{"id":42679,"date":"2023-10-20T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/startupsmart-awards-2015-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:22:58","slug":"startupsmart-awards-2015-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/startupsmart-awards-2015-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"StartupSmart Awards 2015 &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"89\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dfkbanner_award2015-640x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"dfkbanner_award2015\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"topheader fixed\">                           <i id=\"togglemenu\" class=\"fa fa-bars\" data-uk-offcanvas=\"{target:'#mobilemenu'}\">&nbsp;<\/i>                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"top-buttons buttons\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"countdown\">\n<h3>Winners<\/h3>\n<p>Announced<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nav\">\n<div class=\"navleft\">                             <a href=\"#\" class=\"link0\">ABOUT<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link1\">WINNERS<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link2\">BEST STATE START-UP<\/a>                           <\/div>\n<div class=\"navright\">                             <a href=\"#\" class=\"link3\">SPEAKERS<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link4\">JUDGES<\/a> <a href=\"awards2015\/faqs.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQs<\/a>                           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"mobilemenu\" class=\"uk-offcanvas\">\n<div class=\"uk-offcanvas-bar\">\n<ul class=\"uk-nav uk-nav-offcanvas uk-nav-parent-icon\">\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy0\">ABOUT<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy1\">WINNERS<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy2\">BEST STATE START-UP<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy3\">SPEAKERS<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy4\">JUDGES<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"awards2015\/faqs.html\">FAQs<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li class=\"uk-nav-divider\"><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"tiles\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ribbon\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy0\" style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\">\n<h2 class=\"white\" style=\"color: #06acd3; margin-top: -20px;\">THE AWARDS NIGHT<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\">\n<div class=\"full full-smaller\">\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>On Thursday April 16, the prestigeous RACV City Club played host to 200 people, who gathered together to celebrate the stunning variety of entrepreneurial talent in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of uniquely innovative startups entered the 2015 StartupSmart Awards, proudly sponsored by DFK Australia New Zealand. With 26 finalists selected across eight individual categories &#8211; as well as our five newly launched Best State Startup categories &#8211; judges had the difficult task of determining winners for 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The awards, organised by www.StartupSmart.com.au, Australia\u2019s leading news and advice resource for start-ups, recognise the most innovative and fastest-growing new businesses in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Categories awarded in 2015 included Best Startup Idea, Best New Startup, Best Regional Startup, Best Social Entrepreneur, Best Disruptor, Startup Hero, Fastest Growing Startup, and Best Startup.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can read more about our category award winners.<\/p>\n<p>Proudly brought to you by StartupSmart and DFK ANZ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"trafficdriver\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy\">\n<h2 class=\"black\">2015 Email Notification Sign-Up<\/h2>\n<section class=\"black\">\n<div class=\"full\">\n<div class=\"thisorthat\">\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 12px; margin-top: -10px;\">For the latest updates and news about the StartupSmart Awards, register for the StartupSmart daily email.<\/p>\n<p>{rsform 140}<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"orfollow\">                                 or follow                               <\/div>\n<div class=\"thisorthat social\">\n<ul>\n<li>t<\/li>\n<li>f<\/li>\n<li>l<\/li>\n<li>g<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy1\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\" style=\"background: #0696b8;\">The Award Winners<\/h2>\n<section class=\"blue\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Startup<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Temple &amp; Webster<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best New Start-up<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Living Room of Satoshi<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"back\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Best Startup Idea<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Cuzin<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Sponsored by BSchool<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"back\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Best Disruptor<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Safe Work Laboratories<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Sponsored by MEHR Global<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Social Change Entrepreneur<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Wattblock<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Fastest Growing Startup<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">LabFriend<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Regional Startup<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">SafetyCulture<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Startup Hero<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Enabled Employment<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy2\">\n<h2 class=\"orange\">Best State start-up<\/h2>\n<section class=\"black\">\n<div class=\"full categories beststate\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; color: #fff; text-align: center;\">Australia is full of innovative, interesting and creative start-ups. To celebrate this and to ensure that all start-ups get the recognition they deserve, we are introducing state based categories for the first time.<br \/>                               Enter based on your start-up&#8217;s location<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full speaker statemap\">\n<div class=\"half\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"state-qld\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/icon-qld.png\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"454\" height=\"395\">                                 <\/p>\n<p class=\"lightblue\" style=\"color: #9cecff; margin-top: 10px;\">Living Room of Satoshi<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<p class=\"lightblue\" style=\"color: #9cecff; margin-top: 10px;\">ODD Games Pty Ltd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full categories statemap\">\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p class=\"lightblue\" style=\"color: #9cecff; margin-top: 10px;\">OneShift<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p class=\"lightblue\" style=\"color: #9cecff; margin-top: 10px;\">Parkhound<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p class=\"lightblue\" style=\"color: #9cecff; margin-top: 10px;\">eKarma Ventures Pty Ltd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"blue2\">\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p>Stephen Bushell<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Chairman of DFK ANZ<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"twothirds\">\n<h3>\u201cOur independent firms are all SMEs too, so we understand what&#8217;s required to successfully operate and grow a business in this space. The enthusiasm, commitment and vision of the business owners involved in the awards last year was inspiring and we\u2019re looking forward to providing support to this year\u2019s entrants and winners too.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy3\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\">Speakers<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\" style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"full speaker white\">\n<p>We\u2019ve gathered some of the biggest movers and shakers in the startup sphere to participate in our first ever panel discussion. Moderated by StartupSmart\u2019s editor-at-large Bronwen Clune, the panel will examine the \u2018state of the Australian startup ecosystem.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full speaker\">\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Andre Eikmeier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Andre launched online wine site Vinomofo with brother in law Justin in 2011, which has grown to one of Australia\u2019s Startup success stories, growing in 3 years from 2 people in a garage in Adelaide to a team of over 50, with 300,000 members and over $50 million in revenue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Paul Bennetts<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>AirTree is a $60m VC Fund that launched in 2014. Since launching, AirTree has met with approx. 250 startups and made five investments. Paul has a host of experience working with and building startups as an investor, board member and founder. Paul has also established a small but successful retail operation and co-founded an education marketplace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Elaine Stead<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Elaine is the Investment Director at Blue Sky Venture Capital and is responsible for the management of the Blue Sky venture capital fund and portfolio for Blue Sky. Elaine has worked as a venture capitalist and management consultant to the venture and industry across Australia and the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full speaker\">\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Adrian van Dam<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>With over 14 years\u2019 experience in commerce and public practice, Adrian works with both start-up and well established businesses in his role as Partner at DFK Gooding Partners, assisting with capital raising, business advisory, deal structuring, valuations and information memorandums for potential sale of businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year and 3 time 30-under-30 winner Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin is the founder and CEO of Venture Technology BlueChilli. With a mandate to empower entrepreneurs, BlueChilli has invested in 39 startup businesses, providing technology solutions and support to entrepreneurs who have identified a commercial need but don\u2019t know how to realise it technically.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy4\">\n<h2 class=\"orange\">Judges<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\">\n<div class=\"full judges\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Stephen Bushell<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Chairman at DFK ANZ<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Stephen is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive experience advising the SME sector across a broad range of topics. As a Partner of the Perth based DFK member firm, Gooding Partners, Stephen has assisted many clients to grow from start ups through to mature, profitable businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Laura McKenzie<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Chief Executive Officer, Scale Investors Ltd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Laura is the inaugural CEO of Scale, a female focused angel network with 60 investors. She has 15 years experience in corporate finance, microfinance and venture capital across three continents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Bronwen Clune<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Editor at Large, StartupSmart<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Bronwen Clune is the editor-at-large at StartupSmart. She has extensive experience in startups having run her own, worked at Australia\u2019s leading startup incubator and as digital director at a local VC fund.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Rick Baker<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Co-founder, Blackbird Ventures<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Rick is a co-founder of Blackbird Ventures, a new venture capital firm in Australia. Blackbird invests in Internet and software companies forming in Australia. It has been built around a group of Australia&#8217;s most successful tech founders, combined with close ties to Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy5\" style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\">Sponsor Messages<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"full sponsorsmessages\">\n<p>DFK Australia New Zealand (DFK ANZ) is an association of 14 independent accounting and business advisory firms. Our members understand what it takes to start and grow a business because they built their own businesses from the bottom up.<\/p>\n<p>We believe you can take any leap and face any challenge with the right support and connections.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve developed a strong reputation for providing not only a complete range of accounting, taxation, audit and assurance, business advisory and consultancy services, but also for our ability to connect our clients with other key specialists to facilitate business growth. Our national and international alliances are both broad and deep, opening doors to venture capital, R&amp;D funding and more.<\/p>\n<p>Working with us means you receive the world-class accounting solutions you\u2019d expect of the big firms, with the close and personalised service you\u2019d expect of smaller organisations.<\/p>\n<p>www.dfkanz.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full sponsorsmessages\" style=\"margin-top: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;\">\n<div class=\"half\" style=\"border-top: 3px dotted #939191;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; padding: 10px;\">BSchool is a 12-month online course created to provide small business owners with all the skills they need to reach their potential &amp; launch a successful scalable business. With guidance and networking opportunities from eight of Australia&#8217;s most successful entrepreneurs, your success now has a plan B. 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