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As Australia's most established university-connected startup accelerator and incubator, we offer a wide range of services for all levels of business development. Accelerate your success, join iAccelerate's entrepreneurial community.

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With our pre-accelerator program and two levels of incubation in residence, we have you covered.

Activate

I'm thinking up

Start your entrepreneurial journey with Activate. Designed for aspiring startups, our three-month pre-accelerator program provides mentorship, resources, tools and knowledge to validate your idea.

Honed over 10 years with a range of business experts and successful startup founders, our education sessions and online modules are one of Australia's most established pre-accelerator offerings.

UN sustainable development goals
Lean 1: Customer discovery and value proposition
Lean 2: Customer validation
Lean 3: Business model MVP prototype
Branding
Competitor analysis
Mindset and wellbeing
Pitch to your audience

Accelerate

I'm starting up

Get set to launch with our Accelerate program. Carefully planned for startups to become market-ready, our incubation program is your entry into iAccelerate residency and offers expert guidance, networking opportunities, and access to seedfund raising.

A guide to business owners
Product management
Values & leadership
Minimum lovable product
Lean 4: test selling
Digital marketing intro
Innovative thinking
Pitching your business
Explainer videos
Selling to grow

Advance

I'm scaling up

Take your business to new heights with our Advance program. Tailored for scaling startups or established businesses looking to go national or international, we offer ongoing residency, targeted mentoring through our expert network, and access to investors to fuel your expansion and achieve sustainable growth.

Business valuation
Investment/funding
Term sheet understanding
Human resources
Finance
Due diligence

Supporting your business as it grows

The iAccelerate educate program is designed to support your business as it grows. You’ll learn the foundational business skills you need to go from initial idea to sustainable business. At iAccelerate, we teach our entrepreneurs and founders to understand the impact of their business, supplementing those ‘hard’ skills in business development with a focus on sustainability, collaboration and building a social conscience into your business model.

Flexible delivery

We believe in flexible delivery, providing content in a blended way and active learning to create the best outcomes for our entrepreneurs. The iAccelerate Educate Program is a consistent, high quality and a progressive learning experience, delivered by leading experts, entrepreneurs and investors.

Who can apply to iAccelerate?

iAccelerate isn’t your average incubator. Combining a startup accelerator program with incubation means we’re about more than simply getting you off the ground – we set you up with the skills and know-how to build and grow your business into the future. With a commitment to equity and inclusivity, our programs are open to anyone with a brilliant idea they’re keen to pursue. We also have a range of scholarships to support underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship.

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Join one of our intakes. We have a minimum of two cohorts per year.

Pre-accelerate

Our Activate program is a three-month program for startups.

Incubate

Incubate in the iAccelerate centre and join our community for 3 months to 3 years. Our Accelerate and Advance programs are for residents looking to scale and grow Resident startups can apply for the iAccelerate seed fund, an early stage venture capital fund.

Alumni

Stay connected and give back through being an active part of the iAccelerate alumni network. Get involved as a mentor, facilitator or donor to support other entrepreneurs.

iAccelerate is helping to build sustainable businesses that have a positive impact on the world

Join us in our mission for innovation and impact

At iAccelerate, we believe that incredible things happen when a multitude of perspectives collide. You’ll see our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in all its forms reflected in our resident companies, our team, our community and the programs we offer.

Inspiring ventures

Maryann Harris

Co-founder, TappOn

"We’ll use the well-proven methodology from iAccelerate and tailor it to local needs and conditions, working with the community to foster a spirit of innovation that leads to economic opportunities in the region. The best innovations are the ones that fit seamlessly into our lives, we learnt this with the iAccelerate program."

Heath Cooper

Co-founder, Sample Assist

"We looked at many incubators. iAccelerate's focus on education, and providing state of the art facilities blew us away. What was most impressive and continues to be so is iAccelerate's staff. We consider ourselves blessed and fortunate to be part of the iAccelerate community and look forward to a long and successful association."

Will Mitry

Founder, Map Intelligence

"It was really beneficial coming into the building and joining a community of startups, having access to mentors and getting support through the iAccelerate team. It's awesome to be surrounded by people that you know want to see you, and help you succeed. This has been very motivating.”

iAccelerate educate programs

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