Programs & opportunities

The Technology Scale-up Awards celebrate Australia’s most innovative and disruptive technology businesses, recognising leading innovators who are making a significant impact in their industry sectors, and demonstrating growth potential and capacity to scale.

The UK Space Agency invites proposals for the International Bilateral Fund.

Join us for a 4 week immersive Design-athon experience. By registering your team to solve 1 of 3 problem statements you’ll have a chance to win prizes and seed funding to invest back to your solution. The winning teams will also get a place in Remarkable Launcher.

Tell your story, showcase your achievements, and celebrate your success on the global stage with the best of Australian exporters.

Are you planning to get back into the tech workforce after taking a break? Planning to return to tech but have little idea on where or how to start? Join us at the scaleup hub in Sydney for an exclusive one-day event, delivered by Stone & Chalk in collaboration with Investment NSW, that will empower women and non-binary people who have had a break from work, to regain control of their careers.

Would you benefit from having a university partner? Apply for a startup membership now!

A global entrepreneurship program open to women founders whose start-ups have a social/environmental impact.

We’re putting the call out to all seed stage or early stage Fintech startups to enter now – it’s fast and it’s free.

Attention all women entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners! Are you looking to turn your ideas into reality? Our accelerator program is designed to help women create their own businesses and start-ups. With a strong focus on personal and professional development, our program provides the tools and resources you need to succeed. Our expert mentors will guide you through the process, providing coaching and high motivational techniques to help you stay focused and achieve your goals. From networking opportunities to business planning, we'll help you grow your business and achieve your dreams. Join a community of like-minded women and take your career to new heights. Apply now for our accelerator program and start your journey towards success!

The 2nd Maki Challenge 2023 (2nd Makinohara City Challenge Business Contest) will be held.

Makinohara City Challenge Business Contest is a pitch event where start-ups compete to develop a business plan in collaboration with Makinohara City, last year 2022, 81 startups from Japan,10 from abroad have applied, Winners receive cash prizes and access to Makinohara City resources.

Grants to help Australian businesses invest in projects that build their defence export capability.

Funding for Australian businesses to build industrial capabilities that fit with Defence’s Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities.

ANDHealth+ is the leading digital health commercialisation program in Australia, with a proven track record of scaling digital health businesses across a broad range of clinical and commercial metrics.

At SproutX, we believe there are world-changing agtech innovation ideas that are left untapped from the sidelines. An innovation gap that is well within our collective ability in shortening, and we are here to do just that.

Winning Business FREE Online Training Module! Learn how to pitch for contracts

The 3DEXPERIENCE Works for Startups program is for early-stage hardware startups.

The Circular Economy Incubator Series is an eight-week, in-depth learning program designed to educate future changemakers about the practical components of the circular economy.

16 weeks of remote / online / Zoom based night time accelerator with face to face pub nights to network

AirTree's Explorer Program exists to help create and nurture the next generation of Angel Investors in ANZ. To bring wider diversity and inclusion to a previously old-school industry and to support brilliant founders in the early stages of their journey.

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) in partnership with Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) powered by Microsoft is to deliver 'The Business of Sport' Sports Tech Pre-Accelerator Program. The program is a 10-week cohort based pre accelerator educational program consisting of 6 modules. Two sessions will be conducted each week for a total of 20 sessions. A core focus of the program will support Startup Entrepreneurs to validate their on or off-field sportstech business idea against competitors, vendors and VC.

The ASTN Startup Accelerator Program enables the ASTN to provide free guidance & advisory for suitable start-ups across Australia. We invite sports technology start-ups or companies that wish to focus on specific aspects of their development (e.g. sports digital, advanced materials, sports performance & wellness applications suitable for participants and all abilities, and that your product/service/platform/application is driven by technology) to apply for positions available in the ASTN Accelerator Program.

Understand, attract and grow your customer base by calling on expertise to help you define clear value propositions, and communicate them effectively.

Raise the capital required to grow your business and benefit from tailored capital & funding programs.

Surround yourself with the right connections and learn and receive expert advice from those who have been in your situation.

Generation STEM is a 10 year initiative to attract, support, retain and train NSW students in STEM and school, into further education and into employment.

The Physical Sciences Fund (PSF) is a competitive development and commercialisation program for technological innovations in NSW.

AWS is partnering with SmartCompany to give your startup everything it needs to scale quickly. We also thank our supporting partners VentureCrowd, Startup Victoria & The Commons. Submit your short pitch for the chance to pitch in front of leading VC firms and win up to $100K in prizes.

FoundEd is Scale Investors online-only program designed for women-founders at the very early stages of their capital raising journey.

A startup community created to support women at all stages of their startup journey.

Sage Corps is a global entrepreneurship program that recruits top university students to work with seed and growth stage startups. We have a variety of programs that connect host startups with young talent, ranging from team-based consulting projects to full time internships.

Building on the 2021 NSW e-commerce program, and acknowledging the fast-moving nature of online business, Investment NSW is now offering NSW businesses the opportunity to participate in advanced e-commerce program for companies serious about engaging in cross-border e-commerce.

The Landing Pads program provides market-ready startups and scaleups the opportunity to land and expand in global innovation hubs. You'll have access to:

The Startup Onramp Pre-Accelerator is an 8-week part-time training and mentoring program for startup founders who are early in their startup journey, including anyone working on an idea for a startup with global ambitions.

Growth services is a collection of services under the AusIndustry Entrepreneurs’ Programme that provide you with advice and funding to grow your business and become more competitive in global markets.

Fast start is a 6 month intense program tailored for each space venture so they can supercharge their commercialisation journey.

NSW Health is supporting the medical and health sector by investing in their people to build capacity, form stronger networks across the state and nurture innovative medical technologies through the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is built for founders at every stage! We accept teams that are as early as "ideation" all the way through to later stage post-MVP / product-market-fit. We highly encourage founders who have an idea to join us and work with Microsoft as you grow!

Innovation Connections helps small to medium-sized businesses overcome some of the barriers commonly associated with research and development (R&D), such as a lack of technical expertise, funding or identifying the right R&D opportunity for your business.

During this program, you will gain valuable insight into what it’s like to be a software engineer in a startup environment. You will also get the opportunity to practice practical skills such as how to build and verify code, assess cloud infrastructure, and more!

The SBE Explore program is designed to support women who have an idea they want to bring to life. The program has been created by female founders, for female founders, with the aim to provide advice, skills, resources, and networks to get you started quickly, without the pain. The combined experience of those at SBE has equipped us to help you feel confident to examine, test, prototype and launch business ideas rapidly, resourcefully, and with eco-system support.

The Evolve program is designed to empower, evolve and escalate women-led businesses. We understand the challenges you face as women founders and leaders. Our experience has equipped us to help you grow a successful, sustainable and scalable business - our track record speaks for itself.

Designed for healthcare and life science industries, this program assists companies in seeking seed and growth funding, while establishing expert connections and resources.

Access our expert community and established resources to assist you in building a scalable and sustainable business within the tech industry.

WeWork’s commitment to help Australia’s entrepreneurial startup ecosystem bounce back from the pandemic. A space- and support program with an innovation agenda to foster productivity and collaboration.

Businesses face some common challenges in navigating a new international market, to identify and engage with customers, test products and services, access investment and overcome legal and regulatory hurdles. The NSW Going Global Export Program is a NSW Government economic development initiative designed to support the growth of NSW businesses through expansion to new export markets.

The Green Light accelerator program is dedicated to supporting the development of algae biotech solutions in NSW, across a broad range of industries.

EnergyLab has built a unique - and completely free - process for matching founders with investors who believe in the importance and potential of cleantech startups.

Energy provider Origin has launched a new program in partnership with innovation hub Stone & Chalk to connect the corporate with startups which can help it make energy “easier, smarter and cleaner” for millions of customers.

Women in Business is a NSW Government and TAFE NSW initiative that offers a fully subsidised* online program for women who are looking to establish a micro business, a small business, or who are already operating a business.