CANBERRA — Frontier Innovators is the first part of a 15 million Australian dollar ($11.3) initiative supporting social entrepreneurship in the Indo-Pacific through innovationXchange — an ideas hub operating within the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The 15 winners announced in April were chosen from more than 700 applicants as businesses that could impact the Indo-Pacific region. Each received up to AU$100,000 in funding, as well as support to help scale their business and create a greater regional impact.
Among the winners of Frontier Innovators was a name that is becoming familiar in funding circles — BagoSphere.
By identifying the needs of employers, BagoSphere aims to develop and implement experiential training programs that connect students and employers directly, providing a new way for disconnected youth to move from poverty into careers — and transform lives in the process.