GRIFFIN 2024 Cohort
GRIFFIN 2024 Cohort
Griffin 2022
Griffin 2022
Over 11 weeks, you’ll find new ways to grow your business, develop pathways to customers and make product progress.
Applications to join the GRIFFIN cohort are now open. Applications closing on 28th July 2025.
If you would like to find out more about the GRIFFIN Accelerator, please book a GRIFFIN chat or an intro meeting with us!
GRIFFIN Accelerator
Looking for purpose driven mentors and investors to help grow your company? The GRIFFIN Accelerator pairs ambitious founders in Canberra with expert local mentors to unlock opportunities and achieve sustainable business growth.
Tight-knit cohort
Build alongside a small, high-performing group that shares wins, blockers, and accountability.
Mentor network
Tap into experienced operators and passionate entrepreneurs who’ve been there before.
Expert advisors
On-call support across legal, accounting, R&D and more.
Investor access
Pitch for up to $100K on SAFE terms and explore follow-on pathways.
Weekly growth sessions
Hands-on workshops and playbooks that move your business forward. Each week you will be exposed to key topics that you need to make progress on to grow the value of your startup and get it closer to being pitch ready for real investors. The session will typically start with a huddle where founders share progress over the past week. We will work together on your pitchdeck, financials, go to market, team, product, customers and many other growth tasks.
Additional perks
- Full-time coworking membership for program duration
- Mentor support during and after the program
- Warm introductions to customers and partners
- Clear pathways to future funding opportunities
- Content and templates you can use immediately
- Regular accountability and progress check-ins
Impact of the Canberra Innovation Network
Success measured by tangible statistics
When we work together as a collective, the impacts multiply across the network. Read our Impact report to understand better how we encourage entrepreneurs across the ecosystem to grow companies that can change our world for better from the Canberra region..
1615
Jobs supported in 2024. This figure includes both direct and indirect impacts of the activity attributable to CBRIN.
$900M
Cummulative impact of the network on the Gross State Product of the Australian Capital Territory between 2014 and 2024.
$195M
Economic contribution to GSP of the ACT attributable to CBRIN in 2024 alone.
$57
Ecnomic return on every $1 of cash invested by ACT Government in CBRIN
Our community
Meet the GRIFFIN Mentor community
These mentors (and many others) work with founders in the Griffin Accelerator program.
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Testimonials
The voices of our community
Hear from people who've completed the program
You will never learn this stuff in school. Great practical learning, an awesome way to test your idea/business in the real world.
Heath Bax, Idea to Impact Attendee
FAQ
Frequently asked question
Still curious? Book an intro session with us to learn more about us!
- You have a great team/are a founder looking to grow your team
- You have an innovative competitive advantage and big market opportunity
- You’re looking for experienced mentorship
- You are currently raising/looking to raise capital
If this sounds like you, then you may be suitable!
