Application for Swinburne Venture Cup

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Tell us about yourself!

First name*
Last name*
Gender*
Email*
Mobile number*
What is your relationship with Swinburne?
What school or research institute are you associated with?
Details or all additional founders (full name, email and Swinburne association)
Do you or any of your co-founders identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
Do you or any of your co-founders have a disability that may need to be accounted for when delivering the program?
Do you have any employees (outside of the co-founders)?
Please confirm that you will be able to attend the Venture Cup workshops and seminar (on Swinburne's Hawthorn campus) and the coaching sessions (in person or online). Attendance at all sessions is required to progress through Venture Cup.
How did you hear about the program?

Startup name*
Link to your website (if applicable, it's OK if you don't have a website yet)
Please describe your business idea in 150 words or less.*
What stage is your startup at (e.g. ideation, growth, etc.)?*
Please list any key milestones you have achieved to date (e.g. customer validation, prototyping, research outcomes).
Have you received any equity funding, grant funding or R&D tax incentives to date?*
Is your business established and operating as a legal entity? It's OK if it's not – Venture Cup is made for early-stage ideas.
Is your business a not-for-profit or social enterprise?
Have you completed any innovation programs before either with this idea or a different one? Please elaborate.*

Please provide a link to a pitch deck outlining your startup idea. These slides should at minimum include a problem statement, an intended target market, a description of the solution and an overview of the team who can make it happen. Please ensure the file is unlocked and able to be accessed by our team.
Link to your pitch deck*
Please provide a link to your three-minute (maximum) pitch video. We want to hear your pitch. Pretend it's Venture Cup Night and you're on the stage presenting your idea. Include all the right details to sell your idea and how you will make it a reality. This can be done as voiceover to your slides (although we'd love to see your face) or a video of you standing and presenting the information. Please ensure the file is unlocked and able to be accessed by our team.
Link to your pitch video*
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