The Australia–India Innovation Corridor connects emerging founders through hands-on learning, mentorship, and AI-driven growth tools.
By combining India’s startup ingenuity and Australia’s deep-tech capability, it develops leaders who build scalable, purpose-driven ventures with global impact.
The Australia–India Innovation Corridor empowers students and researchers to turn ideas into impact.
Through collaborative projects and AI-enabled learning, participants connect universities and industries across both nations, building India-literacy, research capability, and cross-cultural confidence to become globally competent innovators.
The AIIC Ignition problem builds a living bridge for innovation between Australia and India.
By connecting founders, universities, and industry partners, it drives trade, technology, and talent exchange, creating measurable outcomes in innovation, investment, and people-to-people ties that strengthen both nations’ startup ecosystems.
The AIIC Ignition Program is where Australia’s emerging founders meet India’s unstoppable innovation energy. Over an immersive learning and travel experience, 50 startups gain real market exposure, mentorship, and cultural insight, building the skills and confidence to grow globally.
It’s not just a program; it’s a launchpad for cross-border collaboration and future-ready entrepreneurship.
If you’re a technology-led startup eager to scale rapidly and expand into new markets, this is your opportunity to join a world-class network of mentors, investors, and universities.
Applications close 31 October 2025.
Only complete submissions will be reviewed.
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The AIIC Ignition Program connects 50 emerging Australian founders with India’s thriving startup ecosystem through curated learning, mentorship, and in-market immersion.
It builds the next generation of globally competent, purpose-driven innovators ready to scale across borders.
An 8-week online journey followed by a 10-day India immersion gives founders deep exposure to live startup challenges, investors, and innovation hubs.
Participants gain India-literacy, commercial readiness, and cross-cultural fluency to operate confidently in new markets.
Founders co-create India Market Access Playbooks, building practical strategies, partnerships, and go-to-market roadmaps tailored to both ecosystems.
These playbooks become the foundation for sustained trade, collaboration, and investment beyond the program.
Each founder’s progress is tracked through an AI-enabled capability platform that measures mindset, leadership, and cross-cultural growth.
This creates measurable insights for universities, investors, and governments — turning innovation into evidence-based impact.
Stories that Shape the Future
The AIIC Ignition Program builds a living bridge for innovation between Australia and India.
By connecting founders, universities, and industry partners, it drives trade, technology, and talent exchange, creating measurable outcomes in innovation, investment, and people-to-people ties that strengthen both nations’ startup ecosystems.
Each cohort contributes to a Bilateral Innovation Success Framework, co-authored with leading universities in Australia and India.
This living blueprint helps governments, accelerators, and educators replicate the AIIC model — creating a sustainable corridor for innovation and talent exchange.
Join a prestigious partnership shaping the next generation of innovators.
The Australia–India Innovation Corridor (AIIC) invites forward-thinking organisations to support its flagship Ignition Program — connecting 200 emerging founders and student entrepreneurs from India and Australia.
By partnering with AIIC, your organisation becomes part of a powerful cross-border innovation movement — gaining visibility across universities, startup ecosystems, and government networks in both countries.
Support the next wave of purpose-driven founders, while positioning your brand at the heart of one of the world’s fastest-growing innovation partnerships.
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