Raising her voice to end poverty, inequality or tackle climate change, Runali Maniya’s startup, SDG Impactors, wants you to wear the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a t-shirt to Leave No One Behind.
Teams rose to the challenge at The University of Queensland's Ventures Validate final pitch event. The event concluded a two-month growth program for budding entrepreneurs, with a share of $10,000 awarded to the four top teams.
Dual Bachelor of Journalism/ Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) alum Ashley Hanger placed first with her startup Stripped - a monthly subscription box for Type One Diabetics automating the resupply of basic products.
I worked for 20 years in superannuation and insurance in Brazil, and saw a need to develop a way to assess financial assets and their climate risk, impact, and responsibility.
Julian Stein (Fiffy Solutions) and Nathaniel Simpson (Beome) have several things in common. Not only did they both start their careers as employees in the energy industry, they have now successfully transitioned into the world of startups.
Nathaniel was a well-paid engineer, but decided to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams instead. He developed a Property Technology (PropTech) startup here in Australia, called Beome.