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River City Labs

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River City Labs
IndustryCoworking space
Founded2012
FounderSteve Baxter
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1
Key people
Websitewww.rivercitylabs.net

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

History

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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.[1] 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ainomugisha, Gerald (5 October 2015). "River City Labs raises $150,000 investment fund for its inaugural accelerator program, powered by muru-D". Australian Anthill. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ "About". 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "River City Labs announces plans to double in size in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley". 16 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ "River City Labs appoints Shoes of Prey's Mike Knapp and entrepreneur Llew Jury as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence - Startup Daily". Startup Daily. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Slice Of History Activates Brisbane Startup Hub - TheUrbanDeveloper.com". TheUrbanDeveloper.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Queensland Startup Precinct". Advance Queensland. Retrieved 29 June 2017.