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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.
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.
Congratulations to AICRAFT, Safety from Space, and Guerin Technologies for being awarded $100,000 in funding from the inaugural South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund!
Safety from Space will utilise the funding to advance its Lunar Search and Rescue (LunaSAR) project, while AICRAFT will develop its ‘Leoflect’ project, combining edge computing with a compact reflector array antenna.
Venture Catalyst Space alumni Paladin Space has secured $500,000 in funding from Main Sequence's inaugural Atmosphere platform.
This will enable Paladin Space to build & demonstrate their novel debris removal tech on a global stage. Congratulations!
The ICC was on the ground in India last week at the Bengaluru Space Expo to witness eight new partnerships, collaborations, and MoUs announced between Australian and Indian space companies.
Seven of these involve alumni from our Venture Catalyst Space accelerator program.
Congratulations to these companies for taking big leaps forward, building global connections, and coming together to support each other's growth and success.
Exciting news from Venture Catalyst Space alumni ESPY Ocean who, in collab with the University of Adelaide & the NSW Department of Fisheries, have developed an AI model that predicts the environmental factors influencing shark behaviour with 90% accuracy.
2 October
Join us to hear from the visionary Onnie Chan, Founder and Director of Women in Creative Technologies and Founder and CEO of ADA Lab, and take advantage of unparalleled networking opportunities with fellow business women.
18 October
Join us for an insightful mini-workshop led by Emily du Bruyn from the Little Country Study, where you'll discover how to effectively leverage transferable skills to stand out in job applications and make smarter hiring decisions for your small business.
24 October
Join us for the last SASEC Catch-Up of 2024 at the Duke of Brunswick Pub! This chilled, informal evening is the perfect chance to connect with fellow social entrepreneurs, share ideas, and celebrate the year before the Christmas break.
“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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