The community for exceptional startup founders and investors

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We're for founders and investors

Since 2003, we’ve been creating valuable communities across the tech landscape. Through a calendar of curated events, programmes and content, we bring founders, leaders and investors together to share their experiences and learn from their peers.

Our mission is to support startup founders on their journey from idea to IPO. A united, strong, and vibrant tech community leads to better outcomes and more opportunities for startups, investors and the wider ecosystem.

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Aurora

Canopy

Horizon

Summit

Collective knowledge

We're passionate about continual learning, and the power of sharing communal knowledge. Through thoughtfully curated events, programmes, and content, we share key insights from industry experts.

Find your tribe

Innovation Bay is a place to connect with like-minded folk, forge authentic relationships, and talk candidly about the challenges or opportunities you're facing.

Peers supporting peers

We create spaces for our members to learn from each other. In all our communities, someone has wrestled with the same question, navigated the same challenges, or can make the introduction you need.

Find your dream startup job via our ecosystem job board. Our startup and VC community has open positions across engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and more.

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Part 2: How to work with founders to scale, build team and culture

Renewable Energy Founder Forum 2021

The Renewable Energy Founder Forum, in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), highlights the rapidly-growing renewable energy industry, explores global trends, and showcases emerging startups in this sector.

Part 2: How to work with founders to scale, build team and culture

How to work with founders to scale, build team and culture We've invited operators from across that startup landscape to discuss winning the war on talent including recruitment strategies, building a strong culture and talent management. Join Ami Patel (Canva), Justin Angsuwat (Blackbird) and Gillian Findlay (Airtree) who will share their knowledge.

Team Building & Talent

Team & Talent part 3

How investors can support startup talent In the third and final session of this mini-series, we will be exploring how startups can lean on their investors for support with talent. We will be discussing job boards, talent acquisition and building a team from the lens of an investor.

Tap into the connections and capital of our investor community. We're seeking Agtech, Deep Tech and Impact startups for our next pitch day in October. We also encourage all startups to apply for rolling sector-agnostic opportunities.

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Featured Podcasts

The Innovation Bay team knows how to run a startup/investor event. They have honed their craft, know the audiences, and have a way of facilitating high-powered discussions unlike any group that I have come across in Australia.

Eamon Barrett

REMI.AI

The challenges of being a tech founder are difficult to shoulder alone. Being a member of Summit has given me an instant network of founders that have the same problems, but also, the same passion.

Cibby Pulikkaseril

BARAJA

It is the trusted secure environment that allows for vulnerability and challenging conversations that you can't share with others, plus all delivered with great humour, casualness, and care of the whole person.

Emma Lo Russo

DIGIVIZER

Surrounding yourself with smart, talented, and hardworking founders who understand your journey is the priceless experience of Summit.

Mathew Keeley

GROW INC.

Presenting to the Innovation Bay investor community is the best thing that has happened to my startup. I felt well prepared going in to the event, and had a highly successful outcome. I couldn't recommend it more.

Fiona Turner

BITWISE AGRONOMY

Great people and lots of opportunities for those conversations we don't get to have at any other events.

Rick Baker

Blackbird