Startmate Pitch Night (Melbourne)
💸 The next wave of early-stage founders — live.
Join Startmate’s Pitch Night to hear directly from founders coming out of our Launch Club program — 8 weeks of rapid validation, building, and iteration.
You’ll get a front-row seat to:
Early-stage startups at the ground floor
Founders testing bold ideas across industries
A high-signal room of operators, investors, and builders
If you’re interested in what’s next — this is where it starts.
📆 Tuesday, 12 May
📍 Location shared with guests
🍕 Pitches + networking + post-event drinks
100 tickets available only. Register early to avoid missing out!
🎉 Overview of the night
5:30pm - Doors, light nibbles and drinks
6:00pm - Pitches kick off
7:45pm - Winners announced
8:00pm - Post-Pitch Drinks @ Stomping Ground Brewery Collingwood [register here]
🎤 Who can pitch at Pitch Night?
Open to all Startmate program alumni + community!
Submit your pitch application by 29th April 2026 @ 12pm AEST, and we will let you know if you're in by 1st May!
⚖️ Who will judge Pitch Night?
Ben Simai (Head of Investment @ Startmate)
Sam Monkhouse (Investment Associate @ Startmate)
... more to be announced
👀 Got a business idea of your own?
Register your interest to join our Sep - Oct cohort of Launch Club, Startmate’s pre-accelerator program!