i4 Connect
Invite, inspire, incubate, invest

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StartUp & Commercialisation Practitioners

 

Startups and Commercialisation since 1988

Headquartered in Melbourne with offices planned in Townsville to Tasmania and Sydney to Perth, i4 Connect enables innovative businesses to realise their global potential.

Our team consists of founders, mentors, advisors, investors & supporters of the startup ecosystem, carefully selected to deliver expert business advice and program services that are flexible, adaptable and most definitely scalable. Over the last 30 years, each i4 Connect team member has put our own ‘skin in the game’, through cash, effort, risk, reputation & opportunity cost, to learn the skills of venture & value creation and to create and build multiple successful ventures

Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to enquire whether our services are right for you.

 

Contact

➤ LOCATION

802/325 Collins St.
Melbourne, Vic 3001

☎ CONTACT

info@i4connect.com.au

 

i4 and our four i’s


INCLUsive

Diversity, balance, robustness and fairness are core traits of the i4 Connect team. We value diversity for the new and interesting paths it offers; Balance as without it, we inevitably fail to consider a critical facet of business development or growth; Robustness as it pertains to resilience and not being too precious about individual points of view or perspectives and being able to let go when circumstances demand; and Fairness between each other and in all our dealings.


INspired

We seek to be inspired in all facets of our lives. From it we are able to be creative and use our talent, intellect and connections to help others achieve their dreams. Seeing others achieve far more than what they thought possible is inspiration in and of itself. When we can extend into larger scale global opportunities that originate in Australia and create export revenue we are achieving a much higher order goal.


inquisitive

Curious and questioning describes our general demeanour. You’ll be left in no doubt of this following our first and successive meetings. Learning new things, listening far more than talking and gaining insight is where we feel most comfortable. You should expect our lines of inquiry to feel quite invasive. We’re not just looking to uncover what makes your business tick but more importantly, our interest is in what makes you tick. Conversely the process will tell you a lot about us and our why as well.


investible

Invest-ability is our primary metric - for us and our clients. Our ethos revolves around the creation of transferrable value. Accordingly as we construct a strategy, system or capability we consider this in context of how the buyer/investor applies a multiple to the value they see in it. If a strategy, system or capability does not contribute to the multiple then it’s typically not worth doing.

 
 

 
 
Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.
— Theodore Levitt (1925 – 2006), Renowned economist
 
 

 
 
 

Let's Chat.

Use the form below to contact us regarding your enquiry. Please be as detailed as possible. Include your industry along with any specific requests. To help us best service your enquiry, we recommend that you first describe the issue you’re having before telling us what you want to achieve. You may also email or call us to make an appointment.

For job opportunities, please email us your resume. We’re always looking for new and exceptional talent to lead the firm into uncharted fields of practice.

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