{"id":43631,"date":"2023-10-20T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/brisbane-to-get-a-5-million-innovation-hub-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:00","slug":"brisbane-to-get-a-5-million-innovation-hub-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/brisbane-to-get-a-5-million-innovation-hub-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane to get a $5 million innovation hub – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new $5 million innovation hub will be launched in Queensland offering \u201cunprecedented\u201d support to create the state\u2019s next \u201cstartup success story\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Announced by Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk on Thursday, Australia\u2019s largest co-working space Fishburners will be the anchor tenant of the new hub, which will be called the Capital.<\/p>\n

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Located in the Brisbane CBD, the space will aim to foster \u201ccreative collisions\u201d between startups and the public sector and provide \u201cunprecedented access to capital, expertise, global markets and commercial networks\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Brisbane has \u201cincredible support\u201d for startups, Fishburners general manager Murray Hurps says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom Brisbane\u2019s incredibly strong starting point we\u2019ll be focused on feeding the funnel and helping local talent and supporters create the next success stories,\u201d Hurps says.<\/p>\n

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Quirk says the aim is for Queensland to lead the country in innovation and startups.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Capital will kick-start a \u2018Clever Business District\u2019 for Brisbane by immersing startups into the city\u2019s corporate business precinct, with the view to creating a co-working space for startups that will continue to grow over time,\u201d he says in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInnovation is an industry that is critical to our future economic growth and will continue to be a major stimulant of job creation for our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Queensland government has been very active this year on the innovation front, recently announcing the creation of a $40 million co-investment fund<\/a> to spark a \u201cstartup revolution\u201d in the state, while coding and robotics will also be compulsory in all public schools from next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There are currently two final options for the location of the Capital, as selected by an independent tenant representative.<\/p>\n

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The new innovation hub will be opening in mid-2016.<\/p>\n

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Do you know more on this story or have a tip of your own? Raising capital or launching a startup? Let us know. Follow StartupSmart on<\/i> Facebook<\/i>,<\/i> Twitter<\/i>, and<\/i> LinkedIn<\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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