# Startup & founder events in Sydney

Curated by [foundercal.com](https://foundercal.com/). Only events worth a founder's time: conferences, demo days, founder dinners, meetups and workshops. Generic networking filler is filtered out. Updated daily.

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17 upcoming events as of 3 September 2026.

## the Big Problems Club

- Date: Friday 4 September 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [ANZ Startup Events Calendar](https://foundercal.com/organizers/anz-startup-events-calendar)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/the-big-problems-club-JKjavk2m8LdrrUQ
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9670?p=md

a dinner for women who want to build something, and solve the big problems. a night for technical women & non binary people who are deep in a hard problem (or itching to be): whether that's a startup already underway or an idea you haven't said out loud yet.a table for women who take their ambition…

## Sydney Startup Night | 4th of September 2026

- Date: Friday 4 September 2026, 18:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: 24 Campbell St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia
- Organizer: Personal
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/sydney-startup-night-4th-of-september-2026-kMFvH2Ft0v3CzDn
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9619?p=md

Sydney Startup Night is bringing everyone together! We have some of the most ambitious founders and engineers in one room. Free food, drinks and everyone can play poker!

## Cicada x Tech23 2026

- Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026, 09:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Jones Bay Wharf, Piers 19-21, 26/32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
- Organizer: [Cicada Innovations](https://foundercal.com/organizers/cicada-innovations)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/cicada-x-tech23-2026-2026-09-09
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9160?p=md

Australia's deep tech day, run by Cicada Innovations, the Sydney incubator that has been doing this for twenty years. Twenty three science led startups are picked from 200+ applicants each year and put in a room with the investors, corporates, researchers and policymakers who can actually deploy…

## The Table by SOUTHSTART: Sydney

- Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026, 18:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Dinner
- Price: A$150
- Organizer: [SOUTHSTART](https://foundercal.com/organizers/southstart)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/the-table-by-southstart-sydney-2026-09-09
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9165?p=md

One long table, one question, three hours, and a rule that nothing leaves the room with your name on it. SOUTHSTART has run dinners like this for a decade, and Edition 03 opens with "human friction in the age of AI": when so much can be done without us, what is still worth doing together. Founders,…

## Australian Technologies Competition 2026 Finals

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 08:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Pitch
- Price: Free
- Venue: ivy Ballroom, Level 1, 330 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
- Organizer: [Australian Technologies Competition](https://foundercal.com/organizers/australian-technologies-competition)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/australian-technologies-competition-2026-finals-2026-09-15
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9164?p=md

Australia's national scaleup competition puts its finalists on stage for five minute pitches across sixteen categories, then live judging questions, before the Company of the Year call at the awards night that evening. Running since 2010 with 600+ semi finalist alumni, entry is free and the prizes…

## SVP Presents: Demo Day

- Date: Thursday 17 September 2026, 17:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Demo Day
- Venue: 133 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- Organizer: [Sydney Venture Partners](https://foundercal.com/organizers/sydney-venture-partners)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/svp-presents-demo-day-d7n8nKBECRS9oFF
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9620?p=md

Come see what a room of founders, students, and investors can build together. On 17 September, Sydney Venture Partners is hosting our first ever Demo Day! A few months ago, SVP was an idea: what if a group of students learned venture the way it's actually practised, by meeting real founders and…

## Sydney | Claude Build night @ MongoDB

- Date: Thursday 17 September 2026, 17:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Hackathon
- Organizer: [Claude Community Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/claude-community-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/sydney-claude-build-night-mongodb-XzWBVYl62Nq7Fbz
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9838?p=md

Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude! A Claude community workshop open to everyone. Claude Community Build night This is the first Claude Community Australia build night, and it works differently to our regular events. No panel.…

## Peter Farrell Cup Finals Night 2026

- Date: Friday 18 September 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Pitch
- Price: Free
- Venue: Roundhouse, UNSW, International Road, Kensington NSW 2052
- Organizer: [UNSW Founders](https://foundercal.com/organizers/unsw-founders)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/peter-farrell-cup-finals-night-2026-2026-09-18
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9167?p=md

UNSW Founders runs Australia's largest university startup program, and the Peter Farrell Cup is its flagship competition. Finals night at the Roundhouse puts the shortlisted UNSW ventures on stage for the prize money, in front of the investors, mentors and alumni who make up the Kensington startup…

## Spark Festival 2026

- Date: 21 September 2026 – 27 September 2026
- Type: Conference
- Price: Free
- Venue: Venues across Sydney and NSW
- Organizer: [Spark Festival](https://foundercal.com/organizers/spark-festival)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/spark-festival-2026-2026-09-21
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9163?p=md

A week where the NSW startup ecosystem runs its own program, and every event is free. The eleventh edition opens at the UTS Great Hall and spreads across UNSW, Stone & Chalk, Greenhouse, Cicada, Tech Central and Parramatta. The useful sessions are the specific ones: what venture capital and private…

## Sydney | Claude Community Meetup

- Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026, 17:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Meetup
- Organizer: [Claude Community Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/claude-community-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/sydney-claude-community-meetup-Lr3FPKijKt4oTMf
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/10072?p=md

Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude! A Claude community meetup open to everyone. Claude Community Australia is excited to host a Claude Community Meetup. Limited Spots. Good people. Local Builders. 17:30 – 18:00 | Doors Open &…

## MongoDB User Group Sydney

- Date: Thursday 24 September 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: 38/201 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- Organizer: [MongoDB User Group Sydney](https://foundercal.com/organizers/mongodb-user-group-sydney)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/mongodb-user-group-sydney-5nIb3cOys35lwGI
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9472?p=md

Join us for a MongoDB User Group in Sydney 🚀 Come connect with fellow developers, tech enthusiasts, and the curious-minded for an evening exploring the best practices and real-world use cases powering modern apps with MongoDB. Whether you're building your first project or scaling to millions of…

## Vibe Coding Club: Sydney Build Night presented by Base44

- Date: Thursday 1 October 2026, 18:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Hackathon
- Organizer: [Vibe Coding Club](https://foundercal.com/organizers/vibe-coding-club)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/vibe-coding-club-sydney-build-night-presented-by-base44-YAsAUZPmUW5KOTV
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/10056?p=md

Vibe Coding Club is going IRL. After 3,500+ members building together on Discord, we're bringing the community to Sydney for our first in-person event. The format is simple: show up, build something, show it off. Bring a project you've been working on, an idea you want to prototype on the night, or…

## ARENA x Innovation Bay 2026 Renewables Startup Showcase

- Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026, 17:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Pitch
- Venue: Alpha Dining
- Organizer: [Innovation Bay](https://foundercal.com/organizers/innovation-bay)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/arena-x-innovation-bay-2026-renewables-startup-showcase-2026-10-14
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9162?p=md

Seven years in, this is the night Australia's energy and climate capital shows up in one room: 100+ angels, VCs, private equity and corporate venture, plus the founders they are there to meet. A selected group of renewables startups pitch, and the alumni list is not decorative, Hysata, RayGen, 5B,…

## NeurIPS 2026

- Date: 6 December 2026 – 12 December 2026
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: [NeurIPS Foundation](https://foundercal.com/organizers/neurips-foundation)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/neurips-2026-2026-12-06
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9159?p=md

The fortieth NeurIPS is the first held outside the northern hemisphere, and Sydney is the main site, with Atlanta and Paris running as satellites. For an AI founder this is the one week a year when the people who wrote the papers behind your stack are in your city: expo day, tutorials, the main…

## AI Engineer Sydney 2026

- Date: 7 December 2026 – 8 December 2026
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Hilton Sydney, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
- Organizer: [Web Directions](https://foundercal.com/organizers/web-directions)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-engineer-sydney-2026-2026-12-07
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9168?p=md

The Sydney edition of the AI Engineer conference, run by Web Directions with swyx's team. Three tracks: production AI engineering, agentic coding for software engineers, and a senior AI leadership track. About 800 founders, CTOs and VPs of AI, 80+ talks, and a workshop day on 9 December. The…

## AI Investor Sydney 2026

- Date: Friday 11 December 2026, 08:30 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: [NOOPS](https://foundercal.com/organizers/noops)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-investor-sydney-2026-2026-12-11
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9166?p=md

Six evidence-led 25 minute briefings on where the AI market is actually repricing, from the physical layer (materials, energy, data centres, chips) up through models, software and the applications customers pay for. The stated format is no panels and no pitches, which is rare enough to be worth the…

## AI Engineer Sydney Hack Day

- Date: Saturday 12 December 2026, 10:00 (Australia/Sydney)
- Type: Hackathon
- Price: Free
- Organizer: [Web Directions](https://foundercal.com/organizers/web-directions)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-engineer-sydney-hack-day-2026-12-12
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9161?p=md

A free, full day of building with the AI engineering community, closing out AI Week Sydney the Saturday after the conference. Web Directions has run hack events for over a decade: they created GovHack for the Australian Government, ran Random Hacks of Kindness for the World Bank, and produced…