Funding to get ambitious ideas off the ground!
If you’ve got a brilliant idea that needs some funding in order to come to life, The Innovation Connect Grant (ICON) could be just the thing for you. ICON offers eligible entrepreneurs and startups an opportunity to apply for a competitive, matched-funded grant of between $10,000 – $30,000 to help get their innovative projects to the next level.
Currently open for Expressions of Interest.
Book an Intro Meeting
We are passionate about the innovation community and want to help you find the right information, opportunities and connections to help you turn your idea into a high impact, commercial reality.
Book in for a free 30 minute consultation with a member of the Canberra Innovation Network.


Join a Coworking Space
Located in the heart of Canberra City, our not-for-profit coworking space is dedicated to fostering the innovation community. With access to bookable meeting rooms, various breakout spaces, a kitchen, high speed Wi-Fi, printing facilities and support, it’s the perfect place to grow your business.
Meet the innovation community
Come to our monthly get-together First Wednesday Connect which aims to energise, share stories and encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and innovators of all sorts.

Latest news
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Female Founders know it’s not just HR, it’s about people
Every second month the Canberra Innovation Network celebrates Female Founders. These inclusive events are part of our ambition to diversify the innovation community and cultivate a safe and inclusive space for ideas, leadership, opportunities, and teams.
12 July 2022 -
Canberra public servant designs app to make sure no-one’s stranded by bushfire again
Like many others, Tristan was holidaying with friends on the south coast when he found himself surrounded by a raging bushfire.
12 July 2022 -
“Everyone should have an opportunity to feel like they belong”: Five minutes with Renee Beerworth
She’s an all-around HR guru that has a fascination with the connection between people—but have you ever wondered how Renee Beerworth became a female founder?
7 July 2022
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