Faster path to commercialisation

Our MVP
Accelerator gets you on a

FASTER PATH TO COMMERCIALISATION

INVESTORS

Deal Flow

FOUNDERS

Accelerate Scale

TOGETHER
WE RISE

Commercialisation

Why choose our MVP Accelerator?

Transparency for investors. Speed to market for founders.
One disciplined process that delivers both.

Invest capital in a portfolio of quality MVPs

Investors

Compliment code releases to accelerate scale

Founders

Raise early-stage capital to accelerate commercialisation

Our MVP Accelerator Together We Rise

Idea Validation

How do you know you've invested in a Unicorn? Usually you don't!

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Shape-It

If you're lucky, you may invested in a good digital business.

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Build-It

By now, at this phase, investors and founders rise together.

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Pros and Cons of using Vibe Code

Thinking of using Vibe Code? Here’s what it does well — and where it still falls short — so you can decide if it’s right for your workflow.

Health Impact Fund

Capital directed at health innovations

Innovation Lab
Investment Strategy

Our Health Impact Fund invests across two distinct categories — established companies and high-growth startups prior to Series A.

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Innovation Lab
Current Focus

Two MedTech opportunities.

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Case Studies

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Veolia

Veolia energy efficiency assessment app.

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Rural Australian Way

Online rural classifieds and marketplace.

Testimonials

Trusted by founders, teams, and innovators across industries

We have worked with Hemant for the last 12 months on a series of critical website projects covering our Loyalty Programs. This collaboration has been essential in achieving our goals and objectives. We have set challenging technical, design and time frame objectives. The flexibility that the technical team brought to the relationship ensured we did not stall on delivery.

Paul Smith

Vice President IT, Accor Asia Pacific

Veolia engaged Hemant to design an app for our Energy Efficiency Quick Audit. It was done professionally within our budget and time frame. I am happy with the support and performance of Hemant’s team of programmers.

Marcus Cheng

Energy Engineering Manager

Appcurate is one of the most developer-friendly environments I’ve worked with. They prioritize smart architecture, scalable solutions, and clean development practices. Feedback loops are fast, constructive, and always aligned with user outcomes.

Wolfgang Tom

Technical Director

What's happening this month

AppCurate is a working room. This is what's actually in front of us right now.

  • 4 Founder meetings this month
  • 2 MVPs in build
  • 2 Articles in the Commercialisation Library
  • Founder Meetup Builders, in person
  • Capital Raising Seminar For founders heading into a round
  • Founder Calls On Zoom, frequently

The Commercialisation Library

Practical guides on getting a start-up from idea to commercialisation, written by the people doing it.

How Pre-Seed Investors Help Fund Your Next Capital Raise

by / 25 August 2026

Founder

How follow-on support and later-stage introductions from a pre-seed investor shape the rest of a startup capital raise.

Typical Australian cheque sizes by round: pre-seed A$100,000 to A$500,000, seed A$500,000 to A$3 million, and Series A A$3 million to A$10 million or more.

How Pre-Seed Venture Funds Are Structured: Fund Economics

by / 06 August 2026

Investor

How Australian pre-seed venture funds are typically structured, including portfolio size, target returns and fund life.

Typical Australian pre-seed fund economics: a portfolio of roughly 20 to 30 companies, a target return of three to five times the fund, and a fund life of about ten years.

Thematic vs Generalist Pre-Seed Investors: Which Fits You?

by / 22 July 2026

Founder

The difference between thematic and generalist pre-seed investors in Australia, and how to work out which is the better fit.

Generalist pre-seed funds compared with thematic funds: generalists back strong founders across any sector, while thematic funds invest through one technology or industry thesis and expect founders to speak to it.

Pre-Seed Funding for Queensland Startups: Government Capital

by / 02 July 2026

Founder

How Queensland founders can access institutional and government-backed pre-seed capital in Brisbane and across the state.

Three kinds of pre-seed and early-stage capital for Queensland founders: Queensland-mandated institutional funds, state government-backed venture capital programs, and sector-specific state funds such as agtech.