Voyager by Cynthio
Enter the US with the right rooms already open
A guided San Francisco soft-landing fellowship for Australian founders preparing for US customers, investors, partners, and market-entry decisions.
Voyager combines founder preparation, curated introductions, in-market programming, practical logistics, and post-trip follow-through so a US trip becomes a serious expansion push.
Access map
SYD → SFO
Cohort
12 to 16 founders
Duration
9 days in market
Format
Guided fellowship
The problem
A US trip is easy to book. A useful one is hard to build.
Most founders can book flights, find a coworking desk, send cold LinkedIn messages, and call it a market-entry trip. The hard part is getting the trip to matter.
01
No local trust
Cold outreach into a market that runs on referral and reputation.
02
Random coffee chats
Meetings that fill a calendar without moving a decision forward.
03
Weak investor context
No read on how US investors and buyers assess your category.
04
No clear sequence
Conversations happen in the wrong order, so nothing compounds.
05
No operating support
Banking, entity, tax, visas and hiring questions stay unanswered.
06
No follow-up rhythm
Momentum fades within a fortnight of landing back home.
07
No translation layer
Australian traction described in Australian terms rarely lands with US buyers.
Voyager exists to replace improvised expansion trips with a guided, prepared, relationship-led market-entry pathway.
What Voyager is
A soft-landing fellowship for founders entering the US
Voyager is Cynthio’s in-market program for Australian founders who know the US matters, but do not yet have the right local context, rooms, operators, advisors, investor feedback, customer pathways, or operating setup.
It helps founders arrive prepared, meet the right people, and leave with a clearer expansion plan.
Prepare before you land
Founder positioning, US market-entry goals, pitch, ICP, investor and customer readiness, and meeting strategy.
Move through the right rooms
Curated meetings, founder dinners, investor feedback, operator sessions, partner introductions, workspace access, and local ecosystem context.
Follow through after the trip
Intro tracking, next actions, partner pathways, post-trip accountability, and a practical plan for the next 30 days.
Founder fit
Built for founders who are serious about US expansion
You are preparing for US customers, partners, investors, or strategic hires
You need to pressure-test your US pitch, ICP, sales motion, or capital story
You want warm, relevant introductions rather than broad networking
You are ready to do the preparation before the trip
You can act quickly on market feedback
You want a clearer view of whether the US is right now, later, or not yet
Not for
Voyager is not for founders seeking guaranteed funding, passive networking, a holiday, or a shortcut around preparation.
What founders get
Everything around the founder, not just the itinerary
01 / Group
Preparation
- Founder positioning and market-entry preparation
- US-facing pitch review
- Expansion goal setting
- Investor and customer readiness
- Meeting strategy before departure
02 / Group
In-market access
- Curated meetings tailored to your venture
- Warm introductions where Voyager has credible access
- Aussie founder and operator sessions
- US investor panels and pitch feedback
- Customer, partner, and ecosystem conversations
- Private dinners, roundtables, receptions, and founder rooms
03 / Group
Operating support
- Legal, tax, accounting, banking, visa, insurance, and company setup pathways
- GTM, sales, customer discovery, and US pricing support
- Workspace and meeting-room access
- Partner network and specialist support
04 / Group
Founder logistics
- Return flights from Sydney
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Public transport or rideshare support
- Travel insurance
- eSIM and mobile data
- Event access
- Workspace access
05 / Group
Follow-through
- Post-trip debrief
- Intro tracking
- Next-step plan
- Partner and advisor pathways
- 30-day accountability rhythm
Inclusions
Everything included in Voyager
The full list of what is included in the program, from preparation and travel to meetings, access, and follow-through.
Pre Departure Readiness Support
Return Flights from Sydney
Luxury Mansion Accomodation
Investor introductions & scheduled meetings
Customer introductions & scheduled meetings
Private investor sessions
Private exited founder sessions
Sales, GTM and customer-readiness support
Technology, AI and market insight sessions
Corporate, customer and ecosystem access
Events, dinners and private founder rooms
Daily group breakfast at the mansion
Private dinners with SF innovation leaders, angel investors and super connectors
WeWork workspace and meeting-room access
Unlimited coworking space across WeWork locations during your Voyager journey
Product, pitch and showcase opportunities
Venture-related podcast episode focused on your startup and Voyager journey
Airport transfers to and from San Francisco airport
Tickets to relevant events and experiences
Revolut Business account with Scale Plan benefits
Outcomes
Leave with more than business cards
By the end of Voyager, founders should leave with:
A sharper US expansion plan
Better founder and investor narrative
A clearer customer or partner target list
More useful local context
Warm relationships to continue
A practical operating checklist
A clearer view of capital-readiness gaps
A 30-day follow-up plan
Voyager does not replace the founder’s work. It makes the work sharper.
Schedule
A structured San Francisco market-entry week
An operating cadence, sequenced so preparation, rooms, and follow-through compound. Exact sessions are confirmed with each cohort.
- Pre-departureStep 1
Founder preparation
Positioning, goals, pitch review, and meeting strategy.
- Day 01Step 2
Arrival and cohort orientation
Cohort briefing, city context, and week sequencing.
- Day 02Step 3
Aussie founder panels
Operators who have already made the move share what changed.
- Day 02Step 4
US investor panels
Pitch feedback and how US investors read your category.
- Day 03Step 5
Technology, AI, and market insight
Where the market is moving and what buyers expect.
- Day 03Step 6
Legal, visas, accounting, banking
Company setup pathways and practical sequencing.
- Day 04Step 7
B2B sales, GTM, and customer readiness
US pricing, sales motion, and discovery practice.
- Day 05Step 8
Curated founder meetings
Targeted conversations matched to your expansion goals.
- Day 05Step 9
Partner and advisor office hours
Specialist time against your specific blockers.
- Day 06Step 10
Private dinners and founder rooms
Hosted rooms built for candid, useful exchange.
- Day 07Step 11
Product, pitch, or showcase
Present to a relevant room where the fit is credible.
- Post-tripStep 12
Debrief and follow-through
Intro tracking, next actions, and a 30-day plan.
Partner stack
The operating rails founders need for US expansion
Voyager surrounds founders with practical partner pathways across the categories they need if US expansion becomes serious.
Rail 01
Banking, cards, FX, and payments
Rail 02
Legal, company setup, and contracts
Rail 03
Tax, accounting, and CFO readiness
Rail 04
Immigration, hiring, and payroll
Rail 05
Workspace, meeting rooms, and local access
Rail 06
Cloud, AI, and technical credits
Rail 07
GTM, CRM, outbound, and sales operations
Rail 08
Capital readiness and non-dilutive finance pathways
Rail 09
Community, credibility, and ecosystem access
Partner access depends on founder fit, partner availability, and the specific expansion pathway. Voyager does not guarantee commercial outcomes.
Pricing
A fully supported founder mission
SF Voyager
Sydney to San Francisco
30 September to 8 October 2026
$15k
AUD per founder
Fully inclusive
Final inclusions, dates, and availability are confirmed during the application process.
Supported places
Sponsored and supported places may be available
Some founders may be eligible for payment flexibility, company finance pathways, R&D or grant-advance options, or sponsor-supported places where Voyager is part of a credible US growth, sales, fundraising, or market-entry plan.
Cynthio does not provide financial product advice. Any finance pathway is optional, consent-based, and assessed by the relevant provider.
Trust
What Voyager does not promise
Clear boundaries protect the quality of the program and the trust of the rooms we bring founders into.
Voyager does not guarantee
The value is preparation, trust, context, access, and follow-through. Founders still need to do the work.
Code of conduct
A high-trust founder environment
Voyager is designed for respectful, professional, confidential founder exchange. Participants, partners, investors, advisors, and guests are expected to protect the quality of the room, respect confidential information, disclose conflicts, and use introductions responsibly.
FAQ
Questions founders ask before applying
Applications open
Make the US trip count
Join a guided soft-landing fellowship built for Australian founders who want sharper preparation, warmer access, and clearer expansion decisions.
Cohort 01 / San Francisco / 31 October to 14 November 2026