What would you do with $10,000 or $5,000

to grow your business?

Australian Dollars.

SPARK Biz Grants!

$15k worth of cash grants every quarter!

2 grants: 1 x AUD$10,000 and 1 x AUD$5,000

Round Nine- applications open 1-31 August, 2025

Judging 1 - 30 September, 2025.

Grants awarded 10 October, 2025.

Money Talks

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There's a good reason startups spend SO much time seeking capital.

Because chunks of cash MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

  • Women-founded startups raised 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a drop from 2021.

  • Last year, U.S. startups with all-women teams received 1.9% (or around $4.5 billion) out of around the $238.3 billion in venture capital allocated.

  • In Australia, Just 3% of total VC capital went to all-women-founded startups in 2022, while just 10% went to those with at least one woman in their co-founding teams. 

So we're putting our money where our mouth is and awarding 2 grants worth a total of AUD$15,000 to two epic female-founded businesses in the SPARK community.

And this is just the beginning.

Eligibility Criteria.

1️⃣ You identify as female.

2️⃣ You’ve been in business for 12 months or more.

3️⃣ You are a SPARK member or SPARK alumni.

That’s it! It doesn’t matter what industry you are in. If you are for-profit or not-for-profit… product based, service based. It doesn’t matter… your business matters and you are eligible.

It doesn’t even matter if you have a male co-founder 😉 since you asked!

$5k & $10k Women in Business Grant

EVERY QUARTER

$115,000 already funded!

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

The purpose of SPARK is to help women in business grow their profit & impact. We do this by creating the resources, insights and community for women to shortcut their success. And while we believe you can do a lot on hustle, sometimes girls just need funds. So we’re reinvesting our profits back into AUD$15,000 worth of business grants every quarter.

We believe that if we want change.

It starts with us.

2025 Grant Schedule

  • 1-28 February - Round Seven Applications Open

  • 1 - 30 March - Voting & Judging Period

  • 10 April - Grants awarded & Funded

  • 1-31 May - Round Eight Applications Open

  • 1 - 30 June - Voting & Judging Period

  • 10 July - Grants awarded & Funded

  • 1 - 31 August - Round Nine Applications Open

  • 1 - 30 September - Judging Period

  • 10 October - Grants awarded & Funded

  • 1 - 30 November - Round Ten Applications Open

  • 1 - 31 December - Judging Period

  • 10 January 2026 - Grants awarded & Funded

Cat Matson, CEO,

Impactful Presenters

I LOVE this initiative! In my experience, women business owners are SO respectful, creative and thoughtful with their money ... $10,000 in the hands of a savvy woman in business can create such a significant impact. When I was Brisbane's chief digital officer running the Budding and Global Entrepreneur Programs, it always blew my mind what founders could do with just $5,000 or less ... and some of those founders are now running national and global businesses thanks to how they leveraged that small injection of funds.

Congratulations to our previous winners!

ROUND ONE

Congratulations to Kathryn Walsh from Practice Studio who has WON Round One of the SPARK $10k Women in Business grant!

Practice Studio is an emerging designer workroom, store and gallery that champions innovative, ethical and sustainable design.

We are so thrilled to support Kat on her mission to champion change in the fashion industry and can't wait to follow her business journey!

ROUND TWO

$10,000 public vote - Jaymee, The Buttery Music School.

$5,000 judge awarded - Peta-Gai, Iridis Cosmetics.

ROUND THREE

$10,000 public vote - Jeevi, Afrowithjeevi (AWJ).

$5,000 judge awarded - Leanne Savage, Acala Stem.

ROUND FOUR

$10,000 public vote - Courtney, Sacral Body Design

$5,000 judge awarded - Alicia Nagle, Zonely.

ROUND FIVE

$5,000 judge awarded - Nisha Abeyasekera, Abey Print Studio

$5,000 judge awarded - Phoebe Cole, Pilates Mini

{YouTube interview coming soon!}

$5,000 judge awarded - Lynette & Kirra Brown, Broadwater Hotel

{YouTube interview coming soon!}

ROUND SIX

$10,000 judge awarded - Dr Phillipa Lewis & Dr Rowena Lalji, Blissfeeds

$5,000 judge awarded - Kelly Stubbs, Wagtail Natives

ROUND SEVEN

$10,000 judge awarded - Vanessa Murillo, I Am Grounded

$5,000 judge awarded - Fairina Cheng, Fairina Cheng Jewellery

ROUND EIGHT

$10,000 judge awarded - Lisa Erhart, Funding4Growth

$5,000 judge awarded - Clare Willenberg, The Happy Hive Co

2 Grants.

1 x AUD$10,000 and 1 x AUD$5,000

Awarded by a panel of judges.

The fine print & FAQs.

Dial in to an event.

Get your questions answered and put yourself in the best possible position to win.

Round Nine: LIVE Ask-Me-Anything Events

🗓️ Wednesday 6 August 2025 8am WA / 10am SYD / 11am Auckland / 12am London / 4pm PST / 7pm EST - AMA with Danielle Lewis.

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🗓️ Wednesday 13 August 2025 6pm WA / 8pm SYD / 10pm Auckland / 11am London / 3am PST / 6am EST - AMA with Danielle Lewis

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🗓️ Thursday 21 August 2025 6am WA / 8am SYD / 10am Auckland / 11pm London / 3pm PST / 6pm EST - AMA with Danielle Lewis

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🗓️ Thursday 28 August 2025 12pm WA / 2pm SYD 4pm Auckland / 5am London / 9pm PST / 12am EST - AMA with Danielle Lewis

Register FREE

On-Demand Replays.

🗓️ Monday 7 August 2023 12pm AEST - Zoom Webinar - Grant announcement and AMA with Danielle Lewis.

REPLAY

🗓️ Friday 11 August 2023 3pm AEST - Zoom Webinar - How to 'stand out' in award submissions and present yourself on video - hosted by Cat Matson.

REPLAY!

🗓️Wednesday 16 August 2023 12pm AEST - Instagram Live - AMA with Danielle Lewis.

REPLAY!

🗓️ Round Four May 2024 combined replays - AMA with Danielle Lewis.

REPLAY!

Applications are easy.

Applications open 1 - 31 August 2025.

  • Applications are open to all SPARK program alumni or any current SPARK member.

  • Log in to your SPARK portal.

  • Click on ‘SPARK Biz Grants Application’

  • Complete the application form, including a link to a 1-2 minute video pitch.

  • A SPARK team member will confirm your application.

  • Get back to running your business! Winners will be contacted by phone on March 10, 2025.

Judging 1 - 30 Sept, 2025. Grants Awarded & Funded 10 Oct 2025.

Watch a quick walk-through on how to apply with our Founder, Danielle.

Terms and conditions.

  • Business must be registered for 12 months or more.

  • Business owner must identify as female.

  • Applicant must be a SPARK Alumni or current SPARK member to apply. Not a SPARK member yet? Get $100 off an annual subscription using the discount code GRANT100YEAR *please note you don’t need to be on an annual plan, you can be on the monthly plan and still apply.

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