Colin Kinner
Founder and CEO
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Latest conversation · Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem
The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 3About Startup Onramp
Startup Onramp runs training, coaching and peer-support programs for early-stage startup founders across Australia. Colin Kinner founded it in Brisbane in 2016 and leads it as CEO; it began as a 12-week pre-accelerator and says it has worked with more than 2,000 founders since 2017. Founders can join its Founder Community membership, which combines coaching, courses and AI tools, take a self-paced Founders Course or book one-on-one coaching. It also runs programs with economic development bodies, startup hubs and universities.
- Sector
- Pre-accelerator training and mentoring
- Business model
- B2C subscription
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Brisbane
- Markets
- Australia
Sources: startupdaily.net, startuponramp.com, startupdaily.net
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