River City Labs to host next edition of Startup Weekend at Brisbane | The Tech Portal

River City Labs has announced that it will be hosting the next iteration of Startup Weekend Brisbane from November 18 th to the 20 th. The event will run as part of the Global Startup Weekend series, with over 200 events to be held on November 11-13 and 18-20.

River City Labs to host Brisbane edition of Global Startup Weekend series – Startup Daily

River City Labs has announced it will be hosting the next iteration of Startup Weekend Brisbane on November 18 to 20. The event will run as part of the Global Startup Weekend series, with over 200 events to be held across November 11-13 and 18-20.

Bill Gates gives $3.6m grant to Leichhardt biotech

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $3.6 million to Sydney’s Atomo Diagnostics, increasing its support to the company developing an affordable HIV self-test for resource-poor countries to almost $14 million. The self-test kit delivered under the grant should be much cheaper than that which Atomo has already developed for sale in rich countries, which includes a digital interface and Bluetooth functionality.

Sharing economy hub for Sydney

Sydney is getting a sharing economy accelerator to help new entrants into the sector that is tipped to boom in Australia. Head of the accelerator Mike Rosenbaum, who is also the chief executive of storage space rental business Spacer, said the Sharing Hub will be aimed at supporting new businesses.

ESIC RiverPitch attracts a full house and an investment offer

If you’re looking to invest money into beer, quirky venues, kitchen space, customer feedback, or cardiac rehab – then Brisbane’s RiverPitch last week was the place to be. In a full house of 80 pre-screened investors, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs, five mostly local Brisbane teams pitched their progress and lofty goals in the hopes of securing a potentially life-changing seed investment.

Australia’s first sharing economy startup hub is coming to Sydney – StartupSmart

DealsDirect co-founder Michael Rosenbaum is taking his passion for the burgeoning sharing economy to the next level with a brand new hub dedicated to accelerating and incubating Australian startups in this space.