River City Labs Explained

River City Labs
Industry:Coworking space
Founder:Steve Baxter
Foundation:2012
Location City:Brisbane
Location Country:Australia
Locations:1

River City Labs is an Australian coworking space and accelerator founded in 2012.

History

River City Labs was founded by tech entrepreneur Steve Baxter to support the entrepreneurial scene in Queensland.[1] River City Labs provides a coworking space, mentoring, workshops and other services to help members develop their concepts into businesses.[2]

In 2015, River City Labs was able to expand into the accelerator space, dubbed RCL Accelerator, due to a partnership with the Telstra backed muru-D accelerator program. In late 2015 River City Labs announced plans to double in size.[3] In 2017 Shoes of Prey co-founder Mike Knapp and Reload Media Founder Llew Jury were appointed joint Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) [4]

In 2017, River City Labs more than doubled in size after moving into the T.C. Beirne Building, as part of the Queensland Government's Startup Precinct initiative. Other tenants include the CSIRO's Data61.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ainomugisha. Gerald. River City Labs raises $150,000 investment fund for its inaugural accelerator program, powered by muru-D. Australian Anthill. 5 October 2015 . 23 March 2016.
  2. Web site: About . 2016 . 23 March 2016.
  3. Web site: River City Labs announces plans to double in size in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley . 16 November 2015 . 23 March 2016.
  4. News: River City Labs appoints Shoes of Prey's Mike Knapp and entrepreneur Llew Jury as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence - Startup Daily. 2017-07-28. Startup Daily. 2017-08-09. en-US.
  5. News: Slice Of History Activates Brisbane Startup Hub - TheUrbanDeveloper.com. 2017-02-15. TheUrbanDeveloper.com. 2017-06-29. en-US.
  6. Web site: Queensland Startup Precinct. Advance Queensland. en-AU. 2017-06-29.