The NSW Government’s MVP grant provides up to $25,000 of funding for innovative pre-revenue startups to develop their technology solution with the aim of attracting first sale of their product.

This panel discussion will draw on insights from successful startups, which have received the MVP grant covering their journey as founders and as part of a startup and how the program has helped grow their business.

Panel Members:

Jack Wang, Manager Startup Programs, Investment NSW (Chair)

Mel Lamb & Ange Cutler, Directors, Brighter Needs. (https://brighterneeds.com.au/) Designer of the new children’s incontinence product, BUTTS – Undies with Attitude! Brighter Needs is all about children with incontinence and their families feeling included and supported.
We are on a mission to break the stigma associated with incontinence!

Mandeep Sodhi, Founder & CEO, Effi. (https://www.effi.com.au/) Effi is a smart SaaS platform for mortgage brokers helping them reduce their admin time by half and double their revenue. Mandeep also sits on the advisory boards of a couple of start-ups including fast-growing 20 mins grocery delivery platform, Geezy

Doug Vincent, Managing Director, Mastt. (https://www.mastt.com/) Capital & infrastructure project solutions – Mastt is used by governments and fortune 500 companies to deliver construction projects in Australia and Overseas.

We will also provide information on the MVP guidelines and how to set yourself up for success by improving your funding application.

Agenda:

10am – Acknowledgement to Country

10:05 – Introduction

10:10 – MVP Program information

10:20 – Panel discussion

10:40 – Closing remarks

10:45 – End

We look forward to meeting you.

For more information, please contact Thanh Nguyen.