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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.

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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.

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The ICC holds regular feature events on a range of cutting-edge topics for the ICC community and the public, community events for ICC startups, industry experts and other close partners and affiliates, and internal events exclusively for ICC startups.

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Latest news - June 2024

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Introducing our General and Social Enterprise Venture Catalyst cohort

VC startups

Our new General and Social Enterprise Venture Catalyst cohort and Global Pathways participants have settled in at the ICC!

A digital notebook for new business ideas and professional services employment opportunities for people experiencing disadvantage are among the six dynamic startups joining our community.

Learn more about these powerhouse founders and their innovations on our website below.

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News highlights

ESpy Ocean

ESpy Ocean win at the Australian Space Awards

A huge congratulations to Venture Catalyst Space alumni ESpy Ocean on winning Earth Observation Program of the Year at the Australian Space Awards!

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HEX20

HEX20's new global collab

Congratulations to Venture Catalyst Space alumni HEX20 on their brand-new partnership with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences.

HEX20's FLATSAT technology will train students at the University of Colorado Boulder's INSPIRE-COSPAR program.

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Myriota

Myriota secures $1.5M investment

We're thrilled to report that Myriota, one of our very first Venture Catalyst alumni, has securing a $1.5M investment and unveiled a new centre at Lot Fourteen! Congratulations team!

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Paladin Space

Paladin Space featured in Australian Geographic

Congratulations to Venture Catalyst Space alumni Paladin Space who are featured in this month's issue of Australian Geographic.

Their satellite payload that can “hoover up” multiple fragments of space junk is crucial in building our space industry from the ground up.

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Metaspectral

Metaspectral wins Innovation Award

Congratulations to Venture Catalyst Space alumni Metaspectral on receiving an Innovation Award from the International Minerals Innovation Institute!

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CGI Clinic

CGI Clinic featured by ABC

Congratulations to Dr Huu Kim Le of CGI Clinic, one of our Venture Catalyst alumni, on being featured by ABC News sharing his important insights on the effects of addictive video game design on teenagers.

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Madderns: Starting up in digital health and medtech

Madderns

Madderns and Maddocks invite you to join their workshop on Tuesday 30 July at 4pm on the importance of safeguarding what makes your business unique and the potential legal support available to you.

The workshop, held at the Innovation and Collaboration Centre, will include how to protect your intellectual property and your options when it comes to commercialisation and licensing along with networking and drinks with Madderns patent attorneys and Maddocks lawyers.

To attend, please email rsvp@madderns.com.au by Friday 12 July.

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“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

“Grow your network. It’s about who you know and a global mindset. Just because it may be new or not work out locally, doesn’t mean it hasn't already been conceived elsewhere - there could be opportunities to find new connections and collaborate.”
– Stephanie Wan, ICC Industry Expert

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