Most people have had an idea. A better way to do something, a product that should exist but doesn't. Then comes the question that quietly kills it: but how would I actually do this? The Foundry exists to answer that question, early. We run a ten-module entrepreneurship program that takes secondary students from a first idea all the way to a real pitch. Over a term, students find a genuine problem, test it on real people, shape a solution, build a business model around it, and then stand up on Demo Day and pitch a venture to a panel. Not a class about entrepreneurship. A workshop in doing it, with real deliverables, honest assessment, and founders in the room pushing back. What makes it work is the mentors. We bring practising founders, builders and industry professionals in to spend real time with students. A framework can be taught on a page. What it actually feels like to back yourself and ship anyway cannot. For that, a student needs someone who has done it, sitting across the table, being honest. The strongest ventures graduate into The Founder's Cup, our inter-school competition, where teams from across the state go head to head. The Foundry is the training. The Founder's Cup is the stage. We are building this in South Australia, for South Australian students, because a state that has always done more with less should be telling its young people that building something is a thing they are allowed to do. Schools interested in running the program, and founders willing to give an hour as a mentor, are welcome to get in touch.
| Website | https://safoundry.com.au/ |
| Employees | 2 (0 on RocketReach) |
| Industry | Education |
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The Foundry is based in Adelaide, South Australia.
