Entrepreneurial program by University’s Melbourne School of Engineering (MSE) supported by Faculty of Business and Economics
The 2013 MAP fellows are:
SwatchMate
SwatchMate makes it easy to capture beautiful colour in the real world, allowing renovators to match colour to paint, photographers to calibrate their monitors, designers to digitise colour values and for the visually impaired, SwatchMate opens up the world of colour with audio cues, making it easy to tell a $10 bill from a $20 bill. SwatchMate will retail for under $50, helping to make the world a more colourful place.
Cortera Neurotechnologies
Cortera Neurotechnologies, Inc. designs implantable medical devices aimed at revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of incurable neurological conditions as well as enabling cutting-edge neuroscience research. The company has more than half a decade of experience in NeuroEngineering and aims to be at the forefront of the rapidly growing $4.5 billion neurodevices industry. Co-founder and CEO Dr Rikky Muller holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, co-founder Dr Simone Gambini is a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Melbourne and co-founder Peter Ledochowitsch is a Ph.D. candidate in BioEngineering at UC Berkeley.
The Price Geek
The Price Geek is a search engine for anything you want to buy online. It takes data from eBay, Amazon and Craigslist to information analytics to guide consumers in their buying decision. To date, they have acquired 50,000 users and have generated more than $15,000 in eBay sales. The team consists of the holy startup trinity – hacker, hustler and designer.
Ebla
Ebla is an online publishing platform that allows legal practitioners to contribute expertise and cite cases and legislation. Founded by former legal researcher Joseph Valente, experienced legal technologist Adam Neumann, and the venture capital experienced Jason Lim, the company is working closely with a number of universities, barristers and law firms to bring Ebla to relevant market.
2Mar Robotics
2Mar Robotics designs, manufactures and sells wheelchair-mounted robot arms for people with quadriplegia. The arm is voice-controlled ,can learn movements and can be loaded with third-party applications. The team includes Marita Cheng, the 2012 Young Australian of the Year and founder of engineering outreach organisation Robogals, and Hok Shun Poon, a software developer who holds a Master’s degree with first-class honours from Imperial College London.
Client Catalyst
Client Catalyst is a program that assists small businesses by delivering inbound phone calls to local businesses. They have created mobile websites that convert mobile traffic into phone calls from customers. Client Catalyst together with MAP is looking forward to developing a market leading solution for local businesses.
About MAP
The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) Australia builds on innovative ideas that are sparked by passion and interest.
MAP aims to help entrepreneurs across the University of Melbourne community maximise their chances of success through access to resources and mentoring. It also aims to accelerate the progress of participants’ start-ups and create a culture of entrepreneurship at the University.
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