Showcasing 23 of Australia’s most promising early-stage ventures, Cicada x Tech23 is an annual festival celebrating radical innovation and brave ideas from the world of deep tech. The event connects founders with an audience of problem solvers, investors and big thinkers – inviting the ecosystem to support game-changing people and ideas that can revolutionise our world.
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Cicada x Tech23
Elevate Courses - Now Recruiting
Cicada HealthTech Hub x QUT BridgeTech: Building the Future of MedTech
Aerospace Elevate
Get ready to launch your venture
Over an intensive hands-on 2-day workshop, our mentors and experts will provide personalised advice and feedback to help you gain deeper insights, validate your market and customers and refine your value proposition.
Aerospace Elevate is a fast-paced, hands-on workshop for you to work on your space tech idea with personalised advice and feedback to help you go faster.
HCTP Business Fundamentals Course
Space Stride - 6-month Coaching Program
NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program - Info Sessions
Ask an Expert - 1:1 Mentor Sessions
Deep Tech Stride - 6-month Coaching Program
Stride is a 6-month bespoke coaching program where you set the goals and we help you to get there. With a coach and mentors by your side and a desk at Cicada HQ, you will have dedicated time and support to work towards those important next milestones.
GRDC Stride - 6-month Coaching Program
Stride is a 6-month coaching program where you set the goals and we help you to get there. We help you to adapt your deep technology to solve challenges in agriculture and the grains industry. Our expert-in-residence will guide and coach you on the agriculture value chain and how to translate and integrate your technology for commercial adoption.
Every team's pathway and goals are different, so the Stride program is tailored to precisely what you are your team are seeking to achieve.
Health Tech Hub Stride - 6-month Coaching Program

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