What we’re about
Who are we?
Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We organise some not-for-profit events, but we must keep our head above water or we go under. Let's keep growing and the only way is covering costs for preparing and operating many meetup groups.
Giving happiness to new and existing members is our goal and to do this we must run all sorts of events, not just business events. We are passionate to keep the community of 300+ scalable tech start-ups going and growing but since COVID it's a long and tiring job.
Up until now Fishburners would like to thank amazing sponsors - Google for Start-ups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW.
We are dedicated to inspiring and helping start-ups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier. Being a Fishburners member means that you'll have the right connections, tools, facilities, resources, learning and development, and mentoring for your idea to come to life and flourish.
In addition to our memberships, we open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian start-up ecosystem, including our weekly lunchtime workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday Night Pitches (the first three Fridays of the month). Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved!
Want to get involved?
Whether you want to mentor, pitch or submit your story, there are plenty of ways to get involved in the Fishburners community!.
We hope to see you soon!
Upcoming events
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The Big Reveal: Australia’s Largest Project for Female Founders
Level 27, Brookfield Place, 10 Carrington St, Sydney, Sydney, AU### Get your tickets from here
### The Big Reveal: Australia's Largest Project For Female Founders.
### We're launching the next iteration for the Ascent Project.This will be the largest coordinated effort for female founders ever created in Australia.
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### The big reveal
On December 3, Fishburners will host the official launch of our next iteration of the Ascent Project.
This landmark event brings together Australia’s most influential partners, investors, and ecosystem leaders for one purpose:
To unveil how the ecosystem is coming together to fund, empower, and back female founders at scale. What we’re announcing has never been done before, and this room will hear it first.
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### Why this event matters
This is us taking the Ascent Project to the next level.
This is the culmination of taking last year's impact and making it bigger than we ever have before.
We're iterating, we're shifting, we're aiming higher to push for greater impact.
We are bringing the ecosystem together, framing a better path for the future and creating stronger outcomes for the future of our ecosystem.
This is where we reveal the details for the 2025 Ascent Project.
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### What we learned
The Ascent Project last year delivered spectacular results, but we always want to do more.
We saw founders last year:
- Win awards.
- Gain incredible traction.
- Amass massive amounts of users to their platforms.
- Become recognised on significant lists.
- Accepted into multiple accelerators.
- Raise over 1 million dollars in capital.
We want more for more women!
This will be a moment that will redefine how our ecosystem shows up for women in innovation.
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### What to expect
💡 Real fundraising insights: hear from founders and investors who’ve raised, scaled, and redefined what success looks like.
🤝 Meaningful connections: meet mentors, partners, and allies ready to open doors and back your next move.
🚀 An exclusive first look: be among the first to discover how The Ascent Project will transform the path to funding and visibility for female founders.
Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing for your next raise, or exploring your first startup idea — you’ll find your people and your moment here.
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### Who should attend
- Women founders (especially those actively or soon to be fundraising)
- Investors and corporate partners dedicated to supporting female-led ventures
- Ecosystem allies who believe in driving equality through action
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About Fishburners:
Fishburners is Australia’s largest start-up community, providing over 1000+ entrepreneurs a year with access to investment and economic development opportunities, mentoring, facilities and educational resources. Fishburners is based in Sydney, NSW and since their inception in 2011, Fishburners has impacted over 35,000+ entrepreneurs, held 15,800+ events, created 12,200+ jobs, helped start-up businesses raise $1B+ and partnered with 2,000+ enterprises, universities, and other organisations.9 attendees
Founders Court
Bank Street Wharf – near the Fish Markets, Pyrmont, Sydney, AURSVP from here
Hey legends!
Welcome to Founder's Court, the fornightly Fishburners pickup basketball game and coffee hangout.
Every Thursday from 8am to 9am we hit a random court for fun, chill pickup games.
After the game, we grab coffee and maybe a bite to eat.
The winning team gets free coffee from Fishies!
If you can't make it, let us know and we can get someone else to take your place.
Happy Hoopin'1 attendee
Past events
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