Tara's circle 2026
Tara’s Circle 2026 is an international funding competition for women-led, impact-focused ventures at seed/MVP stage. It awards €100,000 across 15 winners in five areas spanning sustainability, health, social innovation, technology/science, and impact-driven design and culture. Each category awards €10,000 for first place, €6,000 for second and €4,000 for third. Australian founders are explicitly eligible because the program has no geographic restriction. Applications close 17 September 2026 at 12:00 CEST.
Good fit: Australian women founders with a defined or functional MVP.
Alliance Accelerator
The Alliance Accelerator is a highly selective 10-week accelerator for crypto and fintech startups, accepting companies across stages from pre-product and pre-revenue onward. The program begins with two weeks in New York City, followed by seven weeks remotely and a final Demo Day in New York. Accepted companies receive US$400,000 immediately via a SAFE at a US$4M post-money valuation, plus a 1:1 token side letter, with another US$400,000 potential follow-on at Seed. Alliance runs three cohorts per year and accepts global participants, making Australian founders explicitly eligible.
Good fit: Australian crypto or onchain founders from pre-product onward.
Llama Beta Fellowship
The Beta Fellowship is an 8-week in-person fellowship from Beta Fund for founders building agent-native AI startups. The program supports founders who are often at the earliest stages—even before there is a company, revenue or finished idea. Fellows receive mentorship from founders, engineers and investors, work alongside a small cohort, and build within the Beta Fund ecosystem. The fellowship also serves as a pathway to Beta Fund investment, with the fund writing US$200K first checks and investing up to US$2M across pre-seed and seed stages
Good fit: Idea-stage founders exploring agent-native AI startup ideas.