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On March 15th, 2024, Swisscontact Cambodia partnered with Farm Hero to improve access to agricultural machinery services in targeted areas of Battambang province under the MetKasekor Model implementation.

Xplainable, the startup that won The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Ventures ilab Accelerator Pitch Night on 21 March, is driven by a mission to make machine learning (ML) user-friendly for all. Xplainable's approach bridges the gap between technical experts and business decision makers.

The University of Queensland has announced it's 7th Chief Student Entrepreneur, Jack Feng, and 8 Student Ambassadors who will represent UQ Ventures in 2024. Jack Feng moved from New Zealand to pursue a medical degree at UQ and to maximise his capacity to improve people’s lives.

After graduating from UQ with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business Management in 2012, Jess worked around the world in consulting and on a number of startups before settling in Queensland’s Southern Downs a few years ago to build a grazing business – with a small vineyard on the side.

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of the first 5 government-backed accelerators to receive funding under the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC)-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) to invest in promising local startups.

has secured funding under the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC)-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) to invest in promising local startups.

Emphasising a commitment to nurture innovation and entrepreneurial thinking among youth, SLIIT, hosted Sri Lanka's first-ever University of Queensland's Designing Solutions for Impact' challenge recently, showcasing the potential of young minds to create meaningful solutions using technology.

Technology designed to transform the narrative on disposable waste has won The University of Queensland’s inaugural Empower Startup of the Year award.

The University of Queensland’s 2024 Ventures ilab Accelerator program has awarded 10 startups with $10,000 funding each to help launch their early-stage ventures. Now in its 18th iteration, Ventures ilab is one of the longest-running accelerator programs in Australia and has supported more than 230 startups, creating 1,500 jobs and attracting around $206 million in investment funding.

A startup to improve the podcast experience takes Most Creative Idea at the Ventures Curiosity program. Podcast streaming platform, Podlight, aims to help creators and listeners easily discover new and curated content, engage with communities, and store information from your favourite shows.

The LeadHers Awards showcase and celebrate outstanding leadership capabilities demonstrated by women in entrepreneurship. Dermatologist and community leader in cancer prevention, Dr Clare Mahon, won in the UQ Ventures LeadHers Awards category, Community Award.

Engineering student Arishneel Narayan has taken out first place and $4,000 at the Ventures Validate final for his startup using automated drones to locate and collect plastic waste from our coastlines.

The LeadHers Awards showcases and celebrates outstanding leadership capabilities demonstrated by women in entrepreneurship. Find out who is shortlisted for each category.

An idea to support women aged 50+ at risk of homelessness in Queensland has taken out the top prize and $5,000 at the 2023 Ventures Industry Challenge.

The University of Queensland’s inaugural Ventures Empower Women's Accelerator program has awarded 6 teams with $10,000 equity-free funding to launch their early-stage startups.

The inspiring startups and small-to-medium sized businesses will share in more than $1.42 million to help them tap into new markets and attract investment in new products and services developed in Queensland. One of these startups is 2023 ilab Accelerator participant, ExtrasJar.

A social enterprise that trains and employs young data analysts with autism has been recognised at UQ’s 2023 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards. Australian Spatial Analytics, which creates stable and long-term employment for neurodiverse people, took out the Social Enterprise of the Year Award.

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards showcase and celebrate the breadth of entrepreneurship at UQ and across the community.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show women are now driving more than 34 per cent of all businesses nationwide and their presence as founders is growing, but funding for female-led startups continues to lag well behind the financial backing that goes into companies with all-male founding teams.

A solution to help improve animal research monitoring and identification won first prize and $4,000 at the Ventures Validate program. After developing software to scan and recognise flora and fauna for a class project, a team of master’s students wanted to see if their solution could be brought to market.

Five-time Olympian and gold medallist Natalie Cook is set to mentor Queensland students to boost their fundraising and sponsorship capabilities and foster their financial wellbeing ahead of Brisbane 2032 through the Accelerating Athletes program.