Apollo Community
Free
Includes
- Community conversations, introductions and wins
- Free founder events
- Educational content and video library
Build your startup with people who understand the journey.
Meet other founders, learn from people who've done it and get support as you work through what comes next. Apollo is Hyper's online community for people starting and growing a startup.
Free to join. Open to founders at every stage.
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Wherever you're starting, there's a place for you.
Apollo is a community, not a program. It's where founders stay connected and keep learning alongside the work of building a startup.
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Exploring an idea
Hear how other founders got started, ask the questions you're not sure who to ask and get a feel for what building a startup involves.
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Getting ready to launch
Join free sessions on the things founders face at launch, hear from people a few steps ahead of you and stay motivated while you build.
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Building your business
Share what you're learning, celebrate wins, hear how other founders handle the same challenges and stay close to the Hyper network.
People, practical advice and reasons to keep moving.
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Free + Pro
Learn from real experience
Join live sessions and watch founder interviews covering topics like first customers, product decisions, pitching and raising capital.
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Free + Pro
Connect with other founders
Introduce yourself, ask a question, share a win and find people who understand what you're working through.
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Pro
Get feedback on your pitch
Apollo Pro includes founder pitch practice sessions to help you explain your business and improve how you present it.
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Pro
Find relevant opportunities
Explore curated startup programs, grants, events and opportunities through Apollo Pro.
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Pro
Find useful connections
Use Pro spaces to request mentor connections, explore partnerships and connect with potential co-founders.
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Pro
Access partner offers
Explore startup tools, credits and discounts available through Apollo Pro. Individual offers have their own eligibility requirements.
Take a look inside Apollo.
A few of the free sessions we've run live for members. Recordings stay in the community afterwards.
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Live session Raising capital
How to Get Noticed by Investors
How VCs use tools like Harmonic.ai to track founders' digital signals before a pitch deck exists, and how to shape yours.
Robert Knowles Hyper team
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Live session Founder story
How Ryan Raised $400K and Took the Leap to Full-Time Founder
Former AFL player Ryan Clarke on going from no tech background to building GymGoer, raising $400,000 and going full-time.
Sam Cust Hyper team
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Live session Legal
Legal fundamentals for Australian startups
Company structure, founder agreements, raising capital and hiring risks: the groundwork founders skip in year one.
Sasha Reid Hyper team
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Live session Marketing
How To Use Social Media in 2026
What works for early-stage founders running their own socials, with Ebony Eathorne of Sydney agency House of Perception.
Connor O'Carrigan Hyper team
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Live session Sales
The founder's guide to selling
Building a real sales engine and closing your first customers without a sales team, with Ash Brown of Signal by Empiraa.
Connor O'Carrigan Hyper team
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Live session Founder story
Founder Journey: Taking mynd from Idea to Launch
Ashleigh Horovitz and Dean Rotenberg on taking a mental health app from early idea to prototype, MVP and market.
Leah Breen Hyper team
Start free. Get more with Apollo Pro.
Join the community for free, with the option to upgrade when you want access to private sessions, additional connections and opportunities.
Apollo Pro
US$49 per month
Everything in Free, plus
- Private founder discussions
- Pro events and pitch practice
- Mentor requests and connection spaces
- Curated investment and startup opportunities
- Partner credits and deals
- Opportunities to share and promote your startup
Start your 7-day free trial
US$49 a month after your trial. Cancel anytime.
Your connection with Hyper keeps growing.
Apollo gives Hyper founders a place to stay connected, share progress and keep learning alongside other people building a startup.
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Accelerate founders
Stay connected with other founders and the Hyper team in Apollo while you shape your idea, and keep learning from people a few steps ahead.
About Accelerate -
Launch Ready founders
Keep an ongoing place in the community as your business develops, from launch through to your first customers and beyond.
About Launch Ready
A few things before you join.
Find out how Apollo works and which membership suits you.
Apollo is Hyper's online founder community. It brings together community discussions, practical education, live events and opportunities to connect with other people building startups.
Yes. Apollo welcomes people exploring an idea as well as founders preparing to launch or already building their business. If you're working out how you'd fund it, start with our guide to raising money for an app in Australia.
No. You can join Apollo independently of Hyper's programs. Free membership is open to founders, with Apollo Pro available as a paid upgrade.
Free membership includes community conversations, free events and educational resources. Pro adds private founder discussions, pitch practice, mentor requests, curated opportunities and partner offers.
No. Apollo Pro is a separate membership, and any founder can join.
You can try Apollo Pro free for seven days. Membership then continues at US$49 per month unless you cancel before the trial ends.
Pro members can use dedicated spaces to request mentor connections and explore relevant opportunities. Availability and suitability vary, and individual programs and partner offers have their own requirements.
Find your people. Take your next step.
Join Apollo to meet other founders, learn something useful and get involved in the conversations and events that matter to you.