UTS Startups Awards 2020

Imagine a world without entrepreneurs. No Instagram, no television, no Netflix. You’ve benefited time and time again from the work of entrepreneurs. Get a glimpse of the future at the UTS Startup Awards.  

The annual UTS Startups Awards, part of our month-long UTS Startups Festival, will showcase the most innovative and entrepreneurial businesses and students at UTS. Pitches will span robotics, clean energy, social enterprise, biomedical, fintech, platform marketplaces and so much more.

Finalists will pitch live on stage in the UTS Great Hall, and winners will be announced on the night. The event will be live-streamed digitally so you can enjoy for the comfort of your living room. 

Note: We aim to host a small number of attendees in-person at UTS for the Awards. We will be following the recommendations from NSW Health, which means the event is subject to change. Please register to keep up-to-date with any event changes.

Winners will be awarded a suite of prizes valued at over $66,000, plus money-can't-buy experiences

• $4,000 cash supported by UTS Deep Green Biotech Hub
• 10 x additional $5,000 AWS credits 
• A provisional patent application from Spruson & Ferguson (valued at approx. $5,000)
• A 12-month tax compliance & bookkeeping support from Fullstack Advisory (valued at $3,500)
• An annual LVConnect package from LegalVision (valued at $2,388) 
• 10 x three-month memberships to the Fishburners Founders Hub. Empowering Founders for success with everything you need to start and scale a startup in one place (valued at $1470 total)
• A collective investment Q&A workshop for all winning teams from Square Peg Capital
• A direct entry into the final stage of Antler’s selection process for their next cohort - join the fast track to investment, mentorship, and a global network to accelerate the growth of your next venture.
• A 90-minute one-on-one coaching session on 'how to market to diverse audiences and create social change', plus membership to YLab’s immersive online “Design the future” content.
• A business coaching session with EnergyLab’s Chief Entrepreneur, plus a three-month virtual co-working membership (valued at $90)
• A 60-minute startup coaching session with one of the Remarkable team
• A mentoring session with Haymarket HQ
• A personalised immersion tour of Cicada Innovations
• Trophies 3D printed by UTS Protospace

Part of the first-ever UTS Startups Festival 

Every career path benefits from an entrepreneurial mindset. Find how it will help yours and explore what's for you at the UTS Startups Festival from 1-30 September.  

• Startups Showcase - meet and connect with our startups
• Pop-up Marketplace - buy, demo and sign up to our startups’ products and services
• Workshops & activities - inspiration to find your first steps as an entrepreneur 
• Lightning Talks - stories and discoveries from student founders
• So much more 

You might be surprised by what you’ll discover at the UTS Startups Festival. Your co-founder, your internship or maybe your life purpose.  

We’re excited to welcome you to our campus for UTS Startups Awards 2020 but there’s some important information you must understand before your visit. During COVID-19, we’ve introduced some safeguards on campus to make sure we protect the health and wellbeing of our staff, students and wider community. Please download and carefully read our briefing guidelines on your responsibilities when you visit UTS.

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