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ANZ Startup Events Calendar

LIFTWOMEN Asia Pacific Female Founders Grant Pitch Night 2026

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Tim Freestone

1. Head to the corner of TikTok Theatre and Dancers’ Alley, near Tumbalong Park.
2. At this location, you’ll see an escalator – take it up to the top.
3. Once at the top, walk straight ahead approximately 20 metres.
4. On your left-hand side, you’ll see a second escalator.
5.Take this escalator and you’ll arrive directly at House of Pickle - Darling

Sydney Tech Pickleball

Blackbird x Founders Edge: AI Pitch Night

Between duty to family and dreams of freedom | Wealth looks different for us

Migrant Wealth Builders

Haymarket HQ is on level 2, enter via the door just left of Sweet Lu on ground level. Take the elevator up to level 2.

Community Capital Exchange

Meri Kukkonen

Sandeep Varma

Sokka

Faith Limantono

Alex Dam

String

Lisa Cotton

Iris

Nikki

Adrian

Anfernee Chansamooth

Cindy

Lorna Lee

Haymarket HQ

Christopher Kong

The Creative Innovative Network

Meet Your Match! Intentional Networking.

Michele

Ana Asanovic

Michelle EW

Ronald Poon

Alex Shiell

Parco

Phoebe Frederick

Dr. Sriram Raghavan

Robinson

Cate

Sydney Founders Pickleball

Sydney

77 Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Brisbane, proudly backing ambitious Australian founders.

77 Partners

Y Combinator Insights for Australian Founders

Britta Marsh

AMRF Connect Masterclass: Engaging With Buyers

Tank Stream Labs Melbourne Events

How to Scale with AI: From Pilot Projects to Real Business Impact

Ashish Alexander

Rhea Rebello

Cremorne Digital Hub is Victoria’s centre for innovation and growth, connecting scale-up founders, enterprises, and global partners with essential opportunities.

Cremorne Digital Hub

VC Deck Breakdown: with Galileo Ventures

Hugh

Darren

Rhea  Bello

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The Community Collective

Table Booking Name: Paz Pisarski - Level 3 Rooftop

🏵 Birchal x FKS: Sydney Afternoon Drinks

Ashleigh Camm

Vinisha Rathod

Jason Tan

Katie Freeman

Imogen Jones

Lucy Lin

Theresa Winters

Tom Dawkins

Emily Rich

Frontcover

Luna Miskovic

Scaling Unlocked - Hosted by LUNA

Tenzin

Josh Sharma

Intercom is the AI customer service company

Intercom

Startup Party by Intercom & Fishburners

John Roche

Fishburners

Table Booking Name: The Community Collective

🏵 Standard Ledger x FKS: Sydney Coffee Meetup

Toby Tank

Rohit Bhargava

Mario Rojas

Stewart Chung

Alan Jones

Ashley Hanger

Jason Ming

Sunrise 2026

Helping Australian founders learn about Startups and AI on our path to 1000 Australian Startups

ANZ Startup Events Calendar

Events

LIFTWOMEN Asia Pacific Female Founders Grant Pitch Night 2026

Sydney Tech Pickleball

Blackbird x Founders Edge: AI Pitch Night

Community Capital Exchange

Meet Your Match! Intentional Networking.

Sydney Founders Pickleball

Y Combinator Insights for Australian Founders

AMRF Connect Masterclass: Engaging With Buyers

How to Scale with AI: From Pilot Projects to Real Business Impact

VC Deck Breakdown: with Galileo Ventures

Rhea Bello

🏵 Birchal x FKS: Sydney Afternoon Drinks

Scaling Unlocked - Hosted by LUNA

Sydney Tech Pickleball

Startup Party by Intercom & Fishburners

🏵 Standard Ledger x FKS: Sydney Coffee Meetup

Sunrise 2026

Codex Community Meetup – Melbourne