It’s been a busy few weeks jam packed with community engagement and connection across all our communities.

2024 is flying by! As we enter a new financial year we invited Chris Gillings, Founder of Cut Through Venture, Investor at Five V Capital and Aurora Community Member (who became a bit of a celebrity at Inspire for those who were there on Day 2!), to give us an overview of where things stand in the markets. Enjoy the insights below

There’s nothing we love more than hearing about what our members are up to! Read the post for our latest member news.

It’s been a little while since Inspire, and we’re still buzzing with excitement! Set at Sydney’s Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) on May 22-23, 2024, the groundbreaking event was exclusively for Innovation Bay’s founder and investor members and special guests – 250 of the most influential people in the Australian startup industry. 

Innovation Bay is tremendously excited to announce our newest founder partner, Oxygen Advisors.  

VDU is back for another year – this time in Darwin! Join 120 of Australia’s leading VCs for this epic experience, September 9-12.

Get ready for Explore24, an epic four-day event for founders and investors in Darwin, September 9 – 11. Register now!

Innovation Bay is thrilled to welcome investment bank, Canaccord Genuity, as a valued strategic partner to our community of founders and investors.

Innovation Bay is thrilled to welcome holistic business consultants, Halkin, as a partner to our VC community, Aurora. 

Tability have announced a successful fundraising round from five leading venture capital funds and angel investors: Empress Capital, Investible, Jelix Ventures, Right Click Capital and Skalata Ventures, alongside Innovation Bay’s angel investor community, Horizon, for an undisclosed amount. 

Innovation Bay announces the formation of an advisory board for Summit, its exclusive, highly curated community for Series A+ founders and CEOs.

We’re delighted to announce the formation of a member Advisory Board for Aurora, Innovation Bay’s VC community.