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Thursday, 21 November 2025
Richmond, Melbourne

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The Innovation Bay and ARENA 2025 Renewables Startup Showcase is returning for the sixth year! 

Every year, Innovation Bay partners with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for the Renewables Startup Showcase – a prestigious gala event that brings together Australia’s most exciting renewable, clean and climate tech startups with an audience of Australia’s elite investment community (including leading angel investors, and the venture capital (VC), private equity (PE) and Corporate VC community) to create the connections needed to supercharge the sector’s future growth. This year’s event will be held in Melbourne on Tuesday, 25 November. Tickets go on sale shortly.

Applications open early August for founders at renewable, climate and clean tech startups.

Previous startups who pitched 

start-ups that have previously been featured on the night have gone on to receive funding and sign on partners. For example, electrolyser technology developer and manufacturer Hysata recently announced a $172M round from the likes of bp Ventures, Templewater, and TelstraSuper. Other start-ups that have been featured include 5B, RayGen, MGA Thermal, Infravision, Renewable Metals, Sicona, Novalith, Reswitch, Kwetta, and Solstice AI – many of which have also recently closed additional funding. 

Over a series of weeks, Innovation Bay’s program offers not only a chance to present at the gala event in November, but also to engage with the broader community to get valuable and unique insights from founders and VC’s on how to hone a pitch and get investment ready.

Applications open in early August – this year we will be taking rolling applications and will select companies to feature every month until finalist spots are filled, so get in as early as possible.

Agenda

  • Doors open – networking – drinks and tapas served
  • Welcome
  • Key Note – Darren Miller, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
  • Networking break – drinks and tapas served
  • Panel – Speakers TBC
  • Founders pitch
  • Networking break – dessert served
  • Formalisities end
  • Final networking
  • Event concludes

Key Dates

Rolling applications: applications open 4 August – 29 September (this year we will be taking rolling applications and will select companies to feature every month until finalist spots are filled, so get in as early as possible).

Finalists announced: finalists will be selected and announced monthly in the lead up to the event.

Tickets: tickets will be on sale from 1 September.

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Watch the videos below to discover more about the connections you can expect to experience.

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