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View all opportunitiesDIV Fund Grant
Substantial non-dilutive funding for proven innovations tackling large-scale development challenges in lower-income markets.
The DIV Fund provides milestone-based grants for innovations that can cost-effectively improve the lives of people in low- and middle-income countries and ultimately reach more than one million people. Funding is structured across three stages: up to US$200,000 for pilots, up to US$500,000 for testing and positioning for scale, and up to US$1.5 million for scaling. It supports businesses, social enterprises, nonprofits, universities and other organisations across sectors. Innovations must already be post-prototype and tested with real users; idea-stage projects are not eligible.
Good fit: Post-prototype founders with real-world usage and evidence of initial demand.
Startmate Accelerator
12–14 week ANZ accelerator investing ~$120K to help early-stage founders accelerate product, traction and fundraising readiness with deep mentorship and network.
The Startmate Accelerator is designed to fast-track your growth in 12 weeks. You'll get $120k investment, build a better product with more users, and get access to the best platform in ANZ to raise capital.
Good fit: Pre-seed/seed tech founders in Australia/New Zealand with MVP or early traction seeking structured acceleration and capital support.
WE Intelligence | Antares Capital Fellowship
A selective, fully sponsored 12-month fellowship for early-stage technology founders seeking personalised strategic guidance, AI adoption support and business development expertise.
The WE Global Studios × Antares Capital Patron Society Fellowship is a fully sponsored, 12-month program supporting 10 early-stage technology founders. Delivered through Founderverse, it combines founder assessments, personalised business strategy, AI implementation training, media development, revenue growth support and quarterly mentoring. Participants receive introductions to potential capital partners based on performance and traction. The program takes no equity and charges no fees
Good fit: Pre-seed and seed technology founders with early traction.
Founder Offers
Useful software and services for Australian founders.
Grok
Software & Infrastructure
Grok for startups
Grok for Startups provides venture-backed startups with tailored AI credits to build products and run their businesses using Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API. Credits are sized according to funding, revenue and AI usage, with the aim of covering approximately six months of usage. Approved startups also receive onboarding support and access to additional credits through a spending-match program.
Founder benefit: - AI usage credits: Tailored to the startup's funding, revenue and current AI spending. - Unified credit balance: Usable across Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API. - Additional credits: Dollar-for-dollar matching on eligible spending for six months, subject to caps. - Startup support: Onboarding assistance and direct access to the startups team.
Ciphrix
Software & Infrastructure
SOC2 ready in weeks
Get from zero to SOC2 ready in weeks. Ciphrix uses AI agents to do the compliance work, helping founders build their SOC2 controls, policies, registers, prepare evidence and get audit-ready in weeks.
Founder benefit: - Ciphrix compliance platform - AI agents that do the compliance work - Policies, Risks, Vendors, Assets, Evidence - Automated evidence collection - Cybersecurity training - SOC2 readiness review - 1:1 Slack support - Regular 1:1 office hours until certification - Audit coordination and support - Access to Partner Network Auditors
LaunchWell benefit: Ciphrix Platform Subscription - AU$4,999 annually
Ciphrix
Software & Infrastructure
ISO27001 in weeks
Get from zero to ISO 27001 ready in days. Ciphrix uses AI agents to do the compliance work, helping founders build their ISMS, prepare and collect evidence and get audit-ready.
Founder benefit: - Ciphrix compliance platform, all platform modules - AI agents that do the compliance work - Policies, Risks, Vendors, Evidence and more - Automated evidence collection - Continuous control monitoring - Cybersecurity Training - Internal Audit - 1:1 Slack Support - Regular 1:1 Office hours until certification - Audit co-ordination and support - Access to Partner Network Auditors
LaunchWell benefit: Ciphrix Subscription - US$4,999 annually
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