Green Gravity and Wollongong Resources Finalise Deal for Gravity Storage Trials at Russell Vale Mine

Exciting news from the iAccelerate community! Green Gravity, one of our innovative resident companies, has teamed up with Wollongong Resources to launch groundbreaking gravitational energy storage trials at the Russell Vale mine. This partnership builds on the MOU announced back in December 2023, and it's a huge step forward in the Illawarra’s journey towards sustainable energy solutions right here in Wollongong.

From Students to Founders: How V-DAQ is Driving Innovation in Transport

What began as a university engineering project has now become one of Australia’s fastest-growing regulatory telematics providers. Meet V-DAQ - a company revolutionizing transport technology and compliance, co-founded by students who took an idea from the classroom and turned it into a business servicing some of the country’s largest transport operators.

iAccelerate leading Australia for supporting Female Entrepreneurship

iAccelerate is proud to be named as the only Australian finalist in the 2025 Global Triple E Awards in the category of Female Entrepreneurship, celebrating its leadership in building an inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem.

UOW iAccelerate hosted the inaugural STEMM Stroll for women

UOW iAccelerate a finalist in the prestigious Asia-Pacific Triple E Awards

Awards recognise entrepreneurship excellence in higher education.

Regional RISE entrepreneurs pitch, circular economy, sustainable food, and tourism solutions

Twenty regional entrepreneurs have impressed a panel of judges with their business pitch at the recent RISE Pitch Days held at the University of Wollongong (UOW), Southern Highlands Campus on Thursday 27 June and UOW Bega Valley Campus on Friday 5 July.

Welcome our 2024 August Activate Cohort

The iAccelerate Community is excited to introduce our newest Activate cohort. We look forward to bringing you updates as their companies go from strength to strength.

Digital Employment Medical Passport

Congratulations to Sample Assist for successfully submitting their first patent for the groundbreaking Digital Employment Medical Passport!

Meet our new resident companies in iAccelerate

Turning plastic waste into homewares: International team to create community-based plastic recycling system

In Australia, just 12 per cent of recyclable plastic produced each year is being recycled, and 88 per cent of all possible recyclable plastics ends up in landfill.

Professor Lorna Moxham honoured for work on groundbreaking Recovery Camp

Mental health nurse co-founded social enterprise that has changed the lives of consumers and students

Building a connected network: Meet the UOW graduates behind award-winning startup Auxilis

From software engineers to marketing professionals and as high up as the CEO, the staff at this company all have one thing in common.

Illawarra startups soar to new heights

UOW iAccelerate entrepreneurs report $75.3M sales revenue, add $22M into Illawarra, south coast economy

Introducing our latest crop of startups

"Best and brightest minds" join iAccelerate startups for industry internships

LIFT 2024 launched to boost women’s participation in STEM and entrepreneurship

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic celebrated entrepreneurial spirit of scholarship recipients.

Empathetic leadership is the way of the future

On International Women’s Day, I’d like to remind all women the quote from Michelle Obama: “No-one told me I could do it.”

Bega Campus Networking event to support new business ideas

iAccelerate is serving business innovation in the regions in 2024 with the RISE Program. The University of Wollongong has a history of business development success in the Bega Valley and will continue to innovation with a New Business Networking event on 4 April, 2024.

The booming business of beer: The UOW graduates’ app that streamlines brewery management

Running your own brewery is a dream come true for most beer lovers, but the day-to-day administration can get in the way of the original passion of brewing.

Why adaptability is a business superpower

Successful female entrepreneurs discuss job transitions, rewriting career playbooks and chasing their dreams

UOW to host Regional Innovation Summit for Entrepreneurs in the Bega Valley

Summit will bring together industry leaders, regional entrepreneurs, investors, and government in one place

Lift as you climb: $1M funding for women in STEM & entrepreneurship

The LIFT program is a partnership between UOW, industry and community empowering women from the Illawarra

Imposter syndrome under the spotlight

Entrepreneurial women meet at UOW's iAccelerate to discuss boosting female start-ups

iAccelerate launches social enterprise program

Course will support under-represented entrepreneurs to drive positive change

iAccelerate and Scalapay partner to support local entrepreneurs

The Scalapay Scale Up Scholarship aims to empower the Illawarra's fintech future

Boosting Illawarra’s economy, one start-up at a time

iAccelerate’s 2022 Economic Impact Report shows great progress for the region’s jobs and equality

Brewing software startup awarded Scalapay Scale Up Scholarship

Wollongong-based company Abbl joins UOW's incubator iAccelerate to scale and grow

Supporting Illawarra women to start their entrepreneurial journey

At iAccelerate, we're proud to be the home of entrepreneurship in the Illawarra, where half of our resident companies have an active female founder. While this is punching well above national and international standards, we are actively finding ways of supporting more women to enter in to entrepreneurship.

iAccelerate to launch Regional Entrepreneur Program in Eurobodalla

Initiative to boost economic resilience, create jobs in bushfire-affected regions.

Azility acquired by Montreal-based Valsoft

iAccelerate company Azility Energy Management Solutions has been acquired by Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation Inc.

Binary Tech redefining pathology sample transportation

iAccelerate company Binary Tech has signed a collaboration agreement with Roche Diagnostics to work as part of its navify® Digital Solutions to help labs address pathology sampling issues which can occur during transportation.

Welcome the March 2022 activate cohort

The iAccelerate Community is excited to welcome the latest cohort and we look forward to bringing you updates as there companies go from strength to strength.

Australian craft brewing industry benefits from iAccelerate success story

Illawarra-based yeast lab is the first of its kind in NSW

ExSitu finalists at the national innovageing awards 2022

Bay & Basin Community Resources (BBCR) partnered with iAccelerate residents ExSitu in the ‘Improving Consumer Choice’ category for the awards. These awards showcase organisations increasing their client-focused initiatives and improving quality services to older Australians.

New year, new career

iAccelerate, UOW's unique business accelerator and incubator, is open for fresh ideas from local Illawarra entrepreneurs

$1M boost to produce next-gen entrepreneurs

Funding to establish two entrepreneurship programs at the University

Building blocks of engineering career constructed with Lego

V-DAQ, helping to future-proof the transport industry

V-DAQ are making waves in the transport industry.

April Creed named in ‘Most Influential Healthcare Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021'

Congrats to iAccelerate resident April Creed, co-founder of ExSitu, for being named one of the 20 most influential healthcare entrepreneurs to watch in 2021 by The Healthcare Insights magazine!

Aegis launch 'Safe Strata'

After successfully receiving an MVP grant iAccelerate resident company Aegis have launched a new application Safe Strata to assist occupants, strata managers and trades people.

Allotrac closes their first million-dollar contract

Allotrac rang the bell recently at iAccelerate to celebrate closing their first million-dollar contract.

Aussie Books for Zim delivers 30,000 books to Zimbabwe

iAccelerate’s resident social enterprise Aussie Books for Zim have just reached a major milestone in their bid to promote education and improve literacy in the remote rural communities of Zimbabwe.

Building a city on rock and roll – the rise of Yours & Owls

How UOW grads and iAccelerate residents built the Yours & Owls Festival from the grassroots up, and its impact on the city’s culture.

Binary Beer IoT Hub’s “Australian IoT Awards” finalist

iAccelerate residents Binary Beer have been kicking some serious goals!

Introducing Azility! Planet Footprint launch re-brand

iAccelerate resident company Planet Footprint has recently re-branded.

152HQ awarded Gold Disruptor for 2018

iAccelerate resident company 152HQ, were awarded Gold Disruptor for 2018 at the national ACS Digital Disruptor Award for Service Transformation for the Digital Consumer: Corporate. 

Another win for Aussie books for Zim

On the 19th of August 2018, Aussie Books for Zim (ABZ) set up another library in rural Zimbabwe at Chinembiri SDA primary school in Rusape.

UOW students undertake Start-up subject at iAccelerate

iAccelerate are excited to welcome fifteen UOW engineering students to iAccelerate this Summer to complete a Start-Up subject as part of their UOW degree.

UOW launches $10m seed fund to support Australian innovation

iAccelerate's $10 million seed fund will enable early and advanced startups to grow and thrive.

SCIT Tech Expo showcases Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spirit at UOW

The SCIT Autumn Tech Expo 2025, held in June 2025 at the University of Wollongong, was buzzing with excitement and fresh ideas.

From research to reality: How the iAccelerate Activate Program empowers academics and entrepreneurs

Noor Jarbou joined the iAccelerate Activate Program for the chance to understand how to better pitch her skills to the academic world. What she didn’t expect to gain was the confidence and knowledge to bring her ideas to life as an entrepreneur.

UOW spinouts to launch and scale innovative goals

Universities are fertile ground for new ideas and, when combined with the acumen of business incubators such as iAccelerate, these ideas can spring to life.

Building innovative foundations for industry leadership

Sicona is the ultimate example of how companies can work with iAccelerate to build a foundation of research and innovation, and tap into the rich knowledge of the University of Wollongong.

From research to real change: ExSitu’s journey in end-of-life planning

With the experience and knowledge of the University of Wollongong at its fingertips, iAccelerate excels in helping start-ups to collaborate with an incredible wealth of researchers who are experts in their field.