Global Growth Program
Preparing Queensland's B2B tech ventures for international expansion and institutional capital.
A fully funded program for Queensland-founded B2B tech ventures at Seed to Series A, combining structured workshops with a 7-day intensive immersion in the UK or US market.
All you need to invest is your time and a return flight.
Alumni results
Investment readiness is a business problem, not a pitch problem.
Great businesses attract capital. Capital raising isn’t about rehearsing soundbites or polishing a pitch deck. It’s about building a business investors actually want to back — one with a scalable sales engine, durable competitive advantages, and a roadmap for global expansion.
Cohorts
Program dates
Two cohorts per year — one for the US market, one for the UK market.
UK Expansion Program 2027
7-day mission to London
Applications open
- Applications close
- 12 March 2027
- Interviews & selection
- 5–9 April 2027
- Program commences
- 28 April 2027
- London mission
- 6–12 June 2027
- 3-day Growth Summit
- August 2027
- Program ends
- September 2027
USA Expansion Program 2026
7-day mission to San Francisco
Applications closed
- Applications close
- 17 July
- Interviews & selection
- 20–29 July
- Program commences
- 5 August
- 3-day Growth Summit
- 19–21 August
- San Francisco mission
- 4–10 October
- Program ends
- 9 December
A six-month program working on your business, without distracting you from your business.
The missions
Two markets. Both on the ground.
Seven days across the City, Tech Nation and the investor community, with fireside chats and site visits.
Seven days across the Bay Area, meeting operators, acquirers and US venture capital.
Eligibility
Who we are looking for
Queensland’s most promising B2B tech ventures with growing revenues that are preparing to scale and raise capital.
Queensland HQ
Your venture must be headquartered in Queensland.
B2B tech-enabled
You sell to enterprise, SMEs or government — B2B or B2B2C.
Seed to Series A
Preparing for a Post-Seed to Series A raise in the next 3–24 months.
UK or USA on the roadmap
A clear intent to expand into UK and/or US markets.
Structure
Three phases, over six months
Pre-mission workshops
Weekly workshops, in person or remote, on investment readiness and scaling into big markets: structuring, GTM, organisational lifecycles, durability, financials and capital strategies.
The expansion mission
A 7-day intensive in-market immersion with 20–30 events, including fireside chats, site visits and investor meetings.
Implementation & realisation
A fortnightly cadence to solidify learnings and implement the expansion strategy with in-market proof points ahead of fundraising.
Running alongside all three: the Growth Summit, a 3-day offsite where both cohorts come together for founder personal development.
What’s included
- Weekly workshops and mentoring, face-to-face or online
- 7 days / 6 nights in London or San Francisco — accommodation, official dinners and transport
- 3 days / 2 nights at the Growth Summit offsite, twin-share accommodation and all meals
- Casual hot-desk access at The Precinct, Fortitude Valley, up to one day per week
- One-on-one coaching and mentoring from Tribe's investor network
Founders arrange and pay for their own international airfares, travel insurance and personal incidentals for the mission component.
The people
Who you’ll be working with.
Aaron BirkbyManaging Partner, Co-founder
Don McKenzieManaging Partner, Co-founder
Jack ButlerInvestment Associate
Adrian Di MarcoVenture Partner
Chris MilliganVenture Partner
Elizabeth VarleyVenture Partner
Jason SeedVenture Partner
Mick DempseyVenture Partner
Sumant DattaVenture Partner
Viki ForrestVenture Partner
Partnership
In partnership with QIC
The program is brought to you in partnership with Queensland Investment Corporation through the Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund — a Queensland Government program to accelerate and develop the venture capital industry in the state by investing in innovative early-stage Queensland startups and attracting venture capital funds here.
QIC is the Queensland Government’s investment company. The QVCDF exists to attract venture capital funds to the state and to back innovative early-stage Queensland startups.
Testimonials
What a founder said
Ten years of Chronosoft
Hands down, I think this has been the most valuable experience for our business that I've had in the 10 years of Chronosoft. The clarity, the direction — it's just been immeasurable.