Deadline: 20 July 2025
Applications are now open for Catalysr Accelerate Program, which will be offered to up to 25 startups.
Starting with a Startup Bootcamp, you’ll be paired with an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) who will act as your mentor throughout the program. You’ll meet with your EiR once a week to check in on your progress and get help with your goals.
In addition to this, you‘ll attend weekly office hours, community sessions and workshops hosted by the Catalysr team every Wednesday night.
Program Offerings
- Startup Bootcamp: During this time, you’ll pitch to EiR’s, the cohort and Catalysr team. They’ll also allocate your EiR and go over your roadmap for the program.
- Intensive Mentorship: Weekly meetings with your EiR to keep you accountable and help you reach your business goals.
- Weekly Events: Mixer events with mentors, investors & funders, Office Hours with industry experts, service providers (accounting, legal, etc.) and hands-on practical workshops.
- Apply for Grants: In partnership with TechVisa and other philanthropists, Catalysr Foundation will offer 4 x $2,500 grants to founders in the 2025 Accelerate cohort. The purpose of the grant is to help relieve the financial burden of administrative and/or operational expenses placed on the personal finances of founders during this early stage of growth.
Eligibility Criteria
- A migrapreneur is a migrant or refugee entrepreneur. To be eligible for the program, there must be at least one first-generation migrant or refugee co-founder (i.e. born overseas) in your team.
- Their program accepts international students/temporary work visas, but you have to ensure that you meet your visa requirements on working hours etc. Permanent Residence OR Australian Citizenship is NOT a requirement, but you should be allowed to legally work in Australia.
- They focus specifically on tech startups or businesses with a positive social/environmental impact
- They accept applications from solo founders as well as teams.
- They accept applications from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. However, as their program is delivered in English, they can only accept applicants who can understand and communicate in English.
For more information, visit Catalysr.
