include founders of 99Designs/Sitepoint, Stateless Systems and Crowdmass For application dates and details, see hereYork Butter Factory | @yorkbutter Melbourne based Coworking space operated by VC-firm Adventure Capital Focused on digital media and web 2.0 companies Incubator program TBA? Gen Innovation Australia (GENIAUS) | @morewalk Based in South East Melbourne Community and youth oriented Skill and resource sharing incubator Predominantly for interactive media, digital art and technology companies Ideation to commercialisation program for all ventures Peer based mentoring system with additional support from business angels, IP lawyers and

seasoned entrepreneurs For application details, see hereSmall Technologies Cluster | @stcaustralia Melbourne based Focused on emerging and enabling technologies (micro-, nano-, bio-technology, medical

technology and convergent ICT) Advanced technology co-working space Incubator facilities include lab space, clean rooms, a GMP facility, an engineering workshop

and office space Access to grant application support, business mentor-ship, workshops and trainingMktplace Ventures | @mktplacev South Melbourne based Well-established eco-system that allows us to create, invest in and grow start-ups. Founded by experienced tech start up experts with multiple ASX exists and listing to their

name. Our method is to commercialise IP, capitalise for grow and realise value for founders. Able to provide onsite and in-house legal, financial, technology, marketing and strategy

support. Current tech-portfolio includes pre-seed start-ups in VR, Bots, Marketplaces, Agri tech, big

data and a music platform. If you need any support, advice or capital for your start-up, please email

info@mktplaceventures.com

QUEENSLANDiLab | @ilabaccelerator Brisbane based Focused on early-stage tech startups

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Variety of programs for entrepreneurs, including the Germinate program offering three months training, mentoring and office space and up to $20k in funding

To apply to a program, click here Mentors from a diverse background, full list hereBrisbane Technology Park Queensland’s premier business park Business mentors and venture capitalists are readily accessible $300 million in new facilities planned to come online over the next five yearGold Coast Innovation Centre | @GCinnovation Gold Coast based with a primary focus on SE Queensland Focus on early-stage, knowledge-based startups Mentors provide decades of highly qualified skills and experience across a wide range of

professions Helps young tech companies turn ideas into businesses See the following for details about GCIC Membership Criteria, Admission

Process, Membership Lifecycle and the Application FormInnovation Centre | @ innovationcentr Sunshine coast based Focuses on Digital, Cleantech, Health and Creative industries Has business incubator and accelerator programs For details on entry criteria and selection process, see hereQUT Creative Enterprise Australia | @QUTCEA Brisbane based Operate an investment fund called Creative Enterprise Fund open across Australia Founders receive expert training, feedback, and support from experienced industry

professionals Local and international mentors Targeting creative entrepreneurs wanting to create meaningful and enduring creative

industry-based companies Studio space, production facilities, fashion studio, on-site production facilities, mentoring,

training Predominantly for creative industries including film, television, music, design, fashion,

games, IT and interactive media Focused on emerging and startup businesses, as well as established high-growth-potential

businesses For more information, see hereKPMG Energise ENR Brisbane / Perth based Focussed on solutions in Mining, Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, AgTech and related services

sectors Helps ENR startups develop the skills and connections to gain greater traction with Tier 1

ENR corporations Aimed at established startups with a proven technology solution, either via customer

revenue or evidence of customer validation Work one day per week for 12 weeks from the KPMG offices in either Brisbane or PerthSPARK BUREAU | @sparkbureau Sunshine Coast not-for-profit technology startup incubator Selective program providing access to coworking and mentoring for up to 12 months Emerging Technology and Smart City Focus In association with Australia’s only Greenfield Smart City

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAAtomicSky | @atomicskyvc Perth-based startup incubator and accelerator Onsite startup consulting services and coworking space A Microsoft BizSpark network partner For more information, see hereFounder Institute | @founding Perth based Four-month idea-stage accelerator program and global launch network Founders receive expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs Local and international mentors Targeting entrepreneurs wanting to create meaningful and enduring technology companies Already launched 500+ technology companies in 20+ cities around the world For application dates and details, see hereSpacecubed Intensify Scholarship | @space3ed For social, technology and creative entrepreneurs Specifically designed to provide support for early stage of idea development Unlimited access to Spacecubed for 3 months Access to mentors and Spacecubed Network Access to the 320 members of the Spacecubed Community A program of event’s designed around the scholarship winner’s needs. For application dates and details, see here

SOUTH AUSTRALIAANZ InnovyzSTART | @InnovyzStart 9 month long program Intake every 3 months Each intake focuses on a different industry, upcoming industries include advanced

manufacturing, resources, energy, water, agri-business and applied technology Located at Tonsley and partnered/located with Co-Hab, a modern co-working space Access to over $500,000 in perks, available through the Global Accelerator Network and f6sNew Ventures Institute at Flinders University | @NVIFlinders Based in Adelaide Inspires, educates and connects innovators and entrepreneurs, growing and supporting new

ventures through a range of initiatives Incubator and co-working space available in the Tonsley Innovation precinct Mentoring and service support Direct links to Silicon Valley accelerator and Hills Industries Innovation Centre

TASMANIAStartup Tasmania | @startuptasmania Hobart based Coworking space with an investor and entrepreneur networking group attached Linked to Angel Investors Tasmania Focused on fast-growth startups Mentoring is via the founders of the space

Many of the programs have mentors that are involved across two or three of the aboveAnything need updating or have we forgotten something? Just email our team.

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You can also follow our Twitter List –> https://twitter.com/thefetch/incubators-in-australia

ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛΙΑΝΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΧΩΡΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑΣ ΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΩΝ“AUSTRALIAN FINTECH”

https://australianfintech.com.au/incubators-hubs-accelerators/

Investment in FinTech takes two directions. Firstly you can invest your funds into companies such as peer to peer lenders for them to distribute as loans. This takes the form of either direct investment for the wholesale investor or investment into managed investment schemes that administer the funds for a fixed return. Obviously as the level of management increases the returns will decrease but so too will the risk.

The second approach that is starting to gain a foothold is to invest directly into the companies themselves through new ‘crowd funding’ platforms that provide you with equity for your investment. These equity raising platforms are great for anyone looking to invest in the early stage of exciting new companies. They even assist in helping a startup organise their existing investors by providing an appropriate structure for the friends and family that traditionally help a company get off the ground. This means as the companies grow and start to look for venture capital they have an appropriate structure to ensure the interest of the investor is not distracted by the need to deal with so many investors.

The alternative to investing – in the true sense of the word – is to fund the development of a product and therefore a business through crowd funding platforms that focus on products. Over the last few years there have been more and more of these platforms being developed. The most famous and the catalyst for the industry was Kickstarter. Here a company develops a pitch for a product they would like to develop and you pre-purchase the product or an alternative product or service to help them raise the funds they need. If they are able to reach their entire fund-raising goal then your funds are directed to the company in question and they begin to develop their product. This process has led to the development of some amazing new innovations.

Incubators, Hubs and AcceleratorsAre you looking for some support from experienced mentors or would you just to surround your team with like-minded FinTech professionals – then look no further than a FinTech hub, accelerator or incubator. With the exponential growth of FinTech around the world there is sure to be support near by.

Stone & ChalkStone & Chalk is an independent, not-for-profit Fintech hub whose overarching objective is to help foster and accelerate the development of world-leading Fintech start-ups. It is a physical “centre of gravity” for the local Fintech eco-system.Visit Website

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Tyro FinTech HubTyro FinTechHub is Australia’s premier location for start-ups across the full spectrum of fintech. It is located in the heart of Sydney’s financial district in a modernist building, with a generous floorplan and architect-designed fitout.Visit Website

Slingshot bring corporates and startups together. They know where to start. For Corporates – Slingshot runs Corporate Accelerator programs, they can help your company find the right innovative ideas to stimulate and grow your business. For Startups – Like many other incubator and accelerator programs they provide finance and mentors. But unlike other programs, they also give you access to large customer bases with the right product-market fit for your ideas. Slingshot programs provide an opportunity to work with large Australian corporates to develop commercial and investment relationships. Slingshot has a dedicated $10 million dollars fund that’s both seeds startups and has the ability to follow on in future funding rounds.Visit Website

River City Labs is a not for profit organisation providing co-working space for early stage and startup businesses in the mobile, Internet, telecoms and technology sector in the Brisbane area.River City Labs aims to be the central coordinating point for related entrepreneurial activity in Brisbane.Visit Website

Startmate is a network of founders offering mentorship and seed financing to technical teams creating global Internet startups from Australia. The mentors have extensive experience growing successful tech businesses such as Atlassian co-founders, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. Over 200 startups from across the country apply each year and 25 of these are shortlisted for interviews. Of these, Startmate select the best eight. Visit Website

muru-D is the startup accelerator backed by Telstra. They support the very best tech entrepreneur talent that the Asian Pacfic region has to offer. Together, they’re taking great digital ideas to a global market. Their goal is to help Australia & South East Asia become a centre of digital business by providing mentoring, tailored acceleration services and investment to early stage startups. If you have a great digital idea, muru-D has the experience to help you accelerate

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that idea. They want to hear from you. Visit Website

iAccelerate is a University of Wollongong (UOW) business incubator program that is here to help you build and grow your business. iAccelerate is a business incubator designed to support UOW students, staff and the greater Illawarra Community. We are building a successful innovative economy for the future of the region. Visit Website

ATP Innovations is Australia’s only super incubator providing long term, tailored advise for tech entrepreneurs. As the leading and most awarded technology incubator, ATP Innovations selectively partners with advanced technology startups and entrepreneurs to help them achieve success through strategic and tactical mentoring and support programs. Visit Website

Lakeba is a dynamic collection of experience, technology, and development capabilities that provide a turnkey service to identify and accelerate innovative ideas through to commercialisation. They’re an innovation accelerator, a developer, a tech-hub, and a tech lab. Lakeba combines identifying and filtering early stage ideas, the ability to rapidly build scalable systems, and a team of acceleration experts delivering fast commercialisation opportunities, to maximise its opportunity to achieve great innovation success. Visit Website

York Butter Factory Established in 2011 inside a 1850s heritage-listed space, York Butter Factory is the destination point and open innovation platform for Australia’s most innovative technology startups, corporates and early-stage investors with bold and global ambitions. Their curated open innovation platform focuses on B2B startups in the areas of FinTech, HealthTech, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Analytics, Cloud and SaaS, Gamification and Marketplaces, CyberSecurity and AdTech. Visit Website

Innovation BayInnovation Bay is a not-for-profit networking group bringing together extraordinary people

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passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. So far, they’ve helped entrepreneurs raise over $10M in seed investments, and they’re on the lookout for more ideas and innovations outside the mundane borders of the imaginable. Visit Website

PushStart is a community organisation for Australian Startups. Their goal is the creation of an ongoing sustainable ecosystem for entrepreneurs who choose to live in Australia. Visit Website

Tank Stream Labs is a co-working & entrepreneur community located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. They offer an inspiring work environment for entrepreneurs and startups. Their culture is one of collaborative productivity, resource & knowledge sharing. Co-working isn’t just about a desk, it’s also about the sense of community and collaboration. Visit Website

Fishburners is more than just a coworking space, they’re a passionate community of startups.Their vision is to bring together the best startups in Australia and help grow the tech scene in Sydney. Fishburners is different from other coworking spaces because they’re a nonprofit that only exists thanks to the amazing support of our community and sponsors. For you, this means they can offer one of the cheapest coworking memberships in Sydney. Visit Website

BlueChilli helps talented founders build businesses using their purpose-built methodology designed to accelerate a startup’s path to launch, growth and scale. Leveraging the hindsight and experience of serial entrepreneurs, lean startup experts and startup mentors in their program, in addition to selected business tools, BlueChilli helps founders build highly investable, scalable and well-designed businesses that are enabled by technology. Visit Website

AIIA/AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION IDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONΒΡΑΒΕΙΑ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΩΝ

https :// www . iawards . com . au

About the iAwardsThe key goal of the iAwards is to discover, recognise and reward the technology innovations

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that have the potential to, or are already having a positive impact on the community – at home, in the office and on a global scale. iAwards submissions are accepted from innovators across the whole Australian economy, whether you are an individual, a group, a government or private organisation, or a student. Proudly hosted by the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), the iAwards operates in all Australian states and territories, including in WA via WAITTA's Incite Awards and in Tasmania with the support of TasICT. iAwards winners and merit recipients at the state level proceed to become National Finalists, competing at the pinnacle event of the iAwards calendar: the National iAwards.State iAwards EventsEach State or Territory hosts an iAwards Presentation event in May, where local branches, sponsors and members of the digital economy announce the State and Territory Winners and Merit recipients for the iAwards. These awards honour the best and most innovative solutions in each State or Territory. Winners and merit recipients of these State and Territory awards go on to represent their State or Territory at the National iAwards, held in Melbourne in August.National iAwardsThe pinnacle event in the iAwards calendar each year is the National iAwards. This collaborative series of events are planned to showcase the inspiring achievements of our home grown innovations. Winners from the State iAwards present their pitches live to the judges. The judges will finalise the winners and merit recipients in each category, to be presented at the National iAwards Presentation and Gala Dinner in Melbourne. The Gala celebration dinner provides the grand finale for the event and will and will be held in August this year. The event has traditionally been a fantastic evening, with fantastic food and fun, with plenty of opportunities to meet like-minded peers and potential investors.Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) AwardsWith support and participation by many Asia Pacific economies, this annual competition, where entries are usually already winners of ICT related award schemes in member economies, has over the decade grown to be regarded as a quality, prestigious and best-of-the-best award..National category iAward winners and merit recipients may be invited to compete at these awards.AIIAThe Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is Australia’s peak representative body and advocacy group for those in the digital ecosystem.Since 1978 the AIIA has pursued activities to stimulate and grow the digital ecosystem, to create a favourable business environment for our members and to contribute to Australia’s economic prosperity. We do this by delivering outstanding member value by providing a strong voice of influence; building a sense of community through events and education; enabling a network for collaboration and inspiration; and developing compelling content and relevant and interesting information. For more information, please visit www.aiia.com.au

WAITTA Incite Awards

In Western Australia, winners of the state-based Incite Awards are eligible to compete in the national iAwards. The Incite Awards showcase the brilliance of ICT in Western Australia and are organised by the Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Alliance (WAITTA). For more information, please visit www.inciteawards.org.au/

iAwards Categories

There are fourteen iAwards up for grabs in 2017, including the most recognised technology innovation award in Australia - the AIIA Innovation of the Year iAward. These are:

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Consumer Markets Community Service Markets Industrial & Primary Industries Public Sector & Government Business Service Markets Undergraduate Tertiary Student(s) Senior Student(s) Junior Student(s) Startup of the Year Research & Development Project of the Year Mobility Innovation of the Year Infrastructure & Platforms Innovation of the

Year Big Data / Machine Learning Innovation of the

Year AIIA Innovation of the Year iAward (National

iAwards only) Victorian Government Inspiration of the Year

Award Winner (National iAwards only)

The 2017 iAwards are structured around five main organisation categories and three student categories. Choosing the right organisation category for you depends on the primary market for your innovation. Where the innovation is marketed to more than one group of users (e.g. a product which both businesses and consumers use), the nomination should be submitted under the Core Category or target market for which the innovation was originally developed. Students (except postgraduate tertiary students) are required to select the 'Student' category relevant to them.

In a single submission, you are entitled to enter a maximum of three award categories (conditions apply), depending on whether or not they are relevant to your innovation. This diagram may aid your understanding of the category structure.

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