#9 Congratulations to Ping Services and Safe Ag Systems
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What's up, Adelaide founders? Welcome back! This was an incredible week for SA startups. In this issue #9 of the newsletter, you will read the latest news about SA startups Ping Services and Safe Ag Systems. In addition, learn about plenty of opportunities, grants and jobs for grab in Adelaide and across the country.
Opportunities:
First of all, this is a call for all founders and innovators. Covid-19 might have severely affected your business, but the good news is that everything is now online. So roll up your sleeves and make sure you do not miss the following deadlines:
Neurohack by Biogen and the Australian eChallenge — Due: Jul 20th
The Neurohack is a fast-paced program that poses a number of problems, pain points, and hindrances around improving the mental and physical outcomes of those suffering from neurological disorders. Find more
ygap’s First Gens 2020 Program — Due Jul 31st
In Australia, migrants and refugees continue to face increased challenges when starting a business, participating in the community and searching for employment. These challenges include: access to funding , access to social networks, access to information, and discrimination. ygap developed the First Gens program to address these challenges by providing funding, world-class training and access to ygap’s extensive network of mentors, investors, advisors and supporters, and a supportive community. Find more
Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge — Due Aug 7th
The purpose of the Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge is to uncover the best and brightest research, the most innovative ideas and the best startups that positively impact water sustainability within our agrisystem. We have cash prizes on offer for ANZ researchers, startups and students. In addition to cash prizes, there is the opportunity for the winners of the research prizes to receive an investment into the commercial outcome of their solution. Find more
Barayamal Indigenous Accelerator Program — Due Aug 9th
The five innovative Indigenous businesses will receive a funding total of $50,000 in grants with all participants also receiving free co-working space, mentoring and training from industry experts at the Victorian Innovation Hub, Goods Shed North. The Barayamal Accelerator incorporates a competition model to select our innovative Indigenous businesses. Fund more.
Rocket Seeder Accelerator — Due: Aug 14th
Rocket Seeder is an accelerator for startups in the Food and Agriculture sector in Australia. We help innovators and founders take their startups to the next level by providing them with the tools and guidance they need to scale. Find more.
Winnovation Awards — Due: Aug 17th
The Winnovation Awards showcases and celebrates the successes of female innovators changing the game in South Australia. These Awards also recognise businesses who support our state's innovative women. Find more.
Founders Institute Melbourne Virtual 2020 — Due: Jul 26th
As the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Melbourne Founder Institute can help you:
— Focus on what’s important
— Make smart decisions
— Build a global business. Find more.
Founders Institute Sydney Virtual Spring 2020 — Due: Aug 9th
The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. We help you get to traction and funding with a support network of startup experts that are invested in your success, and through a structured business-building process that has helped our alumni raise over $950M. Find more.
Pitch to EnergyLab’s Cleantech Round 8 — Due: Aug 19th
EnergyLab’s angel group is a unique network of investors who believe in the importance and potential of cleantech startups, can make decisions quickly and will continue to support you well after they’ve invested. Find more.
Startup Pitch Fest at Australian Healthcare Week 2020 — Due: Sep 3rd
Electing the Australian Healthcare Startup of the Year, the Pitch Fest is your chance to educate both the healthcare industry, and leading technology players, about your organisation and the problems you help to solve. It will feature 8 of the leading health startups in Australia and New Zealand, battling it out to be crowned this year’s champion. Find more.
Y Combinator — Due: Set 23rd
We think founders are most productive when they can spend most of their time building. Our goal is to create an environment where you can focus exclusively on building product and talking to users. Twice a year, we invest a small amount of money in a large number of startups. We have two batches per year — one from January through March and one from June through August. Find more
ICC Venture Catalyst for Regional Startups — Due: rolling basis until October 2020
The General category is open to any industry sector and supports startups with the potential for high growth, who are developing new services, markets or business models that compete in global markets. Accepted applicants will receive a tailored program based on their current needs as well as a $10,000 stipend and other benefits. Find more
Melt Accelerator — Due: Dec 30th
The MELT’s accelerator and incubator programs will revolutionize the way hardware Startups prove, prototype, pilot and produce globally scalable products and companies. Find more.
Pitch to EnergyLab’s Cleantech Round 9 — Due Feb 3rd 2021
EnergyLab’s angel group is a unique network of investors who believe in the importance and potential of cleantech startups, can make decisions quickly and will continue to support you well after they’ve invested. Find more.
Pitch to EnergyLab’s Cleantech Round 10 — Due Apr 28th 2021
EnergyLab’s angel group is a unique network of investors who believe in the importance and potential of cleantech startups, can make decisions quickly and will continue to support you well after they’ve invested. Find more.
Smart Regional Incubator — Due: 4th Tue of month on a rolling basis
The UNE SMART Region Incubator accepts applications from new startups that are scaling up and ready to build the regional economy. Our focus is on startups bringing to market solutions for agriculture, health, environmental services and creative industries. Find more.
Brinc’s Australian Clean Energy Program — Due: open year round
A three month Clean Energy Accelerator Program in Sydney, that is uniquely designed to support Australian startups that have fully developed solutions, have established product market fit, and are ready for commercialization. Find more.
Spark Lab Cultiv 8 Accelerator — Due: open year round
SparkLabs Cultiv8 identifies leading startups working on innovative food and agricultural technology. Our mission is to cultivate growth stage Ag and Food Tech companies with researchers, farmers, investors and global corporate partners, to help digitise agriculture and contribute to a more sustainable future. Find more.
Government-backed Programs
SA Export Accelerator — Due: Aug 14th
The South Australia Export Accelerator grant is a financial assistance program for South Australian businesses who are looking to grow into international markets. Find more.
Business Research and Innovation Initiative — Due: Sep 10th
Each time the Business Research and Innovation Initiative opens, we detail up to 5 challenges that government currently faces in policy and service delivery areas. The grant gives you the opportunity to solve these challenges using innovative approaches. Find more
SA Space Innovation Fund — Due: multiple programs and dates
The South Australian Space Industry Centre is supporting the state’s emerging space industry by providing funding to grow jobs and build South Australia’s space ecosystem through the Space Innovation Fund. Find more.
SA Venture Capital Fund — Due: open year round
To help build South Australian companies to a national and global scale, the South Australian Government has established the $50 million SAVCF that will invest in dynamic and innovative early-stage companies to accelerate their growth to a national and global scale. Find more.
SA Mentor Program — Due: open year round
Through the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur and the Department for Innovation and Skills you are invited to register your interest in an informal mentoring service exclusively for South Australian startups and scaleups. Find more.
CSIRO Kick-Start — Due: open year round
CSIRO Kick-Start provides matched funding for start-ups and small to medium enterprises to help access CSIRO's research expertise and capabilities to help grow your business. Find more.
Accelerating Commercialisation — Due: open year round
Accelerating Commercialisation provides small and medium businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers with access to expert advice and funding to help get a novel product, process or service to market. Find more.
SMART Projects and Supply Chains — Due: open year round
The SMART Projects and Supply Chains service provides businesses with access to strategic or high-value projects that increase business capability, meet the specific needs of a market opportunity, or otherwise improve business performance and leadership capacity. Find more.
Research and Development Tax Incentive — Due: open year round
The Research and Development Tax Incentive helps to offset some of the costs you put into eligible R&D, which benefits the wider Australian economy. Find more.
Innovation Connections
Innovation Connections assists businesses to understand their research needs, connect with the research sector and fund collaborative research projects. Find more.
Export Market Development Grants — Due: open year round
Export Market Development Grants reimburse promotional expenses for exporters aiming to increase their international sales. Find more.
Ecosystem News
Ping Services
Congratulations to PingServices for raising a $1.3 million seed round to scale up production of its Internet of Things device detecting damage on wind turbines. The round was led by Aussie VC Artesian, and brings the startup’s total funding to date to $2.25 million.
Safe Ag Systems
Sage Ag Systems secured a $614 thousand grant from Entrepreneurs’ Programme Accelerating Commercialisation to help farmers manage the compliance requirements of running a modern agribusiness operation. Well done!
Webinars and meetups:
GoCardless: What I Learned from High Performance Sports with Jamil Qureshi. Tue, Jul 21st | 2:30pm ACST
As one of today’s foremost practitioners of performance psychology, Jamil has worked with nearly half of the world’s top 50 golfers; Formula 1 racing teams; three English Premier League football teams, the winning 2009 English Ashes cricket team; and has helped six people get to number one in the world in their respective sports. As a genuine and natural entertainer, Jamil is brilliant at applying his insights from peak performance coaching into business potential. Register
Flinders New Venture Institute: eNVIsage Startup Showcase. Wed, Jul 22nd | 4-5pm ACST
We invite our most recent graduates from a range of programs to pitch to you at eNVIsage Showcase, a live stream event to you directly from Flinders New Venture Institute. Register
Startmante & Blackbird: Liminal Conference. Jul 27-31
Fast-track your journey into a startup at Liminal. Dip your toe into the startup world through Liminal — an immersive week-long series of online talks, workshops, and high-energy breakout sessions with leading startup operators and coaches.
Tap into ideas that will lead you to the career you’ve always wanted. Don’t wait, register below. Register
Innovation Bay: a Conversation with Larry Marshall. Wed, Jul 29th | 7:30am ACST
We are excited to welcome Larry Marshall to join us to talk about innovation in Australia. Larry is an Australian entrepreneur and physicist, and Chief Executive of CSIRO. For around a century, CSIRO has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in science and technology. Everything they do is focused on creating measurable economic, environmental and social benefits that better the world and Australia’s place in it. Register
Spark Festival — Australia’s Festival of Innovation Oct 12–23
Spark Festival will be a 12 day online opportunity to learn from and connect into the innovation ecosystem right across Australia. Startups, hubs, accelerators, universities, government, corporates, professional services Spark Festival will be a 12 day online opportunity to learn from and connect into the innovation ecosystem right across Australia. Find more
Jobs:
Stone & Chalk is hiring
Stone & Chalk empowers founders to commercialise success and create impact:
—Marketing Manager
—Hub Coordinator
Barbados is hiring an Agronomist or Food Engineer Co-founder
Barbados Nutrition is a new startup working in the food sector:
— Do you have a passion for the future of food? Are you highly ambitious, love to build, and get excited about solving global problems?
—Agronomist or food engineer
—5 years of experience
—Co-founder, terms to be negotiated
Apply here
Chrysos is Hiring
Chrysos provides ore grade analysis to the mining industry:
— Maintenance Engineer
— Physicist/Detector Engineer
— Systems Administrator
Jobs at Riderwear
The world's best gym wear online and fitness clothing at ryderwear us:
— Performance Marketing Specialist
— Art Director
Sine in hiring spree!
Sine develops technology for workplace safety, security, and compliance:
— Infosec & Compliance Manager
— Quality Assurance Engineer
— Business Development Manager (Remote, AU)
— Business Development Manager
— Business Development Manager (Remote, NZ)
— Business Systems Engineer
— DevOps Engineer
— Full Stack Javascript Engineer
— Software Engineer
Fleet in hiring spree!
Fleet is an agile, next generation connectivity company:
— Golang Developer
— Technical Customer Support
— Product Owner
— Front-end/UI Developer
— Principal RF Payload Engineer (Adelaide HQ)
ShineHub is hiring
ShineHub is like AirBnB for new solar and battery solutions:
—Community Development Manager
—Solar Sales Consultant
Startup Jobs List
Airtree has created an open-source spreadsheet listing startups currently hiring. It is open for anyone to edit and they are asking all founders who are hiring to add the roles they’re recruiting for. You can access the spreadsheet through the link below.
Venture Funding
Are you seeking venture funding for your startup? If so, consider reading my previous post #6 and have a look at the following database of venture capital firms and private investment groups.
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Keep building,
Rob Blum