Impact investment fund
Patient capital for founders building for people, place and planet.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Sponsors & Partners
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Future Focused.
Sponsors can be companies, agencies, networks, funders and consultants — and founders too. We choose funders who back founders, specialists we genuinely need (IP lawyers, accountants, certifiers), and members who can offer a service that helps someone else in the Loop.
Future first: we look for partners who think in decades, not election cycles. Every organisation marked “Suggested sponsor — pending” is a proposal only.
Funders & investors
Regional grant program
Co-funding for pilots, prototypes and first production runs.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Angel syndicate
Early cheques and warm introductions for members raising a first round.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Specialist consultants
IP and commercial law firm
Fixed-fee IP reviews, patents, trade marks and collaboration agreements.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Regional accounting practice
Startup structuring, grant acquittal and R&D claims for members.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Regional insurance broker
Product liability cover for members taking physical product to market.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Certification and standards advisor
Getting new materials and products through testing and compliance.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Networks & agencies
Industry and trade networks
Doors into buyers, distributors and export markets for member products.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Regional development body
Tender intelligence and consortium introductions.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Innovation and accelerator agencies
Programs, mentors and lab access members can plug straight into.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Founder supply chain
Steel and metal supplier
Member pricing on short-run fabrication stock.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Packaging and label printer
Small-run labels and compostable packaging for member products.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Cold chain and storage provider
Shared chilled storage for food producers.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Freight and logistics operator
Shared pallet runs south for member products.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Founders supporting founders
Members who offer a service other founders need. If you can help, you can sponsor.
Member design studio
Branding and packaging design at member rates for other founders.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Member fabrication workshop
Prototyping and short-run making for founders without a workshop.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Member grant writer
Grant and tender writing support, shared across a Loop.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Local outlets
Independent grocer network
Shelf space for member food and household products.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Regional gallery and makers market
Retail and exhibition slots for member makers.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Café and venue group
Stocking member product and hosting Pitch & Coffee.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Visitor information centres
Regional product display along the slow tourism routes.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Council & government
Local authorities and short-term procurement partners. Useful for permits and venues, but not the long-term supply chain we are building around.
Townsville City Council
Precinct access, procurement pathways and event venues.
Suggested sponsor — pending
University materials lab
Testing and certification support for new materials.
Suggested sponsor — pending
Become a future-focused partner
Partners are the supply chain, services and outlets that think in decades with us. If your business is building long-term value, not chasing short-term wins, you belong here.
Start the conversation- Your name on the founding partner wall at GRaB Eco Park
- Direct line to every member through the Loop pages
- First look at member products, prototypes and pilot opportunities
- A seat at The Tender Table when consortiums form
- Recognition across the site, events and member communications