About
Since 2015, the Innovation & Collaboration Centre has supported early-stage startups through providing workspace, mentoring and funding. Read more about our staff and our startups.
Programs
The Innovation & Collaboration Centre is home to Venture Catalyst and the state's first space incubator program Venture Catalyst Space. These programs are designed to help founders start their business.
Applications for the Venture Catalyst Space, General, and Social Enterprise programs close in less than 3 weeks.
We've received an abundance of interest for our 2024 program and we're beyond excited to welcome our next cohort of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and changemakers.
There's still time to apply, with applications closing at 11.59pm ACDT on Sunday, 17 March.
Please consider sharing this invaluable opportunity with your networks!
A huge congratulations to two of our Venture Catalyst Space alum, ResearchSat and ANT61 on their involvement with the launch of MAPHEUS14!
Alongside Cambrian Executive, with the Swedish Space Corporation and German Aerospace Center, MAPHEUS14 took off successfully from Sweden's Arctic Circle on February 28th.
It's always inspiring to see collaborations between our ICC alumni and witness their continuous growth and contributions to the space industry! Congratulations to all research and engineering teams involved.
Venture Catalyst Space alum HEX20 have been listed in the 2023 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report.
Team 3 and Starknex, both Venture Catalyst alum, have been included in the SA Cyber Industry Capability Matrix, a government document that highlights top tech companies here in SA.
Congratulations to Venture Catalyst Social Enterprise alum, ifarmwell for co-winning the Community Champion Award at the Universities Australia Shaping Australia Awards.
Headed by Associate Professor Kate Gunn and community partner John Gladigau, ifarmwell is a mental health project tackling the suicide epidemic devastating rural communities.
Venture Catalyst Space alum AICRAFT has signed an MOU with deep tech company GoMicro to utilise AICRAFT’s edge computing systems for powering GoMicro’s AI assessment solutions for agriculture and other industrial applications.
Congratulations to the Robinson Aerospace Systems team, a Venture Catalyst Space alum, on their successful move to a brand new, bigger workshop!
Run by women for women, The Women in Business Foundations Program supports women to build management skills and growth strategies for their small businesses and offers one on one mentoring, small group workshops and network forums.
We had a full house at the ICC this month as Southern Launch joined us to share a candid, behind-the-scenes look at developing Australia's first two licensed spaceports.
As we gear up to welcome the upcoming cohorts in Venture Catalyst Space, General, and Social Enterprise, we look forward to seeing you at an ICC event soon!
1st March (Online)
Join us virtually for the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission!
5 March
HEX - in partnership with the Atlassian foundation - is coming to Adelaide, ready to explore the depths of innovation alongside one of Australia's biggest imagination & impact festivals, _SOUTHSTART! 🎨
14 March
Join SASIC and Stone & Chalk at Lot Fourteen for a regular space industry community event. Hear exciting updates from the entire space community in a town hall setting created to grow and improve our thriving space sector.
“When we joined the Venture Catalyst program, it just took our name out there and put it into the global domain.”
– Harrison Box, Venture Catalyst Space participant
“Venture Catalyst has been a great entry point for us to get into Australia.
– Migel Tissera, Venture Catalyst Space participant
“Failures and setbacks have taught me much, so learn to fail fast and fail gracefully.
– Ethan Tan, ICC Industry Expert
“Expertise informs what should be done; experience guides how to get it done. Access to both will accelerate your start-up’s journey."
– Nigel O'Neill, ICC Industry Expert
Monday to Friday................8am to 5pm
Weekend & public holidays.....closed
Adelaide
Enterprise Hub, 9 Light Square (building access via Philip St)
Adelaide, SA 5000
(08) 8302 7368
Regional
UniSA Building L/111 Nicolson Ave
Whyalla Norrie, SA 5608
(08) 8302 7368
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