By Cheryl Mack
Disclaimer: Please note this list may not be accurate or complete, some programs may no longer be available or may have changed since this list was updated. This is not meant to be regarded as advice or endorsement of any organisation listed.
Last updated: January 2022
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Advance Queensland - Programs, support, events, grants - QLD
Austrade – Export Market Development Grants & landing pads - National
Austrade Landing Pads - Access to free co-working spaces in key international cities
Business.gov.au - Grants & business funding programs in Australia - National
Boosting Female Founders Grant - 3 year program to support women in Australia - National
Business Connect - Free advisory services - NSW
Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF) - $500M gov fund for biomedical discoveries - National
CDIC – Centre for Defence Industry Capability, grants and more - National
Entrepreneurs Program - Initiative for business competitiveness and productivity - National
Entreprize TAS - innovation hubs in Hobart & Launceston to build the startup community - TAS
EFIC - Australia’s export credit agency - National
Grant Connect - Australian Government grant opportunities – National
Grant Finder - Australian Government business grants - National
Grants Guru - Business Grants, Government Grants, Community Grants and more - National
GrantReady - Grant application support - National
Global Talent Employer Sponsored Visa - Workers for highly-skilled positions - National
IMCRC - Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre, grants & support – National
Innovate Canberra – Government grants and assistance - ACT
Innovation Connections - Up to $50,000 in matched funding support - National
Innovation Districts Challenges - $500k in grants for SMEs that address COVID-19 - NSW
Instant Asset Write Off & other small business entity concessions - National
LaunchVic - Agency dedicated to the growth and development of startups, $60M fund - VIC
Medical Research Future Fund - Australian Government support programs - National
MVP Grant - NSW Government minimum viable product grant - NSW
NSW Treasury - Funding programs, grants, business loans & support for startups - NSW
NSW Medical Devices Fund - NSW Government support for medical commercialisation – NSW
NSW Dept Industry – NSW Government grants and support services - NSW
NSW Government Grants for Startups* - funding options for NSW startups - NSW
Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur - News, events, programs, resources - QLD
Office of the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur - Programs, resources, advisors - SA
Open Data Hub - City of Sydney make maps and data sets available to the public - NSW
RDA Southern Inland – Grants available to the Southern Inland Community - NSW
Startup Visa Guide - Blog post from AirTree - National
Tech Vouchers - Support for businesses that directly address the impact of COVID-19 - NSW
MBIE - Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment, provide advice & support - New Zealand
Business.Govt.nz - Tips, tools and visual guides - New Zealand
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise - New Zealand
Callaghan Innovation - New Zealand
25 Fifteen - Startup builder - NSW
500 Startups - Global community of founders, mentors, and investors - Global
Actuator - National medtech accelerator - VIC
Antler - Startup generator program - NSW
Atto - 12-week accelerator for women tech entrepreneurs - virtual
Academy of Interactive Entertainment - Games, animation & film incubator - National
Adelaide Business Hub - Incubator & business community, support with defense contracts - SA
Agristart - AgTech accelerator – WA
AgFrontier - Regional Agtech Incubator for rural businesses - NSW & QLD
ACTI - Australia China Technology Incubator, provides access to China healthcare market - VIC
ANSTO - The ANSTO innovation precinct - NSW
ARC - Hardware incubator & post-accelerator programs – QLD
Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship - Support & programs - National
Australian Health Accelerator (AH-x) - Accelerator for MedTech, Health, Wellbeing - QLD
BlueChilli - Accelerator programs helping impactful startups scale - NSW
Catalysr - Accelerator for migrants and refugees - NSW & VIC
CBR Innovation Network – Accelerator, incubator and collaborative innovation labs – ACT
CenWest Innovate - Development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Central West NSW
CERI - programs, coworking, mentorship, microseed funding for deeptech startups - WA
Cicada Innovations - MedTech & DeepTech Incubator - NSW
CSIRO Kick-Start - Matched funding up to $50k for innovation projects with CSIRO - National
Cisco Innovation Centre - Developing IoT for agriculture, transport and smart cities - WA
Climate Salad - A community of climate-focused tech entrepreneurs, scientists, investors - National
Coach & Connect – UNSW coaching program for students, staff and alumni - NSW
CyRise - Cyber-security accelerator - VIC
CORE: A Resources Innovation Hub - Innovation hub focused on resources technology - WA
Data61 - Data science research and engineering network of advisors for R&D - National
Darwin Innovation Hub - Innovation ecosystem space in Darwin - NT
E3 - Accelerator for female entrepreneurs - National
EduGrowth - Education accelerator – NSW
Eighteen04 - Clean tech + smart city based startups in the Hunter Region - NSW
ELEVACAO - Women-only programs to help get pitch and investment ready - NSW & VIC
EnergyLab - Incubator for energy related startups - NSW
Enterprize - Support for Tasmanian startups community - TAS
EY Foundry - Ernst & Young backed incubator for early stage B2B startups - NSW
Fire Station 101 - Ipswich Innovation Hub - QLD
First Gens - Accelerator by ygap for migrant and refugee ventures, up to $50k funding - National
Fishburners - Startup co-working space & community - NSW
Flair - Incubator for female-led regional businesses looking to enter the international market - Nat
Fledge Innovation Labs - MedTech incubator - NSW
Founder Fellowship by Startmate - Free program for idea-stage founders - National
Founder Institute - World's Largest Startup Launch Program, pre-seed startup - National
Founders 10x – UNSW accelerator program for students, researchers, alumni - NSW
Fusion Labs - Corporate and government accelerator - NSW
Future Makers - Optus-backed accelerator for social startups using tech for good - National
Generation Entrepreneur - High school entrepreneurship programs & hackathons - NSW
Genesis - University of Sydney accelerator for alumni, staff, students, $25,000 grant - NSW
Global Markets Accelerator - Program by AusIndustry & LaTrobe uni, for startups to go global - VIC
Griffin Accelerator - University Accelerator - ACT
Grow Coastal - Innovation centre for sunshine coast startups & high growth companies - QLD
Hatch Taronga Accelerator - for early-stage initiatives positively impacting wildlife & environment - N
Hackathons Australia - Community for participants, organisers & supporters - National
HEX - Programs to connect uni students with innovative startup ecosystems - VIC
Harbour City Labs - No-equity accelerator backed by ACS - NSW
HaymarketHQ - A coworking space dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs to Asia - NSW
HCF Catalyst - Slingshot corporate accelerator focused on healthTech - National
Heads Over Heels - An NFP supporting female entrepreneurs - NSW
Health 10x – UNSW / TGI national health accelerator program focusing on underserved markets
High Growth Ventures - KPMG-backed support programs - National
HRTech - Corporate accelerator backed by SEEK & Hudson - National
Hub Australia - Tech-focused co-working space - National
Hunter IF Project - Innovation hub in the Hunter Valley, events, programs, resources - NSW
I2N – Enterprise skill development, events, mentors, pre-accelerator, & incubator – Newcastle, NSW
iAccelerate - Wollongong University startup incubator – NSW
IAG Firemark Labs - Corporate incubator focused on InsureTech - Global
INCUBATE - University of Sydney accelerator program for students, researchers, alumni - NSW
iLab - University of Queensland UQ Ventures Accelerator program - QLD
Impact Accelerator - Mirvac-backed focused on environmental and social change - NSW
Impact Tech Ventures - Help social and environmental companies expand to Asia
INCUBATOR - Macquarie University incubator - NSW
In-tellinc - Science and Technology Incubator - TAS
Innovation Cluster - Incubators, commercialisation hubs & collaborative platforms - WA
Innovation ANU - Student entrepreneurship programs & co-working - ACT
Innovation & Collaboration Centre - Events, programs and SpaceTech incubator program - SA
Innovyz - Accelerator and commercialisation programs - National
InsurTech Gateway - InsurTech accelerator - NSW
Investible - Early-stage startup launch programs & investments - National
Kiln Incubator - incubator and business growth services centre - ACT
KPMG Innovation Labs - Corporate innovation lab run by KPMG - NSW
Law Tech Hub - backed by Lander & Rogers & YBF, for lawyers & entrepreneurs - VIC & NSW
Launch Hub - RMIT activator – VIC
LaunchPad WSU - Western Sydney Uni Incubator - NSW
LOT Fourteen - Co-working, events, innovation collaboration neighborhood in Adelaide - SA
Melbourne Accelerator Program - Accelerator and startup support - VIC
Mill House Social Enterprise Accelerator - Social enterprise accelerator - ACT
Microsoft Reactor - Community innovation space by Microsoft - NSW
Mindaroo - Impact-focused enterprise, supports businesses solving big challenges globally - National
Mktplace Ventures - Incubator and VC - VIC
Monash Accelerator - Uni accelerator, 3-month program for early-stage - VIC
Monash Food Innovation Centre - Food incubator & supports agtech startups - VIC
Moonshot Space - Accelerator for space & deep tech ventures
New Wave – UNSW program to support women in entrepreneurship - NSW
Originate - Origin's corporate innovation program for startups to work with Origin Energy - National
Poplabs - Incubator for creative businesses using storytelling to drive social impact - National
PropTech Initiative - Innovation hub with a proptech program in Brisbane - QLD
REACH Australia - PropTech & RealEstateTech accelerator - VIC
RealTechX - Growth Program supports emerging real estate tech scaleups - National
Remarkable - Disability Tech Accelerator - National
River City Labs - Accelerator/incubator - QLD
Rocket Seeder - Food and AgTech accelerator - National
Runway Geelong – Accelerator - VIC
RMIT Activator - University affiliated accelerator - VIC
Spark Bureau - Sunshine Coast incubator & co-working - QLD
Sparklabs Cultiv8 - AgTech & foodtech accelerator - NSW
Spacecubed - Coworking and incubator space - WA
SBE - For female-led enterprises, 4 programs for various stages - National
SheEO - 0% interest loans for female founders, from a radically generous global community - National
SproutX - AgTech accelerator - VIC
Start Onramp - Accelerator - QLD & Regional NSW
Startup Catalyst - International startup missions for founders, investors, innovators - National
Startup Gladstone - Startup support programs for the Gladstone region - QLD
Startupbootcamp - Global startup accelerators, fintech & sportstech programs in Aus - National
Stone & Chalk - FinTech & emerging tech impact network and co-working space - NSW/VIC/SA
Startmate - Equity accelerator 100% online, backed by many top VCs - National & NZ
SunRamp - Accelerator for later-stage healthtech startups - QLD
Swinburne - Accelerator for staff, students or alumni of Swinburne University - VIC
Sydney Hardware Incubator - Early-stage inventors/founders w/ physical products ideas - NSW
Sydney Landing Pad - A free program to launch your business in Sydney - NSW
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) - Entrepreneurship courses, a collaboration between all 11 NSW universities and TAFE NSW, supported by Government - NSW
Tank Stream Labs - Australia's largest coworking space for tech startups - National
Tech Ready Women - Program for women founders to get technical education - NSW
Techstars Melbourne - SportsTech accelerator program backed by Tennis Australia - VIC
Telstra Labs - Innovation lab focused on IoT - NSW
The Actuator - Medtech Accelerator - National
The Bridge Hub - AgriFood tech hub - National
The Business Centre - Business support & free programs - NSW
The Studio - Media, comms, entertainment and gaming startups - NSW
The Sydney Startup Hub - Sydney startup community building - NSW
The Precinct - Co-working space and community in Brisbane - QLD
ThincLab - Collaboration space & incubator - SA
Trade Routes - Indigenous Business Growth Accelerator - VIC
UTS Startups - University-affiliated startup incubator program - NSW
Unearthed - Mining accelerator - WA
Upstairs (Bathurst) - Startup support in the NSW Central West - NSW
Venture Catalyst - Equity-free incubator program for startups backed by UniSA - SA
Venture Lean - Innovation & venture studio - QLD
Western Sydney Launchpad - Business and innovation support program - NSW
Westpac Innovation Centre - Investments, partnerships, industry collaboration - National
WeWork Labs - Equity-free incubator backed by WeWork - NSW
X15 Ventures - Startup and Scaleup Venture arm for CommBank - National
X-Lab - Accelerator for Blue Economy & AgriFood and Fibre sectors - NSW
YINC Youth Incubator - Young Change Agents - high school entrepreneurs – NSW
YPO A+ Accelerator - No fee, no equity accelerator program for early-stage companies - National
York Butter Factory - Coworking spaces, community, corporate partnerships - NSW & VIC
Zenith - Equity-free 3-month, accelerator program to get product market-ready - New Zealand
Advance - A community for connecting Australians globally - Global
AIIA - Advocacy group for those in the digital ecosystem
Australian Computer Society - (ACS) Membership org for tech & ICT industry
Aussie Founders Network - Australian founders, investors and industry advisors - Global
AIC - Australian Investment Council is the voice of private capital in Australia
Envirotech Alliance - For founders focused on tackling climate change challenges - NSW
EduGrowth - Australia’s education technology and innovation ecosystem
Insurtech Australia - not-for-profit industry association for insurtech & insurance innovation
Fintech Australia - Peak advocacy body for fintech in Australia
PropTech Association - member association to grow the emerging proptech industry
RegTech Association - Government, regulators, startups collaboration
Science & Technology Australia (STA) - peak body in science and technology
TechSydney - Membership organisation for startup community in Sydney - NSW
Tech Council - supports the development & adoption of technology across industries in Australia
The Industry Growth Centres Initiative also provides opportunities and assistance for collaborative industry-led projects.
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) provides co-funding for industry-led collaborative projects through its Project Fund and the Advanced Manufacturing Early Stage Research Fund.
The Cyber Security Growth Centre (AustCyber) provides collaboration opportunities through events such as GovPitch and co-funds industry-led projects through the AustCyber Project Fund.
The Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre, Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL), is connecting businesses with R&D expertise through its Enterprise Solutions Centre and delivering training on research and innovation.
The Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Growth Centre (MTPConnect) is funding industry-led collaborative projects through its Project Fund Program and the BioMedTech Horizons program.
The Mining Equipment, Technology and Services Growth Centre (METS Ignited) is supporting the RISE Scale-Up Accelerator and other collaborative industry-led projects through its Project Fund.
The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is helping SMEs develop commercial solutions to challenges with Leap Vouchers and is funding collaborative projects, including clean technologies.
Agthentic - List of AgriFood Tech Resources & reports for agtech startups
Aussie Startup Funding - A directory of Aussie investors
Artesian’s Airtable - List of Venture Capital Firms in Australia
CSIRO Australian National Outlook - A report on economical, social & environmental
Crossroads - An annual report written by StartupAUS about the Australian ecosystem
ESIC Directory - List of ESIC qualified accelerators & startup listings
Equity Crowdfunding Platforms - List of crowdfunding platforms and other funding sources
Growth List - Funded Startups in Australia
InnovationCatalyst - List of research expertise, innovation challenges & map
KPMG Venture Pulse Report - Analyses the latest global trends in VC investment data
LaunchVic Dealroom - List of startups & funding in Victoria
List of AC Grant Recipients - Companies that have received Accelerating Commercialisation
List of Australian Accelerators, VC's and Angels - Funding/investor list seeded by Airtree
List of NZ VCs & Angels - NZ Venture Capital Investors Database seeded by Blackbird
List of Registered ESVCLPs - Early-stage VC funds
List of Registered VCLPs - General/later-stage VC funds
List of Registered AFOFs - VC Fund of Funds
NZEntrepreneur - Startup New Zealand guide
Salaries: Software Engineers Database - Global open-sourced & verified database of salaries
Sailist - 300+ startup programs open across Australia
Startup Lists - Website listing numerous startups - Sydney & Melbourne
Startup Status - A map of organisations supporting entrepreneurs in Australia
Startup Galaxy - A directory of startups, investors, accelerators and coworking spaces
Startup Genome - Reports and insights on global startup ecosystems
Startup Muster - A large survey report of the Australian startup ecosystem (2016-2018)
Startup Ranking - World ranking of startups - list of top Australian startups
Startup Salary Guide for Australia - Survey of salaries for various startup roles
Techboard Funding Reports - reports containing Australian startup funding by Techboard
Techboard Startup Directory - A list of Aussie startups maintained by Techboard
Sydney Startup Ecosystem: A List of 250+ Resources for Entrepreneurs - Founder Institute
Ventures List - VCs, Accelerators, Angels, Impact Investments, Crowdfunding in APAC
Capital Raising Guide for Startups - A 42-page document with key terms by Stone & Chalk
Data Room Checklist - A list of what you’ll need to have ready for investors by LUNA
Entrepreneur’s Toolkit - Tools, lists, grants, programs, free stuff by INNOVIC
Founders Book - A huge list of tools and guides for founders ($99)
Investor Pitch Deck Feedback - Send your deck and get a free scorecard/feedback by Cheryl
Open Source VC - AirTree Ventures open source VC docs
The Giant Warm Intro - Free 3 x 30 minute 1:1 sessions with leading VCs
Startups.com - They have a really amazing set of playbooks & education for startups
Startup Reading - curated list of written advice from across the web for startup founders
Startup Stash - A curated directory of SaaS tech tools & resources for Startups
Slidesgo - Free Google Slides & Powerpoint templates (200 free design resources can be found here)
Places to promote your startup - An Airtable list
Protecting your IP - A checklist from INNOVIC
Facebook Groups: Sydney Startups | Melbourne Startups | Brisbane Startups
AngelList - Job board & startup listings - Global
Blackbird Jobs - A list of jobs within Blackbird Ventures portfolio companies
Breakout Careers - tech job site for startups
Deep Tech Network - Jobs listing & talent network in deep tech by Main Sequence
Earlywork - job board for early-career roles in tech, startups, & social impact
The Forage - Free virtual work experience programs for students
FinTech Australia Jobs - A board listing jobs at Australian fintech companies
Hatch - Entry-level, junior roles, & paid student internships
Impact Jobs Board - Roles at startups addressing the world's most pressing problems by Giant Leap
Innovation Bay Jobs Board - Startup roles from many Aussie tech companies
MAP Jobs Board - Opportunities from Melbourne Accelerator Program startups
Ribit - job & internship matching platform for higher-education students
Startup.Jobs - a global site with many Australian jobs listings - Global
Startup Jobs Club - A comprehensive guide to getting a job at a startup
Startup Galaxy Jobs - Australian startup directory with jobs listings
Stone & Chalk Jobs Board - List of job posts across S&C companies & alumni
Sydney Startup Hub - Jobs section of the NSW Startup Hub community platform - NSW
TalentVine - for startups to find, compare and engage with Australia's specialist recruiters
TechSydney Jobs - A directory of Sydney-based startup jobs
Anthill - Online magazine for entrepreneurs, business builders and innovators
AusBiz TV - live video of the latest news in Australian business, markets, economy and startups
Australian FinTech - News about / for FinTech in Australia
Cut Through Venture - once a month data-packed startup funding and launch newsletter
The Hustle - the best daily business newsletter out there
Ideas Hoist - Australians making ideas happen
InnovationAus - Public policy and business innovation
Inside Look - People, culture and tech inside the most innovative companies in Australia
IoT Hub - New and events related to IoT
Kochie’s Business Builders - Small business news, resources, features and inspiration
Slattery's Watch - Weekly digest of news from Australian innovation, technology and business
Smart Company - StartupSmart's parent but often has great articles for entrepreneurs
Sparks - Weekly email update of ecosystem happenings from Spark Festival
Startup Daily - News, Insights and Stories from the Australian and New Zealand tech ecosystem
Startup Digest - Curated by topic & location, reading lists delivered to your inbox - Global
Startup Melbourne - Home of Melbourne Startups, startup resources, and online business ideas
Startup Soda - A daily newsletter with news & resources from Australian startups & VCs
StartupSmart - Covers news from the startup community in Australia
Startup News - Covers Western Australian startup news
StartupVic - A listing of news & events for Victoria-based startups
Techboard - News, investments & data for Australia's Startups
Please note many of these events may be canceled, postponed or online. Accent = virtual events.
Above All Human - Innovation conference (Melbourne)
B2B Rocks - B2B focused conference & expo (Sydney)
Be MPowered - Presented by Mums & Co, female founder & business owner conference
CeBit - B2B technology exhibition and conference (Sydney)
D61+LIVE - Innovation, science and technology event by Data61 & CSIRO (Sydney)
Emergence - Investment/capital raising conference by Wholesale Investor (Sydney)
Fishburners Friday Night Pitches - open to all every Friday night (Sydney)
Innovation Bay - Events & podcasts for tech founder & investors (National)
Liminal* - 1-week series of online panels & masterclasses with leading startup operators and coaches
Morego - Retreat for high growth businesses (Australia and New Zealand locations)
QODE - Conference on growth, technology, innovation, the future (Brisbane)
NSIN - North Sydney Innovation Network events (North Sydney)
Pause Fest - Creative, tech and business conference (Melbourne)
PropTech Summit - Conference for PropTech revolution globally and in Australia
SaaStock APAC - SaaS conference
Semi Permanent - For designers, artists & creatives (Sydney & Auckland)
Silicon Beach - Community and events including pitch nights
SouthStart - People, Technology and Ideas (Adelaide)
Spark Festival - A two week program of events around startups & innovation (Sydney)
Startup&Angels - Networking events and online community platform, gathering startups & Angels
Startup Grind - Monthly event series, fireside chats with founders - National
Sunrise - Blackbird Ventures annual startup conference (Sydney / Auckland)
Sydney Tech Meetup - longest running, and biggest, meetup for tech startups (Sydney)
Tech23 - Pitch competition for 23 high-growth, deep tech companies (Sydney)
Venture Downunder - invite only retreat for VC's hosted by Innovation Bay
Venture Cafe Sydney - Regular events & mentoring at Macquarie Park (NSW)
Web Summit - brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry (global)
West Tech Fest - Entrepreneurs, Tech, Startups, Creativity, Innovation (Perth)
Wholesale Investor - Investor & startup pitch conferences & events (national)
YOW! Conference - Events for software developers (National locations)
#TechDiversity Awards - Presented by the Tech Diversity Foundation
Advance Awards - Presented by Advance.org & Australian Government
ARN Innovation Awards - Presented by ARN
Australian Angel Awards - Presented by Techboard
Australian Business Awards - Presented by World Business Awards
Australian FinTech Awards - Presented by Glen Frost
Australian Web Awards - Presented by AWIA
Australasian Startup Awards - Presented by StartCon
City of City Business Awards - Presented by the City of Sydney
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year - Presented by EY
IoT Awards - Presented by IoT Hub
Innovation Aus Awards for Excellence - Celebrating innovation in Australia's unique tech landscape
Kochie’s Power List - Presented by Kochie’s Business Builders
She Loves Tech Competition - for startups with transformative impact for women - Global
Smart50 Awards - Presented by SmartCompany
Tech23 - Pitch competition for 23 high-growth, deep tech companies (Sydney)
Technology Fast 50 Australia - Presented by Deloitte
UTS Startup Awards - Presented by UTS
Women in Tech Awards - Presented by WiT
Note from Cheryl
Thanks for reading! This list is built and updated by me (Cheryl Mack) as a place to help startups in Australia find the right resources for them. I’ve been working on it since 2015 and update it as much as I can (in my spare time). If you would like me to add or edit something please email me.
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For those who are interested in having your organisation added to the list, my core criteria for something to be included is:
It's primary purpose needs to be to help founders or startups
If it's not free, then it needs to be very very reasonably priced
It has a strong focus on technology companies, although I'll sometimes make exceptions
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