Every year, Ventures marks international Women’s Entrepreneurship Day with a celebration that brings together women from the UQ community to network and join in the festivities. This year was special, as Ventures hosted the inaugural LeadHers Awards.
A new product aims to change the game when it comes to health insurance and the struggles with splurging on extras cover. ExtrasJar contributes funds to an investment used for extras cover rather than customers paying premiums for products.
The University of Queensland’s 2023 Ventures ilab Accelerator program has awarded 12 startups with $10,000 equity-free funding to help launch their early-stage ventures.
The LeadHers Awards showcases and celebrates outstanding leadership capabilities demonstrated by women in entrepreneurship. Find out who is shortlisted for each category.
A Brisbane company aiming to produce edible coffee cups from flour byproducts is the first winner of Nespresso’s StartCup competition, earning $50,000 to fund its circular economy vision.
During Semester 2, 66 UQ students from diverse disciplines used their entrepreneurship skills to create solutions to help halve Australia’s national food waste by 2030.
UQ Ventures is currently seeking enthusiastic student innovators to join our vibrant team. Two different types of paid position are available to apply for, Chief Student Entrepreneur and Ventures Ambassadors.
A University of Queensland course is preparing business students for future technologies and jobs that haven’t been invented yet by encouraging them to turn theory into innovation action.
A team of four cross-disciplinary students have taken out first place and $10,000 at the #TransformLaw KWM Prize for their AI tool to help businesses monitor comments on social media.
A captivating founder story – and how you tell it – is crucial to attracting early stage funding. Here, two venture capitalists reveal how to nail your pitch and make it stand out from the crowd.
Throughout the past six-weeks, UQ students from various disciplines have come together to find solutions to Australia's national food waste problem, as part of the inaugural Ventures Industry Challenge.
At 23, Hailey Brown founded assistive tech company Vacayit, which aims to help blind and low-vision tourists make informed decisions about their holiday.
