Expressions of interest are requested for our Growth Lab 2.1 pre-accelerator planned to commence 12 June 2024 through to Pitching at the Showcase on the 16 October 2024. The program consists of 14 weeks of content with experienced entrepreneur facilitators, and attendance and pitching opportunities at four of our monthly Open Pitch nights, which will be followed by networking, pitch feedback, and workshops. The program will culminate in a Pitch event and celebration. The sessions will run after work hours on our GP campus. Each team will be allocated two dedicated mentors for the duration of the program, and will be expected to meet with their mentors fortnighly online. Facilitated and pitching sessions are face-to-face. Eligibility for this program include: - current student, staff or alumni at QUT (6 teams) - up to 2 non-QUT teams, which must meet the criteria: female founders OR migrant founders OR Indigenous Australian founders - a validated idea (including primary and secondary market research) - MVP in market or planned to be in market in the next 3 months - have attended one or more of our QUT Entrepreneurship programs (Spark, Fuel, Ignite, or Side Hustle) or similar - Team commitment to attending the full program.