October Edition | Melbourne AI Startup Showcase & Networking

### 💡 Ideas · Products · Stories · Feedback · Connections

🗣️ Please note: This event will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.

### 1. Study Quest | Gamified Learning for Children

Study Quest combines learning with game-based experiences to make learning more enjoyable and turn it into a daily activity children look forward to.
Personal profiles, coins, pets and collectibles create an interactive experience designed to keep children engaged. Through school partnerships, marketing and ongoing product design improvements, the team aims to bring Study Quest to more homes and classrooms.
Core offerings: A children’s learning tool featuring personal profiles, a coin system, pets and collectibles.

### 2. Montpawell Pty Ltd | Personalised Stories and Products for Dogs and Their Owners

Montpawell creates personalised stories and related products inspired by the shared lives of dogs and their owners, turning companionship and memories into meaningful content and physical products.
The project combines original IP development with content creation, with plans to advance physical product design, prototyping and small-batch production. Through user research and early market testing, the team aims to explore demand for pet stories and personalised products.
Core offerings: Personalised dog stories, original IP content and physical products inspired by life shared between people and their pets.

### 3. Fairworkly | AI Payroll Compliance Agent for SMEs

Fairworkly helps Australian small and medium-sized businesses automatically check roster and payroll data against applicable workplace laws and awards—industry-specific minimum pay and employment standards—to identify potential employment and payroll issues.
Users can upload roster and payroll files to check minimum pay rates, weekend and public holiday penalty rates, and required rest periods. Key calculations use deterministic rules, with comparisons between expected and actual figures. This makes results verifiable and traceable, helping businesses identify discrepancies, review findings and make adjustments.
Core offerings: Roster compliance checks, payroll verification, deterministic rule-based calculations, discrepancy reports and compliance traceability.

### 4. OrangeBiz | Business Matching and Partnership Platform

OrangeBiz connects business owners and entrepreneurs with commercial resources across China, Australia and beyond. It helps businesses find customers, suppliers and partners, opening up opportunities for local and cross-border collaboration.
The platform brings together business needs and offerings across product sourcing, supply chains, investment opportunities, businesses for sale and event partnerships. Through themed online sessions and in-person entrepreneur networking events, OrangeBiz connects businesses across cities and industries to share resources and build partnerships.
Core offerings: Business needs and offerings listings, business resource matching, entrepreneur networking events and themed online sessions.

What AI products and startups are being built in Melbourne?
On 28 October, Melbourne AI Startup Showcase & Networking returns to ANNG Gallery.
Join AI founders, product builders, investors and technology professionals for an evening of startup showcases and networking.
This edition will feature five AI startups, each with a 20-minute session to share their entrepreneurial journey, the problem they are tackling, their product approach, how they use AI and their progress so far. Each session will include a live product demo or prototype walkthrough, audience Q&A and feedback.
This is an informal showcase rather than a formal fundraising pitch event. We want to create a relaxed, open space where real AI products get seen, founders receive useful feedback and participants meet the people building within Melbourne’s AI community.

## ✨ Event Highlights

• 🎤 Presentations from five AI startups
• 💻 Live product demos, prototypes and real-world use cases
• 🧠 Founder journeys, product insights and practical lessons
• 💬 Audience Q&A and feedback
• 🤝 Meet AI founders, developers and industry peers
• 🔗 Explore potential collaborations, advisory support and project resources
• 🥂 Informal networking after the showcases

## 🚀 What Will the Startups Share?

Each startup will cover:

• The real-world problem they are solving
• Their product or solution
• How AI is used in the product
• Their target users and use cases
• Current product progress
• A product demo or prototype
• Plans for the next stage
• The feedback, resources and industry connections they are seeking

Each presentation will include time for audience questions and feedback. Details of the featured startups and speakers will be announced in the lead-up to the event.

## 🙋 Who Should Attend?

• AI startup founders and co-founders
• Aspiring entrepreneurs exploring startup ideas
• AI engineers, developers and product teams
• Angel investors and early-stage investment professionals
• Product managers, designers and technology professionals
• Startup mentors, advisers and ecosystem partners
• Anyone interested in AI products and startups

You do not need to have a startup to attend. Come along as an audience member to discover real products being developed in Melbourne’s AI community and connect with founders and industry peers.
Presentations, Q&A and networking will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.

## ⏰ Schedule

• 5:30 PM–6:00 PM: Check-in and informal networking
• 6:00 PM–6:10 PM: Welcome and event introduction
• 6:10 PM–7:50 PM: Five AI startup showcases, including product demos and Q&A
• 7:50 PM–8:10 PM: Open discussion and audience feedback
• 8:10 PM–8:30 PM: Networking and industry connections

## 📍 Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Time: 5:30 PM–8:30 PM, Melbourne local time
Venue: ANNG Gallery
Address: Level 17, 60 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205
Event language: Mandarin Chinese
Admission: Free — advance registration required
⚠️ Places are limited. Please register in advance to secure your spot.

## 🤝 Co-organisers & Venue Support

Co-organisers / Partners: JR Academy, ANNG Gallery, Zhongguancun Technology Entrepreneurs Association and New Gold Mountain Club
Venue support: CloudTech Group