2025 Fearless Innovator Program Launch

We’re back, bolder than ever.

It’s time to kick off a new chapter of fierce ideas, fearless founders, and future-shaping innovation.

Join us for the official launch of the 2025 Fearless Innovator Grant Program, generously hosted by Westpac. This high-energy evening will bring together next-gen thinkers, scale-makers, and champions of female-founded brilliance.

We’ll be unveiling fresh updates to this year’s grant program – including a revamped structure designed to supercharge growth:

• 1x Scale-Up Grant @ $60K
• 2x Accelerate Grants @ $20K

The grants are designed to support South Australia’s fearless female founders, providing them with the capital and tailored support they need to grow and scale.

• Date: Thursday, 1 May 2025
• Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Location: Westpac
• Level 8, 97 King William Street, Adelaide
• Cost: Free (Drinks and canapés provided)

Special Guest Speaker:

• The Hon Andrea Michaels MP
• Minister for Small and Family Business
• Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs
• Minister for Arts

About the Program:

The Fearless Innovator Grant Program is a bold initiative to support South Australia’s female-founded startups through practical, financial, and strategic backing.

Thanks to the commitment of the South Australian Government, Women in Innovation (WINN) is delivering this two-year pilot program in partnership with the Fearless Females Network, with $100,000 provided through the Research and Innovation Fund.

The program opens in May 2025, with successful grants awarded in September 2025, and is designed to continue supporting South Australia’s female-founded startups further along their journey — helping them reach even greater success.

If you’re a female founder seeking capital to grow or scale your business, the Fearless Innovator Grant Program could be just the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Learn more: business.sa.gov.au/programs/women-in-business/fearless-innovators-grant

Let’s launch fearlessly.

This program is proudly led by Women in Innovation, in partnership with the Fearless Females Network, and made possible thanks to the South Australian Government’s investment through the Research and Innovation Fund.

Their commitment to backing female founders is what brings the Fearless Innovator Grant Program to life.