Createch: Digital Enterprise Program (Australia)

They are seeking people with an existing track record who would benefit from consulting and support from experienced creative entrepreneurs and industry specialists.

Funding Information

• As part of the program you will receive $5000 seed funding at the program mid-point in April 2025 to help towards scaling your business, developing new technologies or piloting new products/programs.

Outcomes

• Outcomes will be tailored to your needs, but may include:
  • Coaching and strategic advice around the development of your project
  • Expert advice and strategic reviews to identify challenges and opportunities
  • Planning for investment
  • Planning your technical or project roadmap
  • Global trend analysis and insights to assist your project development
  • Introductions to potential investors
  • Introductions to potential partners and collaborators who can grow and expand your ideas.

Eligibility Criteria

• This opportunity is open to arts-aligned creative industries individuals, groups and organisations based in Australia that have:
  • A proven track record with further potential for growth and or impact:
    • Your project or organisation is getting traction; you can point to its positive reception and early growth or your expertise in a particular area. Now you are ready to grow it to the next level, for example through investment, introductions, strategic planning or advanced tech support.
  • A digital or hybrid innovation that reimagines how the arts are experienced or supported:
    • You are a disrupter with an ability to imagine new opportunities for the arts sector, whether fully digital or hybrid. Innovations may come from the use of technology (e.g. immersive experiences using projection or free-roam VR) or innovations offering new or improved digital access to culture (e.g. new aggregation models, new creative platforms, gamification, creator economy, hybrid online offline experiences, new digital content or new distribution channels). They’re also open to digital innovations that directly support the arts but don’t have a creative end product (e.g. new models for creative retail, funding or networks).

Assessment Criteria

• Your application will be assessed on the:
  • Viability of the proposed project
  • Timeliness and relevance of the consulting opportunity to scale your project
  • Potential impact your project will have on the creative sector.

Application Requirements

• To apply, you will need to answer the following questions:
  • Project title
  • Project description
  • How your project is getting traction. Describe how you have had a positive reception and early growth and why this opportunity is timely in terms of supporting the scaling of your project
  • Describe how you have been a disrupter with an ability to imagine new opportunities for the arts sector, whether fully digital or hybrid
  • Describe the potential impact of your project on the creative sector​.

For more information, visit Creative Australia.