INCUBATE named as Finalist in the Launch Pad Operator Category at the 2022 Pause Awards
INCUBATE announced today that it has been selected as a finalist in the Launch Pad Operator category at the fifth Pause Awards, powered by VicGov.
The Pause Awards are renowned as the home for champions and the ‘Oscar’s worthy’ accolade for Australia’s most ambitious and forward-thinking businesses. Some past winners include Airwallex, Linktree, MrYum, Aussie Broadband, Guzman Y Gomez, hipages, Heaps Normal, Verve Super and now INCUBATE joins this incredible lineup of champions amongst the 2022 finalists.
We’re extremely excited to be recognised alongside Stone & Chalk and Startupbootcamp Australia as Finalists in the Launch Pad category for startups. The Pause Awards celebrate Australian businesses for their excellence and effectiveness, acting as a symbol of progress, achievement and community.
From the macro perspective, there is no mistake that Australian businesses strived for excellence this year to combat unstable markets, hence why the Excellence Category Track was the most entered, followed by the Good and Operators.” — George Hedon, CEO & Founder, Pause Awards
As one of the most highly lucrative and competitive award categories at the Pause Awards, this nomination comes as an acknowledgement and highlight of the hard work we’ve been doing to elevate the Australian startup ecosystem for the past decade.
Since our inception in 2012, we’ve welcomed 140 businesses through our Flagship Accelerator program and 100s of others through our Startup Courses and Pre-Accelerator Programs, creating over 1000 jobs and $100 million+ of value generated. Our alumni include the likes of Equalution, Refundid, Ripe Robotics and many more.
In 2023, we’ve got big plans to broaden our reach. Alongside supporting the University of Sydney students, staff and alumni as the flagship Startup Accelerator Program, we’re partnering with industry-leading organisations to continue to drive innovation across multiple sectors.
With our mission to empowering entrepreneurs to turn good ideas into great businesses, we’ve got a lot of exciting announcements in the pipeline over the next few weeks. To stay in the loop sign up to our newsletter here.
INCUBATE is the Univeristy of Sydney’s Flagship Startup Program supporting the University community turn their good ideas into great businesses. Through our Startup Courses, Pre-Accelerator & Accelerator Programs we provide 1:1 mentoring, support and equity-free grants to launch high-potential startups and build founders.
