Benchmark against peers. Get mentored by founders who've crossed.
Australian startups waste massive time and capital failing to cross the 'chasm' into the US market because they don't know the 10 non-negotiable imperatives required to scale and dominate.
ChasmCircle provides anonymous benchmarking of your company against other Australian startups on the 10 imperatives. It intelligently matches you with mentors who have successfully scaled into the US and maintains a vetted directory of US-based Australians open to helping emerging founders.
Australian startup founders and leadership teams with $1M–$10M ARR actively preparing for or attempting US market entry
Real network effects: the more Australian companies that join and share anonymized outcomes, the more accurate the benchmarking becomes. Only platform with verified 'crossed the chasm' mentors.
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See exactly where your company ranks against peers on each of the 10 imperatives
Algorithm matches you with founders who have solved your specific challenges
Searchable database of Australians in US tech who are open to coffee chats
Crowdsourced anonymized outcomes showing what actually worked
Virtual roundtables and fireside chats with successful crossers
Track how your scores improve relative to cohort over time
Only founders with proven US success can become mentors
Structured system for requesting warm intros to US customers or talent
Recognize companies and mentors with highest impact
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| text | No | |
| company_name | text | Yes |
| is_anonymous | bool | No |
| arr_range | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| imperative_scores | text | No |
| percentiles | text | Yes |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| us_success_story | text | No |
| verified_crossed | bool | No |
| availability | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| from_user_id | uuid | No |
| to_user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| context | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/benchmarkSubmit data and calculate cohort percentiles
/api/matchesGet mentor and peer matches
/api/directorySearch US network directory
/api/eventsRegister for or host Circle event
One benchmark per year
Standard
Premium
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 145 | 18% | $915 | $10,980 |
| Month 6 | 950 | 21% | $6,993 | $83,916 |
Benchmark against 200+ other Australian companies. Get mentored by founders who actually did it. Build your US network before you need it.
Seed with 25 successful Australian US-scale founders (Canva alumni, Atlassian alumni, etc.) as mentors with free lifetime access. Offer free Circle Member access to companies currently in Startmate US program. Use personal LinkedIn networks of Australian tech Twitter personalities to drive first cohort.
Large general founder network
Not focused on US expansion or Australian context, low signal-to-noise
Hyper-specific focus, verified outcomes, and benchmarking data
Strong US enterprise network
Extremely expensive and not built for early-stage Australian companies
Affordable, data-driven, and built by and for the Australian ecosystem
Network effects. The more members and successful crossings, the more valuable the benchmarking data and mentor pool becomes. Strong brand moat within Australian tech.
Maturing Australian tech ecosystem has created a critical mass of both successful US crossers (potential mentors) and companies ready to make the jump (potential members).
Difficulty recruiting enough high-quality mentors
Incentivize mentors with equity in platform, exclusive events, and status
Benchmarking data quality depends on participation
Seed data from initial mentor cohort and offer incentives for data contribution
Liability around mentorship and introductions
Strong terms of service, disclaimers, and no investment advice
Success: 12 agree to participate and provide initial benchmark data
Success: 75% of testers say they would pay for full platform
Success: 150 members and $4k MRR in first 60 days
Success: 40% of attendees convert to paid
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