STARTCUP CHALLENGE

BECAUSE IT ALL STARTS AROUND A CUP OF COFFEE

VOTING IS CLOSED
GOOD LUCK TO OUR THREE FINALISTS

The winner will be announced at an event for finalists on the 3rd of November.

MEET OUR FINALISTS

From the belief that coffee can be a force for good, Nespresso launched the Australian Startcup challenge to propel the move towards sustainability and inclusion in business.
Uuvipak

On a mission to eradicate single-use plastic from our daily lives, Uuvipak co-founders Dr Shafali Gupta and Andy Epifani have created a range of 100% home-compostable and edible packaging, made from upcycled organic food waste.

Uuvipak's innovative circular model aims to reduce the impact we have on our planet and change the way we approach packaging.

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Gaia Project

Recognising the need to reduce waste and improve the way in which we farm and cultivate crops, Gaia Project Founder Nadun Hennayak created the Intelligent Crop Cultivation Module (ICCM).

The ICCM is an innovative and unique modular cultivation method that responds to the plants' natural growth cycle in order to significantly reduce and reuse water, while reducing energy and nutrient usage and doubling crop yield, effectively changing the way we grow produce.

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Tackle Lab's NOGO Bin

Seeing the incredible number of nappies that end up in landfills across Australia every day, Jaci Mata and Meg Connor founded TackleLab with the goal of diverting nappy and wipe waste from landfill.

Encouraging the switch from plastic to compostable nappies, TackleLab created the NOGO Bin to allow childcare centres to compost used nappies at scale.

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