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With SPARK Deakin, you will meet like-minded problem solvers, connect with motivated change makers, and support each other regardless of where you are on your entrepreneurial journey.
We’re here to support and mentor Deakin University’s students, staff and alumni through events, workshops and a world-class Accelerator for startups ready to take their business to the next level.
StartCon’s Pitch For $1 Million – Regional Victorian Final
Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus
Thursday 25th October 2018, 8 am – 6 pm
Accelerator Demo Day
Thursday 15th November 2018, 6 pm - 9 pm
Stay Tuned.
We’ll be back in 2019 with our Workshops, Hackathons and the Accelerator program.
SPARK hosts regular events to help provide you with the knowledge and community connections to take your ideas to the next level. You are firstly welcome to attend events, apply for The Startup Weekend Hackathon and are eligible to apply for The Accelerator.
We host events where you can learn from and contribute to the community, The Startup Weekend to get you started on your entrepreneurial journey, and The Accelerator to take your business to the next level. All of these are open to Deakin students, staff & alumni.
Absolutely! If you are interested in solving problems and using business as a vehicle, our events will prove to be useful to you. We have different events on throughout the year and head to our YouTube channel to see testimonials from participants across faculties. Entrepreneurship is not limited to business or IT students.
Depending on where you are on your business journey, we can connect you with a mentor via Skype. In terms of the Accelerator, you do need to be in Melbourne or Geelong as it is an intensive 6-month program. As of 2017, some of our events will be uploaded to our YouTube channel as well.
Being a mentor means you voluntarily contribute your time to empower other aspiring entrepreneurs or help scale existing entrepreneurs' businesses. You can fill out the 'Contact Us' form, tell us a little more about yourself, why you’d like to mentor and your availability.
Fill out the form and one of our team members will be in touch within the next 48 hours.