Program

The Story of Nuwan Munasinghe Nuwan is a PhD student in research funded by the AU Government (IMCRC) and industry to apply Advanced Manufacturing techniques to the mining industry. He is the Co-founder and CTO of EdTech startup Enrol AI, which is part of the AU Government-funded startup accelerator program.  Nuwan came into the SydWest Accelerator Program (Launch Pad Ignition 2021) with an expectation to get an opportunity to network with like-minded people and get

The Story of David David had never joined an accelerator program before coming to Launch Pad as part of SydWest Accelerator Program’s 2021 cohort. “So I came into it with an open mind and was not really expecting much,” said David. He was eager to learn, and eager to meet other founders as himself. “The thing that surprised me the most about the program was just how friendly and open everyone was, from the other

For Megna, this 6-month program dispelled the myth that successful startups are all about that beautiful product. “Without product-market fit, it doesn’t matter how sleek your app is, or how beautiful your product is. It won’t be successful,” she further elaborated. “If you have product-market fit, even that imperfect product can be successful.”