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The startups we support harness technology to benefit people with disability, directly or indirectly, which include disability, health, and aging innovations.

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RehabExo Pty Ltd

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Developing soft exoskeletons and exosuits for adults and children with disabilities.

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Rehapp

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Keeping our most treasured community members on their feet, by providing objective measurements of stability, and connecting them with clinicians.

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ReviMo

United States
2024
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Launcher 2024

Designing smart mobility devices to enable individuals with disabilities to move independently within their homes, reducing caregiver strain.

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Riana's Cerebral Palsy Startup

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

Helps children aged 0–6 years with Cerebral Palsy to develop essential social play and motor skills by offering an inclusive, interactive tech toy inspired by cooking-themed activities and tailored to their unique needs.

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RoPets: Companions for Life

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Providing companionship to the elderly and disabled through AI-powered robotic pets that monitor health and emotional well-being.

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Sameview

Australia
2019
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Accelerator 2019

A trusted online platform for easier, and better disability care coordination.

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Sekond Skin Society

Canada
2024
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Launcher 2024

A fitness app designed around accessibility, so people with disabilities and people without disabilities can workout together.

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Seymour Accessibility LLC

United States
2024
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Launcher 2024

Seymour delivers real-time computer generated captions to mobile devices at live events.

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Soter by Intermentis

New Zealand
2025
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Launcher 2025

Empowers older adults, people with disabilities, and anyone experiencing communication, mobility or safety challenges to live more independently and securely through Soter, an AI-driven door guardian that automatically handles visitor interactions.

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Sound Scouts

Australia
2016
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Accelerator 2016

A game designed to detect hearing loss in children, especially around the time they start school.

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Soundclusive

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

A go-to hub for people living with disability to discover and enjoy accessible events across Australia.

Speckles Startup Logo: A stylized lowercase letter 'e' with a segment resembling an eye with lashes on the upper part, creating a playful character.

Speckles

Australia
2021
Early Intervention and Adult Disability Support
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Accelerator 2021

Supporting kids to see a brighter future

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SpendAble

Australia
2024
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Accelerator 2024

SpendAble are making payments and financial independence accessible to everyone regardless of age, ability or background 

SpineX Startup Logo: A stylized graphic with the word "Spine" where the 'i' is represented by a vertical column of spine vertebrae illustrations, and a red slash through the letter 'e' at the end.

SpineX Inc.

United States
2023
Self-Directed and Affordable Mobility
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Accelerator 2023

SpineX Inc. is a clinical-stage bioelectric MedTech company, committed to delivering spinal cord neuromodulation technologies to improve the lives of people with neurological conditions.

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Springrose

United States
2023
Early Intervention and Adult Disability Support
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Accelerator 2023

Springrose designs adaptive intimate apparel that improves quality of life for women with limited mobility.

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Sunrise

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

Helps people with social anxiety to improve their communication skills by giving them live feedback on eye contact and voice tone and volume.

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Tangible Workshop

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Designing Getabout Buggy, affordable, customisable beach wheelchairs to enhance mobility for individuals with special medical needs.

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Teamy

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Developing an app that will enable people with disability and their supports to remain connected and seamlessly share information.

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Testa-Seat

United States
2024
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Launcher 2024

Pioneering custom seating solutions using 3D printing to make them more affordable, supportive, and user-friendly.

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The Care Co

Australia
2023
Enabling Education and Employment
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Accelerator 2023
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Launcher 2022

The Care Co teaches kids aged 5-12 mental health habits in the classroom and beyond.

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The KOBE Robot

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Empowering Paediatric Patients with a Novel Tethered Ventilator-Carrying Robot

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The Shapes United

Australia
2021
Early Intervention and Adult Disability Support
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Accelerator 2021

Wearable and Co- design for everybody

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The Stomal Sponge

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

An innovative solution for managing stomas, reducing complications and simplifying care.

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ThoughtPath

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

An intuitive app designed to empower individuals with high-functioning disabilities by seamlessly capturing, organizing, and managing their thoughts, tasks, and goals using offline-friendly knowledge management systems enhanced by AI-driven insights.

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Umps Health

Australia
2018
Smarter Homes and Communities
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Accelerator 2018
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Scaler 2024

Umps Health empowers people to live independently at home. Our non-intrusive technology identifies declines in health, and raises an alert before an incident occurs.

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Virtetic

Australia
2023
Early Intervention and Adult Disability Support
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Accelerator 2023
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Launcher 2022

Virtetic is empowering the prosthetics community through virtual reality.

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Virtuleap

Portugal
2025
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Launcher 2025

Develops virtual reality solutions for cognitive assessment and training.

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Volitio

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

Helps people with disabilities and their support workers achieve seamless care coordination and improved outcomes by providing a centralized platform for communication, scheduling, and proactive care management.

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Vysum

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

Developing assistive technologies to improve eye drop medication accessibility and manage eye health for people living with dexterity challenges.

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Vínculo.app

Brazil
2024
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Launcher 2024

An AI-powered educational platform that assists educators in the learning journey of students with disabilities and learning disorders in Brazil.

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WINX Hands Free Innovation

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

Winx Hands Free Innovation enables people with restrictive movement to communicate and play games through innovative, face and eye-controlled interfaces.

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WayHome

Australia
2018
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Accelerator 2018

Tenant Matching Service for accessible, inclusive and assistive homes.

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We Hear You, Inc.

United States
2024
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Accelerator 2024

We Hear You creates assistive technology to benefit everyone, literally opening doors and turning them into gateways instead of obstacles, focusing on making the world more equitable for people with disabilities and exceptionalities.

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WearWorks

United States
2022
Smarter Homes and Communities
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Accelerator 2022

Is a haptics design company that designs products and experiences that deliver information through touch.

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What Unites

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

Creating inclusive workplaces where every thinker can do their best work

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WheelPad L3C

United States
2024
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Accelerator 2024

Designs and manufactures wheelchair-accessible modular home additions to quickly make existing homes accessible for those with mobility challenges.

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Wheeleasy

Australia
2017
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Accelerator 2017

An Access Information Website for wheelchair users & their family and friends.

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Wired Differently

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

AI-driven diagnostic tools for faster and more accurate assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and educational programs for affected individuals, families, caregivers, educators and health providers.

XR Navigation Startup Logo: A stylized logo consisting of a compass-like arrowhead with the letters "XR" inside a circle in the center, above the word "NAVIGATION" in capital letters.

XR Navigation

United States
2023
Early Intervention and Adult Disability Support
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Accelerator 2023

XR Navigation is making Audiom: The world’s most inclusive visual, auditory, and tactile digital only map viewer.

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Xceptional

Australia
2018
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Accelerator 2018

A technology services firm that recognises the unique strengths of people on the autism spectrum.

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ZeroTag

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

ZeroTag smart reorder tags help people with dyslexia, visual impairment, and ADHD achieve independence by making replenishing their pantries easy and accessible.

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ZipperBuddy

United States
2024
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Launcher 2024

ZipperBuddy transforms traditional zippers on upper body clothing into user-friendly garments that can be easily fastened with one hand. ZipperBuddy is on a mission to enhance accessibility, preserve personal style, and empower users with a transformative and inclusive solution.

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aBeauté

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

An online database of accessible beauty products for people with disabilities, empowering them to achieve dignity and confidence in their self-care.

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iVocab

Australia
2024
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Launcher 2024

AI-driven AAC mobile application revolutionising how individuals with communication impairments express themselves

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unitely

Australia
2025
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Launcher 2025

unitely empowers individuals with disabilities, chronic illness, and neurodiversity to break through workplace barriers with real-world solutions created with lived experience, advocacy, and education.

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