Startup Shakeup – North East Vic Innovator Ecosystem

Welcome to Startup Shakeup

Startup Shakeup is a community for you, the movers, shakers, and change-makers in North East Victoria. It’s your ticket to networking and educational events that will support your mission to solve local problems and support causes that shape our future… whether you’re a Startup, Shakeup or Innovator, we’re here to support businesses who do it differently.

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Things To Do & Programs

Meetup with Milkdrop Founder Alex Sinickas|Bright

Hear from mother and engineer, Alex, on how she created something that would change the way women pump forever.

Digital Workshops | Mansfield

Do you want to build your digital awareness with practical small business tips? Our small business workshops for beginners (face to face) and intermediates (online) wanting to build digital awareness on practical topics.

Digital Workshops | Wodonga

Digital Workshops | Indigo

Intermediate Digital Workshops | Indigo | Mansfield | Wodonga

Startup Shakeup Bootcamp| Online |

Startup Shakeup's Online Bootcamp helps you take your idea to the next level...How can innovation thinking and tech help you take your idea to the next level? You don’t need to know tech, to use tech. Join us online for an interactive workshop on how these can help.

NE Vic SME Workforce Research into Digital Literacy Public Presentation

Startup Shakeup has been working with the Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) undertaking an exploratory study across the region – what does the small business workforce know, not know, and what do they want? Join us to find out!

Maker Showcase & Story Telling Workshop| Wodonga |

Startup Shakeup and Wodonga Innovation Project (WIP) are hosting a Maker Showcase at Hyphen - Wodonga Library Gallery to showcase the products of participants of the inaugural Tech Workshop series and to celebrate innovation in the Region.

Ready to launch?

Start your new business in the best environment you can, and use techniques used by successful Startups all over the world.

Where do you fit in our Startup Shakeup community?

Have you heard of
our Skills Network?

One on one business advice for regional Startups & Businesses

The Startup Shakeup Skills Network is an opportunity for founders, startups, and business owners to connect with skilled advisors on a range of topics.

The network offers a chance to solve challenges, brainstorm some ideas, and be pointed in the right direction so that your business can grow.

Help Put NE Vic on the Global Startup Map!

Calling all startups in regional Victoria! It’s time to pay it forward and help tell the growth story of the Victorian Startup Ecosystem! Participate in the Startup Genome ecosystem survey with Startup Shakeup and LaunchVic to help us grow our talent and capital!

A Day in the Orchards

Startup Shakeup's Program Coordinator, Sarah Parker attended Launch Vic's A day in the orchard looking at all things AgTech for the Horticulture Industry.

Breakfast with Victorian Rural Woman of the Year Finalists

Startup Shakeup’s Sarah joined Rural Women’s Awards Alumni Chair Catherine Marriott, Senior Policy Officer Lara McPherson, and the Victorian Rural Women’s Award finalists in Melbourne for a networking breakfast on International Women’s Day.

Wangaratta Business Breakfast

Startup Shakeup's Program Coordinator, Sarah Parker joined business owners at the nbn Wangaratta Business Breakfast to learn about NBN Business Fibre Zone in Wangaratta and the the Top Cyber Security Tips for Business in 2022.

Benalla Future Work Summit

Startup Shakeup's Lead Digital Coaching Facilitator Bree Nightingale and Program Coordinator, Sarah Parker supported the Benalla Future Work Summit, facilitating break out sessions. Over seventy people from business, industry, employment, all levels of government and community agencies including Startup Shakeup’s Bree and Sarah attended the Benalla Future Work Summit.

Ecosystem Hero of the Year Finalist!

Some of the nation’s smartest minds in business growth and innovation have committed to support businesses within North-East Victoria to become stronger and more resilient to change. Now, a new business ‘incubator’ program is helping ten entrepreneurs from regional Victoria take their ideas to the next stage using innovation and technology.

nbn joins Startup Shakeup as a Foundation Partner

Local and global experts commit to support North-East businesses ready to innovate

Wangaratta duo makes waves with underwater robotics technology

The Wangaratta students have been engaged by Melbourne startup ROVing Intelligence to develop software for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used to survey underwater assets including jetties, weirs and bridges.

New Program helps regional entrepreneurs bring business ideas to life

Plenty of people have a great business idea, but that’s often as far as it goes because they simply don’t know what to do next. Now, a new business ‘incubator’ program is helping ten entrepreneurs from regional Victoria take their ideas to the next stage using innovation and technology.