​Wanna know WTF is happening in Aussie and Kiwi startup land?

​Join us at Demo Day and you'll find out.

​From AI-powered co-pilots for allied health and next gen wireless charging technology to regenerative-fibre composite material and real-time data on critical infrastructure like train lines, you'll hear from 10 companies in our Summer24 cohort on track (train puns) to outperform.

​​They will be joining the ranks of Upguard, Morse Micro, Heaps Normal, Mindset, Propeller, Great Wrap, 5B, Swoop Aero, Aquila, Happy Co & Bugcrowd as Startmate Alumni.

​🪩 What is Demo Day?

​Demo Day is many things. A pitch night, networking event, and most importantly a BIG FAT PARTY.

​This will be one of our biggest events yet with 1,000 seats in Carriageworks at Blackbird's Sunrise Festival.

​Note: If you already have a Sunrise ticket - use the exclusive coupon code that'll be sent to you by Sunrise to register for Demo Day.

​OR hit the 'get ticket' above to register for Demo Day event only!

​Your Startmate Demo Day ticket does NOT grant you entry to other Sunrise sessions.

​🌅 What is Sunrise?

​Sunrise is Blackbird’s love letter to founders and the beautiful things they create. It’s a celebration of exceptionalism in Australia and New Zealand where people from the startup community come together to dream up the future.

​Sunrise is a festival of creativity, technology and ambition. Where unexpected ideas collide. At Sunrise, you can immerse yourself in our startup community, become a part of it, help to shape it.

🚀 Demo Day location: Carriageworks

🪩 After-party: TBD - sponsored by Kinde

​​Overview of the night

​​5:00pm - Check-in & Mingling
5:30pm - Pitches Start
7:00pm - After-party at BrewDog in South Eveleigh (sponsored by Kinde)

​PSA: We have opened up applications for our Winter24 Accelerator cohort - If you want to be at our next DD pitching then apply here.

​🧡 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 🧡

​​Kinde ✨ Kinde's platform software businesses generate revenue, reduce costs, and make lifelong loyal customers. Auth, billing & release management in one place. Enterprise-ready, without the enterprise bulls**t.

​​Scendar ✨ Scendar is an accounting and advisory practice, perhaps better described as Finance as a Service (FaaS). They focus on founders and startups. Clients that are ever-changing and adapting. They like fast movers.

​​Microsoft for Startups ✨ Microsoft for Startups helps startups radically accelerate innovation by providing access to industry-leading AI services, expert guidance, and the essential technology needed to build a future-proofed startup.

​​​Legal Vision ✨ Access unlimited legal support for your business for an affordable monthly fee.

​​​Launch Vic ✨ Fuelling the growth of Victoria’s startup ecosystem.

​​Investment NSW ✨ Investment NSW is the NSW Government’s economic development and attraction agency, with a mandate to reinforce NSW as the most desirable place in the world to visit, study, invest and do business. The agency is helping to make NSW a prosperous, inclusive and thriving global hub for business, innovation, talent, visitors and residents by showcasing NSW business, events, tourism and international study for new markets and investors in Australia and around the world.

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