Programs & opportunities

Introducing the Xero Beautiful Business Fund.

A program to inspire, educate and support women to start climate startups

Innovate to Grow is a free 10-week virtual, self-paced learning program for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) working on innovative technologies or solutions in the agricultural and food industry.

Teams will compete in three tracks for a total prize pool of VND 15 billion to pilot their solutions in Vietnam, receive global exposure, gain access to investors, and many other perks and benefits. Only teams that have developed a pilot to create a minimally viable product with the intention of commercialization are eligible to join.

The Harvest Accelerator is a 4 month program designed to equip high potential agtech and agrifood businesses with the capabilities you need to scale into national and international markets.

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XPRIZE Wildfire will spur innovation across a wide range of firefighting technologies, transforming the practices of a crucial industry that have not seen major change in a century. The resulting technology will dramatically improve the detection and suppression of destructive wildfires, enabling safe management of all high-risk fires.

The Startmate Accelerator unleashes the ambition of Australia and New Zealand’s best founders and propels them toward their goals.

SSE is proud to be partnering with Penrith City Council to deliver an exciting series of online and in-person workshops for new and early-stage startup founders in the City of Penrith.

Applications for the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) Plastics Technology stream are open from 18 July 2023 to 13 November 2023. Its purpose is to deliver national solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics.

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects.

An agrifood tech accelerator pathway that supports entrepreneurs and startups from early stage ideas and validation, through to growing and scaling their ventures.

We’re searching for startups in regional NSW who are innovating ways to fight the war on food waste through upcycling and recycling.

We are calling on businesses and founders who are tackling some of the most pressing environmental and conservation challenges currently facing our planet to join Taronga’s HATCH Accelerator Program.

Bringing late-stage startups and innovative energy companies together to jointly deploy new energy solutions

The Climate Solutions Accelerator provides the best climate tech startups with all the support they need to reach their potential.

Made possible by Cerebral Palsy Alliance, the Remarkable Scaler program provides Seed to Series A stage funding and individualised strategic support for Disability Tech ventures. 

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Digital Internships Program: Future Cities

This grant supports projects that are time-sensitive and strategically significant for a priority industry or location. Projects may be recommended for funding support under the Regional Investment Activation Fund. The $110 million Regional Investment Activation Fund will co-invest with eligible entities on projects that will deliver significant economic, social and/or environmental benefits for a priority industry or location.

Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry Grants provide businesses servicing the defence sector with upskilling and training opportunities to build skills capacity and capability to meet current or future Defence needs.

ON Prime Lite gives individuals or teams the skills they need to explore their ecosystem and have meaningful discussions with stakeholders, including potential industry partners.

We aim to build a cohort-based, industry driven, multi-disciplinary graduate training program that equips students with entrepreneurial thinking and skill sets that are key to boost breakthrough innovation.

Applications are open for a free 10-week program for SMEs to investigate new R&D opportunities related to advanced manufacturing solutions.

CSIRO Kick-Start is an initiative for innovative Australian start-ups and small businesses, providing funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow and develop their business.

We’re here to chart a new path for outlier women and gender-diverse people in Australia and New Zealand. We surround the Pioneers community with peers and mentors, inspiring them to start the iconic technology companies of tomorrow.

In collaboration with Tech Central, this Digital Internship Program showcases innovative startups and scaleups operating in the thriving ecosystem of Tech Central.

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.

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

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.

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.