Australia-India
Innovation Corridor
Powered by DotInfinity & Jumpstart Studio Global
What Is the Innovation Corridor?
The India–Australia Innovation Corridor is a strategic initiative led by DotInfinity (Australia) and Jumpstart Studios, connecting Indian universities, student founders, and research leaders with Australia’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
This cross-border platform enables student immersions, research-industry collaboration, and startup acceleration pathways, designed to foster entrepreneurial, ethical, and globally connected talent.
Our Mission
Innovation Sutras: Cross-Cultural Innovation Immersion Series
Bridging Innovation, Culture & Conscious Leadership Across India and Australia
A transformative exchange for university students and early-stage entrepreneurs to explore how innovation and inner purpose can powerfully intersect. Through two immersive, 5-week experiences -India Immersion and Australia Immersion -participants will journey through the startup ecosystems, spiritual and cultural traditions of each country, gaining global competence, cross-cultural fluency, and values-driven leadership skills.
🇮🇳 Innovation Sutras: India Immersion
For Australian Students & Founders
Cohort Time: February–March 2026
✨ Program Snapshot
Step into a 5-week journey across India’s most dynamic startup ecosystems - Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi - and its deepest cultural and spiritual traditions. This immersive program explores how India fuses innovation and ancient wisdom to create purpose-led impact at scale.
What You’ll Experience
🚀 Visit India’s top accelerators, founders & innovation hubs
🤝 Co-design & hackathon with Indian university students
🧘♀️ Daily spiritual immersion & reflection practices
🧠 Systems thinking for complex, global challenges
🎤 Showcase your pitch in Delhi & Melbourne
🌍 Slow, deep travel through three key zones of India
Outcomes for Students
Global collaboration skills & venture experience
Spiritual & personal development
Systems thinking mindset
Culturally competent innovation leadership
Outcomes for Entrepreneurs
Deeper purpose-alignment in your venture
Feedback from emerging-market experts
Access to India’s frugal innovation mindset
Pitch refinement for global audiences
Outcomes for Universities
Global learning and co-creation for students
Strong India-Australia institutional partnerships
Showcase & recognition through innovation outcomes
Experiential, cross-border curriculum enhancement
🇦🇺 Innovation Sutras: Australia Immersion
For Indian Students & Founders
Cohort Time: August-September 2026
✨ Program Snapshot
Explore Australia’s world-class innovation landscape through the lens of sustainability, Indigenous wisdom, and wellbeing-led leadership. Travel through Melbourne, Sydney, and regional centres to experience the future of purpose-led entrepreneurship.
What You’ll Experience
🌱 Visit impact-driven startup hubs and accelerators
🌏 Collaborate with Australian peers in design sprints
🐨 Engage with Indigenous communities and practices
🧘♂️ Explore wellbeing and conscious entrepreneurship
🎤 Pitch your venture at a Melbourne showcase
🌊 Experience Australia’s natural and cultural richness
Outcomes for Students
Global exposure and startup readiness
Intercultural competence & systems thinking
Deeper appreciation of Indigenous knowledge
Enhanced pitch, prototype & collaboration skills
Outcomes for Entrepreneurs
Insights into international expansion & scale
Integration of values and wellbeing in business
Feedback from Western innovation leaders
New partnerships and funding opportunities
Outcomes for Universities
Enhanced institutional profile through global collaboration
Student and founder recognition on global platforms
Curriculum innovation through immersive programs
Deeper ties with Australian universities and ecosystems
🗓️ Applications Open Soon
India Immersion: Opens August 2025
Australia Immersion: Opens January 2026
Expression of Interest
Includes food, accommodation and local flights in exchange locations. Excludes International Flights.
20 Scholarship spots are available in each stream.
To empower the next generation of innovators, leaders, and changemakers through immersive, real-world, cross-cultural collaboration between two of the world’s most dynamic innovation ecosystems.
Keen to Participate? Register your Expression of Interest to stay updated.
Are you an organisation or institution interested in the Australia-India Innovation Corridor?
Join the 2026 Cohort
We are now taking expressions of interest from students, early-stage startups, universities, accelerators and sponsors for the Innovation Sutras India Immersion and Australia Immersion programs. If you would like to be a part of this landmark initiative, please leave your details using the button below and we will keep you updated.
About Us
Sangeeta Mulchandani
Founder & Director, Jumpstart Studio Global, Startup Educator, Investor, Award Winning Author, Speaks 4 languages and worked on 6 continents and visited 43 countries.
Sharbani Dhar
Founder & Director Dotinfinity, Award Winning Design Leader.
Register Your Interest
Want to learn more or bring your institution into the Corridor?
Book a conversation: https://cal.com/dotinfinity/virtualcoffee
Email us: sharbani@dotinfinity.co