An Entrepreneur Community for Founders Who've Scaled
Innovation Bay is an entrepreneur community for tech founders past the early stage, who use it to pressure-test the decisions that come with scaling. Small peer groups, real conversations, across Australia and New Zealand. Apply for membership to see if it's a fit.
Trusted by founders backed by Australia's leading investors and institutions. As featured in Forbes Australia.
Who this entrepreneur community is built for
We keep it specific on purpose. A peer group only works when everyone in it belongs there.
A founder or active co-founder of a tech business in Australia or New Zealand
Innovation Bay is the right fit if you are:
A founder or active co-founder of a tech business in Australia or New Zealand
Leading a company typically between $1M and $10M ARR with a team of 5 to 50+
Past product market fit and actively navigating the challenges of scale
Looking for peer insight from founders slightly ahead of you, not generic advice
Ready to give as well as receive, because this community runs on candour
If you're pre product market fit or running a lifestyle business, this isn't the room yet. But if you're scaling a tech company and want peers who get it, this is built for you.
Testimonial
A founder or active co-founder of a tech business in Australia or New Zealand
"The challenges of being a tech founder are difficult to shoulder alone. Being a member has given me an instant network of founders that have the same problems, but also, the same passion."
You'll sit in a small peer group of founders at a comparable stage. Fifty percent of members say it's their most valuable business support, and it's built for the 77% who work 70+ hour weeks and want peers who understand that.
The podcast and monthly briefings come from entrepreneurs who have built and scaled real companies. Across 190+ episodes, you get practical judgement from people a step ahead.
Introductions that actually matter
With 3,000+ members over two decades, the entrepreneurs you want to know are often already here. We set up the conditions for the introductions that matter, we don't leave them to chance.
Australia's startup community in numbers
20+
years
Australia's longest-standing tech founder and investor community
3,000+
members
Australia's longest-standing tech founder and investor community
$40M+
in seed funding raised through the Innovation Bay network
12
unicorns
connected to our community
190+
podcast episodes
from founders and operators who've built and scaled real businesses
A founder or active co-founder of a tech business in Australia or New Zealand
Apply to join the entrepreneur community
We keep membership by application because the quality of the room is the whole point.
Here's how it works:
Fill in the application form below and tell us about your business, your stage, and what you're looking to get from the community
We'll review your application and reach out to schedule a short conversation
If it's a good fit on both sides, we'll invite you to join and walk you through the membership options
Membership starts from $5,000 a year and covers your peer group, the events calendar, and the member network. Places are limited and filled by application. The first step is a short, no-pressure conversation to see if it's a fit, not a sales call.
Not at that stage yet?
Earlier in your journey? Keep learning from founders ahead of you. Subscribe to the monthly briefing and podcast, and come to an open event when the timing suits.
Frequently asked questions about Innovation Bay's entrepreneur community
What kind of entrepreneur community is Innovation Bay?
Who joins the Innovation Bay entrepreneur community?
What does membership in the entrepreneur community cost?
Can investors join the entrepreneur community too?
How do I become part of the entrepreneur community?
Innovation Bay is a curated entrepreneur community for tech founders and investors, running since 2003. It brings founders together in small peer groups, at events and retreats, and across a network of more than 3,000 members in Australia and New Zealand. Entry is by application and the focus is founders who are past product market fit and actively scaling.
Members are typically tech founders leading companies between $1M and $10M ARR with teams of 5 to 50+ people, based in Australia or New Zealand. It suits founders who want peer insight from people slightly ahead of them. It is not built for pre-revenue founders or operators who aren't running the business.
Membership starts from $5,000 per year and goes up to $9,000 per year depending on the tier and level of access. It covers peer group sessions, the events calendar, access to the wider member network, and content made by and for founders.
Yes. Alongside the founder community, Innovation Bay runs distinct communities for angel investors and venture capital General Partners, each with its own events and programming. Your application lets you flag which one fits.
Submit an application and the team will read it and set up a short conversation to check the fit works both ways. If it does, we'll take you through the membership options. There's no pitch involved, just an honest chat.
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