One of the world’s biggest and “most startup friendly” accelerators is coming to Australia

"The accelerator claiming to be the “most startup friendly in the world” is setting up shop in Australia thanks to $280,000 in funding from the federal government. Minister for innovation Christopher Pyne announced on Wednesday that Boston-based accelerator MassChallenge will be coming to the country, bringing with it “idea-pitching competitions, startup bootcamps and local and international mentoring”. “MassChallenge has a proven model that has graduated 835 alumni since 2010, raised $1.1 billion in funding, generated over $520 million in revenue and created 6500 jobs,” Pyne says." Read more

Denham Sadler StartupSmart 20 April 2016