A $1m grant from Google's Impact Challenge is powerful validation for Humanitix, the not-for-profit ticketing platform run by UNSW Business alumnus James Humpherson.
Technology that helps colour blind people use mobile phones caught the eye of judges at the celebrated Peter Farrell Cup; a UNSW Business School and Founders Program event for emerging entrepreneurs.
Participants in the second round of startups in the Founders Program, the flagship initiative of the UNSW Entrepreneurship team, have pitched their ideas to investors at an event in Sydney.
Venture on Campus, a new entrepreneurship and innovation program, promises to streamline communications between researchers, student entrepreneurs and industry partners.
Ten startups will pitch their ideas to investors at an event at the MCA to the launch the Founders Program, the flagship initiative of the UNSW Entrepreneurship team.
One UNSW student's experience with a startup company illustrates the unpredictable nature of entrepreneurship and the value of programs like UNSW Startup Launch.
"Be curious, proactive and explore all opportunities because you never know where they may lead you." That's the advice from UNSW Co-op scholar Adam Hegedus for the thousands of new students starting university.
