Slingshot Accelerator

Slingshot Accelerator is an Australian corporate innovation firm that designs and runs accelerator programs for large organisations, working with startups, scaleups and intrapreneurs. Operating since 2013, it also supports innovation strategy from alignment to commercialisation and sources startups through its CoVentured partner platform. Programs are tailored to each corporate partner's strategy, including Qantas AVRO, NRMA Jumpstart, Caltex Spark, HCF Catalyst and an HR tech accelerator with Seek, Hudson and UTS. Startups typically gain seed capital, mentoring and access to corporate customers. AVRO's 2017 cohort included Mad Paws and Volantio. Programs target early and growth-stage technology companies, including scaleups with proven market fit, that can solve a corporate partner's problems and leverage its assets to scale. Slingshot stresses executive sponsorship, measurable outcomes, a 6- to 12-month timeframe, and objective business cases for partnership decisions. Slingshot runs programs on behalf of corporate partners, so the seed funding and check size depend on each program and aren't disclosed. The seed capital detail comes from third-party descriptions, and the site's current pages focus on corporate innovation services.