{"id":46929,"date":"2023-10-20T15:51:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/bluechilli-embarks-on-big-melbourne-expansion-plans-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:51:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:51:48","slug":"bluechilli-embarks-on-big-melbourne-expansion-plans-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/bluechilli-embarks-on-big-melbourne-expansion-plans-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueChilli embarks on big Melbourne expansion plans – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Startup accelerator and incubator BlueChilli is expanding its Melbourne presence and plans to increase the number of Melbourne-based startups in its portfolio by 25 to 30 in a year\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

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The first 10 startups BlueChilli added to its portfolio of investments all were Sydney-based, but in the past year about a third of the startups entering the portfolio were Melbourne-based. While BlueChilli does have a Melbourne presence, with its Melbourne community manager Ren Butler and general manager Sophie Hose, chief growth hacker Alan Jones says the lack of its own physical space means its Melbourne-based startups were missing the benefits of co-working.<\/p>\n

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Part of BlueChilli\u2019s investment comes in the form of developer resource. Its team of roughly 40 developers work side-by-side with its Sydney-based startups in BlueChilli\u2019s York St office. It will be building a team of developers of a similar size in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe startups who joined before we had a space in Melbourne usually worked from home, and would join us from Skype, or Google Hangouts, and we\u2019d travel down to Melbourne,\u201d Jones says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut we\u2019d always rather have startups in our physical space. There\u2019s an enormous amount to be gained from working at a place dedicated to work, as opposed to your kitchen table or laundry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BlueChilli\u2019s Melbourne offices will be based in the top floor of 520 Bourke Street, Melbourne in partnership with the Teamsquare co-working space. It features an open skylight ceiling, team offices, creative spaces, meeting rooms and 45 open-plan co-working desks, which will be available on both short-term and long-term basis.<\/p>\n

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Jones says the strength of Melbourne\u2019s startup meetup scene makes it a natural expansion site for BlueChilli.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOrganisers of startup meetups in Sydney are generally happy with 30-50 people coming along. In Melbourne it\u2019s more typical to see crowds of 100 or more,\u201d Jones says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you survey the room (in Melbourne), there\u2019s a lot more people in the crowd looking for a way to get into startups. In Sydney, the ratio is more people that are already in startups looking to meet other startups.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BlueChilli will be running a regular program of startup events at the new space. You can find out more here.<\/p>\n

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