A series of tweets I didn't expect to write so soon.
Mid-COVID QUT announced the wind down of @QUTCEA. It was a shock to the team and to the wider startup ecosystem. This is what I'm grateful for:
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Weโve launched a podcast sharing whatโs happening at the @lowcarbonqld accelerator and talking all things on our low carbon future.
https://t.co/A3QsAKFzkH
Today I presented to the @lowcarbonqld bootcamp cohort on how to engage with industry.
Focus was on collaborating with industry to work out both what you don't know, and what they don't know.
Here's the fast replay.
Thanks for having me along @Mafesto@philcln@tmthyh.
The Elevate+ cohort had a great session last night on value props, testing assumptions and prototyping w/ @tmthyh. Wonderful to see them all progressing their impact enterprises! #socent
If you are an ambitious and innovative founder seeking to work with Queensland industries to achieve net zero, the Low Carbon Accelerator will surround you with the expertise and networks to help you succeed.
Apply before 11 Sep for your chance to secure a spot in the program.
Motoring association the @NRMA is a cornerstone investor in a new agrifood tech fund backing startups focused feeding the world.
https://t.co/vQEuE97TmS
Congratulations to the @mandalay_vc team with the launch of their $50 Million AgriFood Tech fund today
Great to see the hard work and vision of @importlifeaslf, @tmthyh and @Mafesto being supported by forward looking LPs
Now the work begins ๐
#agtech
https://t.co/tiv0Rvf542
I sat down with @StartupDailyANZ to capture the most common challenges we see startups face when raising capital at @BDOAustralia. We covered everything from knowing your numbers, setting a clear roadmap, building great teams, and navigating investment terms.
โStartups are interesting because they need some of the most sophisticated products really early on but are also capital constrained,โ @tmthyh Senior Manager for Startups and VC-in-Residence at global accounting firm @BDOAustralia.
More below ๐
Loved today's session with Jodie Knowlton, Partner at @BDOAustralia, as part of our Agtech Accelerator with @agtechlogistics.
It covered so many important foundations to set up your company for growth and success.
Thanks for support and passion for the agtech ecosystem Jodie!
The Brissie Startup Ecosystem is (still) strong ๐ช
Some great recent achievements from Brisbane startups.
Shout out to @TEN13vc now with $50m+ FUM ๐ซ#TEN13runway
Nice to see the hours Iโve spent as analyst for @QUTCEA typing in details of our pre-seed and seed portfolio into @crunchbase has paid off with an article from The Australian. We were proud that the majority of startups we backed were alumni of QUT.
https://t.co/0Gus6nO7L7