Shape the AI age.
We’re backing you.
Shape the AI age. We’re backing you.
A new program accelerating young Australian founders to turn ideas into impact.
Shape the AI age. We’re backing you.
A new program accelerating young Australian founders to turn ideas into impact.
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$100K
In equity-free funding.
In equity-free funding.
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Immersion in global tech hubs
San Francisco and Singapore.
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Immersion in global tech hubs
San Francisco and Singapore.
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Access the Airwallex ecosystem
Leaders, networks, products, partners.
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Access the Airwallex ecosystem
Leaders, networks, products, partners.
about you
Are you a bystander or a builder? We’re seeking 10+ tenacious Australian AI companies with founders aged 25 or under.
about you
Are you a bystander or a builder? We’re seeking 10+ tenacious Australian AI companies with founders aged 25 or under.
jack zhang
founder, latitude 37
I arrived in Melbourne as an immigrant when I was fifteen — alone, barely speaking English, not sure what came next.
What came next was that Australia gave me everything.
A world-class education at the University of Melbourne,
Lifelong friendships. And eventually the confidence for me and my co-founders to revolutionise global finance.
Australia is one of the most important and underappreciated innovation hubs on earth. Its research universities rank among the best globally.
Its culturally diverse people, nearly a third born overseas, brings a perspective that can’t be manufactured. Its founders learn to think creatively and globally from day one, because the market demands it. And its proximity to Asia puts it at the crossroads of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
But building here isn’t easy. Access to early capital is limited. Support often comes too late. And too many founders feel like they need to leave to build something global.
At the same time, we are in the midst of one of the most profound platform shifts of a generation with the acceleration of artificial intelligence. The founders who understand this moment will define the next era.
It’s important to me that Australia leads the way. That means investing in the next generation of founders with support, access and the belief they need to build global companies from day one. Australia has given me so much. It’s time for me to give back.
— Jack
I arrived in Melbourne as an immigrant when I was fifteen — alone, barely speaking English, not sure what came next.
What came next was that Australia gave me everything. A world-class education at the University of Melbourne, Lifelong friendships. And eventually the confidence for me and my co-founders to revolutionise global finance.
Australia is one of the most important and underappreciated innovation hubs on earth. Its research universities rank among the best globally.
Its culturally diverse people, nearly a third born overseas, brings a perspective that can’t be manufactured. Its founders learn to think creatively and globally from day one, because the market demands it. And its proximity to Asia puts it at the crossroads of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
But building here isn’t easy. Access to early capital is limited. Support often comes too late. And too many founders feel like they need to leave to build something global.
At the same time, we are in the midst of one of the most profound platform shifts of a generation with the acceleration of artificial intelligence. The founders who understand this moment will define the next era.
It’s important to me that Australia leads the way. That means investing in the next generation of founders with support, access and the belief they need to build global companies from day one. Australia has given me so much. It’s time for me to give back.
— Jack
I arrived in Melbourne as an immigrant when I was fifteen — alone, barely speaking English, not sure what came next.
What came next was that Australia gave me everything. A world-class education at the University of Melbourne, Lifelong friendships. And eventually the confidence for me and my co-founders to revolutionise global finance.
Australia is one of the most important and underappreciated innovation hubs on earth. Its research universities rank among the best globally.
Its culturally diverse people, nearly a third born overseas, brings a perspective that can’t be manufactured. Its founders learn to think creatively and globally from day one, because the market demands it. And its proximity to Asia puts it at the crossroads of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
But building here isn’t easy. Access to early capital is limited. Support often comes too late. And too many founders feel like they need to leave to build something global.
At the same time, we are in the midst of one of the most profound platform shifts of a generation with the acceleration of artificial intelligence. The founders who understand this moment will define the next era.
It’s important to me that Australia leads the way. That means investing in the next generation of founders with support, access and the belief they need to build global companies from day one. Australia has given me so much. It’s time for me to give back.
— Jack
jack zhang
backed by
an initiative backed by airwallex
MELBOURNE -37° S
SAN FRANCISCO +37° N
an initiative backed by airwallex
MEL −37° S SF +37° N