How is iAccelerate different?

What does iAccelerate do?

What we do here at iAccelerate is unique in the Australian startup marketplace.

We’re the only program of our kind to fuse incubation and acceleration. This means we don’t just help you build skills to flesh out your idea and start up your business – we develop capacity in you and your people to get your product or service to market faster, find and grow your audience and create a culture of long-term, sustainable innovation.

Accelerate your startup

  • Suited to early-stage businesses seeking support to validate their business idea and ramp up to the next stage
  • Access to online self-paced learning regardless of your physical location
  • Expert facilitated workshops that complement the online content
  • Desk space in a collaborative coworking environment within the iAccelerate building at UOW Innovation Campus, Wollongong

Accelerate your startup

  • For startups progressing from the acceleration phase with some customers and an MVP.
  • Designed for existing businesses looking to innovate and scale to the next level of growth.
  • Private offices available within the iAccelerate building at UOW Innovation Campus, Wollongong

This program gives you discipline; it supports your dynamic entrepreneurial ideas and provides you with the process to take them to greater heights.

Joseph Amoia, Founder, Tudi

Our Process

New intakes start with a written application then a pitch to our selection panel. Those who make the cut move to our trailblazing Educate program. Meeting the assessment criteria moves businesses into the seed funding, incubation and opportunities for further funding. The final step is graduation into the local economy as a well-prepared and sustainable business.

iAccelerate Process

Part of a much bigger picture

We’re not interested in churning out companies waiting to cash in and move on. iAccelerate was established with a clear mandate to grow jobs and economic diversity in our region and develop new and better models for doing business.

iAccelerate is invested in the long-term success of our residents because we want your company to continue to grow and contribute to the local economy and community, and help us build the Illawarra’s reputation as a thriving ecosystem of businesses looking to have a positive impact on the world.

Diversity is everything

At iAccelerate, we believe that incredible things can happen when a multitude of perspectives collide. You’ll see our commitment to diversity in all its forms reflected in our resident companies, our team and our broader community at Innovation Campus.

We are part of the University of Wollongong but our reach goes way beyond our walls. We’re open and accessible to all; anyone can apply to be part of this exceptional environment.

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Get in contact

Get in touch with us and discover how we can transform your business together.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

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PHONE: (02) 4239 2150

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