Remarkable Launcher Pre-Accelerator Program

The Remarkable Launcher Pre-Accelerator Program (Launcher) supports entrepreneurs and innovators from the beginning of their startup journey. Co-designed with people with disability, entrepreneurs and researchers, they support early-stage startups making a difference in the lives of people with disability.

Why Apply for Launcher?

• Weekly Masterclasses from Experts
  • 8 weekly masterclasses and connections to world-class startup and disability tech experts.
• Individual Mentoring
  • One-on-one mentoring with a Remarkable mentor to help you progress your specific goals and work on what you learn in the masterclasses.
• Accountability
  • Weekly check-ins to help you progress and prioritise the critical things that will grow your startup.
• Advice from Experienced Founders
  • Hear from experienced founders about what they have done and what they wish they had known when they were where you are now.
• Tech Perks
  • Get access to more than $10,000 in discounts and support from GitHub, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Airtable, Notion, and more.
• Customer Showcase
  • At the conclusion of the program, founders will pitch to potential customers at an online showcase.
• Community of Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
  • Be part of a supportive community of early-stage entrepreneurs at a similar stage to yours.

Who are they looking for?

• Individuals or teams who are entrepreneurs, researchers, people with lived experience, carers and other subject matter experts.
• In the disability, ageing or health tech spaces.
• Anywhere from idea, to prototype, to early revenue stage.
• Wanting support from experienced startup facilitators, mentors and founders.
• Located around the globe, in a time zone that allows the (co-)founder to commit to participating in the masterclasses and events taking place from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time, from the beginning of February to the end of March 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

• They accept applications from both individuals and teams.
• They encourage applications from both people with disability and people without disability.
• They look for applicability to the disability sector and they often find that there is quite a bit of overlap with the aged care market.
• If you’re an early-stage startup you’re more than welcome to apply to Launcher. They have had a number of early-stage startups take part in the first edition of Launcher (four of which have now gone through the Accelerator program as well).
• You need to at least have an idea to work on.
• You do not need to have a business set up to apply to Launcher.

For more information, visit Remarkable.