Law Firm Hall & Wilcox has chosen 10 startups for its 2022 Frank Lab accelerator program, spanning climate to edutech, fintech and even art. Frank Lab 2022 follows the success of the 2021 female-focused cohort and the 2020 and 2019 programs, which helped accelerate a broad range of businesses and their solutions. These included an open banking/data-sharing platform, rocket engine technologies,… Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, has revamped its accelerator program, Xccelerate, and is now on the hunt for five early-stage fintech startups to back. While the three previous iterations of Xccelerate have seen x15ventures choose an winner ultimate winner to back – givvable and OwnHome in 2020, and Splashup last year – this time… Read more »
The world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, the Founder Institute, has opened its Spring program for aspiring entrepreneurs in Australia and New Zealand. The trans-Tasman 16-week part-time program follows the recent visit to Australia by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as part of a trade mission. Sydney-based Founder Institute co-director and Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Centre ambassador Phoebe… Read more »
Premier local accelerator and investment program Startmate has backed a majority of startups founded by women for the first time in its history for the latest cohort. Seven of 12 Australian and New Zealand startups are helmed by a woman. Each one receives a $120,000 investment at a $1.5 million post-money valuation if its the… Read more »
EnergyLab’s 2022 Climate Solutions Accelerator has selected 10 Australian startups for its next cohort with the ambition to make the country a global renewable energy superpower. Receiving a combined investment of three quarters of a million dollars from a group of angel investors (up 50% on 2021’s fund), The 1o companies taking part have kicked… Read more »
Accelerator and startup investor Remarkable is holding its Demo Day for the 2022 this Wednesday, July 20, with eight startups from Australia and the US tackling a range of challenges for people with disabilities. Demo Day concludes Remarkable’s 16-week accelerator program, and gives the founders with ideas ranging from wearable rehabilitation robots to Australia’s first audio… Read more »
When Vxt Founder Luke Campbell is asked to describes his product in simple terms, those terms are: “People fu&*ing hate admin!” The startup is part of the Phase One incubator which aims to produce 10 Kiwi technology ‘unicorns’ (or: ‘Kiwicorns’) by 2026. The incubator addresses significant gaps inherent in more traditional programmes – including the… Read more »
It is hard to think it has been 10 years since River City Labs was set up. How far has Australia come in those 10 years. I look forward to having a quiet chat and drink to reflect on the 10 years that have passed this week in Brisbane. The River City Labs journey over… Read more »
Do we still need startup accelerators? Were they for a point in time that has now passed? I have been designing and running accelerator programs since 2010 and believe they have been a significant contribution to the innovation system we have today. Ten years ago, few people aspired to start a company, and there was… Read more »
Victorian startup agency LaunchVic is offering grants of up to $2 million to support accelerator programs for local founders. Applications for the grant program are now open for experienced accelerator program providers to deliver either generalist or sector-specific programs over the next three years. LaunchVic CEO Dr Kate Cornick said the need for tailored support,… Read more »
Australian law firm Lander & Rogers has announced the five startups in its fifth cohort of the LawTech Hub program. Three Australian legal tech startups are joined by one from London and another from New York, following a four-month hunt. Lander & Rogers Chief Executive Partner Genevieve Collins said that over the next six months,… Read more »
Victoria’s startup agency LaunchVic, is partnering with the state’s health authority VicHealth to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to tackle of the key health issues of young people with a new accelerator program. The VicHealth X LaunchVic CivVic Challenge is looking for aspiring founders and early stage startups keen to find solutions that… Read more »
The University of NSW entrepreneurship program, UNSW Founders, will launch a new venture-backed accelerator for deep tech startups focused on synthetic biology and biotech with support from the CSIRO’s VC arm, Main Sequence. SynBio 10x will run in conjunction with the RNA Institute and UNSW School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences. Main Sequence will invest $120,000… Read more »
Startup accelerator Catalysr, which helps migrants and refugees build startup businesses in Australia, is ramping up its support for “migrapreneurs” (migrant entrepreneurs) with a new fellowship program. CEO Usman Iftikhar launched Catalysr as a solution to the difficulties he faced in getting a business off the ground as a new Australian. The shift to online… Read more »
The Australian non-profit Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO) is launching an Ocean Impact Accelerator Program and VC fund to back startups with solutions to transform the health of the seas. OIO has already seen startups and entrepreneurs in 45 countries contact them via programs such as the Ocean Impact Pitchfest, Ocean Impact Ideation Program and the HP… Read more »
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