How can we help?
We help our best entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers turn their best ideas into commercial successes. We all share the benefits of this success — and that supports Queensland and Queenslanders to be the best we can be.
Grants and Programs
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18 Jan 2024 – 30 Jun 2027 Female Founders Co-Investment Fund
Learn how the Female Founders Co-Investment Fund supports innovative women-led startups preparing for early-stage capital raise.
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4 Feb 2025 – 4 Feb 2027 9am–9am First Nations Innovation Acceleration Program, managed by First Australians Capital
Boost innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities for mature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Queensland. Learn about program goals, support…
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2 Jul – 23 Jul 2026 10am–2pm Private Sector Pathways Program
Discover how the Private Sector Pathways Program can help create commercial opportunities for innovative Queensland businesses by co-funding corporate challenges.
Innovation stories
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Impact case studies
26 June 2026
Case studies from the Tokenizer program, KITT Ai, Education Futures Foundation and NextPlay Ai.
Upcoming events
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Free Innovate to Grow R&D Training: Circular Economy and Sustainability
21 May – 16 Jul 2026 12am–12am
Online (virtual)
Applications are open for a free 8-week R&D training program for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on circular economy…
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Microsoft Copilot - Workshop
7 Jul 2026 5:30pm–7:30pm
315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Do you have Copilot at Work, but rarely use it? ... this session is for you.
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Find out about UQ Ventures ilab Accelerator and Empower Pre-Accelerator
8 Jul 2026 8am–9am
308 Queen Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Learn more about UQ Ventures ilab Accelerator and Empower Pre-Accelerator at this coffee and chat event with Program Managers, Entrepreneurs…
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Intro to Gemini
14 Jul 2026 10am–11am
The Precinct
315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Learn about Google Gemini's features, its strengths (multimodality, the integrations with Google tools, real time grounding, co-creating in canvas mode),…
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Intro to Perplexity
21 Jul 2026 10am–10am
The Precinct
315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Learn about Perplexity's features, access, interface, real-time grounding, managing threads and follow-ups, use of different modes, spaces and key considerations…
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Build a Ruthless AI Researcher to Evaluate 108 Customer Support Software
27 Jul 2026 12pm–12pm
The Precinct - Launch Event Space
Floor 3, 315 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006An in person workshop to create a killer AI researcher that’ll help evaluate your customer support software like a boss!
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