Local startups shine as $1M pitch competition comes to Darwin
Announcement posted by StartCon 02 Oct 2018
More than 20 local startups will get the chance to win $1 million backing by Australian venture capital firm Right Click Capital at the StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition in Darwin, hosted by StartCon, Australia’s largest startup conference, expo and entrepreneur community.
The StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competitions are being held in partnership Right Click Capital in more than a dozen cities across the Asia-Pacific region, home to more than 4 billion people. It is the largest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
The next StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition, dubbed Croc Pitch, will be held in partnership with the Darwin Innovation Hub, which will host the event at its Smith Street base in Darwin. More than 20 startups from the local region will battle it out for the chance to compete at the StartCon Pitch for $1 Million finals at StartCon 2018 in Sydney at the end of November.
“Darwin is becoming a breeding ground for new innovation in Australia, as places like the Darwin Innovation Hub demonstrate,” StartCon CEO Cheryl Mack said. “We want to make sure we shine a light on what the Northern Territory has to offer the rest of the world.
“The Darwin StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition could prove to be the breakthrough moment for impressive local startups. The pitch event not only offers the chance to win $1 million investment, but also provides local companies with the chance to get investors interested in what they’ve got to offer,” Mack said.
The StartCon Pitch for $1 Million event in Darwin will be held at the Darwin Innovation Hub, Level 1, Paspalis Centrepoint, 48-50 Smith Street Mall, Darwin. The time for the media briefing will be 9AM for a 9:15AM start. The main event will kick off at 9:45AM. Tickets can be purchased here.
Startup and technology speakers appearing at the event include:
Harley Paroulakis - PASPALIS CEO, Darwin Innovation Hub CEO
Darren Ford - ServiceM8 Account Manager
The startups competing at the Brisbane event are:
ALTBAT
UniConnect
Air Tip
Armed Technologies
ev2go
Covertact
MyJobBox
Yokoso Darwin
RunnerUp
XL Personal Training
Belly Bunker
Another World Cinema-tech Media Arts
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Livedriveapp
Get lost with Claud
Staff Leverage
LocalzKNOW
Pilot Path
Glocalized Errands Film House
Divi Australia
Foodies Mate
The next StartCon Pitch for $1 Million competition events will be held in:
Darwin - on 9 October
Jakarta - on 12 October
Seoul - on 12 October
Hobart - on 15 October
Hong Kong - on 16 October
Singapore - on 17 October
Geelong, Victoria - on 25 October
Shanghai - on 25 October
Manila - on 26 October
Adelaide - on 2 November
Melbourne - on 14 November
Bathurst, NSW - on 23 November
Sydney - 30 November
For more information, please email Leon Spencer at lspencer@freelancer.com
StartCon (formerly Sydstart) is Australia’s largest startup conference, expo and entrepreneur community, established in 2009. StartCon features international keynotes, expert workshops, tech Expo & Startup Alley, Pitch Competition, Australasian Startup Awards, FinTech Stage, Hackathon, Networking & Parties, and many more.
Freelancer Limited, which owns StartCon and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN, also owns Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and jobs posted.
About Right Click Capital
Right Click Capital is an investment firm that specialises in identifying, investing in and supporting technology businesses across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. The firm’s partners have all founded multiple successful technology businesses, and have extensive operational and investment experience. Right Click Capital is the Australian member of Draper Venture Network, a global alliance of venture capital firms with over USD1.8bn in collective assets under management and 500 portfolio companies around the world.