Accelerator Programs
Take your startup to the next level with an accelerator program funded by Innovation Victoria.
What is an accelerator program?
An accelerator program supports innovators and ventures to build capability, strengthen market readiness, access industry and investor networks, and accelerate their pathway to commercialisation and growth. An accelerator program is best suited to companies who have built their MVP and proven some existing traction, and can be a significant platform to raise capital.
Victoria-based Programs
ANDHealth
ANDHealth ACTIVATE is a six-month accelerator that helps Victorian digital and connected health companies build capability, strengthen commercialisation pathways and prepare for growth. Through expert mentoring, industry networks and tailored support, the program supports innovative ventures with proven market interest to scale their impact. ACTIVATE is suitable for companies that have reached MVP and can demonstrate early engagement with users and customers.
MAP
The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) has been designed by the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre to support founders throughout their entire journey, fostering an environment where they can thrive. Participants can join through one of three pathways: a connection to the University of Melbourne, a focus on creating social impact, or a commitment to developing innovations that address the challenges of climate change.
MedTech Actuator
The MedTech Actuator Accelerator supports early-stage Australian startups driving human health innovations in MedTech, HealthTech, BioTech. The six-month, milestone-driven program is designed to accelerate commercial strategy, team capability, and technology development. The program is open to ventures creating technologies that can transform healthcare, from diagnostics, implants, and therapeutics to robotics, AI, VR, telemedicine, and precision or preventative medicine.
Startmate
The Startmate Accelerator is an industry-agnostic program designed to fast-track your growth in 12 weeks. You'll receive $120,000 investment, build a better product with more users, and get access to one of the biggest platforms in Australia and New Zealand to raise capital.
Alumni Story: Amber Electric
In December 2017 Amber was founded by friends Chris Thompson and Dan Adams with the goal of using home energy technology to put money back in customers’ pockets. A few months later they were accepted into Startmate, one of Australia’s leading tech accelerators to test the idea and used the backing to launch their first pilots in major cities.
Find the right program for you
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