About us
Fishburners is Australia’s longest-enduring and largest tech startup community. Our purpose is to create a better world by enhancing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Fishburners empowers all entrepreneurs through education, support, resources and experiences that ultimately define our community.
We are the epicentre of the startup ecosystem, building a diverse and inclusive community of operators, founders and partners, powering early stage entrepreneurs to learn and grow. If you’re looking for a community that fuses legacy with innovation, and fosters digital and physical connection Fishburners has a place for you.
Fishburners was established in 2011 by successful tech entrepreneurs Mike Casey and Pete Davison to provide a vibrant community of like minded entrepreneurs who could share ideas and learn from each other as they forged new frontiers, using technology to innovate and develop new products and services and to create new jobs.
That legacy continues and has grown and strengthened to become Australia’s largest startup community with over 35,000 entrepreneurs creating the innovations and jobs that are fueling our economy, today and tomorrow.
Wanna get involved?
Learn more on > fishburners.org
Upcoming events
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Fishburners Investor Ready AI Pitch Night
Location not specified yetGET YOUR TICKETS FROM THIS LINK: https://events.humanitix.com/fishburners-ai-pitch-night
### This is how Fishburners is opening 2026.
AI is no longer just a trend.
AI is the core infrastructure of the next decade’s most successful startups.
At Fishburners, we aren’t just watching the shift, we are providing the platform for the founders actually building it.
Following the momentum of the Female Founder Pitch Night, we are gathering the highest-signal AI startups in the country for a night of technical excellence, commercial ambition, and direct investor engagement.
On May 28th, Fishburners is hosting the AI Pitch Night. This is a deliberate showcase of the founders moving beyond the hype to build real, scalable, and defensible AI companies.
This night is about founders who are building.
Founders who are raising.
Founders who are ready to be seen, backed, and taken seriously.***
### What this event is
A curated pitch night hosted by Fishburners, Australia’s largest startup community, in partnership with Chartered Accountants ANZ, Vanta, and HubSpot.
The best Australian AI startups will pitch in front of a room specifically vetted for high-level investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders.
This is not a night for judging from the sidelines, it is a night for backing the future of Australian tech.
Come and see real founders, real companies, and real opportunity.***
### Why this night matters
Fishburners has supported over 35,000 entrepreneurs and helped startups raise $1B+
This event isn't just about a 5-minute slide deck; it’s about the convergence of technical talent and the institutional support required to win globally.
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The last Founders who pitched did far more than just participate...
They raised capital.
They won awards.
They built real traction.This pitch night is the front door.
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### Want to Pitch?
Apply to Pitch here:
https://airtable.com/appM3HBc3eoPUC7xv/pagFa5ESY38lwaOAW/form***
### Who should be in the room
AI Founders
- Apply to pitch if you are building an AI startup and are ready to put it in front of the country's most active investors.
Investors & Ecosystem Leaders
- Attend to discover vetted AI talent early.
- Engage with the founders building at the frontier.
- Connect with the partners providing the infrastructure for AI growth.
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### What you get from attending
- Live pitches from Australias most ambitious AI startups
- Direct exposure to founders ahead of the next Ascent Project cohort
- Connection with Australia’s startup ecosystem in a focused, high-signal environment
- A clear view of where Fishburners is taking its platform in 2026
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### Event details
Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 8:30pm
Location: The Collider, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney***
### What to do next
- Supporters and investors: Register and be in the room.
- Everyone: Share this with a founder who should be on stage.
We’ll see you there.
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