UNSW women win $13k in cash prizes at the Founders New Wave Cohort 10 Showcase

More than 100 people descended on the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre on Friday, September 23 for the UNSW Founders New Wave Cohort 10 showcase. UNSW Founders New Wave addresses the gender gap in entrepreneurship by launching more women-led startups.

The packed-to-the-rafters audience watched the top 10 teams pitch for a share in $13k of cash prizes to judges Naomi Huynh (Student Experience Officer, UNSW Faculty of Science), Gabriella Nunes (Senior Manager (Startups), UNSW Founders), Rita Henderson (Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW), and Chris Styles (Dean, UNSW Business School).

Judges winner: ONCOBREATH

People’s Choice: HiMama!

UNSW Business School Innovation Award: Setara Skate Co.

Dean of Science Award: Understand Your Brain

Faculty of Engineering Award: Maeve

New Wave offers UNSW students, staff and alumni who identify as women, at any stage of their journey, access to skills-building workshops, expert masterclasses and industry-leading mentors to form, refine and test their startup ideas.

New Waves runs twice annually in the term breaks. The principles taught in New Wave have been tried and tested, with profound results for the hundreds of women founders we have worked with all over the world. Our mission is to support and inspire you, which is why we have pulled together loads of complimentary resources, workshops and events for you to access during the program.

Sign up for the next UNSW Founders New Wave cohort here.