FitUsIn Chosen for High-Profile Accelerator Program in Australia

 

Modelled on the renowned US-based TechStars program, ANZ Innovyz START helps to develop successful tech enterprises with potentially break-through ideas that are ready for accelerated growth. Just ten entrants for the Summer 2013 program were selected from over 120 applicants from around the world.  

 

The FitUsIn team will be based in South Australia for a 13-week intensive mentorship program at the ANZ Innovyz START offices in the heart of Adelaide’s Central Business District. There, they will receive a range of sponsored business support services to help them accelerate growth, as well as advice from more than 35 mentors, including CEOs and corporate executives who have started, grown and exited companies. High-profile program mentors include Chief Experience Evangelist for Microsoft’s US Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) team, Chris Bernard, noted Silicon Valley entrepreneur Martin Babinec, and co-founder and former Chairman of DealsDirect, Paul Greenberg. 

 

At the conclusion of the program on April 18th, FitUsIn will present its business plan to more than 350 attendees and investors at a special Demo-Day at Adelaide Town Hall. 

 

Dr. Jana Matthews, Managing Director of ANZ Innovyz START said: “We only accept a handful of companies for ANZ Innovyz START.  Our decision is based on whether we believe the innovation is  “breakthrough”, and whether the company founders are really committed, coachable, and have leadership potential. FitUsIn is an exciting company with a potentially industry-changing product and a dedicated leadership team. We look forward to helping them realise their vision and preparing them for global growth.” 

 

Nick Reade, ANZ General Manager for Small Business said “We’re excited by the calibre of the participants for our second program and feel that we are building on the success of our inaugural class last year. To have participants of this calibre validates why ANZ is supporting the ANZ Innovyz START program and the broader start-up segment in general.”

 

Vanessa Picker, CEO of FitUsIn said “the ANZ Innovyz Start Program will allow FitUsIn to grow rapidly, firstly within South Australia and then beyond. After winning Startup Weekend Sydney last year, we successfully signed up more than 70 gyms around the country, including Australia’s largest corporate fitness provider. We are now looking to accelerate this growth and we believe this will be achievable through working with mentors that the ANZ Innovyz START program has to offer.”

 

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