Elite athlete, investor and speaker, Christie Jenkins, has taken the reigns at Techstars as Managing Director. The appointment coincides with the accelerator welcoming applications for its 2025 program. Jenkins is no stranger to high performance. She’s been ranked number one in Australia and top ten in the world in three sports – trampolining, CrossFit and… Read more »
Applications for the mid-year intake of AO StartUps, the pioneering sports and entertainment tech program powered by Tennis Australia and the Australian Open, are open until the end of May AO StartUps launched in 2022, and has now supported more than 30 startups across verticals including participation, fan engagement, high performance and event operations. The… Read more »
Five Australian startups from Australia’s eastern states have been selected for the 2025 LawTech Hub by Lander & Rogers. The accelerator program’s eighth cohort is focused on AI solutions for legal issues such as drafting and negotiating, legal research, due diligence, and agentic AI. The five startups are: Amender, Courtaid, DDLoop, Lawme, and Mobius. The… Read more »
Entries for the annual Australian Technologies Competition (ATC), which offers a $100,000 to the winner, close this weekend The accelerator program is free to enter and run by ASX-listed investor and Scalare Partners. Since its launch in 2010, more than 100 startups have been finalists in the ATC, with many having international success. Last year… Read more »
Blackbird’s annual startup gathering, Sunrise, kicks off in Sydney tomorrow, culminating with Startmate Demo Day on Thursday night. The Summer ’25 Accelerator cohort of 16 startups will take the stage at Carriageworks to showcase their hard work over the last three months, with the event once again sold out. The ideas developed come from as… Read more »
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 »
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 »
A new pilot program aimed at helping sports technologies startups in South Australia crack the $500 billion US sports sector was launched in Adelaide during the AFL’s Gather Round. The South Australian Sportstech Export Capability Program is a partnership between the state government and the Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN). It will provide up to… Read more »
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 »
Total revenue increased 115% to $1.296 million Gross profit rose 173% to $524,719 Underlying EBITDA at -$307,186 before $986,731 in costs for ASX listing. Cash on hand is $3.8 million. The nearly $1 million cost of a backdoor listing on the ASX last year has seen Scalare Partners (ASX: SCP) post a statutory EBITDA loss… Read more »
 LaunchVic, has selected 11 new scaleups to be part of the ongoing 30X30 program, which helps fast-growing get their organisational ducks in a row on the path to unicorn status – a $1 billion+ valuation – by the end of the decade. The Victorian government’s startup body developed the fully subsidised four-month program to connect… Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, has chosen a US-based data change management platform, Gable, as winner of its annual Xccelerate program. The startup has secured a SAFE Note investment and is actively exploring multiple partnership opportunities with CommBank. The three other finalists -vUS-based Cleric, local AI fintech Dragonfly Thinking and Eidiex – are also… Read more »
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 »
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 »
A startup that accredits and verifies workers and volunteers in care, sport and community roles has signed a five-year deal with Tennis Australia as part of the Australian Open. Oho is one of five Australian startups among 12 for the annual AO Startups program, which runs during the grand slam tournament, integrating into the event.… Read more »
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