# Summit 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 Summit Community Summit is 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. 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. Summit in the media… 36 hours with Innovation Bay: Meet Australia’s most promising tech founders Forbes Australia | By Shivaune Field | October 30, 2023 The Summit community is an elite group of high-growth tech entrepreneurs who band together to help each other through the gruelling start-up and growth grind. It is a part of Innovation Bay, which also facilitates communities of VCs and angel investors. In a Forbes Australia exclusive, reporter Shivaune Field joins 30 of Australia’s best and brightest founders, on First Nations land in the Daintree Rainforest…. Read more HERE . Do you qualify? Founder & CEOs Australian or New Zealand registered technology company $20m+ valuation entry point 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%; } What our members say “Joining Summit is one of the best decisions I have made. It is an open and growth oriented environment, where you can talk deeply with entrepreneurs who are going on a similar journey. There are so many lessons, regardless of specific tech niche you are in, that everyone faces when trying to scale a tech business, and Summit allows you to dive into these with fellow entrepreneurs you can trust as they have no agenda apart from sharing and learning together.” James Ferguson | CEO | Immutable “This has to have been the highlight of my year. Not only was I able to unplug, reflect and take stock on where I was at personally, I was able to connect in a way with a group of individuals that I didn’t think possible on an organised “work” event. The experience was life changing. I’ll say it again… for any #founder out there wanting to join a community that will truly make a difference to your journey, you need to be a part of Innovation Bay.” Steve Jones | Director & Founder | Corrivium Matt Smith | CEO | My Pass Chris Jewell | CEO & Co-Founder | Zepto “Once again, Summit has delivered a unique and extraordinary experience for its community of founders. Our trip to Cape Tribulation gave me time to reflect, engage on a deep level with awesome business innovators, discover our first nations’ knowledge, and return to my business more inspired, confident, and refreshed.” Lisa Vincent | Founder & CEO | HowToo What’s in it for you… Exclusive community of like-minded individuals on a similar journey Transformative peer to peer learning, knowledge sharing, education, networking Incredible, bespoke experiential event calendar Access to a network unlike any other in ANZ Curated Connection – Your Events Founder Forums (Family):  Groups of 8-10 founders, location based. Monthly highly confidential meetups. Members believe this is where the true value of Summit comes from. Founders can share openly about their personal and professional life with like-minded people who ‘get it’, people who are in it too or have been there. It’s a space to learn from the experience of others. Each Forum group also has an annual retreat together in the wilderness (1 night) and meet for regular monthly catch ups. Curated & Intimate Dinners and Lunches (Village):  Highly curated dinner and lunch events throughout the year that enable you to connect with other founders outside of your clan group, within an intimate environment.  Some themed on specific topics, others designed specifically for open conversation.  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 $8,490+gst  Included: All of your Founder Clan Monthly Sessions, Annual Clan Retreats, Intimate Dinners/Lunches Community Events, Member-Only Content, and Explore full Innovation Bay  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:  Summit 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 Horizon FOR PASSIONATE ANGEL INVESTORS 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. Discover Horizon 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