Foundations is our online learning platform. It offers an accessible way for anyone to build foundational skills in commercialising technology, at your own pace, from anywhere.
What you'll gain:
The commercial and strategic know-how to turn a deep tech idea into a real venture.
Who it's for:
Early-stage innovators, researchers and individuals curious about exploring a deep tech venture.
Elevate helps you move from concept to company. This program provides hands-on commercialisation training, mentoring, and community support as you build your deep tech startup.
What you'll gain:
Market validation, a sharper business model, and mentor and investor connections.
Who it's for:
Founders, researchers or early teams commercialising science and engineering-led tech for the first time.
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Cicada Assemble supports early-stage founders and aspiring founders who are ready to build, moving beyond validating the science or technology and towards a defensible, scalable commercial venture.
What you'll gain:
Structured mentorship on MVPs, capital and go-to-market, plus Cicada's ecosystem connections.
Who it's for:
Aspiring or early-stage deep tech founders with defensible IP, including researchers and pre-accelerator graduates.
Stride is our six-month coaching program for deep tech founders ready to grow. With tailored 1:1 support, access to mentors and investors, and a structured pathway to scale.
What you'll gain:
1:1 coaching, industry and investor access, systems to lead and scale, and in some cases, space in our incubator.
Who it's for:
Early-to-mid-stage founders scaling a prototype toward product, with some traction, team or funding.
Cicada Innovations has supported many of Australia’s most ambitious deep tech ventures.
Our programs are designed by experts, backed by industry and government, and built to meet you where you are, helping you commercialise your idea and turn breakthrough science into real-world impact.
For NSW researchers, scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs in medtech or biotech, the NSW Health Commercialisation Training Programs presented by Cicada Innovations offer a flexible, stage-specific pathway to turn health innovations into real-world impact.
The NSW Defence and Aerospace Hub, located at Cicada Innovations, is designed to assist NSW deep tech companies improve their technology and manufacturing capabilities, build teams and increase their funding.
The hub provides NSW’s legion of world-class researchers, manufacturers and innovative businesses with the specialist support, incubation, programs and community required to navigate these markets, build and scale successfully.
If you're not sure where to start or your venture doesn't fit neatly into one of our programs, please contact us at [email protected], we’re happy to help.
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