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🇦🇺 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Australia

16 accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Australia, from the Open Ecosystem Atlas — Program, Accelerator, Incubator, Event, Community and Ecosystem. Most are based in Sydney, Melbourne and Sydney and Melbourne. 8 of them offer free access.

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Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Australia

  • R&D Tax Incentive

    Program · Nationwide · Free access

    The backbone of Australian startup funding: companies in tax loss get a 43.5% cash refund on eligible R&D spend, no cap, settings stable until 2028.

    Offers: funding

  • Industry Growth Program

    Program · Nationwide · Free access

    Federal advisory plus grants from $50K to $5M for innovative SMEs commercialising. Currently paused to new applications.

    Offers: funding, mentoring

  • CSIRO Kick-Start and ON

    Program · Nationwide · Free access

    The national science agency’s matched funding and open innovation programs for research-driven ideas.

    Offers: funding, mentoring

  • Export Market Development Grants

    Program · Nationwide · Free access

    Reimburses promotional spend for businesses taking Australian products global.

    Offers: funding

  • National Innovation Visa

    Program · Nationwide · Free access

    The talent residency route, successor to the Global Talent visa, for exceptionally skilled individuals including founders.

    Offers: info

  • LaunchVic

    Program · Melbourne · Free access

    Victoria’s startup agency, funding programs, communities and founder initiatives statewide.

    Offers: funding, community

  • Startmate

    Accelerator · Sydney and Melbourne

    The best-known accelerator in ANZ, plus a Fellowship that places individuals, not companies, into startups.

    Offers: funding, mentoring, community

  • Antler Australia

    Accelerator · Sydney

    The day-zero investor: apply solo with no idea and no team, get matched with co-founders and funded.

    Offers: funding, community

  • Openfor.co

    Incubator · Virtual, global

    The virtual incubator for individuals: accelerator-grade support before you have a company, joinable from Australia or anywhere. This atlas is one of its projects.

    Offers: mentoring, community, info

  • Founder Institute

    Accelerator · Global chapters

    The global pre-seed accelerator, running in 200+ cities, for people at idea stage.

    Offers: mentoring, community

  • Cicada Innovations

    Accelerator · Sydney

    The deep tech incubator, decades of hard-science companies built under one roof.

    Offers: mentoring, space

  • Skalata Ventures

    Accelerator · Melbourne

    Seed program investing in and coaching early Australian companies.

    Offers: funding, mentoring

  • SXSW Sydney

    Event · Sydney

    The Asia-Pacific edition of SXSW: tech, screen and music festival every October.

    Offers: community

  • Startup Victoria

    Community · Melbourne · Free access

    One of the largest founder communities in the country, running free and open events.

    Offers: community

  • UNSW Founders

    Ecosystem · Sydney · Free access

    One of the country’s largest university startup programs, with tracks open beyond students.

    Offers: mentoring, community, funding

  • Sydney Startup Hub

    Ecosystem · Sydney

    The NSW government-subsidized building in Wynyard housing Fishburners, Stone & Chalk and more.

    Offers: space, community, info

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