Five top competitions for Aussie start-ups – Page 2 of 5 – StartupSmart

2. G’Day USA

There are a growing number of great conferences, seminars and meet-ups aimed at Australian start-ups. Increasingly, these gatherings are including pitch competitions as part of their format.

One of the most notable new competitions is staged by G’Day USA, the annual program designed to showcase Australian business in the US.

The first Digital Australia Shootout was held in Los Angeles in January. The pitch competition featured Australian start-ups in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. Various heavy hitters from US venture capital funds judged the competition.

More than 200 Australian companies are showcased every year in G’Day USA. If America is a target market, it may well be worth your while to get involved, even if you don’t pitch.

Gerard Seeber, Austrade senior trade commissioner in New York, says: “Americans know Australia as a land of big spaces. We want them to know it is also a land of big ideas.”

“G’Day USA is an opportunity to show how Australia’s culture of innovation makes it an ideal place to invest and do business.”

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