# Horizon Landing Page

Your private invitation to apply for membership to Australia and New Zealand’s most thriving and exclusive community of tech disruptors. Accelerating the success of visionary founders and investors through connection, community and education Our Horizon Community Horizon is a tight knit community of experienced angel investors from diverse backgrounds. Our members are passionate about creating a lasting, positive impact on the Australia and New Zealand tech ecosystem by backing the next generation of ambitious early-stage founders of world changing startups. Horizon is founder friendly – we invest our time in a founder’s success through candid and constructive feedback. Horizon membership fosters active angels – we provide highly curated deal flow, facilitate due diligence and then step aside to empower our community to interact with founders directly.  We believe… We believe in disruptive innovation and the people passionately dedicating their lives to making a positive impact on the world. We believe in the butterfly effect – by supporting one ambitious individual they are better equipped and connected, to positively influence many others. We believe in finding a place of belonging, a safe harbour –  and the transformative power of finding your people, your community. We believe in peer learning – someone has walked the road you’re on and has a goldmine of information to share with you. Who we are Innovation Bay is a thriving community accelerating the success of visionary founders and investors in Australia and New Zealand. Since 2003, Innovation Bay has been igniting the tech landscape, forging valuable connections and creating a dynamic ecosystem where founders, investors, and leaders come together to exchange experiences, knowledge, and inspiration. At Innovation Bay, we believe in the power of community, connection, and education to drive disruptive change. Our mission is to empower the disruptors of today and tomorrow, fuelling their growth and success through the power of meaningful connections, collaborative learning, and unrivalled access to investment and deal flow. Do you qualify? Angel investors or high net worth individual – exited founder, micro VC or family offices Sophisticated Investor Tech focused niche Actively investing – approx $100K per year minimum Who’s in the community? html.logo-carousel-block>div>ul.splide__list { display: grid; padding: 0; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(clamp(15rem, 10rem + 15vw, 24rem), 1fr)); gap: 2rem; list-style: none; } .splide__list .group { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .splide__list .group img { aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: contain; height: 100%; width: 100%; } The Innovation Bay experience “Horizon is about coming together as a group in a really authentic way that allows you to share your challenges and opportunities. That level of connection is really important as an Investor.” Yash Varma | Founder & General Partner | Empress Capital “The collective mission of this group is they want innovation to succeed and they will do whatever it takes to make that happen.” Steve Allan | Managing Partner | Third Horizon Venture Partners Rajeev Gupta | Partner | ALIUM Captial Horizon Inner Circle Event | Melbourne | 2022 “Horizon is about connecting to a community with a common and shared purpose. We are not VC’s, we don’t have a team around us. It is easy to get stuck in your own head. But this group understands the decisions and the pressures, and can offer great perspectives.” Rob Coe | Director | Spark Finance What’s in it for you… 20 years of history – Access to a wealth of knowledge, insights and learning Deal flow – Top of funnel, high quality. The country’s most promising agnostic tech startups (pre–vetted by an internal board) finding product market fit with a strong go-to-market strategy all primed for funding Community – An exclusive community of like minded investors with an uplifting and positive culture. No more than 25 per geographically placed chapter location. Chapters across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra with plans for Perth.  Education – Peer to peer learning – learn from each other in an intimate and confidential setting. More deeply understand the landscape through community thought leaders and expert external speakers on contemporary and pertinent themes Curated Connection – Your Events Horizon Inner Circle (Family) Our Horizon Inner Circle and Member Dinner series begin the night prior to the Investor Day, with an exclusive members-only dinner, generally at a member’s house or private dining location. The Member Dinner promises an inspiring evening of forging deeper connections with our core Horizon community over delicious food and wine. The day following, we gather for the Investor Day, where we deep dive into a specific theme (past themes include Sovereign Capabilities, Critical Minerals, Space, AI etc) with an all-star expert panel line up. Next we jump into the deal flow component, where we hear from 3-4 pre-vetted and incredibly exciting startup founders primed for funding before finishing up with networking drinks. Inspire (Tribe): Full Innovation Bay community. Our inaugural hallmark event INSPIRE is a beacon for sparking innovation and fostering the exchange of groundbreaking connections. It’s where industry leaders, investors, founders and innovators unite to create synergies that will shape the future of technology. Explore (Tribe): Full Innovation Bay community. Embark on an extraordinary journey with EXPLORE, destined to be one of Innovation Bay’s most thrilling and adventurous events. This inaugural, multi-day, and incredibly unique moment in the calendar will become an annual tradition for Innovation Bay members. EXPLORE offers a unique opportunity to intentionally disconnect from day to day, broaden and deepen key relationships, delve deeply into topics and quality conversations, bond away from it all, where the potency and companionship of shared experience is heightened. What’s the investment? We operate on a membership model: an annual, all-inclusive fee of $10,000+gst Included: All of your Horizon Inner Circle events, Member-Only Content, and Inspire and Explore full Innovation Bay events Not included: Travel and accommodation What’s the ROI?  Accelerated business growth – through peer to peer learning in specifically crafted environments.  Community – we offer a home, a sense of belonging, a sense of finding your people. We remove loneliness. Being a part of this community will give you access to a collective energy, a sense of being part of something greater, and a feeling of strength and support that you’re not alone.  Experiential events – designed to reinvigorate, inspire and take you out of the day to day and bring you back to work and team at a new level.  Connection – to a network of later stage founders, investors and experts who are able to share their collective wisdom in areas that we know you need.   Data – that is collected only within the community that illuminates what the collective is doing, in terms of pay, organisational structures and future strategy.  Additional member benefits:  Annual Survey Member Directory WhatsApp Channel Cross pollination with our other communities Community coordination Access to partner perks Our other communities Canopy Early stage Founders & CEOs A community for ambitious early (Seed) stage founders. A collaborative, confidential environment where members can share closed-door, peer-to-peer conversations. This is the most critical stage of a startup, the Valley of Death: from seed to Series A. You need support and to be surrounded by others going through similar challenges, who will also join in celebrating you and your successes. Discover Canopy Summit Later stage Founders & CEOs An exclusive, highly curated community for Series A+ founders and CEOs. They are the mavericks, visionaries and outliers, who are dedicated to making a positive and lasting impact in the world. Our Summit Community focuses on peer-to-peer learning and connection amongst the top tech founders in Australia and New Zealand. Founders can get answers to their questions sooner, share their challenges with others who truly ‘get it’ and celebrate their successes with others who understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of startup life. Discover Summit Aurora EXCLUSIVE TO GENERAL PARTNERS OF VC FIRMS Aurora is for Australia and New Zealand’s venture capital general partners. Aurora exists to shape and enable the future of the industry to thrive via more collaboration, deeper connections, and collective learning. We don’t focus on deal flow, we focus on building relationships. Discover Aurora The journey is as important as the destination Book a call for more info. Apply Now