This is the 2nd year StartCon is presenting the Annual Australasian Startup Awards. The awards recognises the top up-and-coming startups, entrepreneurs and tech companies in the APAC region across 17 categories. This year we’ve received over 500 nominations, demonstrating the increasing number of talented entrepreneurs and startups in our community. 

“For some of the categories it was particularly difficult, for example, the Female Entrepreneur of the Year award, all of the nominations were exceptional women who deserved to be recognised. We found it super difficult to narrow it to the top 5 for each category, but felt like the finalists selected have created the most impact on our community in 2017”

– Cheryl Mack, Head of StartCon

Narrowing those down to just 5 finalists was no easy feat, and we’re glad that we don’t have to decide on the winners! That will be up to the public!

Voting is now open! You can vote once a day until Friday, November 17th at 11:59 PM. The winners will be presented on the main stage in front of a crowd of 2,000+ attendees at StartCon. 

Our finalists are…

Startup of the Year 

This award recognises the Startup that has created the most impact in 2017

  • Jayride
  • WipeHero
  • Stockspot
  • HomeTime
  • HealthEngine

Startup Founder of the Year 

  • Eden Shirley – AutoGuru
  • Jules Lund – TRIBE
  • Larry Diamond – zipMoney
  • Millie Zinner – Motherhood App
  • Alexis Soulopoulos – Mad Paws

Female Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Alexandra Young – awe.media
  • Christina Chun – 1Scope
  • Michelle Perugini – Presagen & Life Whisperer Diagnostics
  • Nicole Buskiewicz – advoc8
  • Taryn Williams – theright.fit 

Technology Company of the Year

  • AfterPay
  • Atlassian
  • GetSwift
  • zipMoney Ltd
  • Campaign Monitor

Community MVP of the Year

  • Anne-Marie Elias
  • Duco van Breemen
  • Jono Herrman
  • Pete Cooper
  • Holly Stephens

Startup Investor of the Year 

  • Alan Jones – M8 Ventures
  • Ari Klinger – Right Click Capital 
  • Craig Blair – AirTree Ventures
  • Samantha Wong – Blackbird Ventures
  • Simon Cant – Reinventure

Startup Journalist of the Year

  • Cara Waters
  • David Swan
  • James Ward
  • Ricardo Gonclaves
  • Yolanda Redrup

Startup Incubator or Accelerator of the Year

  • Cicada innovations
  • INCUBATE
  • SheStarts
  • Startmate
  • Tech Ready Women

Best Co-working Space

  • Fishburners
  • Hub Australia
  • Tank Stream Labs
  • The Precinct, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
  • TwoSpace

Best Bootstrapped Startup 

  • Chello
  • Invarosoft
  • Sourcr
  • iFlyFlat
  • Task Pigeon

Best Saas Startup 

Best FinTech Startup

  • HashChing
  • MoneyMe Financial Group
  • Simply Wall St
  • uno home loans
  • Valiant

Best Student-Run Startup 

  • Conexie
  • Forever Network
  • Student Feeds
  • V-KAIWA
  • MiniEpi

Best Startup for Social Good

  • CancerAid
  • Hireup
  • RefugeeTalent
  • StartSomeGood
  • WithYouWithMe

Best Mobile App 

  • BRiN
  • Pocketbook
  • Sparrow Flights
  • Acorns
  • Clipp

Best E-Commerce Startup 

  • Designerex
  • Designbx
  • HART Home Decor
  • Hear Us Roar
  • Koala Mattress

Best E-Commerce Company

  • Cashrewards 
  • Kogan
  • The Iconic
  • Vinomofo
  • Wine Stash

Voting is now open until Friday, November 17th at 11:59 PM!

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