13 SA startups have pitched their ideas to the Duke of York
Eight South Australian startups have made it through to the next round of an entrepreneurship competition founded by the Duke of York.
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Eight South Australian startups have made it through to the next round of an entrepreneurship competition founded by the Duke of York.
Prince Andrew joined judges in Adelaide today, continuing his support of entrepreneurs across the world through the Pitch@Palace program he established in 2014.
A total of 13 South Australian entrepreneurs pitched their ideas at today’s event, hosted by UniSA, in a bid for a place at a national boot camp and pitch competition in Brisbane on November 30.
Sports analytics venture Athlete’s AI, 3D printing education startup Makers Empire and Alzheimer’s disease detection company Tiantai Medical Technology were among those selected to take part in the next stage of the program.
Speaking at the event, Prince Andrew praised the entrepreneurs, who each had three minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.
“Thank you very much indeed to all our entrepreneurs for your collaboration and participation,” he said.
“I am a strong believer that when it comes to entrepreneurs it is about how we can all work together to ensure these businesses have the best opportunities.”
The Pitch@Palace event formed part of Prince Andrew’s three-day visit to Adelaide.
He toured Lot Fourteen at the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site this morning, before being guided through UniSA’s Cancer Research Institute, MOD. (Museum of Discovery) and Yungondi Building - home to the university’s simulated financial trading room.
He officially opened MOD.’s Waging Peace exhibition, which opens to the public on Tuesday.
Pitch@Palace was established by Prince Andrew to guide and connect entrepreneurs and early stage businesses with a global network of potential supporters include chief executives, influencers, angel and other investors, mentors and business partners.
The program launched in Australia last year, but it was extended to Adelaide for the first time this year.
Judges included SA’s Chief Scientist Caroline McMillen, the state’s newly appointed Chief Entrepreneur Jim Whalley and retail entrepreneur Shaun Bonett.
An international award ceremony for the program will be held at St James’s Palace in London on December 12.
This year’s entrants will be hoping to replicate the success of Australia’s Nev Hyman, from the company Nevhouse, who won last year’s global award.
The Duke will fly out of Adelaide Tuesday morning.
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