# VC Events

2026 Calendar of Events become a member Feb 2 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual Feb 5 | VC Big Funds Lunch | Sydney Feb 12 | First Round Drinks (all communities) | Sydney Feb 17 | VC Small – Medium Funds Lunch | Sydney Feb 12 First Round Drinks (all communities) | Melb March 5 | VC Community Dinner | Melbourne March 10 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual March 12 | VC Pre-treat breakfast | Sydney March 12 | Retreat26: VC at Sea | Sydney March 26 | Table for 20 (invite-only all communities) | Sydney April 14 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual May 5 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual May 12 | VC Big Funds Lunch | Sydney May 13 | Small – Medium Funds Lunch | Sydney May 21 | First Round Drinks (all communities) | Sydney May 28 | First Round Drinks (all communities) | Melbourne June 2 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual June 24 | Table for 20 (invite-only all communities) | Melbourne July 1 | VC Community Lunch | Sydney July 2 | VC Community Lunch | Melbourne July 7 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual August 4-6 | Venture Downunder | TBC September 1 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual September 9 | First Round Drinks (all communities) | Sydney September 10 | First Round Drinks (all communities) | Melbourne September 16 | Table for 20 (invite-only all communities) | Sydney October 6 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual October 14 | VC Education Session | Sydney October 21 | VC Big Funds Lunch | Sydney October 22 | Small – Medium Funds Lunch | Sydney November 4 | VC Monthly Virtual | Virtual November 12 | VC Dinner | Melbourne November 19 | EOY VC Community BBQ | Sydney Want to get a sense of the Innovation Bay experience? Watch the videos below to discover more about the adventures and connections you can expect to experience. Join Innovation Bay! Interested in attending these events or want to learn more about Innovation Bay? Apply for membership What people say about our events “The Innovation Bay team structured one of the most relevant events for business leaders I’ve experienced with room full of positive ego professionals invested in success beyond 2024.” Steve Lewis | Vigilum, Nabu “Innovation Bay is really unique. It’s an open forum for discussion. We come and connect and share deals and talk about what we’re struggling with or what we’re aiming for. It’s such a great space to be able to get everyone together and all the different ideas in an open forum.” Georgia Barkell | Sprint Ventures “The magic happens when you can put lots of people in a room together who have the right values and intentions. What I’m finding is that everyone wants to help each other. We’ve built some really great relationships.” Yash Varma | Empress Capital