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🌟 Attention Gladstone entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators!The Impact10X 3-Day Simulator is coming to your region,...
02/08/2026

🌟 Attention Gladstone entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators!

The Impact10X 3-Day Simulator is coming to your region, offering a hands-on program to help you build, validate, and pitch your high-impact venture. Whether you’re in the ideation phase or ready to scale, this is your chance to gain the tools and mentorship to thrive.

📍 Location: 43 Bryan Jordan Dr, Callemondah QLD 4680
📅 Dates: 1 – 3 September 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily

What’s included:
✅ Day 1: Build & Innovate – Team formation, workshops, and co-founder insights
✅ Day 2: Prototype & Validate – MVP development and live feedback
✅ Day 3: Pitch & Gain Feedback – Investor coaching and networking

💡 Beyond Day 3: Promising start-ups will be invited to the Impact10X Venture Builder to scale and prepare for investment.

👩‍💻 Who should apply?
Founders, problem-solvers, and innovators with big ideas, market potential, and the drive to make an impact.

👉 Ready to take your venture to the next level? Apply now! https://bit.ly/4pSHVVm

🚀✨ Seeking Queensland Female Founders✨🚀Ready to step into the heart of Queensland's innovation ecosystem?💡Under the Back...
30/07/2026

🚀✨ Seeking Queensland Female Founders✨🚀

Ready to step into the heart of Queensland's innovation ecosystem?💡

Under the Backing Female Founders’ Program, we are offering a limited number of tickets to https://bit.ly/4cc3URc – bring together 3 days of digital, innovation and technology ... with global thinkers, local trailblazers, founders, funders and future-shapers all in one place 🎤

Founder highlights include:

💰 Capital in Context – Meet investors and decode today’s funding landscape
🎙️ Founder Stories – Real talk, no highlight reels
🎯 The Customer Perspective – Learn what customers really look for
🌱 The Ecosystem – Help shape the future of Queensland’s startup community

Whether you're building your first startup or scaling for global growth, this is your chance to connect, learn and be inspired. 🚀

⏰ EOIs close 3pm, 6 August 2026

Apply👉 https://bit.ly/4w86ijm

🎟️ Festival entry included (travel and accommodation at your own expense)

Don't just watch the future being built - be in the room helping create it. 💫

Team Queensland at evokeAG 2026: Driving AgTech Impact 🚜🌱Queensland's AgTech and aquaculture innovators are turning conn...
28/07/2026

Team Queensland at evokeAG 2026: Driving AgTech Impact 🚜🌱

Queensland's AgTech and aquaculture innovators are turning connections into real-world outcomes 👏

At evokeAG 2026, held earlier this year in Melbourne, 16 Queensland businesses joined the Team Queensland delegation to connect with investors, industry leaders and innovation partners from across Australia and around the world.

The results speak for themselves:
✅ 100% satisfaction with delegation support
✅ 89% intend to attend future events
✅ 100% established valuable new connections

Delegates reported progressing strategic partnerships, advancing product validation, exploring funding opportunities, and identifying pathways to talent and capability-building programs.

Led by the Department of Primary Industries in partnership with DETSI, Team Queensland continues to strengthen the state's reputation as a leader in AgTech innovation, sustainability and productivity.

By supporting innovators to test ideas, build commercial capability and connect with investors, the delegation model is helping Queensland businesses move beyond exposure and into action.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4pEi6Ii

📈 The Future of AI Trading Bots and CryptoAI trading bots are transforming financial and crypto markets. But how do they...
28/07/2026

📈 The Future of AI Trading Bots and Crypto

AI trading bots are transforming financial and crypto markets. But how do they really work? 🤔

Join Greg and Andressa Hamill to explore:
✅ How AI identifies opportunities
✅ Where it excels—and where it falls short
✅ Risks and limitations to know before investing

Perfect for entrepreneurs and investors looking to understand AI’s role in trading: https://bit.ly/45qwiLE

🚀 Vibecamp is back for 2026!If you've been curious about AI, coding, or bringing an idea to life with the help of emergi...
27/07/2026

🚀 Vibecamp is back for 2026!

If you've been curious about AI, coding, or bringing an idea to life with the help of emerging technology, Vibecamp is for you.

Join 150 AI-curious innovators from 21–23 August at Habitat Noosa for a weekend of learning, creating and collaboration in one of Noosa's most beautiful hinterland locations.
✅ Beginner-friendly AI program
✅ Childcare options available
✅ Hands-on workshops and hackathon
✅ Networking, entertainment and great vibes

We're proud to support Vibecamp 2026 through the Regional Enablers Program, helping regional innovators access new skills, connections and opportunities.

🎟️ Tickets are just $65 and places are limited https://bit.ly/4vNgzB1

Peregian Digital Hub Noosa Council

💡 Do you know a woman who inspires you through their achievements in science, technology, engineering or mathematics? Ta...
26/07/2026

💡 Do you know a woman who inspires you through their achievements in science, technology, engineering or mathematics? Tag them!

Nominations for the 2026 Queensland Women in STEM Prize are now open.

Presented by Queensland Museum Kurilpa in partnership with the Queensland Government, the prize recognises women who are breaking new ground, driving innovation and creating positive change across Queensland.

Award categories include:

🔹 First Nations STEM Award
🔹 Breaking Barriers Award
🔹 Judges’ Award

With $30,000 in prize funding available, now is the time to shine a spotlight on the women advancing Queensland's STEM future.

Apply before 18th August, 5pm: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/about/queensland-women-in-stem-prize/

What a night for Queensland innovation 🎉More than 165 people came together at University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton B...
24/07/2026

What a night for Queensland innovation 🎉

More than 165 people came together at University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay to cheer on 12 incredible startup teams at the Startup World Cup Queensland Final.

From tackling supply chain challenges and environmental pollution, to improving public transport accessibility, cybersecurity and healthcare outcomes, the calibre of ideas on display was inspiring.

🏆 Congratulations to ProcurePro, our Judge's Choice Winner, who will now head to Silicon Valley to compete for USD $1 million in investment.
👏 And a big congratulations to Hailo Solutions, who claimed the People's Choice Award for the second year running with its mission to make public transport more inclusive and accessible.

A huge thank you to the judges, partners, supporters and spectators who helped make the event such a success.

Most importantly, congratulations to all 12 startups who took the stage and shared their vision for a better future. We can't wait to see what's next!

Read more 👉 https://advance.qld.gov.au/innovation-in-queensland/innovation-stories/startup-world-cup-queensland-final

CAST is helping create new opportunities for startups and innovators through its Startup Showcase at BIGSOUND 2026 🙌As p...
21/07/2026

CAST is helping create new opportunities for startups and innovators through its Startup Showcase at BIGSOUND 2026 🙌

As part of this year's program, CAST is bringing its Startup Showcase back to BIGSOUND_AU, alongside a full day of technology-focused programming at the Ideas & Innovation Hub. The showcase is designed to connect emerging startups with industry leaders, investors and innovators helping shape the future of music and technology 🎶

Selected startups will have the opportunity to:
➕ Pitch live at BIGSOUND
➕ Connect with investors and industry experts
➕ Gain exposure to national and international audiences
➕ Be featured in a digital publication showcasing innovative technology from around the world

This year's program features an impressive lineup of industry leaders, as well as welcome international guest Lucas Cantor Santiago: Emmy Award-winning composer, Founder and General Partner at Mindset Music Tech, and author of Unfinished: The Role of the Artist in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

But hurry ... ⏰ Applications close 24 July 🏃‍♂️

If you're building innovative solutions that are shaping the future of music, creative industries and technology, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

🔗 Apply now: https://tech.the-cast.org/signup

Something FEST Lightning Pitches EOI (closes 31st July🏃‍♂️)Each lunchtime at Something Fest, 15 startups will take to th...
20/07/2026

Something FEST Lightning Pitches EOI (closes 31st July🏃‍♂️)

Each lunchtime at Something Fest, 15 startups will take to the What’s Golden Stage for a fast, fun and fearless round of 60-Second Lightning Pitches 🚀

The challenge? Explain:
💡 The problem you're solving
🚀 The idea you're bringing to life
🌏 Why it matters

All in just one minute.

https://bit.ly/4bNnFyf

Conquering the UK: What Queensland founders need to know before planning their expansion. A group of Queensland B2B foun...
20/07/2026

Conquering the UK: What Queensland founders need to know before planning their expansion.

A group of Queensland B2B founders recently returned from London as part of Tribe Global Ventures' Global Growth Program, where they tested their products, pitches and assumptions in one of the world's most competitive markets.

Now they're sharing what they learned.

This candid online discussion will explore the realities of UK market entry from winning customers and building partnerships to navigating unexpected challenges and lessons learned along the way.

If international expansion is on your roadmap, this session offers a valuable opportunity to hear directly from founders who have recently taken the leap. Learn what worked, what surprised them, what took longer than expected, and what they'd do differently next time.

Designed for early-stage and scale-up founders, this is the unfiltered version of global growth - not just the highlight reel.
📅 Wednesday 22 July
🕛 12:00 pm (AEST)
💻 Online
👉 Register here: https://luma.com/3aoxclku

Tribe Global Ventures' Global Growth Program is a fully funded opportunity for Queensland-founded B2B technology ventures from Seed to Series A to explore expansion into the UK or US.

Through tailored workshops and a seven-day in-market immersion, founders gain direct access to customers, investors and partners, helping accelerate growth and de-risk international expansion.
All you need is your time, ambition and a return flight.

Next stop: ✈️ San Francisco.

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