Ventures - University of Queensland

Ventures reflects the entrepreneurial spirit of our community

While you can’t predict the future, you can develop the knowledge, networks and skills to pivot between current and emerging careers and flourish wherever life takes you.

There’s support at every stage of your Ventures journey – from flexing your creative muscles and learning design thinking to launching a startup.

Bring your ideas to life

Build your networks

Launch a startup

Idea Hub Unlimited

Gain the skills and knowledge needed to think and act like an entrepreneur. Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity to form and test your early-stage ideas. Applications close 26 July.

LeadHers

LeadHers aims to support women to become more confident in their leadership capabilities while exploring common challenges most professional female leaders face in their career. Applications close 26 July.

Weekend of Startups

Create a final product, validate your business model and present your product in three days. Over the weekend, you’ll be put into teams and be challenged to come up with the next innovative and sustainable business idea. Event starts on 16 August.

Founders Pledge

With a growing number of UQ alumni undertaking highly successful ventures, the UQ Founders Pledge is an opportunity for founders to join and give back to the UQ entrepreneurial community in a meaningful way.

1. Learn

Learn agile tools to identify real challenges, create purpose-driven solutions and find the right talent for your team by participating in the Idea Hub Unlimited program.

2. Test

Test your idea on the market, develop a business model and get feedback from real customers through Startup Academy.

3. Grow

Get up to $20,000 to take your business or social enterprise to the next level with the ilab accelerator program.