For universities

Your innovation program, running on a working accelerator.

Stop building incubators from scratch. Plug your students, alumni and capital into a platform with a live fund, real stage gates, AI mentors and a VC network already attending demo days - branded as yours, operated by us, priced under one staff hire.

Main Quadrangle, University of Sydney
THE QUADRANGLE, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY - SINCE 1854
A hundred and seventy years of research. Finally a pipeline to market.
Why universities join

Measurable outcomes, not innovation theatre.

$100k

Real first cheques for your founders

Nominated students and alumni who pass the IC gates get funded by Innovation Fund I - outcomes your board can count.

100%

Digital - no facilities, no headcount

Your cohorts run on our platform: AI mentors, milestone tracking, demo days. Your team curates; the machine operates.

1

Dashboard for the whole pipeline

Applications, gate progression, funding raised, grants claimed - per cohort, per faculty, export-ready for annual reports.

Membership

Three tiers. Annual. Self-serve setup.

Network Member
$15k/yr

Join the network, feed the pipeline

  • Nominate students & alumni with priority IC review
  • University listed in the global network
  • Access to all public VC Days
  • Pipeline dashboard for your nominees
  • Grants engine access for your innovation office
Become a member
Cohort Partner
$50k/yr

Run your own branded cohorts

  • Everything in Network Member
  • Two branded cohorts per year - "Powered by innovation.net"
  • Your own application funnel & landing pages
  • Layer your mentors onto the AI stack
  • Host branded demo days with the VC network invited
  • Cohort analytics & outcome reporting
Become a Cohort Partner
Innovation Campus
$120k+/yr

A white-label accelerator-in-a-box

  • Everything in Cohort Partner
  • Unlimited cohorts, fully white-labelled
  • Run your own funding rounds & micro-funds on-platform
  • Connect alumni angels & your VC relationships to your demo days
  • Institution-wide analytics & API access
  • Dedicated onboarding & SSO integration
Talk about Campus
How it works

Live in a week, not a semester.

WEEK 1

Tenant provisioned

Your branded space, application funnel and cohort calendar configured self-serve. Campus tier adds SSO and white-label domains.

CONTINUOUS

Nominate & run

Push nominees into the pipeline with priority review, or run full branded cohorts on your own schedule with your mentors on top of the AI stack.

EVERY QUARTER

Demo day & reporting

Your founders pitch at VC Day - or your own branded session. Outcome reports land in your dashboard, ready for the DVC's deck.

Join the network

Bring your ecosystem. We bring the machine.

Tell us who you are and which tier fits. Network Member activates same-week; Cohort Partner and Campus include a scoping call with your innovation office.

Membership agreements are annual. Pricing in USD; invoicing available in AUD/GBP/EUR.