NSW FLIP Phase 2: AISearch Global's founder is in the cohort.
Viveka Mohan Das, founder of AISearch Global in Sydney, was accepted into NSW FLIP (the Female Leadership and Innovation Program) Phase 2, a free, nine-week pre-accelerator for women founders across NSW.
In progress · 8 October to 3 December 2026
NSW FLIP Phase 2 at a glance
- ProgramNSW FLIP (Female Leadership and Innovation Program) Phase 2 pre-accelerator intensive. Free, nine weeks, for women founders across NSW.
- Dates8 October to 3 December 2026, finishing with the statewide Showcase.
- Cohort24 women founders, including Viveka Mohan Das of AISearch Global.
- Delivered byThe University of Newcastle's Integrated Innovation Network (I2N), with the University of New England and Charles Sturt University.
- Funded byThe NSW Government Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program, in partnership with the MacDougall Foundation.
- FounderViveka Mohan Das, AISearch Global, Sydney, Australia.
- Official program pageUniversity of Newcastle: NSW FLIP
How NSW FLIP is helping AISearch Global
The program puts in one place what a one-person business rarely has: the right mentors, resources chosen for its stage, and a cohort that backs each other.
Mentors are chosen for the business and the stage it is at, not handed out at random. The advice fits where AISearch Global really is.
Not a list of random classes. The classes, resources and introductions are matched to what a founder at this level needs.
Wonderful connections with other founders and mentors, and a lot of learning that comes with them.
The program helped identify the values that mean the most to AISearch Global and build on them: truth, transparency, impact, independence, the freedom to fail and learn, and dependability. They are the standard the work is held to.
A very supportive group of women founders who support each other and lean on each other.
Six months of coworking is a perk of FLIP Phase 2. For Sydney founders that is Greenhouse Tech Hub in the CBD, where AISearch Global has had a desk since 15 October, working alongside other founders. Meetings are still booked online only.
AISearch Pulse is the minimum viable product made during NSW FLIP. It is a Chrome extension that checks how ready a page is for AI search, gives a ranked fix list, and tracks what AI answers say over time. See AISearch Pulse.
Where the Journey came from
The AI search Journey came out of the discovery calls Viveka ran as part of the program. In those calls she kept finding the same thing: most of the founders she spoke to had never heard of AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation). They did not know there was a problem. When a customer asks AI a question, it names a few businesses and leaves the rest out.
AISearch Global is an AEO and GEO consultancy. It shows its work: see the case studies, about Viveka, the interactive Journey, or the Founder Audit.
AISearch Global is not run, certified or endorsed by the University of Newcastle, its partners or the NSW Government. Taking part in the program is not a qualification or an endorsement of any service.