jess – Startup Shakeup

Life as a Startup 35 years ago

Our Startup Shakeup CEO, Ilena Young has plenty of experience when it comes to running a Startup! We sat down with her to hear her story.

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

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.

Campfire Chat | In Conversation with HealthTech Entrepreneur, Georgie Drury

Hear from founder & investor, Georgie Drury on how she founded a multimillion-dollar company, exited, and is now co-founding a venture fund.

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.

Startup Shakeup Masterclass – Creating Your Digital Roadmap with NBN

Learn the basics of connectivity & digital so that as your business grows, you’ll be able to support the growth across all channels.

‘I wanted to maximise my impact in AI’: Ripe Robotics Co-Founder Hunter Jay reflects on his Startup journey

Founded with the goal of changing an industry that has been left behind by technological innovation, Hunter Jay saw a gap that he was able to fill through Ripe Robotics. Every year many farmers struggle to find and manage people to pick the fruit from their orchids, especially so in the current economy. This results in large levels of waster and lost profit for the farmers.

Campfire Chat | Q&A with Hunter from Ripe Robotics

Hear from Hunter on his experience and the process of developing an automated robotic startup to assist in fruit harvesting.

Meet our Incubator 1 Cohort & their Startups

Over the last 6 months, we’ve had 10 entrepreneurs join us as they build, scale, and grow from seed to MVP (Minimum Viable Product). Working closely with our team they have developed their businesses and confidence, built their capacity, analysed different technologies, attended expert masterclasses, and built connections with Startup Shakeup and Runway networks.