Program Overview
The Accelerate Program is three months long, will be offered to upto 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.
The program’s weekly time commitment is approximately 2 - 3 hours (outside of normal business hours).
More details on the program below:
Startup Bootcamp: During this time, you’ll pitch to EiR’s, the cohort and Catalysr team. We’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.
The struggles of startup life don't end with the program. After the program you'll become a part of our community of 1000+ alumni where you can get support, access resources and networks and share your journey with other migrapreneurs!
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If you're unsure whether or not your startup meets our eligibility criteria, please apply anyway as we will consider applications on a case by case basis. For any further questions, please reach out to us on ops@catalysr.com.au
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Is this the program for you?
Over the years we’ve met and worked with over many exceptional Migrapreneurs. Along the way we’ve learnt that the Accelerate Program is best suited to Founders that are:
Using their business to solve problems they’re passionate and/or obsessed about.
Adaptable, resourceful and open to new ideas.
Determined, resilient and tenacious.
Supportive and empathetic to others.
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Meet Prem & Misha from Natural Panaa
“It has been an incredible journey of learning and experience with Catalysr. They have a team of expert mentors and the pre-accelerator program is highly organised which not only benefits startups but also the individuals. As full time workers, we got the much needed support and push from Catalysr which helped our startup Natural Panaa with product portfolio development, customer validation and networking. We are proud to have been part of Catalysr’s 2018 Cohort and we highly recommend this program to all new startups who are looking for some direction and encourage them to apply”