Global Growth Accelerator Mentoring Program
Shape the next generation of global leaders
Share your expertise. Expand your network. Help ambitious businesses scale across borders and unlock international growth.
About the program
Backed by QIC
The Global Growth Accelerator is a transformative program designed to equip high-potential businesses with the knowledge, connections, and confidence to enter and thrive in international markets.
Each year, we are recruiting 20 ambitious, growth-ready B2B tech companies to accelerate their expansion plans to the UK and the US. Mentors are the backbone of this program, bringing real-world expertise that no classroom can replicate.
Accelerate international expansion
Equip founders and business leaders with the strategy, tools, and connections to successfully enter new global markets with confidence.
Build high-value networks
Connect participants with a curated ecosystem of global peers, investors, trade partners, and government stakeholders across key markets.
Support the innovation ecosystem
By lending your expertise, you're investing directly in Australia's entrepreneurial community, opening doors that benefit not just individual companies, but the broader innovation ecosystem.
Meet high-potential companies
Gain exclusive access to a curated cohort of ambitious, growth-ready Australian businesses before they break into international markets.
Alumni of our programs have gone on to raise over $210M since participating, across 51 companies.
Program overview
What participants get
Participants gain access to a comprehensive suite of high-impact experiences designed to accelerate global readiness. Mentors have the opportunity to join each cohort on their market exploration mission, and/or to join us for our Growth Summit Retreat.*
Workshops
Pre- and post-mission workshops prepare participants for investment readiness and help maximise commercial outcomes.
Mentoring
Participants will be matched with mentors based on their needs and the expertise and interest of each mentor.
UK/US Mission
Each program includes 7 days of in-market exploration, either in London or San Francisco.
Growth Summit
Our 3 day growth summit retreat primes participants to adopt a growth mindset, both personally and structurally within the organisation.
* Not included in the mentorship. Additional costs apply.
Who are we looking for?
Hard-won experience, not theory
We’re looking for three types of exceptional people. If you recognise yourself in any of these, we want to hear from you.
Been there, done it
You've personally led or played a significant role in taking a company into international markets. You know what it actually takes: the missteps, the breakthroughs, and everything in between.
Domain expertise
You have specialist knowledge of how a specific industry or sector operates in Australia, the US or UK. You understand the procurement cycles, the gatekeepers, the regulations, and the unwritten rules.
Connectors & enablers
You bring an extensive network of investors, partners, distributors, or channel relationships in the US or UK markets. You can open doors that would otherwise take years to find.
Register
Register your interest as a mentor
Mentoring on the Global Growth Accelerator works around you. You decide how much time you can offer, whether that’s a couple of hours a month or a more hands-on commitment.
Before the program begins, you’ll receive a full summary of the incoming cohort, giving you the opportunity to choose the companies you’d like to work with based on your interests, experience, and availability. No surprises, no pressure, just meaningful connections on your terms. Tell us about yourself and we’ll be in touch.
Partnership
In partnership with QIC
The program is brought to you in partnership with Queensland Investment Corporation through the Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund — a Queensland Government program to accelerate and develop the venture capital industry in the state by investing in innovative early-stage Queensland startups and attracting venture capital funds here.
QIC is the Queensland Government’s investment company. The QVCDF exists to attract venture capital funds to the state and to back innovative early-stage Queensland startups.