Startup Weekend registrations open
The entry point into Enterprise Challenge begins. Students register for Startup Weekend, not directly for the accelerator.
Some risks are worth taking.
$50,000+
prize pool
Enterprise Challenge
Nine-week startup accelerator
Applications close 19th June
The real opportunity
Enterprise Challenge is the opportunity. Startup Weekend is where it starts.
A nine-week startup accelerator with workshops, mentors, guest speakers and pitch nights.
9weeks of workshops, mentors and pitches
12teams selected into the cohort
$50k+cash + in-kind prize pool
The pathway
Start here. Build something real.
Scroll through the pathway from Startup Weekend registration to the Enterprise Challenge final pitch night.
Startup Weekend day one
Founders meet, form teams, work through the lean canvas, strategy and the first version of their pitch.
Startup Weekend day two
Teams move through peer feedback, speed mentoring, pitch refinement and elevator pitch presentations.
Enterprise Challenge cohort announced
Up to 12 teams are selected based on the whole weekend: idea, commitment, coachability, teamwork and founder potential.
Enterprise Challenge begins
The selected cohort enters the nine-week accelerator with workshops, mentors, speakers and weekly founder development.
All Pitch Night
Teams pitch for the chance to become one of the finalists heading into the Enterprise Challenge final pitch night.
Final Pitch Night
Finalists pitch to judges, celebrate the work built across the programme, and the $50k+ cash and in-kind prize pool is awarded.
High-value founder insight
Founder insight from someone who has seen ambitious startups from the inside.
Featured workshop
Mahesh Muralidhar
Early Canva team member, venture investor and founder-focused operator. A focused session on what ambitious startups need to get right early.
Early Canva team
Venture investor
Startup operator
Founder workshop
Startup Weekend
Two days to show you’re ready for the nine-week challenge.
Workshops, feedback, mentoring and short pitches across 11—12 July.
Saturday
11 July9:30
Welcome & introductions
10:00
Guest speaker session
12:00
Lean canvas workshop
1:45
Business strategy fundamentals
3:00
Crafting your elevator pitch
Sunday
12 July9:30
Morning check-in
9:45
Peer mentoring
11:00
Speed mentoring
1:00
Pitch refinement
1:45
Elevator pitch presentations
Register
Start with Startup Weekend.
Register for 11—12 July to be considered for Enterprise Challenge.