Voyager by Cynthio
Scale the world, with the right rooms waiting for you
Voyager is a soft-landing launch pad for Aussie founders preparing to raise and scale in the US market. Over 14 days in San Francisco, you move from preparation to real meetings: US investors, customers, operators, and partners, with local logistics handled and a post-trip plan to carry momentum forward.
The US offers the deepest venture capital markets, the largest software buyers, and the most aggressive scaling culture in the world. Voyager helps you enter it without the cold-start problem: curated introductions, founder-led guidance, and the operating structure needed to make San Francisco a genuine expansion milestone.
Access map
SYD → SFO
Cohort
8 to 12 founders
Duration
14 days in market
Format
Guided
What Voyager is
A market-launch experience designed for US outcomes
Voyager is Cynthio’s founder fellowship for Australian founders who know the US matters, but don't yet have the local context, connections, rooms, or operating structure to execute there. We focus on the outcomes that make a US trip worth it: real investor conversations, credible customer access, and a clear view of whether the US is right now, later, or not yet.
Good times, good vibes and good food Voyager tours are guided by our Venturers, active and exited founders who have been there, done that. They're along for the ride to ensure founders arrive prepared, meet the right people, learn the important facts, and leave with a clear US expansion plan. In most cases, founders return with opportunities that will take them back — such as active investor conversations, customer leads, and partner pathways.
Prepare for US market entry
Position your US pitch, ICP, and investor story. Test your US sales motion, cap-table narrative, and operating structure so you land with a credible expansion plan.
Access US investors, customers, and operators
Curated meetings with Bay Area angels, seed and Series A/B VCs, relevant operators, potential customers, and partners who understand your category.
Follow through after the trip
Track US introductions, convert warm meetings into next steps, and leave with a 30-day action plan and partner pathways that keep the momentum alive.
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.
Pricing
A fully supported founder mission
SF Voyager
Sydney 🇦🇺 to San Francisco 🇺🇸
31 October to 14 November 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.
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