
Movement & Autonomy
▶Hardware · Australia, Victoria
Audacious Pioneers
One-liner
We're helping audacious pioneers overcome the pain and barriers to being actively independent - starting with autonomous follow-me carts to carry the load.
Startup ask
Introduce us to robotics engineers with ROS/UWB experience, local rapid-prototyping fabricators, or aging/mobility-challenged early adopters willing to trial our autonomous follow-me cart.
Founder
Stephanie Bysouth
▶Hardware · Australia, South Australia
Roark Design
One-liner
We make a wheelchair attachment that turns a wheelchair into a quadbike for rural exploration or a motorcycle for urban adventure.
Startup ask
We're seeking bridge investment to take our two wheelchair adventure attachments from final product development to commercial launch in early 2027.
Founder
Tom Carr
▶Hardware and Software · Australia, New South Wales
Safe Ride
One-liner
We help people with disability travel safely through in-vehicle equipment solutions that reduce unwanted unbuckling, by meeting support needs.
Startup ask
Introduce us to child car seat manufacturers or disability equipment specialists - and connect us with stage-two funding to commercialise our in-vehicle safety solution.
Founder
Leonie McCann
▶Hardware and Software · Canada
Sielo Robotics
One-liner
We help power wheelchair users with limited arm mobility regain independence in daily tasks like eating and drinking by providing an affordable, AI-powered robotic arm at one-third the cost of existing solutions.
Startup ask
Introduce us to power wheelchair users with limited arm mobility interested in trialling our AI-powered robotic arm at one-third the cost of current options.
Founder
Evan Zeglinski-Spinney
▶Hardware · Australia, Queensland
Sticky-Aid
One-liner
Sticky Aid is an accessible, refillable band-aid dispenser designed to make first aid simple, independent, and inclusive for people of all abilities.
Startup ask
We're seeking seed funding for pilot and patent processes, product design expertise, and direct mentorship support to bring our accessible band-aid dispenser to market.
Founder
Emma Boyd
▶Other · Australia, Victoria
UnderWraps Underwear
One-liner
We help people with limited mobility dress independently by designing adaptive underwear that can be put on while sitting, standing, or lying down.
Startup ask
We're seeking a $100k grant or seed investment to fund marketing, product development, and disability fair attendance ahead of our September 2026 launch.
Founder
Michelle Willson
Prevention & Treatment
▶Hardware · Australia, New South Wales
Duper DuDu
One-liner
Nurse-founded startup helping NICU infants and families achieve better health outcomes and bonding by providing adaptive NICU clothing that accommodates life-saving medical equipment.
Startup ask
Introduce us to NICU medical directors, clinical educators, or family support coordinators at hospitals willing to trial our adaptive clothing for NICU infants.
Founder
Jureerat Wongkornvanich
▶Hardware and Software · China
Everybaby
One-liner
We help clinicians identify preterm birth risk earlier by providing an accurate, early-stage preterm birth risk assessment device.
Startup ask
Connect us with obstetricians, midwives, or maternal-fetal medicine clinics interested in piloting an early-stage preterm birth risk assessment device.
Founder
Sunny Gong
▶Software · Singapore
Keeping Labor Safe
One-liner
We help babies avoid preventable lifelong disability by detecting and stopping hypoxic brain injury at birth through predictive, real-time monitoring during labor and immediately after.
Startup ask
We're raising $1M from investors in clinical diagnostics or women's health to fund multi-site deployment and regulatory data collection for FDA submission.
Founder
Devanathan Raghunathan
▶Software · Australia, New South Wales
People Like You
One-liner
An AI-powered partner providing support for people with chronic back pain between clinical appointments - with every answer grounded in traceable academic research.
Startup ask
Connect us with academic bodies, pain specialists, or legal teams willing to advise - or sign up for early access at peoplelikeyou.chat.
Founder
Joshua Ratnasingham
Sensing & Expression
▶Software · United States
Daivurjnt
One-liner
We help individuals with sensory sensitivity become more confident, productive, and independent by giving them data to understand their sensory needs, plan ahead, and self-advocate.
Startup ask
Connect us with city councils or local government innovation teams in Australia or the US interested in piloting ambient sensory mapping across public spaces.
Founder
Lena Alabbasi
▶Software · Canada
Dori Labs
One-liner
We help people with communication disabilities achieve independent and natural communication by providing an AI-powered platform that enables real-time captioning, text-to-speech, and personalised assistance for phone calls and in-person conversations.
Startup ask
Introduce us to organisations ready to pilot accessible phone communication tools - real-time captioning and text-to-speech - for employees and callers with communication disabilities.
Founder
Tom Luong
▶Software · Australia, Victoria
Junbell
One-liner
We help stroke survivors regain their voice by translating simple 5-note musical patterns into speech using affordable technology and preserved musical brain pathways.
Startup ask
Introduce us to Speech-Language Pathologists, music therapists, or rehabilitation services in Australia working with stroke survivors with aphasia to pilot Junbell.
Founder
Julius Maramba
▶Software · United States
Pranox
One-liner
We help blind and low-vision people complete everyday smartphone tasks independently by turning intent into action inside complex apps.
Startup ask
Introduce us to blind and low-vision organisations or accessibility leaders willing to pilot AppGenie in real-world smartphone workflows.
Founder
Kevin Grosu
▶Hardware · United States
Signal Safe 2.0
One-liner
We are creating a wearable haptic safety watch that instantly alerts Deaf and hard of hearing people to fire and carbon monoxide emergencies through touch instead of sound.
Startup ask
Connect us with safety researchers, standards bodies, or community organisations who can support a feasibility study for our haptic emergency alert watch for Deaf users.
Founder
Isaiah Harvey
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