Brandon Burns

X-Hemp uses both agricultural waste and purpose-grown cannabis crops to make environmentally-friendly hemp building products. The industrial hemp sector has been officially recognised as an emerging industry. We are Tasmanias only hemp fibre processing facility, one of a small handful currently operational in the country, and the only 100% female-owned and operated facility of this type in the world. After securing loans as pre-seed capital to launch in mid-2021, in October 2023 we raised just over $1.5 million via the crowd-sourced funding platform Birchal. After welcoming close to one thousand new shareholders for our next stage of growth, we were then awarded a grant of $480,000 under the Boosting Female Founders scheme. Over the past two years, we have secured supply lines, worked through innumerable start-up challenges, more than doubled the number of hempcrete homes built in Tassie over the past decade, and are ready to scale.

acta® is Australia’s first complete talent directory and booking platform, setting a new standard for all types of talent opportunities. Industry-led, the platform provides talent bookers direct access to talent and their true agents or managers, before combining cutting-edge automation with expert recommendations to make sourcing and booking talent effortless. Supported by over 90% of the industry with some of the biggest names in entertainment as shareholders themselves, acta is transforming a fragmented industry by fostering transparency, efficiency, and ethical practices. Winner 2019 Australian Event Awards Best New Product - National Winner 2019 Australian Event Awards Best New Event Service - National Winner 2018/19 MEA Awards Best Innovation - National Winner 2018/19 MEA Awards Best Innovation - NSW

Mercha makes it really easy for businesses of all shapes and sizes to buy, store and distribute quality company branded merch that theyll actually want to keep.

Empiraa is a strategic planning and goal tracking platform helping people feel good about business. Streamline your strategic planning process and engage your team effectively. With Empiraa, you can transform your business goals into actionable plans, ensuring team alignment and success.

We make hydration fun, functional + interesting. Whether you need a boost of energy, a better nights sleep, or glowing skin, our formulations do more than just quench your thirst. With a unique blend of science and creativity, our vitamin-based, electrolyte range has been meticulously crafted to support you on your unique health journey, with a focus on both efficacy and enjoyment. Crafted in the heart of regional Australia, we are proud to be an independent brand that’s completely Aussie made and owned. From the ingredients we source to the manufacturing process, we ensure top-notch quality while supporting local communities. Because when it comes to playing with water, we believe nothing beats the Aussie touch. @vitadrop

Maslow is a fintech that approaches money from the perspective of greater community. Bringing together investment, savings and financial services products into one location on the basis of adding value to each member of the community, Maslow will offer investment and financial products for all stages of a persons life - All provided free of conflict.

Broad Radio is radio made by you, for you. Streaming live every week on Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn. We want to help women celebrate every side of themselves. We want to connect all of us. Because we all have more to say, more to share and more to give. Thats why were here for more.

We simplify fundraising so that forward-thinking businesses can build communities of engaged supporters and get back to shaping the future we all want to see. Birchal is the market leader of crowd-sourced funding (CSF) in Australia, providing regulated offers of security. With 75% market share, and as one of the first licensed CSF platforms in Australia, Birchal provides an essential capital source for startups, scaleups, and small businesses. Since we started in 2018 were proud to have raised $199m, for over 250 campaigns from over 115,000 investments! We make it easier for founders to engage with new stakeholders and build a passionate community of investors. And we change the way investors find and invest in the brands and businesses they love.

Kindship is a free digital social network for parents raising children with disabilities, delays, and neurodiversity. We help mums and dads build friendships, find support and learn from like-minded parents on similar journeys.

"Excellence in Insurtech" winner Finnies 2022. KOBA Insurance is one of Australias first pay-per-KM car insurers, offering real-time insurance where you pay for what you use. Pay a simple fixed cost for coverage while parked, and a few cents per km you drive. Powered by smart tech, KOBA uses connected car data to measure actual kilometres travelled, offering a true pay-per-km insurance policy and a fairer solution to low-usage drivers. KOBA customers can measure their trips, see costs and pay automatically via our smartphone app. Visit www.kobainsurance.com to join the pay-per-KM movement today. This insurance is issued by KOBA Insurance Pty Ltd, ABN 33 642 789 286 | AR 001288655 (KOBA), on behalf of the insurer, Eric Insurance Limited ABN 18 009 129 793 | AFSL 238279 (eric).

Citizen Wolf is proudly B Corp certified and combines algorithms and on-demand manufacturing to create the future of fashion today: custom made and Magic Fit® to your body, ethically made in Sydney with zero waste. Since 2022 we are also 100% circular. Our Take-Back scheme guarantees our clothes will never end up in landfill, and we combine your old Magic Fit® Tees with our offcut fabric scraps from the factory to create a new, gorgeous 50% recycled fabric from which we can make your next Magic Fit® Tee. Yes, really! Distilled from 196 million data points, our proprietary Magic Fit® technology automates tailoring at scale using simple biometrics of height, weight, age and bra. With T-shirts as our proof of concept, we create made-to-measure clothing to fit each individual body 10x faster than traditional tailoring, with all garments made ethically and sustainably in Sydney. It’s better for customers and planet, but also better business as we sell direct-to-consumer via an online growth engine that’s profitable from the first order. Citizen Wolf won a Good Design Award Gold in the Fashion Impact category (2019) and was also named ‘Innovation Champion of the Year 2019’ by the National Retail Association, as well as being a finalist for ‘Best Ethical Fashion Brand’ at the prestigious Prix de Marie Claire (2017). Citizen Wolf has been featured on national TV via SBS World News (twice) and Shark Tank as well as top tier press such as Vogue, InStyle, Men’s Health, The AFR’s ‘Luxury’ magazine, The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald to name but a few.

Founded in Melbourne, Yondr Money was incorporated for the purpose of providing the Australian consumers with a customer-centric money alternative. Innovation at our core, we seek to be a game changer in the industry by providing a seamless and frictionless solution for the new world digital banking market, with a innovate offering for a disruptive generation. Visit yondr.money for more information

AHV is a 100% Australian owned company putting more money back into the pockets of beekeepers. We partner with beekeepers to market, pack and sell honey for a share of the profits. We carefully manage our distributor relationships to make sure we are in alignment and get the maximum value out of our products.

PREPD is an award-winning lifestyle/sports drink based on over 20 years of University research, allowing for enhanced absorption of fluids into the bloodstream and optimisation of gut health.

X-Hemp uses both agricultural waste and purpose-grown cannabis crops to make environmentally-friendly hemp building products. The industrial hemp sector has been officially recognised as an emerging industry. We are Tasmanias only hemp fibre processing facility, one of a small handful currently operational in the country, and the only 100% female-owned and operated facility of this type in the world. After securing loans as pre-seed capital to launch in mid-2021, in October 2023 we raised just over $1.5 million via the crowd-sourced funding platform Birchal. After welcoming close to one thousand new shareholders for our next stage of growth, we were then awarded a grant of $480,000 under the Boosting Female Founders scheme. Over the past two years, we have secured supply lines, worked through innumerable start-up challenges, more than doubled the number of hempcrete homes built in Tassie over the past decade, and are ready to scale.

acta® is Australia’s first complete talent directory and booking platform, setting a new standard for all types of talent opportunities. Industry-led, the platform provides talent bookers direct access to talent and their true agents or managers, before combining cutting-edge automation with expert recommendations to make sourcing and booking talent effortless. Supported by over 90% of the industry with some of the biggest names in entertainment as shareholders themselves, acta is transforming a fragmented industry by fostering transparency, efficiency, and ethical practices. Winner 2019 Australian Event Awards Best New Product - National Winner 2019 Australian Event Awards Best New Event Service - National Winner 2018/19 MEA Awards Best Innovation - National Winner 2018/19 MEA Awards Best Innovation - NSW

Mercha makes it really easy for businesses of all shapes and sizes to buy, store and distribute quality company branded merch that theyll actually want to keep.

Empiraa is a strategic planning and goal tracking platform helping people feel good about business. Streamline your strategic planning process and engage your team effectively. With Empiraa, you can transform your business goals into actionable plans, ensuring team alignment and success.

We make hydration fun, functional + interesting. Whether you need a boost of energy, a better nights sleep, or glowing skin, our formulations do more than just quench your thirst. With a unique blend of science and creativity, our vitamin-based, electrolyte range has been meticulously crafted to support you on your unique health journey, with a focus on both efficacy and enjoyment. Crafted in the heart of regional Australia, we are proud to be an independent brand that’s completely Aussie made and owned. From the ingredients we source to the manufacturing process, we ensure top-notch quality while supporting local communities. Because when it comes to playing with water, we believe nothing beats the Aussie touch. @vitadrop