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About Pete Horsley

Pete Horsley is the founder of Remarkable, a disability technology accelerator that started in 2016 as an initiative of Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Remarkable runs Launcher, Accelerator and Scaler programs for startups whose technology improves inclusion for people with disability, and it also runs the Inclusive Innovation Network.

Horsley has more than 18 years of experience in the disability sector. Remarkable has since grown into an international hub for disability tech, with a director based in the United States.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, he explained why diversity matters in the startup ecosystem, and he also features in the companion documentary.

In conversation.

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Start herePete Horsley explains why diversity is so important in the ecosystemHis own interview, on why diversity matters in the startup ecosystem.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4

With Simon Thomsen, Tim Boyle, David Burt, Rachel Yang, Sarah Pearson, Bruce Tulloch, Cheryl Mack, Lucinda Hartley, Joshua Flannery, Megan Sebben, Alex Scandurra, Phil Ireland, Julie Trell, Peter Devine, Dean McEvoy, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Aaron Birkby, Annie Parker, Paul Bassat, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Melissa Widner, Hamish Hawthorn, Lauren Capelin

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Pete Horsley explains why diversity is so important in the ecosystem.

  1. 0:30Meet Pete Horsley
  2. 0:44Pete's Background and Entry into Startups
  3. 1:40The Change My World in One Minute Competition
  4. 3:00Creating the Solar Powered Wheelchair
  5. 4:07Hackathons and Their Outcomes
  6. 4:48Funding from Telstra and Launching Remarkable
  7. 6:13Support and Mentorship in the Ecosystem
  8. 8:30Observations on Gaps in the Ecosystem
  9. 9:12Early Stage Capital Challenges
  10. 10:42Opportunities in Disability Tech

In their own words.

“We can't continue to look to dig our future out of the ground. We have to dig it out of our heads.”
Pete Horsley — Pete Horsley explains why diversity is so important in the ecosystemThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 29 May 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Founder · Remarkable

  2. Earlier

    Innovation lead (parent organisation of Remarkable) · Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Sources: crunchbase.com

Remarkable on Day One

Remarkable is a disability technology accelerator that began in 2016 as an initiative of Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

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