Cintia De La Torres, Paul Sernia and Julia Chun
Accelerator

Australian startups Endua and Calyx.eco make PepsiCo’s greenhouse accelerator

- April 24, 2025 2 MIN READ

Two Australian startups are among 10 companies to make the cut for global food and beverage giant PepsiCo’s annual Asia-Pacific greenhouse accelerator. The program, now in its third year, is designed to bolster companies in sustainable agriculture, the circular economy, and climate, tackling issues around food, energy and waste. They’ve scored a A$31,542 grant as… Read more »

Accelerator

How to ace your accelerator application 

- April 24, 2025 5 MIN READ

We get hundreds of applications to UNSW Founders 10x Accelerator every year and as our reputation grows, that number climbs ever higher. Yes, you heard right. Hundreds.  So the field is competitive. Each Program Manager at UNSW Founders usually has spent months scouting for startups, coaching them, running workshops on how to entrepreneur and generally… Read more »

Accelerator

Startmate shares $4.1 million with 5 Victorian accelerators to back more startups

- March 11, 2025 < 1 MIN READ

The Victorian government is boosting its support for local startups with an additional $5.1 million in funding via LaunchVic. The grants include $1 million for the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship to help early-stage investors develop expertise in critical skills such as due diligence, capital raising and portfolio management. A further $4.1 million (and up to… Read more »

Accelerator

Antler in Australia residency 13 kicks off with more than 90 founders across 3 capitals

- February 18, 2025 4 MIN READ

The Sydney Startup Hub opened to Antler in Australia’s 13th residency last week, bringing together over 90 ambitious founders from across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Over the next few months, these entrepreneurs – both experienced and new – will test, build, and launch ventures in these three cities hoping to create a new generation of… Read more »

Accelerator

Startmate selects 16 startups for its biggest Summer Accelerator yet

- February 10, 2025 8 MIN READ

Startmate’s Summer’25 Accelerator cohort is its biggest yet, involving 16 wildly different startups seeking to make a big impact is profoundly varied ways Driving them are 28 hungry, fast-moving, relentless founders who see a different future: one where Gen Z’s are more connected than lonely, where commerce is collaborative, and where the 4 million tonnes… Read more »

Accelerator

The world’s first Drought Venture Studio is on the hunt for agtech ideas to future proof farmers

- December 20, 2024 2 MIN READ

Startup builder Beanstalk Ventures recently harvested the first crop of agtech startups from its latest program, the Drought Venture Studio, a 12-week program backed by the federal government’s Future Drought Fund. Eight startups and their leaders were selected for the recent Innovation Showcase, whittled down from 24 chosen for the inaugural program from among 200… Read more »

tree pruner, lopped tree
Accelerator

A month after its IPO raised $4.3 million, a share price decline for accelerator Scalare Partners has trimmed $6.5m from its market cap

- December 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

A month after making its ASX debut in a reverse takeover, startup investor, advisor and accelerator Scalare Partners has seen its share price slide 28%, wiping around $6.5 million from its market capitalisation. As tech listings go, it’s been a less than auspicious start as a public company for Scalare (ASX: SCP), which bills itself… Read more »

Accelerator

The WA government is sending 12 startups to the US under a new accelerator program

- December 10, 2024 2 MIN READ

Twelve Western Australian tech companies are heading to the US as part of a new accelerator program funding by the state government. Innovation and digital economy minister Stephen Dawson said the Cook Labor government’s Global Growth Accelerator Program (GGAP) kicks off in January with a three-month course to prepare the dozen startups for an international market.… Read more »

Kids on bike with rockets
Accelerator

Founder Institute reveals 7 ANZ startups to emerge from its pre-seed accelerator

- November 1, 2024 2 MIN READ

Startups tackling issues ranging from being able to settle on Mars to recycling EV batteries and helping entrepreneurs with ADHD to maintain their focus are among seven ideas to emerge from the 2024 cohort of the Australia and New Zealand Founder Institute accelerator program. The local chapter of the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, led… Read more »