ESIC RiverPitch attracts a full house and an investment offer

"If you’re looking to invest money into beer, quirky venues, kitchen space, customer feedback, or cardiac rehab – then Brisbane’s RiverPitch last week was the place to be. In a full house of 80 pre-screened investors, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs, five mostly local Brisbane teams pitched their progress and lofty goals in the hopes of securing a potentially life-changing seed investment. Organised by Brisbane’s not-for-profit technology startup hub, River City Labs, this was the first RiverPitch focussed purely on early stage innovation companies (ESICs) – a theme inspired by the federal government’s new tax incentives for investment into qualified ESICs." Read more

Andrea Martins Tech Street Journal 14 Nov 2016