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Tag: Entrepreneurship / Startup / Business

GEN Founders Virtual Meet & Greet

Join us to learn more about our programs and initiatives empowering bold, disruptive innovators to reach their full potential through connections, exposure, and knowledge.

Some of the questions we’ll answer include:

  • Learn more about our programs and communities
  • Receive updates on upcoming initiative open dates and process
  • Gain insight on tips and tricks when navigating the global network
  • Find out if GEN is a good fit to help accelerate your startup community
  • Receive real-time feedback for your questions

DEADLINE: Global Entrepreneurship Network – Entrepreneurship World Cup

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is one of the largest and most diverse pitch competitions and support programs of its kind. Every year, tens of thousands of entrepreneurs from 200 countries compete for a share of US$1 million dollars in cash prizes and millions more worth of investment, support and publicity and a global finals event attended by leading investors.

Open to creative and innovative individuals anywhere on the entrepreneurship spectrum. With categories and prizes for idea-stage, early-stage, and growth-stage ventures, the EWC customizes the resources available and ensures that competitions are conducted on equal footing and for all industries. Startups must be less than 10 years old at the date of the Global Finals.

More than USD $1 million total in prizes, in addition to investment opportunities, visibility, network, access to markets and in-kind services for the top EWC100.

May Business After Hours | Hosted by Creative Tech Village

This month, Creative Tech Village is proud to host the Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Industry After Hours at {B}LAB. Join us for an evening where we will share what CTV does, showcase some of the projects we have been working on, and introduce you to the businesses and partners who call {B}LAB home.

To mark the occasion, we will be lighting up the striking mural on the architectural V structure on our building’s facade, painted by local Noongar artist Tahlia Bennell, a beautiful centrepiece for the evening and a reflection of the culture and community at the heart of what we do.

CTV Director, Mat Lewis, will take the floor on behalf of Meshpoints to introduce their newly launched Resilience and Wellbeing Challenge, a funding initiative designed to help startup founders and entrepreneurs build sustainable practices for long-term success. You will also get to meet and hear from our resident partners and tenants, including Spirited Thinking, Maddison Studio, Gold Education Tours, Your Turn Events, Spindrift Media, and Full Fat Consulting. It is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and see what is happening in the creative and innovation space right here in the South West.

DEADLINE: Spacecubed AI Fellowship

Spacecubed’s AI Fellowship is a 3-month, in-person program designed for ambitious founders ready to build and launch AI-driven products. Whether you’re refining an idea or accelerating an early build, this residency gives you the structure, tools and environment to move fast.

We’re selecting twelve high-potential teams to embed inside our innovation hubs in Perth and Western Sydney — working side-by-side as one connected national cohort.

Fellows gain access to compute, hands-on support, curated customer and investor pathways, and a focused environment built for execution. No noise. No theory. Just momentum.

In 90 days, you’ll move from concept to a validated product — with the foundations in place to scale.

Fireside Chat with Golden Gate Ventures: What Founders Get Wrong About Global Expansion

Thinking about expanding your startup internationally? Hear directly from one of Asia’s leading venture capitalists on what founders often get wrong when entering new markets, and how to avoid the most common mistakes.

Delivered by Perth Landing Pad, powered by Spacecubed, this intimate lunchtime fireside chat features Vinnie Lauria, Partner at Golden Gate Ventures, sharing lessons from building and investing across Silicon Valley, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

As an entrepreneur-turned-investor, Vinnie has backed more than 100 startups across 15+ countries through Golden Gate Ventures, including early investments in companies such as Stripe, AngelList and GoJek.

Scaling Across Borders: Mind the Gap

A fireside chat with Vinnie Lauria, Founding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures and co-author of Mind the Gap: Scaling Businesses Across Cultures.

Vinnie has backed 100+ startups across 15+ countries and spent over two decades helping founders navigate the cultural nuances that can make or break international expansion.

Drawing on insights from global founders, executives and investors across 30+ markets, he’ll unpack real-world lessons and provide practical advice on how trust is built in markets where relationships matter more than contracts.

This session is for you if you are:
🌎 Exploring or planning international expansion
🌎 Scaling globally or entering culturally distinct markets
🌎 Facing unexpected challenges overseas
🌎 Supporting founders as an advisor, investor or ecosystem leader

📅 Tuesday 26 May
🕠 5:30–7:30pm (networking to follow)
📍 Curtin Entrepreneurs Hub (418.127)

DEADLINE: Best in Tech Awards 2026

CELEBRATING THE BEST OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND’S STARTUP COMMUNITY
The Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 2026 are a major celebration of the innovation, impact and diversity of the ANZ tech startup and scaleup community.
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As Australia’s leading digital publisher of startup news and insights, Startup Daily recognises the founders, investors, startups and individuals who are progressing our tech landscape with their brilliant ideas and achievements.
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Now in its 4th year, the Best in Tech Awards have recognised companies such as GO1, Hysata, Deputy, Goterra, Q-CTRL, Cauldron and Samsara Eco, organisations such as Startmate, LaunchVic and AgriFutures and startup sector stars such as Mick Liubinskas, Paz Pisarski and Vicki Stirling.

Nominations close at midnight Friday 19 June 2026

DEADLINE: AINSE Early Career Researcher Grant (ECRG) x ANSTO

The AINSE Early Career Researcher Grant consists of a payment of up to A$10,000 given to eligible persons in the first five years (full-time equivalent) of their postdoctoral research career.

Eligibility summary:

  • Employed in a research role at an AINSE Member University or Institution.
  • Within the first five years of employment (FTE) as an Early Career Researcher (with allowances made for career breaks).
  • Working in collaboration with ANSTO on an approved project between 1st October 2026 and 31st December 2027.

Learn more here

DEADLINE: Games Production Fund

The Games Production Fund offers flexible support to Australian independent gamemakers and games studios. The grant is aimed at projects that already have an early-stage prototype.

Grants of up to $100,000 will support the development of original Australian independent games with budgets of up to $500,000 at the time of applying, to take the game to a significant milestone of its development.

The program allows Screen Australia to respond to the varied needs of gamemakers at different career stages, providing direct funding that will assist studios in meeting their goals and establishing themselves in the international games landscape.

Applicants must contextualise the milestone they are working towards and how this funding will help them achieve it in their applications. Significant milestones include:

  • Completion/release of a game
  • Early Access release of a game
  • Completion of a demo (to release at a digital event, or present at a physical event)
  • Creating a vertical slice that is of global competitive quality and enables a team to access the international funding and pitching ecosystem
  • Developing an early-stage prototype to a quality suitable for submission to an accolade signifying cultural impact, such as a notable award, showcase, festival, gallery or museum exhibit opportunity
  • Any other goal, as defined by the applicant

Applications will open on 25 June 2026 and close 27 August.