INNOVATION BAY
Accelerating the success of visionary founders and investors
Welcome to our thriving community. We ignite the landscape by forging valuable connections and creating a dynamic ecosystem where founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders can exchange experiences, knowledge, and inspiration.
Our mission is to empower the disruptors, fuelling their growth and success through community, collaborative learning, and unrivalled access to investment and deal flow. We understand the challenges of building successful companies and smart investment portfolios. This community offers the opportunity to never walk that path alone.
INNOVATION BAY
Our communities
Our vibrant community comprises two carefully curated and distinct ecosystems. Two for founders – seed stage founders (Canopy), Series A+ founders and CEOs (Summit) – and two for investors – angel investors (Horizon), and VCs (Aurora). Each community propels our members to new heights, fuelling growth, and driving success through shared experiences, peer-to-peer learning, and strategic collaborations.
Founder Communities
Canopy
Early stage Founders & CEOs
Summit
Later stage Founders & CEOs
Investor Communities
Horizon
Angel Investors
Aurora
VCs & general partners
INNOVATION BAY
Insights
Explore insights from within our community and across the ecosystem at large via the Innovation Bay Blog and Podcast, Open The Pod Bay Doors. Sign up for the Innovation Bay Monthly Briefing here.
Innovation Bay During SXSW
News
Innovation Bay, together with Salesforce, presents ‘The Hub’ within the SXSW Sydney Tech Expo at the inaugural SXSW Sydney (18 – 21 October), and an exclusive members-only space, ‘The Lounge’.
Renewable Potential: Rewards For Pitching Founders at ARENA Renewables Startup Showcase
Insights
Christopher Cox, Co-Founder and Director of Infravision, discusses the experience and value gained from pitching at last year’s Innovation Bay & ARENA Renewables Startup Showcase
Venturing Downunder – Kia Ora Tāhuna
Insights
For the sixth year, our Venture Downunder event has remained a mainstay and hallmark moment on the Innovation Bay events calendar.
E167 – Aengus Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, harrison.ai
Podcast
This week’s podcast episode features our special guest harrison.ai, CEO and Co-Founder, Aengus Tran. harrison.ai is looking to scale the global capacity of healthcare by building automation with AI systems and providing clinicians with superpowers of scale.
E166 – Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX
Podcast
Our guest this week is Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX.- Australia’s only end-to-end registry, capital raising and trading platform for private companies whose aim is to make owning and transacting private company shares simpler.
Innovation Bay Partners with Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
News
Innovation Bay is pleased to confirm partnership with the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources (the department) for 2023-24.
Innovation Bay & ARENA Renewables Startup Showcase 2023
News
Innovation Bay & ARENA Renewables Startup Showcase 2023 – Pitch Applications Open The Innovation Bay & ARENA Renewables Startup Showcase returns in 2023. Pitch applications are […]
Community of Founders & Investors Shaped The Future at The Globe
Insights
Innovation Bay’s The Globe saw around 200 of the country’s leading founders, investors, and thought leaders gather to explore, plan and shape the next 6-12 months and beyond.
E165 – Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director, Deputy
Podcast
This week’s special guest is Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director of Deputy.
“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
INNOVATION BAY
Explore our Job Board
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.
INNOVATION BAY NEWSletter
Stay up to date
Sign up for monthly updates including exclusive interviews, pitch dates, event announcements, profile, news and much more.