From startup to scaleup, it always requires constant learning and challenging to embark on the journey.
With that goal setting the scene, 2022 Venture Cup Pitch Night welcomed 10 startups to transform industries and challenge the status quo, with a strong presence for sustainability and economy-oriented solutions. Startups accepted into the program went through three weeks of intensive coaching, Venture Capital 101 Masterclass, and pitch practice.
This year's pitches were as diverse as they were inspiring, tackling some real-life issues. They focused on technology that improves agriculture, catering to children with autism, sustainable solutions for clean water and ways to alert and prevent a leading cause of injury or death for the elderly.
Bianca-jaye Mazzuchelli, undergraduate psychological sciences student, presented her idea to help people who are struggling with high tensity situations
Technology for sound sensitivity
Having friends and having a social life, is a basic human need and right. Children with autism spectrum disorder often struggle with high tensity situations. Venture Cup Bianca-Jaye Mazzuchelli, a Swinburne undergraduate student, worked on the auditory sensory prevention technology (ASPT) to help children with autism.
The hearing device aims to go behind the children's ear with a speaker that sits just inside the ear canal where the audio of white noise will be dispersed. Sending a white noise through the ear canal will prevent other sounds from occupying the brain with low risk.
Bianca says, "Looking forward, I hope that ASPT will be available for families Australia-wide. Not only for children who have autism spectrum disorder, but also for those who need help with sound sensitivity issues."
Vice President of Innovation and Enterprise, Dr Werner van der Merwe, says, "It was a huge honour to be part of the judging panel for this year's Venture Cup and I look forward to seeing where these exciting ideas go next."
"It is particularly pleasing to see Bianca connecting with Swinburne researchers - as well as with Swinburne spinout, Hearables3D - to potentially manufacture and test a first version of the device."
James Davey, the founder of Studiio, delivered an inspiring pitch for integrated radio management solution.
Studiio to make listener-to-presenter communication more effective
Alumni/staff category winner, James Davey, delivered an engaging pitch for radio stations seeking an integrated listener communication and radio management solution.
