Another win for an ilab UQ startup! A software service startup business that accelerates commercial property contract negotiations has taken out the People’s Choice award in the Westpac Innovation Challenge. Blenktech, which is being developed through our startup accelerator program (“Germinate”) at ilab UQ, is the brainchild of University of Queensland graduate and lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, Ala...

Pictured: ilab UQ Director, Bernie Woodcroft; Community Manager, Bec McIntosh; and, Entrepreneur in Residence, Darren Rogan with a few of the new cohort of teams Women are rising to the start-up challenge, with half the early stage companies in the latest ilab UQ Germinate accelerator program led by female founders. Ten start-ups have been selected from a strong pool of […]

    As you’d expect, when you’ve got a whole bunch of super inspiring and interesting people all in a room together, you’re going to get some great one-liners.     So these were our top 10 tweetworthy AKA quote-worthy moments from the G10 Bootcamp Weekend: 1. Plan to be in there for the long-term – don’t start up something with […]

Over the weekend, ilab UQ hosted 60 founders  for the Germinate 10 Bootcamp Weekend. And, this cohort of 27 shortlisted startups represented a huge variety of industries from fashion and media to healthtech, education, real-estate, and retail. There was a mix of software and hardware, with teams focusing on everything from improving student life, to improving the state of the […]

We’re gearing up for another action-packed Weekend Bootcamp! There’ll be pitch fighting, founder fall-outs, teams that won’t make it to the finish line, and plot-twisting judgement calls. Someone bring us the popcorn! So far, 25 teams have been shortlisted for Germinate 10 and this weekend they’ll be battling it out for 1 of 10 spots in the final Germinate 10 […]

If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably thought at some point: ‘wouldn’t it be cool if I could make millions just blogging about something I love?’ Well, that’s exactly what Alborz Fallah did. A Brisbane local through and through, Fallah immigrated to Australia from Iran when he was 9. He attended Indooroopilly State High School and studied IT here at […]

ilab at UQ is delighted to announce that we will be conducting our 10th Germinate Accelerator program commencing late June 2016 and operating for three months over the winter period.  63 startup companies have graduated from ilab’s Germinate accelerator since 2012, making ilab one of the most experienced startup accelerators in Australia.  From retail and hospitality to healthtech, fintech, engine...

Off the top of your head, how many CEOs or founders of famous companies can you name? Of those you remembered, how many were female?  In celebration of International Women’s Day today on March 8th, we are highlighting some of the leading female entrepreneurs across the globe so you can be what you can see. 1.    Julia Hartz Julia Hartz is co-founder of event […]

Ecogenomic healthcare, domestic violence, lifesaving swim shirts – diversity is the hallmark of ilab at UQ’s latest startup accelerator cohort. Following an intensive startup bootcamp selection weekend, ilab at UQ can now announce the 10 successful startups to participate in its ilab at UQ’s 3 month, equity free Germinate accelerator program. The successful cohort is a rich mix of students, resear...

Headlines from ilab’s latest newsletter … ilab expands into UQ ilab opens Germinate 9 accelerator – closing 13 Nov! Redback Tech secures $9.3 million Series A investment ilab welcomes Darren Rogan and Rebecca McIntosh MentorBlaze 7 dazzles under a marquee ilab’s Intern program is open Check it all out here

ilab at UQ is delighted to announce that we will be conducting our 9th Germinate Accelerator program commencing November 2016 and operating for three months over the summer period.  54 startup companies have graduated from ilab’s Germinate accelerator since 2012, making ilab one of the most experienced startup accelerators in Australia.  From retail and hospitality to healthtech, fintech, engineer...

  In some impressive news, Redback Technologies have today announced their AU$ 9.3m Series A investment from EnergyAustralia.  Congratulations to Phil Livingston, Paul Liddell and all of the Redback team! After arriving at ilab in April 2015 with two founders, some important foundation technology and some initial seed capital, Redback have quickly expanded their offerings, brought product to marke...

“The entrepreneurs are amazing. Their creativity, courage, and energy must surely be the foundation for the future of Australia in a globalised word.” MentorBlaze Mentor 2015 MentorBlaze 7 – 600 Mentor Sessions in 2 hours across 8 Queensland Cities – 4pm Wednesday, 5th October 2016    mentorblaze.com Mentoring is a critical part of a startup founder’s journey.  With expert mentors, […]