DIV Fund Grant
The DIV Fund provides milestone-based grants for innovations that can cost-effectively improve the lives of people in low- and middle-income countries and ultimately reach more than one million people. Funding is structured across three stages: up to US$200,000 for pilots, up to US$500,000 for testing and positioning for scale, and up to US$1.5 million for scaling. It supports businesses, social enterprises, nonprofits, universities and other organisations across sectors. Innovations must already be post-prototype and tested with real users; idea-stage projects are not eligible.
Good fit: Post-prototype founders with real-world usage and evidence of initial demand.
Stellar
Stellar is a 20-week, in-person founder program in Armadale, Melbourne, for funded pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Selected companies receive an A$30,000 investment on the same terms as their latest raise, dedicated workspace for up to three team members, expert mentoring, startup credits and personalised founder support. The program combines commercial development with leadership and wellbeing support, without imposing a rigid workshop schedule. Startups must have 12 months of financial runway and commit to regularly working from Stellar's Melbourne office. Two cohorts run annually, beginning in February and July.
Good fit: Melbourne-based pre-seed and seed founders with sufficient financial runway.
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.