# UNSW Founders

> UNSW Founders is UNSW Sydney’s entrepreneurship program, helping students, staff, researchers and alumni test ideas, build prototypes and grow startups. Its coaching, Makerspace, women-focused New Wave program and specialist accelerators combine university resources with mentors, philanthropic support and seed investment.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Sydney, Australia
- **Products:** Coach & Connect, MCIC Makerspace, Peter Farrell Cup, New Wave, All Industries 10x
- **Notable:** Homepage reports 140+ accelerator companies since 2018, over A$270 million in post-program funding and over A$1 billion in enterprise value; these are portfolio metrics, not program revenue or valuation., MCIC anniversary report in March 2025 stated more than 50,000 people supported and over 1,000 startups helped since 2017., Received an Asia-Pacific Triple E award in 2024, according to UNSW’s March 2025 anniversary report.

## Products & services

- **Coach & Connect** — Free online individual startup coaching for UNSW students, staff and alumni; sessions are not capped.
- **MCIC Makerspace** — Safety-badged access to prototyping equipment and technical support.
- **Peter Farrell Cup** — Student and higher-degree researcher venture development and pitch competition.
- **New Wave** — Entrepreneurship skills, coaches, mentors and showcases for women, including entrants without an idea.
- **All Industries 10x** — Ten-week accelerator for tech-enabled startups with a UNSW-affiliated founder; A$100,000 uncapped pre-money SAFE with a 15% discount.
- **Health 10x** — Health and medtech accelerator with The George Institute; A$100,000 SAFE investment.
- **Climate 10x** — Climate venture accelerator established through TRaCE; A$100,000 uncapped SAFE.
- **Global Innovation Foundry** — International commercialisation connections and support, formally launched in February 2026.

## Achievements

- Homepage reports 140+ accelerator companies since 2018, over A$270 million in post-program funding and over A$1 billion in enterprise value; these are portfolio metrics, not program revenue or valuation.
- MCIC anniversary report in March 2025 stated more than 50,000 people supported and over 1,000 startups helped since 2017.
- Received an Asia-Pacific Triple E award in 2024, according to UNSW’s March 2025 anniversary report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — OsseoThread and Prockets won the Trailblazer and Next Big Thing awards, respectively, each worth A$10,000, at the Peter Farrell Cup finals.
- **2026-08** — Published Makerspace research-translation examples including Jack Gordon’s eye-diagnostic prototype.
- **2026-02** — Global Launchpads Summit connected around 100 entrepreneurs across ten international markets and launched Global Innovation Foundry.

## Links

- Website: https://unswfounders.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unsw-founders/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UNSWFounders
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unswfounders7511
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unswfounders/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/UNSWFounders

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Last updated: 2026-10-08