Welcome
We’re for founders and investors
Our purpose is to create valuable membership communities made up of incredible humans from the tech ecosystem. We bring founders, leaders and investors together to share experiences and learn from one another through carefully curated events, programmes and content.
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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Our communities
Innovation Bay is made up of two founder communities – Canopy (early stage Founders & CEOs) and Summit (later stage Founders & CEOs) – and two investor communities – Horizon (Angel Investors) and Aurora (VC’s & general partners).
Founder Communities
Canopy
Early stage Founders & CEOs
Summit
Later stage Founders & CEOs
Investor Communities
Horizon
Angel Investors
Aurora
VCs & general partners
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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 news here.
E163 – Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda
Podcast
Our guest this week is Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO of Edda, a collaborative tool for private equity investors.
FCX partners with Aurora, Innovation Bay’s VC Community
News
Innovation Bay is delighted to welcome FCX as our VC community Aurora’s newest partner.
E162 – Kate Pounder, CEO, Tech Council Australia
Podcast
Our guest this week is Kate Pounder, CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. Launched in August 2021, the Tech Council’s mission is to be the peak body representing Australia’s tech ecosystem.
Clive Burcham on How a Slower Life Is Still a Successful Life
Insights
On March 23rd, our Summit founders gathered together for a special evening…
A Lens on Diversity, Representation and ESG with Alezeia Brown (AB)
Insights
Alezeia works tirelessly to impress the importance of diversity, sustainability and good governance into the culture of startups, and infinitely wider, through everyday thinking and adoption.
Edda Launches into the ANZ Market with Innovation Bay Partnership
News
Edda, the collaboration tool for professional investors, announces its launch into the Australian and New Zealand market. Made possible via a partnership with Innovation Bay.
What is an ecosystem?
Insights
Australia is a small place in terms of people, with a big geographic spread. So how should we think about a startup ecosystem?
E161 – Alan Tsen, IAG Firemark Collective, Head of fmX
Podcast
Our guest this week is Fintech expert Alan Tsen, Head of fmX, IAG’s corporate accelerator program.
Retreating To The Other Side
Insights
80 of ANZ’s best VCs descended upon the Gold Coast for Innovation Bay’s Aurora Retreat.
“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
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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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