FOR AUSTRALIAN FOUNDERS
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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.
Mosaic Accelerator
A small, hands-on online accelerator for intersectional women, transgender and non-binary founders who want to build revenue rather than pursue VC funding.
Mosaic Accelerator Fall 2026 is a 10-week online accelerator for intersectional women, transgender and non-binary founders, focused on building sustainable businesses through revenue rather than venture funding. Two eight-person cohorts are offered: one for founders moving from idea to first revenue, and another for businesses already in market that need to restart growth. The program combines weekly sessions, AI-supported business building, customer acquisition, pricing and operational systems with access to experienced operators through Mosaic's “Village.” Australian founders are explicitly eligible. Applications close 9 October 2026.
Good fit: Australian founders from the target communities who want structured support getting from idea to first revenue.
Llama Beta Fellowship
Early-stage AI fellowship helping founders explore and build agent-native startups before traditional fundraising.
The Beta Fellowship is an 8-week in-person fellowship from Beta Fund for founders building agent-native AI startups. The program supports founders who are often at the earliest stages—even before there is a company, revenue or finished idea. Fellows receive mentorship from founders, engineers and investors, work alongside a small cohort, and build within the Beta Fund ecosystem. The fellowship also serves as a pathway to Beta Fund investment, with the fund writing US$200K first checks and investing up to US$2M across pre-seed and seed stages
Good fit: Idea-stage founders exploring agent-native AI startup ideas.
Founder Offers
Useful software and services for Australian founders.
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
Posthog
Software & Infrastructure
Posthog for startup
Product analytics, feature flags, session replay and experiments.
Founder benefit: 1 year free (up to $50K value)
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