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What is the Ignite Ideas Fund?
The Ignite Ideas Fund provides up to $200,000 to help Queensland based start-ups to commercialise innovative products.
Background
The Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland initiative focuses on economic recovery, growing the economy and creating jobs. This includes supporting the growth of Queensland businesses to deliver new products and services into domestic and global markets, and establish new industries that will provide the jobs of the future.
Objectives
The Ignite Ideas Fund supports Queensland based small to medium businesses that have high-growth potential to undertake commercialisation projects that will:
- strengthen key industries in Queensland
- diversify the Queensland economy
- compete in domestic and global markets
- engage and/or benefit regional Queensland
- create new jobs, now and in to the future.
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Funding
Ignite Ideas Funding is available under two Tiers:
- Tier 1 – Up to $100,000 for projects of up to 1 year
- Tier 2 – Up to $200,000 for projects of up to 2 years
Eligible Projects
Ignite Ideas Fund projects should focus on activities that commercialise a new and innovative product or service and fall within the following eligible cost categories:
- salaries of project staff (including salary-related on-costs)
- services provided by (unrelated) external parties
- consumables and equipment
- travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.
It is expected that all Ignite Ideas funding will be expended in Queensland, unless it can be demonstrated that expenditure outside Queensland is essential to ensure successful delivery of the project. Project costs must be deemed appropriate for the project and reasonable in nature by the Department.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible to apply for the Ignite Ideas Fund, the applicant organisation must:
- be a business or start-up organisation headquartered in Queensland as at the application closing date
- be registered for GST as at the application closing date
- have no more than 50 full-time-equivalent employees
- not be a subsidiary of a group of companies that has more than 50 full-time-equivalent employees in total
- not have received funding for the proposed project activity from either the State, Federal or Local Government
If applying for Tier 1, the applicant organisation and/or related parties must:
- not have received Ignite Ideas funding previously
- make a cash contribution to the project that is at least equal to 20% of the value of grant funding sought.
If applying for Tier 2, the applicant organisation and/or related parties must:
- not have received an Ignite Ideas Fund Tier 2 grant previously
- have successfully completed any project funded under Tier 1 of the Ignite Ideas Fund (if relevant)
- make a cash contribution to the project that is at least equal to the amount of grant funding sought
- have been registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) prior to 1 July 2018
Organisations and their related parties are limited to one application per funding round.
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Timing
Expression of interest applications for Ignite Ideas Fund Round 9 are now closed.
How to get the Ignite Ideas Fund?
In order to get this grant you will need to demonstrate that:
Your product:
- is clearly innovative, unique and new
- addresses an identified/significant market need
- has export potential
You have:
- a sound understanding of potential market and competitors
- a clear evidence of demand or support from identified
- undertaken acceptable project planning, feasibility, budget and timeframes
- the required technical and management capability
- a proven background of managing similar projects
Your project:
- is well planned and feasible via a project budget with key milestones and timeframes
- establishes the market potential for your product within a reasonably short commercialisation timeline
- can be resourced and can provide matching funds
- addresses the identified project risks
- will benefit the State of Queensland such as increased employment
- will benefit any Queensland regions (outside of south east Queensland)
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Latest News
Little Phil, a charity fundraising platform backed by the QLD Government’s Ignite Ideas Fund, has released its AI-powered charity assistant, which helps charities and causes access the latest emerging technology to save time creating blogs, emails, and social media posts. The AI-powered assistant leverages cutting-edge machine learning technology to quickly generate optimised social media campaigns with a few simple clicks. The newly appointed Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) Commissioner (Sue Woodward AM) has shown a keen interest in using tech for good, recently providing guidance on cryptocurrency donations.
Global Road Technology (GRT) recently received $100,000 in the Round 9 Ignite Ideas Funding through the Advance Queensland innovation initiative designed to support the state’s businesses undertaking commercialisation projects that will benefit the economy now and into the future.
GRT has received funding to promote its SMART Dosing Unit, an automated dosing system designed to reduce dust pollution and silicosis.
GRT’s SMART dosing technology is gaining traction in the mining industry, with trials being run on some of the biggest mine sites. It uses IoT technology to remotely control and automate product use. GRT is grateful for the support of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas initiative.
Bloom recently received $100,000 through the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund Round 9, which they will put towards increasing sales and fast-tracking commercialisation of their product.
Bloom Impact Investing’s vision is a world where a carbon-free economy allows people and the planet to thrive.
Co-founders, Camille Socquet-Clerc and Bertrand Caron, established Bloom in 2019 because they wanted to fix climate change at scale and wanted to make investing in renewable energy projects and cleantech accessible to everyone, not just the ultra-wealthy.
Two Newstead companies have been selected as beneficiaries of the Ignite Ideas fund, an initiative helping Queensland-based start-ups and small-to-medium businesses commercialise their products and services.
Information technology company Brancher has received $100,000 for their virtual mentoring and career development platform.
Earthoffset, which also trades as Monty Compost Co, has received $100,000 for their organic waste recycling technology.
Round 9 Recipients
Program | Period | Project | Location | Sector | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Virtual paediatric emergency care for Queensland Health services Emerging Healthcare Operations Pty Ltd | Health Care and Social Assistance | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Commercialising coice technology supporting phone/online communication in voice-impaired communities Laronix Pty Ltd | Health Care and Social Assistance | $197,950 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Digital IP licensing marketplace for video gaming industry Layer Labs Pty Ltd | Information, Media & Telecommunications | $200,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Patient-centred platform for chronic disease self-monitoring, management, and communication Liquid State Pty Ltd | Information, Media & Telecommunications | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Commercialisation of Mineral Fox Botanicrete to the Australian market Mineral Fox Pty Ltd | Manufacturing | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Commercialising ORDO, a mining supervisor’s shift planning digital toolkit Ordo Enterprises Pty Ltd | Mining | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Data driven AI for resource optimisation Predico Software Pty Ltd | Mining | $177,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Shaipup – a knowledge brokering marketplace Terracipher Pty Ltd | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Real-time wheel bearing monitoring for trucks caravans and trailers The Smarter Towing Company Pty Ltd | Manufacturing | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Commercialising LokaBox Townlec Auto Electrical Pty Ltd | Transport, Postal & Warehousing | $99,500 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Modular, scalable and flat-packable commercial (large-scale) worm farms Wdu Enterprises Pty Ltd | Waste Management | $92,940 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | All-in-one digital freight management platform for small cargo importer businesses My Virtual Freight Forwarder Pty Ltd | Transport, Postal & Warehousing | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Digital platform to make renewables and cleantech investments accessible | Finance | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Education and Training | $100,000 | 9 | ||
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Precision magnetic fields for scientific and industrial applications Elemental Instruments Pty Ltd | Manufacturing | $45,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Portfolio risk analysis software Flametree Technologies Pty Ltd | Finance | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | SMART Dosing Unit for mining dust suppression and Wwter management | Mining | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Flow-Bag Oxygen Mask Respiratory Indicator Pemdx Pty Ltd | Health Care and Social Assistance | $100,000 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | $200,000 | 9 | ||
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Stackle for innovating and personalising online learning Stackle Pty Ltd | Education and Training | $98,500 | 9 | |
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Construction | $100,000 | 9 | ||
Ignite Ideas | 2022 | Agriculture | $200,000 | 9 |
